She giggled again and I let out a deep sigh. She was lovestruck.
“Ooh, is it a naughty movie?” Carson teased.
“Must be, for how red Delaney’s face is right now,” Kaleb added.
I put my hands over my cheeks, instantly realizing that I’d just incriminated us.
“I knew it.” Carson smirked. “What is it? I may have already seen it. I can give you the highlights.”
“Stop.” I sighed. I looked to Priest, who was watching usintently, but not saying anything. A small smile twitched at the corners of his mouth.
“You want company? I could go for a movie.” Carson chugged his beer and gave it to Priest, who I assumed was going to hide them in his room and dispose of them Monday on the way to school.
“No!” I shook my head. “Absolutely not.”
“Why not?” Kaleb asked.
“Yeah, why not?” April chimed in. Was she turning on me for a boy? For Kaleb Tomlinson, the ugliest out of the three? She elbowed me in the ribs. “It’ll be fun.”
I threw up my hands and stormed up the stairs to my bedroom, where I slammed the door and leaned against it. A knock on my door caused me to quickly turn the lock on the handle and step away from it.
“Go away, April. I need a bit to calm down.”There wasn’t a reply, which I took for her leaving me alone and going back down to flirt with Priest and his friends.I threw myself onto my bed and looked up at the pink canopy, wishing I hadn’t lost my cool down there. A clicking sound and the twist of my door handle caused me to sit up quickly. The door opened and Priest came in casually, as if he hadn’t just picked the lock to my room.
“What are you doing?” I crossed my arms. “Get out.”
He shut the door and came over to me. “Tell me what’s going on.”
“What do you mean? I just don’t want to get yelled at by Mom and Dad for buying porn.”
“We order that shit all the time. What’s the real issue?”
“I’m not comfortable with it. It’s gross.”I peered up at him, watching his reaction. He stared blankly at me for a moment and then nodded.
“It is kind of weird, getting hot with other people around. I get it.”
“Priest!” I gasped.
“What?” He shrugged. “I’m just trying to do the big brother thing and relate. I don’t like doing it either. Who wants to sport a woody with a bunch of other guys?”
I laughed, and the energy around the room relaxed. We weren’t exactly best friends. We spent more time arguing than not these days, but maybe this was the start of a new leaf for Priest and me. I mean, we only had two years before he graduated and went off to college.
“I know, I’m weird. I’m the only one out of my friends who doesn’t watch that stuff.”
“I don’t think you’re weird. I get it. Porn isn’t exactly aesthetically pleasing.” He stood. “Come on.” He waved for me to follow him as he went to the door.
I slid off my bed and hurried after him. “Where are we going?”
“To get you lady porn.”
“Lady porn?” I giggled. “What’s that even mean?”We walked down the hall, stopping at our parents’ room. With a sly grin, he pulled out his switchblade and dug it into the keyhole.
“Is this how you unlocked my door?”
“I’m not telling you my secrets.” With a few clicks, the door unlocked and he pushed it open. “After you.”
Hesitantly, I went inside. We weren’t supposed to be in here, hence the lock. Priest strode in like this was common for him and went right to the closet, throwing open the doors.
“You’re being loud!”
