Parker shrugs. “I just wondered.”
“He’s dumping Scarlett,” Finn says.
“No shit?” Briggs says, leaning forward. “You didn’t tell me you were doing that.”
“Because I haven’t decided.”
Briggs points to Finn. “You told this idiot and not me?”
“I didn’t tell him,” Parker says. “He guessed.”
“See?” Finn says. “I’m not as dumb as you think.”
I sniff the bottle again. “This wasn’t filled with water.”
Briggs looks over at me. “What?”
“This didn’t have water in it. It was filled with alcohol.” I lean up to Finn. “Are you drunk?”
“No,” he says with a hiccup and a laugh.
“Oh my God, you are! Stop the car!”
“She needs to relax,” Finn says to Parker. “She’s too fucking uptight.”
I turn to Briggs. “Make him stop. It’s not safe. We could get in an accident.”
Briggs leans up to Finn. “You been drinking?”
“Maybe,” he says with a laugh. “But I don’t even feel it.”
“Fuck,” Briggs mutters.
“Relax,” Parker says. “He’s fine. He drives better drunk than when he’s sober.”
“Are you serious?” I ask, horrified that Parker actually believes that. “Finn, you need to pull over.”
“No fucking way. I told you nobody drives this thing but me.”
I look up at the road and see a sharp curve just up ahead. “Finn, I’m begging you, pull over!”
Briggs nudges Finn’s shoulder. “Slow down. The road gets windy through here and it’s hard to see.”
“What the fuck’s your problem? I don’t need to slow down. I’ve been on this road a million times.”
I turn to Briggs, gripping his arm and lowering my voice. “Please. Make him stop. He’s drunk. He shouldn’t be driving.”
Briggs glances at me and nods. “Finn, she’s gotta pee. Just pull over.”
“She’ll have to wait. I’m not going to be late to this party.”
We’re almost at the curve now, and Finn speeds up. If he misses the curve, we’ll flip over the edge. It’s not a long way down, but it’s long enough that we could all die. I brace myself and close my eyes, not wanting to see this.
I’m not prepared to die tonight. Why did I go with them? I would’ve been better off with the coyotes and bears.
There’s a loud thud.
“What the fuck was that?” Finn yells as the SUV comes to a screeching halt.
