“It’s amazing,” Mia says.
“What’s amazing?” The hostess herself walks up, wearing the same green dress she showed Mia and I the other day in our text thread.
“You are, little sis.” Chase locks his arm over her shoulder and pulls her closer. “You outdid yourself this year. The place looks great.”
“Oh, thanks. Having some extra time since Summer has been helping you has actually been helpful for me.”
Chase nods, kissing her cheek before letting her go and I link my arm into Abby’s.
“Can I borrow you for a minute?” I ask Abby and then glance at Mia. “Both of you?”
I can feel Chase’s eyes on me, but I’m bursting at the seams to tell the girls what happened between us.
The three of us walk toward the bar and down a quiet hallway outside the doors and into an art room.
“What’s going on? You look incredible, by the way. This color is gorgeous on you,” Abby says.
“Thanks!”
Tossing my hair over my shoulder, I lower my voice slightly and look at Abby first.
“Is it weird if I share something that happened with Chase?”
Her eyes widen and lips pursed together as she smiles. “In moments like this I just pretend he isn’t my brother because you’re my best friend and I want to know.”
“I knew something would happen,” Mia says, adjusting the strap on her dress.
“I hoped something would, but I wasn’t sure… except last weekend, when he came home from the game, somethingdefinitelyhappened.”
“Did you sleep together?” Mia’s voice gets louder.
“No, but we fooled around and… I may or may not have—but definitely did—experienced two of the best orgasms of my life.” I bite my lip remembering that night, feeling turned on all over again.
“Two?” Abby gapes at me.
I nod my head up and down, heat spreading across my cheeks and my chest. I can feel my body ramping up for a repeat. Seeing Chase tonight just revved my engine even more than normal.
“Hot.” Mia smacks her lips together and then runs a hand over her baby bump. “I’m reminding myself that three is enough,” she blurts out in a laugh.
“Honestly, I just liked being close to him. Like skin on skin kind of close. We’ve hugged before and you know, high fived, been in close proximity, but likethat?I was actually burning. My skin just went up in flames immediately, I don’t know how else to describe it. Everything felt… perfect. He said he’d been thinking about me. How he wanted me. It was unexpected, but in the best way.”
“I’m really glad he finally got his head out of his ass.”
Abby reaches to hug me and Mia joins in, creating the perfect mega hug between my best girls.
“I know.” I nod my head against her shoulder.
“It’s so typical of him to think he could resist you, though. You’re good with CeCe, you’re smart, fun, and you’re kind. Plus, you know… you’re insanely hot.”
A loud, unexpected laugh leaves my chest as I pull away from the girls. I don’t need the ego boost, but I’ll always gladly take one.
Being with Chase last weekend only made a few things clearer for me. One being my feelings for him aren’t goinganywhere any time soon, or ever probably. And two, how badly I wantmoreof him.
“Where have you been?” Liam asks when Summer takes a seat next to him at the table.
“Girl things.” She pats his shoulder casually and scoots herself in, pulling her hair behind her ear.
She’s a damn goddess in that dress.
