Page 21 of The Only Reason


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“Then I need some help because I don’t even know what to look for,” I say honestly.

“Well, you’re a woman. What would you want to see on Dakota?” Grace asks and Kate winces.

“Sorry, is this weird?”

“No, but don’t tell Austin you’re planning to bone his sister,” Kate jokes.

“Oh my gosh, no, this stays between us.Please,” I plead and they all nod.

“Here, this is simple but would look banging on you. It’s just sexy enough without being too crazy.” Grace hands me a matching bra and panty set. She is right, it is just enough for me. It doesn’t look as scary as some of the other pieces I had seen.

“Thank you.” I take it to the register and hope I can checkout before anyone else sees me with it. The last thing I want is Dakota to walk in and see me holding it. I’d much rather her see me wearing it.

Dakota

We never did getour Taco Bell before. Grant and Harry were too worried about Austin to remember Violet’s twelve-taco request. After wandering around on the strip some, making our way all the way down to Planet Hollywood, the others start bowing out. Grace is tired so naturally, Harry joins her to go back to the room. Kate and Austin are straight forward with us. They want time alone. Grant is the oddball out and I feel a slight twinge of sadness for him. But not enough to ask him to join us. Nope.

Not after the High Roller.

I squeeze the key chain in my pocket, biting back a smile. I am not the type for souvenirs. But I had to get something to commemorate the best kiss of my life.

Violet and I split off, letting the others wait for a Lyft while we continue down the strip.

“Where the hell is it?” Violet grumbles after we’ve been walking for a bit.

“I thought it was right here.” I’m looking up at the Hard Rock guitar in frustration.

Violet lets out an exacerbated sigh. “God, I’m hungry.” She’s holding her arms around her stomach and looking irritated.

“Hey, we can’t be far from it.” I close the distance between us and run my hand up her arm.

I have to stop myself from kissing her because right now, the look in her eyes could undress me in a moment.

I inhale and bite my lip. “Let me check Google.” I let out the breath and swipe through my recent apps. I tried to memorize what was where but there was so damn much to remember. I type ‘Taco Bell’ into the map and it shows that we’re .6 miles away. In the other direction. “Um, we have to go back up a bit.”

“How far?”

“Not far.” I shrug. “Just up there.”

We’d walked right past it just after splitting off from the others. I feel like such an ass. I was too preoccupied with everything Violet to pay any damn attention to where we were. Now, we have to walk back past the creepy abandoned area, past the restaurant trying to shove dicks in our faces, and up the broken escalator just to cross the street and go back down the–you guessed it–broken escalator.

“I’m sorry,” I offer when we finally find ourselves standing in front of the Cantina.

Violet brushes it off with a smile before grabbing my hand and pulling me inside. Right away, we see the wall of slushy machines. It’s a beautiful rainbow of frozen juices and alcohol.

“Every Taco Bell should have this,” I mutter as I stand in awe. “I don’t even know what flavor to get.”

“All of them,” Violet says and I’m sure she’s joking until I look at her. She’s grinning like a kid but she’s serious as hell.

“We couldn’t…” I start.

“Why not?” Violet gives me a mischievous look. We’re next up and Violet confidently steps forward and literally proceeds to order every single flavor. We watch as they take the tall twisted souvenir cup and work their way down the line, making a layer of each flavor. It’s beyond crowded and there’s a DJ blasting dance music throughout. We manage to order a pack of tacos from the kiosk and make our way upstairs. There’s a crowd of people dancing with a slushy in one hand and the other drunken hand raised in the air.

Violet grabs my hand, pulling me into the middle of the group. It’s not like a full-on nightclub but everyone sure is acting like it is. I pull Violet against me, partially pretending it’s because of everyone else crowding around us but we both know that’s not the real reason.

I have my hand wrapped around her waist when she starts swinging her hips back and forth. She grips my hips, beckoning me to join her. Soon, we’re practically grinding on each other, hands roaming everywhere. I cup her ass and watch her eyes go wide before diving in and pulling her lips to mine. I can taste a combination of the blue raspberry, pina colada, and vodka. With her flush against me, I slip my hand under the hem of her top, making my way up to cup her boob. I feel her gasp into our kiss, letting my touch spur her on.

I am vaguely aware that there are people all around us. But I don’t give one damn. I am losing myself in the way Violet is bucking against me, nearly begging for more. Now she’s the one grabbing my ass as I run my thumb across her nipple, our lips still clinging to each other.

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