Mindy Sue checked her phone. “Let’s go. Julie and the guys are all waiting downstairs in front of the dorm.”
They grabbed their stuff and headed out.
The second they walked out the dorm’s double doors, they heard Julie, Jeremiah, Marco, Adam, and Simon catcall and whistle.
“Smokin’ hot, babe.” Marco gripped Mindy Sue’s hips, pulled her close, and gave her a deep kiss. Luckily she wore a really good red lip stain or it would be all over her and Marco’s faces.
Simon and Adam spoke at the same time to Brooke.
“You look amazing.”
“Sexy as heaven.”
She laughed, turned, and moved her shoulders up and down, showing off her wings. When she looked over her shoulder, they were both checking out her ass, which was barely covered by the miniskirt.
Their comments and the look made Brooke feel really confident. So different from the girl who used to wear baggy T-shirts over her jeans to hide her shape. She hadn’t even realized that’s what she’d been doing, because she didn’t want the guys on the ranch to tease her about how she’d filled out. But she wasn’t a little girl. Not anymore.
And she rocked that costume with sass in her step and a swing in her curved hips as they all walked over to the frat house to join the raging party.
And her admirer had appreciated it.
No sooner had they walked into the crush of partygoers and grabbed a round of shots and drank them down with a “Let’s party,” a notification lit up her phone.
@youseeme: DAMN! That body is rockin’. You sure know how to strut your stuff.
The comment made her think, definitely a guy. It also made her smile. And wonder if whoever sent it was looking at her right now.
She scanned the room, looking for anyone staring back at her.
A few people. Mostly drunk frat boys.
She didn’t have time to worry about it. Mindy Sue and Julie pulled her into the crowd dancing and she got lost in the music and the beat and having fun.
Five songs later, they all grabbed a beer and watched beer pong.
Julie, who was dressed as a cheerleader, bumped into a guy dressed as a football player. They seemed to hit it off immediately and were doing a shot together. Must be fate.
Jeremiah, Simon, and Adam had snagged seats on a sofa and were scoping out all the girls in the room.
Mindy Sue and Marco were making out next to her.
She was wondering how long she’d be the third wheel to her two girlfriends and downed the last half of her second beer.
She tapped Mindy Sue’s shoulder to get her attention. “We need a group pic.” She pointed to Adam, Jeremiah, and Simon on the sofa and Julie and her football hero doing yet another shot.
“I’m going to get us more shots. Back soon.” Marco took off for the booze. She and Mindy Sue went over to the other guys.
“You guys having fun?”
Adam nodded and sipped his beer. He didn’t seem to be a big drinker. He looked cute in his Harry Potter costume. It suited him.
Simon grinned up at her. “I like watching everyone get wasted.”
“I’m wasted.” Jeremiah gave her a dopey grin.
Marco arrived with the shots on a paper plate.
Brooke took one. So did everyone else.
