Chapter Ten
Naya stood in frontof the kitchen sink and stared outside, not really seeing anything.Her thoughts turned to the way her life had turned out.She had been with the group for two weeks, and in that time, she’d blended in better than she ever expected.She felt safe and happy for the first time in ...she couldn’t remember.She’d felt safe with Dutch, but besides seeing him at the garage and that last night together, she didn’t really know the man.But how could she miss him as much as she did then?
She jumped when someone bumped her hips.She glanced up to see Tara with a grin on her face.
“You were a million miles away, girl.”
Naya reached for a towel and wiped her hands.“Kind of.Did you need me?”
Tara chuckled.“Yes, we’re having a girls’ night.”
“What’s that?”Naya asked.
“We women, minus the sluts, get together in our room and get high and drunk.”
Naya was shocked.She never would have guessed these women could party like that.“I’ve never done that.”
“Which one?”
“Both.I’ve never had time to let loose,” Naya told her.
“Now you do.Grab the pan of brownies and follow me,” Tara said as she pulled a big pitcher of what looked like lemonade from the fridge and walked out of the room.
Naya grabbed the pan and hurried after her.Chelsea closed the door behind them.Everyone was there, and it looked like a few were already stoned as they danced around singing to a song she barely heard over the voices.
“Oh, I’ll take that,” Jada said and grabbed the pan out of her hands.
Two of the women arranged the two huge sofas in a V so everyone was facing the TV.Everyone started to sit down, some on the floor, leaning against the front of the couch.Naya’s attention was on the movie, and she was shocked to see it was a romance, and the main guy was a biker.
“Here,” someone said as they handed her a glass.
Naya took a sip.“Mmm, this is good.What is it?”
“A margarita,” Amelia said.“Lindsey makes them.”
Naya glanced at Lindsey.“This are wonderful.Thank you.”
“I’m glad you like them.If you’ve never had alcohol before, be careful.”
Naya nodded but didn’t really hear her as the movie got hotter.Naya was confused when she realized her glass was empty.“Can I have some more?”
Lindsey snorted.“Girl, I’d wait for a bit.The alcohol hasn’t hit you yet.Here, take the joint and try that.”
Someone grabbed her glass as she reached for the pot.She studied it for a moment.“How do I do this?”
Lina, who sat beside her, took it from her.“Like this.”She showed her how to inhale, hold it, and then blow the smoke out.She handed it back.
