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Sexy.
I hated to admit it, but my brother had been right. It didn’t take all that much observation to realize Luke had a certain taste when it came to girls. He usually preferred them taller—I couldn’t do much about that—big boobed—Check! At least I was good there—older, pretty, well-dressed, stylish, and skinny.
Always skinny.
It sucked to watch him relentlessly chase thin girl after thin girl. But he never stayed with any of them long, so I had yet to worry about him actually growingfeelingsfor someone else.
While he played, however, I bided my time, working on growing up and shedding pounds to turn…sexy.
Months and years passed. I worked my ass off—literally—to become the kind of girl that could gain Luke’s notice. I exercised like a maniac, ate only the right foods, read every diet book I could get my hands on, and by the time I hit my senior year of high school, I had slimmed down enough to feel ready. I mean, I’d never be straight-up skinny, but now I thought I could finally meet his expectations.
But still, I waited, needing the perfect opportunity to make it all happen.
And for some reason, the night of the big graduation party that was thrown for us—us being me, Bentley, Beau, and the twins—at Gray and Bella’s house seemed to be it. I’d heard Luke say he’d stop by, and well… I was going to be ready for him.
I went shopping with Lucy that morning, and we picked out a dress to make any guy stand up and take notice.
Even Lucy had been like, “Wow, Chlo… Who the heck are you trying to catch with that thing? Because I think you’re going to succeed.”
I had preened and then had to play it off like it was all about me. I was proud of my hard work and wanted to flaunt it a little. That was all.
She had no idea who it was really for. No one did. Not even Trick. Thankfully, he’d given up thinking I still liked Luke a couple of years back.
I just didn’t want to tell anyone about my crush, though. I didn’t want it to look as if I had to pursuehim.
No, I wantedhimto see me like this and fall so madly in love that it would seem as if he’d been the one to fall first…that he was the one who had to come afterme.
I was giddy about the chase I wanted to put him through, too, making him think he had to jump through all kinds of hoops to win me over. Luke enjoyed a good challenge, and gah, I absolutely could not wait to give him one.
“Chlo?” Trick called, bulldozing his way into my room as I was applying the final touches to myself by spritzing on a load of body spray because Luke liked a good-smelling girl.
“What?” I asked, turning to find him holding up two hangers.
“Which shirt should I wear tonight?”
He held one top up to his face before pulling it away to model himself with the other.
I blinked, still trying to get over how tall he’d gotten lately. At sixteen now, he was finishing his sophomore year and towered over me by almost a foot.
It wasn’t fair at all.
“Who’re you trying to impress?” I asked, lifting my eyebrows since he usually didn’t care what he wore.
He lowered both shirts and sent me a dry look before sighing and giving in with, “Letisha Barone.”
My eyebrows lifted in surprise. “Nice,” I congratulated. Surprisingly, little brother had some good taste. “Go blue.”
He grinned. “Sweet. Thank you.”
Before he backed out of my room and left, however, he skimmed my outfit with his gaze and whistled. “You seriously think Mom and Dad are going to let you leave the house wearing that?”
Okay, so the dress was probably Malia Ross skimpy, and possessed the least amount of cloth out of any dress I’d ever owned before, my party dress from freshman year included. But to catch Luke’s attention, it had to look like this.
“I’m sure they wouldn’t,” I agreed with an accommodating smile. “But I seriously think you’re going to distract them so I can slip out without them noticing,” I countered, grinning hopefully as I grabbed a ten-dollar bill off the top of my dresser and flashed it at him.
Trick’s eyebrows rose. “Why, yes. Yes, I am,” he agreed and plucked the money from my fingers. “You’ll be ready in, what, ten…fifteen minutes?”
I nodded. “Sounds about right.”
