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“What’s she doing here?” Zoe asked, her tone clipped and guarded.
Blaire and I had hated each other all through high school, after her boyfriend tried to sleep with me. Of course, Cole had stopped that really fast, but Blaire refused to believe that nothing had happened. She found it necessary to start slut rumors about me, and in retaliation, I filled her locker with used tampons, and our hatred for each other continued for years.
“No idea. Didn’t realize they let the dog in the house.”
Zoe and I snickered, then I turned my back to Blaire. She didn’t deserve my attention.
Zoe edged closer to me. “I’ll see if I can locate Cole.”
I nodded and mouthed“good luck.”Desperation pumped through my veins. My plan had to work. That video had to be deleted no matter the cost.
Zoe snuck off and beelined to the opposite side of the house. If Cole was here, he could be anywhere, including one of the ten bedrooms. Usually, Harrison would keep his parents’ bedroom locked and off-limits, so that left nine.
“Damn, look at the people waiting for drinks.” Isabel grumbled, pointing to the long-ass line leading into the kitchen, where Harrison had spent a fucking fortune on every kind of alcohol imaginable.
“What do you want to drink, Shae? I’ll be happy to get it.” David grinned with his offer.
I wondered if he hoped to ply me with liquor, then attempt to get into my pants. “We should do some shots to celebrate our graduation,” I replied.
“I know just the thing.” David winked at me before he headed to the kitchen.
I scanned the area and grinned as I spotted familiar faces. “Looks like our girls have arrived.” Excited to see my friends, I pointed to the white double doors, noting Sibyl and Dani waltzing into the eleven-thousand square foot manor.
Isabel waved at our friends until they spotted us in the sea of people.
Dani’s big blue eyes filled with excitement as she located us, and she flipped her blonde hair behind her shoulder. “Wow, this is insane!” Sibyl yelled over the music as she approached us, looking smoking hot in a black, fitted dress that hugged every curve on her body. “Harrison’s party gets bigger each year.” Sibyl hugged me, then Isabel.
“That’s because the graduating class at Hargrove High is the largest they’ve ever had,” David explained as he approached our group, carrying four cups. “Here ya go.”
I took one from him and sniffed it. “What is it?”
“Cherry whiskey. You’ll like it.” His attention stayed glued to me.
A slow smile spread across my face. I downed the shot, the alcohol hitting my throat, burning a trail down my esophagus to my tummy.
Sibyl’s emerald-green eyes sparkled as she and Dani laughed, and David handed me another one. She tucked her straight brown hair behind her ear as she studied me.
“It’s good!” Tipping my head back, I drank the second one. My body tingled, and a giggle erupted from me. “Are those yours?”
David chuckled and gave me one of the two remaining cups. “You can have one of mine.”
“Oh, I want some!” Sibyl grabbed Dani’s wrist and tugged her toward the kitchen. “Be right back, Shae.”
“Get us a few!” I yelled at her. “When she returns, I’ll give you one since you shared.” With that, I downed my third. “Damn, that’s good.” I sighed as the muscles in my neck and shoulders relaxed.
David threw his head back and laughed. “I figured it was a safe bet.” He polished off his remaining drink, then collected our cups. Instead of locating a trash can, he propped them up in the corner for the clean-up crew to deal with.
Buzzed and happy, I nudged him in the ribs with my elbow. David was several inches taller than I was and a solid wall of muscle. “Candy Shop” by 50 Cent pounded through the speakers. I raised my palms above my head and began moving to the pulsing rhythm.
David’s heated gaze swept over my breasts and my stomach, locking on the zipper of my well-fitted jeans.
“Let’s go!” I gripped his arm and led us to the center of the area, where bodies gyrated, and people’s attention was roaming across the crowd while others were groping asses. People would start finding rooms and corners to fuck and make out in another few hours.
David placed his hands on my waist as I seductively swayed to the music. He slipped his leg between mine, moving in perfect sync. His fingertips slid up my side and arm. Tingles rippled through my body, teasing all the right places inside me. I hated to tell him he wouldn’t get in my pants that evening, but then I remembered that I couldn’t go home and find Ibrahim to fuck me senseless. My good mood dissipated as I realized I might have to find someone new over the summer. David certainly wasn’t a bad choice, but I would consider my options later. Cole had to be taken care of first. A little harmless flirting wouldn’t hurt anyone for the evening, though.
David rubbed against me. His hard-on was obvious. I glanced down, my tongue darting over my lower lip, the alcohol encouraging me to let loose. I turned, backed up to him, and closed the gap between us.
Sibyl and Dani returned, laughing and dancing through the crowd with multiple cups as David slid his arms around me, pulling me closer.
