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Yard Sale}}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
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ago\u8230?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}
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\~\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Eat.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Sleep.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Ride.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Fuck.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Repeat.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
That\u8217?s my life. My {\i
glorious }fucking life. At least, it is during snowboarding season. In the summer,
I trade my snowboard for a skateboard. It helps retain that muscle memory and core
strength while improving my skills that carry over onto the mountain. I may have
started off as a skater, but my drug of choice will always be that snow-white
powder. And not the kind that goes up your nose.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I\u8217?m still high on the perfect fucking season, even though it\u8217?s August.
I spent the entire winter touring and snagged myself another gold medal in the X
Games for landing a quadruple underflip. The very first person in history to pull
off that type of trick, making it my third medal total. I\u8217?ve been back home
in River\u8217?s Edge for the past three months, living it up, taking advantage of
my celebrity status with the local females, until the season starts
again.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?So,\u8221? I drawl, taking a swig of my beer in the crowded waterfront
bar. \u8220?When\u8217?s that pretty redhead coming back to
visit?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?She\u8217?s off-limits,\u8221? Briar reminds me. {\i
Again}. Briar is my friend, Asher Kelley\u8217?s girl. I don\u8217?t know exactly
what went down, except that Asher left for a while, and when he came back, he had
acquired a girlfriend. It was about damn time. He was a grumpy fucker without her.
Well, he\u8217?s still a grumpy fuck, but he smiles now.
Sometimes.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I don\u8217?t even want her friend. I mean, I wouldn\u8217?t throw her out of bed,
but truthfully, I just like to tease Briar. Especially about that time she got it
on with Kelley in the Jacuzzi when she thought none of us noticed. Spoiler alert:
we did.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?That\u8217?s a shame. I bet she likes hot tubs just as much
as\u8212?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Don\u8217?t even say it,\u8221? she warns, holding up a palm. I can\u8217?t
blame her for not wanting me anywhere near her friend. She knows how I am with
women. It\u8217?s not that I\u8217?m a {\i
bad} guy. I love women. I love the way they smell. I love the way they sound when
they\u8217?re writhing beneath me. Love how they feel pressed against me. I respect
them. I\u8217?ve never been anything but honest when it comes to my intentions. We
have our fun, and then go our separate ways. No strings. No attachments. At twenty-
six, I\u8217?m too young, and this world is too big to be settling down this soon.
I\u8217?m in my prime, professionally speaking, and I want to milk it to the very
last drop.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
My brother, Cordell, laughs, and even our broody friend Dare cracks a smile,
probably remembering that night. I can tell that I\u8217?m testing Asher\u8217?s
patience by the way he works his jaw, not to mention the death glare he\u8217?s
sending my way. He knows I\u8217?d never break the bro code, but it doesn\u8217?t
mean he likes to hear other guys joke about seeing his girl get
fucked.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I avert my gaze and take another drink to hide my amusement just as the door to the
bar opens and in walks a gorgeous brunette. She hesitates in the doorway for a
minute, and I can\u8217?t look away. Tiny waist, toned, tan legs. Perky tits. Long,
dark hair falling in waves to her waist. Her black and white striped dress\u8212?
that looks more like a slightly oversized T-shirt\u8212?hangs off one sun-kissed
shoulder. As if she can sense me watching her, our eyes lock for a long moment
before she breaks the connection. She adjusts her dress where it slipped down her
shoulder and heads toward the bar.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I slam my empty bottle onto the table and stand, zeroed in on the way her ass seems
to stretch the stripes in her dress as she makes her way toward the
bar.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Here we fucking go,\u8221? Dare says, recognizing the determined look on my
face.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Don\u8217?t wait up,\u8221? I say, flashing them a grin before making my way
to the bar. Shoving my way through the masses, I manage to squeeze in next to her.
I look down at her\u8212?she\u8217?s shorter than I thought, maybe five feet
four\u8212?and wait for her to acknowledge me. She doesn\u8217?
t.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Can I buy you a drink?\u8221? I finally ask, and I almost roll my eyes at
myself. I couldn\u8217?t come up with anything better than
that?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?A little clich\u233?, don\u8217?t you think?\u8221? she deadpans, still not
looking my way.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I prefer straightforward. You look like a girl who can appreciate
that.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
She finally looks up at me, her big, brown, doe eyes glossy and red, like
she\u8217?s been crying. I instantly feel like a dick for hitting on a crying
chick. But, she doesn\u8217?t seem sad. She seems irritated, maybe even angry. She
bites down on her lower lip, assessing, before she seemingly comes to a
conclusion.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?ll have a Blue Moon. With an orange,\u8221? she
adds.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I give her a nod and flag down the bartender, my friend Ephraim, telling him I want
two Blue Moons, {\i
with oranges}, and return my attention back to the girl next to
me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Camden Hess. You can call me Cam,\u8221? I say, holding out a hand. She
ignores it. She doesn\u8217?t seem to recognize my name. {\i
Maybe she\u8217?s not from around here.}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Mollie Mabey,\u8221? she offers after a beat. {\i
Mollie Mabey}. I like it. It suits her.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Where are you from?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?San Fran. You?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Here.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
She nods, not knowing what else to say, and looks down at the bar
top.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You okay?\u8221? I ask, unsure of what to make of this quiet little thing
next to me. Usually, I don\u8217?t have to work so hard for a girl\u8217?s
attention. She looks back up at me with a tiny twitch of her berry-colored lips.
Our beers arrive, and she takes the orange, sucking it between those lips, before
squeezing it into her glass and dropping it inside. Juice from the orange trails
down her chin, and I use my thumb to swipe it away, before sucking it off. She
tries to hide it, but I hear the small hitch in her breath. The slight widening of
her dark-amber eyes.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Can I kiss you, Mollie Mabey?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I\u8217?ve caught her off guard, like I knew I would. Her eyes dart to mine, and at
first, I think she\u8217?s going to turn me down and maybe knee me in the balls for
good measure. Instead, she licks her bottom lip, and her gaze drops down to my
mouth.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\i
Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner.}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I decide to capitalize on the moment, curling a palm around the back of her slender
neck, my fingers lacing through the thick strands of her hair. It should be weird
that I\u8217?m touching a complete stranger so intimately in such a public place,
but being bold and brash has always worked for me. Chicks dig that shit. I feel her
pulse thumping a mile a minute, and I make my move, lowering my mouth to
hers.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
But, instead of feeling those soft, warm lips pressed against mine, I feel the
complete opposite. Ice fucking cold. And hard. My eyes open in confusion to find
her glass wedged between us. I raise an eyebrow. {\i
Cockblocked by a cup. That\u8217?s a first.}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I don\u8217?t kiss on the first date,\u8221? she says, with an edge to her
voice. I hear my brother\u8217?s hyena laugh above all the raucous, and I flip him
off, without even bothering to look in his direction, but Mollie looks past my
shoulder with a curious expression.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Good thing this isn\u8217?t a date,\u8221? I say, bringing her attention
back to me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You don\u8217?t even know me.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Even better,\u8221? I quip, not missing a beat. At that, she
laughs.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?ll make you a bet,\u8221? she relents, with a devious glint in her
eye.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?m listening,\u8221? I say, folding my arms across my chest. I\u8217?
m suspicious, but I\u8217?m listening.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Give me your beer,\u8221? she starts, with a nod toward the counter. \u8220?
I bet I can down both glasses before you can take two shots. As long as you give me
a head start,\u8221? she adds. \u8220?The only rule is that we can\u8217?t touch
each other\u8217?s drinks. If you win, I\u8217?ll kiss
you.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?And if you win?\u8221? I ask out of pure curiosity. There\u8217?s no fucking
way this tiny ass little girl can out-drink me. Especially when all I have to drink
is two measly shots to her full glasses of beer.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?If I win, I\u8217?m going to walk out of this bar, and you\u8217?re going to
let me.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?That\u8217?s it?\u8221? I scoff. \u8220?Not even streaking or jumping into
the lake naked?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Nah,\u8221? she says easily, lifting a shoulder. \u8220?I\u8217?m
easy.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Somehow, I doubt that,\u8221? I say, and I can\u8217?t deny that the blush
creeping up her neck turns me on.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Ephraim!\u8221? I shout. \u8220?Give me two shots of Johnny
Walker.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Mollie bites her lip to hide her smile as Ephraim sets the two shot glasses down in
front of us.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Ladies first,\u8221? I say, giving her the head start she requested. She
brings the pilsner glass to her lips and tips the contents into her mouth, while
looking me dead in the eye. Impressively, she downs the entire thing in about
fifteen seconds, and I have to fight the urge to adjust the growing bulge in my
pants. She\u8217?s better than I would have guessed, but there\u8217?s still no way
I won\u8217?t beat that time.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Giving her a cocky grin, I toss back the shot like it\u8217?s nothing. She smirks
right back, but before I can grab the other, she flips her empty glass upside down,
effectively trapping mine inside. Shooting her a confused look, I go to lift the
glass, but she stops me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Ah, ah, ah,\u8221? she tsks. \u8220?Remember the rule? We can\u8217?t touch
each other\u8217?s glass.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You\u8217?ve got to be fucking kidding me.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Mollie takes her sweet time drinking the second glass, {\i
my} glass, knowing I can\u8217?t do fuck to win now. {\i
She fucking played me}.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Thanks for the drinks, {\i
Cam},\u8221? she says, wiping the corner of her lips with the tip of her
finger.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Okay.\u8221? I bob my head. \u8220?I see you, little
trickster.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
And then she\u8217?s walking away from me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\i
She} walks away from {\i
me}.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Before I even realize I\u8217?m doing so, I\u8217?m prowling after her. Prowling
might not be the best description\u8212?more like scurrying. Like a lost fucking
puppy. Who is this chick, and why do I need her to want me?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}
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I\u8217?m the picture of cool, calm, and collected as I saunter away from Camden
Hess. As if I didn\u8217?t just break up with my fake boyfriend and lose my job in
the same weekend. As if the sight of this cocky, tattooed bad boy didn\u8217?t set
my insides on fire despite those things. He\u8217?s gorgeous. And intimidating.
And, I can only assume, a player. He\u8217?s everything I don\u8217?t need in a
boyfriend, but he\u8217?s exactly what I need tonight.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
My parents roped me into coming up for a family trip before summer is over. Of
course, Tucker was supposed to come with me. But when I got the news that the
magazine I\u8217?ve been working for since before I graduated college was no longer
going to publish a print edition\u8212?therefore, leaving me jobless\u8212?I came
home lost and upset, not to mention recovering from a gnarly bout of strep throat.
Imagine my surprise when I found Tucker cozied up to another woman on our couch.
His assistant, no less. How clich\u233?, right? It didn\u8217?t matter that we
weren\u8217?t {\i
really} together. We hadn\u8217?t ever talked about hooking up with people and how
that fits in with our\u8230?{\i
unique} situation. He wasn\u8217?t straightforward with me. Needless to say, he was
no longer invited.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Telling my parents that we \u8220?broke up\u8221? would open the door to questions
I don\u8217?t want to answer, so I spilled my guts to my friend, Sutton, who lives
in River\u8217?s Edge. We met when we were kids on the bunny slope and stayed in
touch ever since. We planned to get day drunk and find some gorgeous locals to get
my mind off real life. Turns out, Rum Runners and boating don\u8217?t mesh well
with Sutton, so she\u8217?s laid up at home. I hung around until she kicked me out
and then went back to our cabin until my parents and brothers started with their
barrage of questions. I\u8217?m twenty-two. I don\u8217?t have to explain myself.
But, I don\u8217?t feel like rehashing the ugly details just
yet.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
If I\u8217?m being honest, I\u8217?m embarrassed\u8212?about losing my job {\i
and} Tucker\u8212?even though I know neither one was my fault. They\u8217?re not a
reflection of me. Our relationship wasn\u8217?t really a relationship so much as an
understanding between two people. I wasn\u8217?t in love with Tuck, so it\u8217?s
not like I\u8217?m heartbroken. Not in that way, anyway. He was my best friend more
than a boyfriend, so the betrayal still stung. It almost made it worse,
somehow.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
When Tucker first confessed his feelings for me, I didn\u8217?t know how I felt,
but I didn\u8217?t think it was the way he wanted. We gave dating a try. We were
best friends and spent all of our time together, anyway, so what did I have to
lose? {\i
Our friendship, that\u8217?s what. }I figured out pretty quickly that it
wasn\u8217?t what I wanted. It wasn\u8217?t fair to Tuck, either, to be with
someone who, in the words of Cher Horowitz, \u8220?wasn\u8217?t majorly, totally,
butt-crazy in love with him\u8221?.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Problem was, Tucker\u8217?s dad took our relationship as a sign of maturity and
told him that if he kept moving in the right direction, he\u8217?d give Tuck more
responsibility at Hastings Architecture, and eventually, he\u8217?d think about
making him partner. Tucker has always been wild, if not a little rebellious, but
design and construction is one of the few things he does take seriously. So, I told
him we should keep up the charade for a while at least.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
And it worked. Tucker has clients of his own now, and he couldn\u8217?t be happier.
Eventually, I think we both just became too comfortable. Dependent, even. We slept
together, but it wasn\u8217?t anything more than scratching an itch. I didn\u8217?t
have the time or desire to date anyone, and something tells me that Tuck was hoping
I\u8217?d catch some feelings of the romantic variety, so we kept it up longer than
necessary.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
So, while I still feel cheated on and betrayed by my not-boyfriend, I also feel
strangely\u8230?{\i
relieved}. And for the first time in forever, I wanted to hook up with someone.
Someone who just wanted a night of fun followed by an ass slap and a {\i
good game} afterward. Someone who made me {\i
feel good} for just an hour. And I found the perfect candidate. It should have been
a no-brainer. Except, somewhere between the cabin and the bar, the self-doubt snuck
in. I got into my own head and started second-guessing my skills as an art
director. My skills in the bedroom. Pretty much everything. I blame the quiet.
Silence always turns into fears and overthinking for me. The fact that I chose that
moment to check my texts from Tucker didn\u8217?t help matters. He said he was
sorry, that he loved me, and begged me to call him. I didn\u8217?
t.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
By the time I walked inside, I wanted to drink away my sorrows instead of finding a
sexy stranger to spend the night with. It\u8217?s too bad, because Cam looked like
he knew his way around a woman\u8217?s body. He was arrogant, but weirdly charming,
and truthfully, I wouldn\u8217?t mind being another notch in his
bedpost.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I make my way out into the fresh air as I push open the heavy door. It slams behind
me, shutting the music and chaos inside. It\u8217?s cooler than I anticipated,
given the fact that it\u8217?s August. I visit River\u8217?s Edge a couple of times
a year, at least, but it\u8217?s usually during winter. I haven\u8217?t been during
the summer since I was a kid. My flip-flops crunch against the dirt and pine
needles as I head toward the water that lies mere feet from the bar. I nearly trip
over a pinecone the size of my head. {\i
What are these things, bionic? They\u8217?re huge. }I don\u8217?t get more than
three steps before the door swings open behind me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You said I had to let you leave, but, you didn\u8217?t say anything about
not following you.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I spin around and pin him with an impassive stare as I walk
backwards.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I can be tricky, too,\u8221? he says, wiggling his brows. I shake my head
and turn back to the water. I sit down, the rough sand cold against my thighs. I
slip my flip-flops off and bury my toes in the wet sand. I\u8217?m surprised when
Camden lowers himself to sit next to me. He\u8217?s fully clothed in a white V-neck
and black jeans, but he doesn\u8217?t seem to mind. He props his elbows on his
knees and stares out at the lake, unspeaking. I use the opportunity to take him in.
His dirty blond hair underneath his backward hat, the tattoos on his arms and the
ones that cover his throat. The light stubble on his jaw. He looks vaguely
familiar, but I know I don\u8217?t know him. I\u8217?d never forget meeting someone
like him.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Are you just going to stare at me all night? It\u8217?s kind of
creepy,\u8221? Camden says, still looking out at the water, interrupting my
perusal.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You\u8217?re the one who followed me and sat down next to me without an
invitation. If anyone\u8217?s winning the {\i
creepy contest}, it\u8217?s you.\u8221? The corner of his lip lifts in an almost-
smile.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Touch\u233?.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Why did you, anyway?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?What, follow you?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I nod.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?m a sore loser, I guess.\u8221? He shrugs, and I burst out laughing.
{\i
Well, at least he\u8217?s honest}.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?She laughs,\u8221? he says, flashing his perfect teeth in a Cheshire
grin. \u8220?Does that earn me a kiss?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You\u8217?re not going to quit, are you?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Quitting isn\u8217?t in my vocabulary.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Somehow, I don\u8217?t think a guy like you is only interested in a {\i
kiss},\u8221? I deadpan.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Would you rather fuck instead?\u8221? he asks with a straight face, and I
realize that he is dead serious. My mouth clamps shut, and I feel my face heat. He
has zero filter. I doubt there\u8217?s a single thought he\u8217?s had that
hasn\u8217?t been spoken aloud.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Camden chuckles at my reaction and leans close to my ear.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Does that word make you nervous?\u8221? he rasps, his lips brushing the
shell of my ear over my hair. \u8220?Because I want to {\i
fuck} you, Mollie Mabey.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
My core clenches at his dirty, blunt words, and he tucks a lock of hair behind my
ear. Our eyes lock, and it\u8217?s not humor in his eyes that I see, but heat. My
arms tingle with goose bumps and I shiver, but it\u8217?s not from the
cold.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I shouldn\u8217?t do this. I don\u8217?t even know this guy. Even though my initial
plan was to have a one-night stand, I figured I\u8217?d at least spend more than
ten minutes with the guy. But I {\i
want} this. {\i
God, do I want it}. And I\u8217?m going to take it. I\u8217?m going to take
everything this gorgeous, egotistical stranger can give me in
spades.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I catch Camden off guard when I swing a leg over his and straddle his lap. His
hands immediately find my ass, and I feel his hardness between my thighs. His
tongue darts out to wet his bottom lip, and when I lean in, that\u8217?s all the
permission he needs.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
One of his tattooed hands fists my hair, and the other presses against the dip in
my spine. My hands cup both sides of his scruffy face as our mouths crash together.
No longer playful, but hungry. Frantic. Desperate. His tongue tastes like oranges,
and I moan when it slides against mine. The hand on my back slides under my dress
and up my back, coming to rest between my shoulder blades.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}
{
Maybe it\u8217?s the fact that it feels wrong to be like this with a man I
don\u8217?t know that\u8217?s turning me on, or maybe it\u8217?s just {\i
him}, but I\u8217?ve never felt so much from a kiss before. I\u8217?m completely
consumed, and I feel like I\u8217?m burning from the inside out. The hand on my
upper back snakes around my side and comes to rest flat on my ribs, and his thumb
grazes the underside of my breast. Everything inside of me ignites at his touch,
and I pull back from his kiss on a gasp.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Is this okay?\u8221? he asks, his voice thick and
gravelly.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Do whatever you want with me,\u8221? I whisper. And I want him to. I want
more of this feeling, and I\u8217?ll chase it until the very last drop. His thumb
brushes my nipple, and I shudder. Cam groans and circles it some more, applying
more pressure this time, causing me to arch into his touch. Shoving my dress up to
expose my braless chest, he cups both of my breasts before leaning in to suck a
nipple into his mouth. I grind into his lap, uncaring of the fact that all that
separates us from a crowded bar is a few sparse trees.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You want more?\u8221? Cam asks.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I want everything.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Then, we need to go to my place,\u8221? he says, reluctantly letting my
dress fall back into place. \u8220?As much as I want you to sit on my dick\u8212?
right here and now\u8212?beach sex is overrated. You don\u8217?t want sand where
the sun don\u8217?t shine. Besides,\u8221? he says, curving one hand over my ass,
not stopping until he\u8217?s sliding his fingers over my panty-covered crotch,
\u8220?if we do this, it\u8217?s not going to be quick. You\u8217?re going to let
me take my time with you.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
His words do little to break through my lust-induced trance. Here I am ready to
give it up to a guy I met five minutes ago, right out here in the open, and now
he\u8217?s asking to take me home. I know I should stop and think about this. To, I
don\u8217?t know, take a picture of his license and send it to Sutton or something.
But, tonight isn\u8217?t about making rational decisions. Tonight, I\u8217?m going
to throw caution to the wind, because {\i
nothing} about Camden Hess screams safe.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
His eyebrows pull together, creating a crease between them as his icy blues search
my browns, waiting for my answer. His fingers squeeze the tops of my thighs, as if
he\u8217?s trying to keep them from straying, and I say the word that could quite
possibly result in the best sex of my life.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Okay.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
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\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
After scooping me up and throwing me over one shoulder, Cam prowled straight to his
house\u8212?which happened to be right around the corner from The Edge\u8212?
without another word. His entire demeanor changed after I agreed to go with him. He
went from fun, witty stranger to scary, sexy stranger, and I was both terrified and
intrigued. He strode through his house, and hanging upside down, I could only make
out a brown couch before we were in his room. The door was slammed shut, and then I
was slammed against it. I dropped my wristlet to the floor and wrapped my legs
around his waist as he sucked and kissed and licked at my
skin.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Now, we\u8217?re both panting, desperate for more, and he swings around, walking us
to his bed. He drops me into a pile of gray and black bedding before bracing
himself above me, his hands planted on the bed on either side of my head. I spread
my legs, welcoming him between them, and I smooth my hands up his back, dragging
his T-shirt along the way. He pulls back to rip it off, and then he\u8217?s right
back where he was.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Do you have a condom?\u8221? I have one in my abandoned wristlet over by the
door, but I\u8217?m betting a guy like him comes equipped with an entire arsenal of
them. He smirks at me, and I get the feeling that I\u8217?ve said something stupid.
Isn\u8217?t that how these things go? Some quick kissing and fumbling around in the
dark before getting down to business? He\u8217?s already surpassed my
expectations.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?We\u8217?re nowhere near that part yet. I told you, I\u8217?m going to take
my time doing whatever the fuck I want, and you\u8217?re going to let me,
aren\u8217?t you?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I don\u8217?t let people tell me what to do. I\u8217?m not a doormat. But in this
bed, with this man, I\u8217?m more than happy to comply.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Taking my silence as confirmation, he slides down my body, bunching my dress up as
he goes. He hooks a finger into the sides of my black panties and drags them down
my legs, before tossing them behind him. The nerves hit me, being exposed like
this, and I clamp my knees together. It\u8217?s not that I\u8217?m a virgin\u8212?
far from it\u8212?but I\u8217?ve only been with Tuck in the past year. It feels
foreign to be with another man, let alone one that does more to my body with a
single look than anyone I\u8217?ve ever been with before.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?No,\u8221? he says simply, but firmly, lifting his head to look me in the
eye. His pale blue eyes seem to glow, even in the dark. \u8220?Spread your legs for
me, Mollie.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I do, slowly, but his eyes stay trained on mine. He parts me with one finger,
sliding through my wetness, and I suck in a breath at the sensation. He circles my
clit a few times before plunging that finger inside me. Finally, he breaks eye
contact to watch his finger slipping in and out of me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Look at you. So pink and wet and tight.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
His words cause me to clench against him once more, and his teeth dig into his lip
as he slides down to get a closer look.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Lift your knees,\u8221? he orders, and I comply, completely mindless with
pleasure. \u8220?Now hold your legs up with your hands,\u8221? he instructs.
\u8220?Good girl. Just like that.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
My legs are spread obscenely wide. This angle has him reaching a spot that has me
panting and causes a moan to slip free. His unoccupied hand glides up my stomach
and rests in the center of my heaving chest.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You\u8217?re beautiful, Mollie Mabey.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
My eyes are closed and my head back\u8212?unable to focus on anything but the
sensations coursing through my body\u8212?when I feel Cam\u8217?s hot breath
between my legs half a second before his tongue is there. He doesn\u8217?t clumsily
poke around, nor does he attack me with sloppy, overeager kisses. No. Cam is slow.
Intentional. He knows exactly what he\u8217?s doing. He drags the flat of his
tongue through my slit, applying more pressure once he gets to my clit, and then
repeats the process again. He adds another finger into the mix, and this slow
torture is almost more than I can take. I squeeze my legs together, rocking against
his face as his firm strokes turn into sucking.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Just when I think I\u8217?m going to explode, he pulls his thick fingers from me
and rips my legs apart. Wet, tattooed fingers grip the insides of my thighs and
hold me open for him. My hands fly to his Jax Teller-esque hair and he growls into
me. Cam moves his hands, and before I know what\u8217?s happening, he\u8217?s
pushing my legs backwards and sliding his tongue even further south, to where no
one else has ever been.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I jerk away at the sensation. It\u8217?s not that it doesn\u8217?t feel good\u8212?
because holy Jesus, it does\u8212?but the fact that I\u8217?m completely caught off
guard, if not a little embarrassed to have his tongue there. Cam doesn\u8217?t
allow for shame or discomfort, though, because in response, he flips me onto my
side, so my knees are almost touching and angles his head underneath me to devour
me that way. I bury my face in the pillow, balling his gray sheets in my fist as I
forget inhibitions and take everything he\u8217?s willing to give
me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
A thick finger is shoved inside me as his tongue continues its assault on my other
hole.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?{\i
Oh, fuuuck},\u8221? I whine, low and keening.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
He moves his mouth back to my clit, and then he\u8217?s slowly inserting another
finger, but this time, he slides it into my ass. I freeze, locking up as he works
his way in, little by little. It\u8217?s wet enough not to hurt, but it still takes
a minute to adjust to the burning fullness.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Relax,\u8221? Cam soothes before nipping at the bundle of nerves. Slowly,
the discomfort turns to pleasure\u8212?full-blown fucking pleasure\u8212?and my
legs go slack. It\u8217?s all I can do to lie there as he works my body better than
I knew possible. He pumps harder, the knuckles of his other fingers pounding into
me, bruising the sensitive flesh, but it feels too good to
care.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I\u8217?m writhing against him and his scruff scratches against my delicate skin,
but I welcome the discomfort. I feel that familiar tightening that tells me
I\u8217?m close. His choreographed movements don\u8217?t miss a beat. Tongue,
teeth, and fingers all work together to send me over the edge, leaving me a shaking
and shuttering mess beneath him.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Cam crawls up my body before brushing sweaty hair from my cheek once I start to
come back down to earth. Sleepy, sexed-up eyes meet his for a beat, and then he
stands, dropping his pants. Even his muscular legs are full of ink. He\u8217?s
fucking magnificent. He saunters over to the open bathroom connected to his room,
his glorious ass on display without an ounce of shyness, and looks at me in the
mirror as he washes his hands.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?{\i
Now}, we\u8217?re ready for a condom,\u8221? he says with a cocky
smirk.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\i
It\u8217?s going to be a fun night.}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\qc

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{\i
Good golly}, {\i
Miss Mollie}. She\u8217?s turning out to be more fun than I anticipated. I pegged
her as a missionary-only kind of girl who wouldn\u8217?t let my tongue anywhere
besides her mouth. I\u8217?ve never been happier to have been
wrong.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Now I see it\u8212?that curiosity, that dark side hidden beneath the surface.
She\u8217?s innocent, that much is clear, but she isn\u8217?t a prude. She\u8217?s
untapped talent. A goddamn needle in a haystack. And tonight, I just happened to be
the lucky bastard who found it.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I walk back to my bed, condom in hand, making a mental game plan of where I want to
start. I didn\u8217?t get near enough time with those puffy nipples that are just
barely a shade darker than her olive skin, but I can\u8217?t get enough of that
pussy. I lick my lips as I climb into bed next to her, about to dip back between
those creamy thighs, but she surprises me again by straddling my
lap.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Mollie snatches the condom out of my hand and I twirl a lock of her long, brown
hair around my finger as she carefully rips the top open with her teeth. She looks
at me from beneath dark lashes, and suddenly, I feel like the one who\u8217?s being
seduced here.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Just to get the upper hand, I tweak her nipple with my thumb and forefinger, and
she gives a little yelp. I lean forward to lick away the sting at the same time she
reaches between us and starts to roll the condom down my
length.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\i
Fuck, her hand feels good on my dick}. She works me up and down for a minute before
planting her hands on my shoulders and sinking down onto
me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Goddamn,\u8221? I groan at the same time she whimpers, feeling her tight
heat swallow me whole. I fight the urge to thrust upward and grip her hips instead
while she adjusts to my size. She finds her rhythm soon, and her confidence
follows. Mollie rises on her knees, until just the tip is inside her, and then she
slams herself back down. I want to close my eyes to think of something else\u8212?
{\i
anything} else\u8212?to keep from blowing my load, but willingly missing out on
this fine ass female learning and exploring and grinding on me, using me for her
pleasure, is a sin punishable by death.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Mollie tangles her fingers in my sweaty hair as she moves her hips faster. Her eyes
are shut, mouth parted, and I\u8217?ve never seen anything hotter in my life. I
find myself wishing for half a second that she were local, so we could make this a
weekly ritual. Daily, even. Hourly.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Mollie circles her hips and I palm her ass cheeks, keeping her pressed close. Her
breathing is ragged, her movements jerky, like she\u8217?s about to come again, and
that\u8217?s when I take over. I practically throw her off me, and when she
squeals, I push on her shoulder blades to get my point across. She takes the hint
and presses her chest into my sheets and lifts her ass in the
air.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Fuck me, you\u8217?re perfect,\u8221? I rasp, lining myself up with her
entrance before sliding into her. I smooth my palms up and down her back as I start
to move inside her. Mollie shudders, and I know she\u8217?s enjoying this just as
much as I am.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Rub your pussy,\u8221? I instruct, and she obeys
instantly.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Oh God,\u8221? she moans, pressing her face into the sheets. I feel her
fingers move from her clit to where we\u8217?re connected, and she spreads them
apart, sliding on either side of my cock.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Fuck yeah. Keep doing that.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Timid fingers creep back even further to cup my balls, gently rolling them in her
hand, and that\u8217?s when I snap. I curl my body over hers, nipping and biting
her spine as I rut into her like a fucking animal. Mollie arches her ass against
me, taking my punishing thrusts. Pulling back, I watch myself disappearing inside
her, her pink heat hugging my cock, unwilling to let go. Her asshole is on display,
and I suck on my thumb before bringing it to that little hole, pressing and
rubbing, but not penetrating. Half of her face is smashed into the bed, and she
gasps as she presses backwards onto my thumb, spreading her legs even
wider.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You like it when I play with your ass?\u8221? I ask, my voice
ragged.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Yes,\u8221? she breathes, and this time, there\u8217?s not a trace of self-
consciousness. It\u8217?s pure, unadulterated lust that drives us both in this
moment. The all-consuming kind of sexual chemistry that doesn\u8217?t come along
every day.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Do you want more?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Please,\u8221? she begs, looking back at me over her shoulder with desperate
eyes and puffy lips. That word coming from that mouth is my undoing. I press my
thumb inside the tight ring and reach around to rub her clit with the other hand.
I\u8217?m about to blow, and I\u8217?m going to make sure she\u8217?s coming with
me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Mollie screams and clenches around me, and I can only assume her limbs gave out
from the way she collapses to the bed. I fuck her through her orgasm, gripping her
curvy hip with one hand while my thumb continues to work her hole. I feel the
familiar tingle in my balls a second before I start to come, long and
hard.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Before I\u8217?m even finished, my bedroom door opens, and an inebriated Cordell
stumbles into my room. Mollie is oblivious, eyes closed, still catching her breath,
so I try to discreetly wave him away with a look that says {\i
I will fucking kill you in your sleep if you don\u8217?t walk away right now}. But
he doesn\u8217?t see my warning, because his eyes are fixed on Mollie\u8217?s
ass.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Get the fuck out!\u8221? I bark, and both of them jump at the sound of my
voice. Mollie yelps and lunges for the blanket, but it\u8217?s still stuck
underneath us. I cover her body with mine, trying to preserve some modicum of
modesty. Cord looks at me like he doesn\u8217?t even recognize me. He\u8217?s
watched me with girls before. He\u8217?s probably wondering what makes tonight any
different.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I heard screaming,\u8221? he says lamely, with an annoying smirk plastered
to his mug.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?We\u8217?re fine. Leave. {\i
Now}.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Cord shrugs a shoulder before turning to leave.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Fuck, sorry about that,\u8221? I say. I press a kiss to her nipple before
lifting myself off her to take care of the condom. Except, when I look down, there
is no condom. {\i
The fuck}? I dig around in the sheet, thinking it must have slipped off after I
pulled out, but it\u8217?s nowhere to be found.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?What is it?\u8221? Mollie asks, her eyebrows tugged together in
concern.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I can\u8217?t find the condom.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?What? What do you mean you {\i
can\u8217?t find it}?\u8221? she asks, her voice rising in
pitch.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Relax, it\u8217?s here somewhere.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I turn on the lamp next to my bed, and we both scour the sheets, the floor, under
the bed\u8230?and it\u8217?s just {\i
gone}. There\u8217?s only one place left to check.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Mollie,\u8221? I say, and her head snaps up from the side of the
bed.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?What? Did you find it?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?No, but I think I know where it is. Don\u8217?t freak out,\u8221? I
warn.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Where?\u8221? she asks skeptically and stands, her naked body on
display.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Inside you.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Nope.\u8221? She shakes her head. \u8220?No. Nuh-uh. There\u8217?s no
way.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I pin her with a blank stare, waiting for her to come to the same realization. It
has to be.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Don\u8217?t you think I\u8217?d feel it if it
was?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Lie down. Let me check.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
She hesitates before lying on her back, bent knees clamped shut. I lie on my
stomach in front of them and gently pull her knees apart.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I was just up close and personal with your pussy, baby. Relax, it\u8217?s no
big deal.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?This date just went from one-night stand to OB-GYN appointment,\u8221? she
mutters, covering her eyes with the back of her hand.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I chuckle, as my palms skate along the insides of her thighs, pushing them open. I
spread her lips with my thumbs, but I can\u8217?t see anything. She squirms when I
hook two fingers inside her, and a little moan slips free. I feel my dick getting
hard again already, and my hips automatically grind into the mattress on their own
accord.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I\u8217?m just about to see how she feels about round two when I touch rubber. I
fish it out and hold it up between two fingers.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?All right, Miss Mabey. The procedure went well. I didn\u8217?t run into any
complications. You may expect some mild discomfort, but it\u8217?s nothing that
some Tylenol won\u8217?t fix. Come back in a week and I\u8217?ll examine you again.
You know, just to make sure we got everything.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Mollie giggles, and I dispose of the condom.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Are you\u8230?okay?\u8221? I ask, not knowing how to broach the subject of
what just happened.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?What do you mean?\u8221? she asks, perplexed.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I mean, are you on birth control, or do I need to run and get you some Plan
B?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Oh,\u8221? she says, shifting uncomfortably. \u8220?I\u8217?m on the pill.
And I\u8217?m clean, obviously,\u8221? she tacks on at the
end.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Me, too,\u8221? I assure her.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Can you grab my dress?\u8221? she asks, after an awkward beat of
silence.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Why?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?{\i
Soooo}, I can leave?\u8221? It comes out as a question.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You\u8217?re leaving?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I mean, I just figured\u8230?\u8221? she trails off.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}
{
\u8220?You just figured, what? That our time is up? Because we still have
about,\u8221? I check the alarm clock on my nightstand, \u8220?seven more hours
until the sun comes up.\u8221? And there\u8217?s a lot I can do to her in seven
whole hours.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Seven hours, huh?\u8221? she asks, blush creeping up her
neck.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?And lucky for you, only about seven more minutes until I can go
again.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Hmm,\u8221? she says thoughtfully, tapping a finger against her chin.
\u8220?Hooking up with a stranger once is totally acceptable. But twice? I think we
at least need to know some basic facts about each
other.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Is that so?\u8221? I ask, raising a brow.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?It\u8217?s a rule,\u8221? she insists.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Well, you\u8217?ve got seven minutes to get to know me,\u8221? I say, lying
down next to her with my hands crossed behind my head.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?What do you do?\u8221? she asks.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I snowboard.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?No, like, for a living,\u8221? she clarifies.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I snowboard. Professionally.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Oh,\u8221? she says, sounding shocked. She scans my room, as if looking for
clues. She won\u8217?t find anything but a few of my sponsors\u8217? stickers,
unless she opens my closet.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Why were you upset earlier?\u8221? I ask. \u8220?Boyfriend issues? {\i
Daddy} issues?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Mollie huffs out a humorless laugh. \u8220?Sort of. I guess you could say I just
got out of a complicated relationship right before I came
here.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Ah, so I\u8217?m the rebound,\u8221? I guess. Mollie shrugs and gives me an
apologetic smile.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Maybe?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I hate it when beautiful women use my body to get over their boyfriends. You
should be ashamed of yourself,\u8221? I say, reaching over to grab her by the waist
and pulling her on top of me. My cock nestles between her wet pussy lips, and she
slides back and forth on top of me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?So ashamed,\u8221? Mollie says, feigning innocence.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}
{
\u8220?Is it working?\u8221? I ask, flexing my hips upward. \u8220?Are you over him
yet?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Almost,\u8221? she breathes, as my hands reach up to palm her perky
tits.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I guess we\u8217?ll just have to try again,\u8221? I say, and then she
angles her hips just right to take me inside her.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Just one more time.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {\page } {
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\u8220?You\u8217?re coming. You haven\u8217?t missed a Christmas here since we were
seven,\u8221? Sutton\u8217?s voice blares from the speaker of my
phone.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?She\u8217?s right,\u8221? Tucker agrees, tossing random items into the open
suitcase on my bed next to me. \u8220?River\u8217?s Edge at Christmas is your
favorite part of the year.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
After I got back from our trip, I finally decided to hear Tucker out. His reasoning
didn\u8217?t excuse the fact that he wasn\u8217?t honest with me. But\u8230?it made
sense. He said he wanted to be with someone who {\i
actually} wanted him for once. Of course, I felt bad. But I still don\u8217?t think
he went about it the right way, even if it did force us to
reevaluate.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I can\u8217?t,\u8221? I start, and my hand automatically finds my slightly
rounded stomach. \u8220?He doesn\u8217?t know.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Well, then merry fucking Christmas to him, because you {\i
need} to tell him, Mollie.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I know I do. And I will. I don\u8217?t have Cam\u8217?s number, but I found his
Facebook page. I\u8217?ve drafted up the message at least ninety-two times, I just
can\u8217?t bring myself to hit {\i
send}. I mean, what do I even say? {\i
Hey, remember me? You gave me the best eight hours of my life, then I called an
Uber before you woke up and we never spoke again. Oh, by the way, I\u8217?m
pregnant with your baby. Happy holidays!}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Mollie, it\u8217?s December,\u8221? Sutton says, stating the
obvious.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I got knocked up, not a lobotomy. I know what month it is.\u8221? Both she
and Tucker laugh.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Which {\i
means},\u8221? she sings, \u8220?Cam isn\u8217?t even
here.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?What? Why?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?He\u8217?s almost never here in the winter. Why do you think you
haven\u8217?t ever seen him around before? He\u8217?s always on some tour. But
especially now. He\u8217?ll be preparing for Aspen.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}
{
\u8220?Aspen?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?The X Games! You know, because he\u8217?s a professional snowboarder? Do you
know him at all?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Apparently not!\u8221? I don\u8217?t know anything about snowboarders and
their schedules. I knew Cam was pro, but I guess I didn\u8217?t realize what that
entailed.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Well, then you have nothing to worry about. But you do need to tell him. The
sooner, the better,\u8221? Tucker chimes in, like the annoying voice of reason he
is.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I have time,\u8221? I insist. I never planned to keep it from him. I could
never let Cam go on living his life, not knowing he brought a child into this
world. I just needed a while to wrap my brain around it. To make a plan. For the
first month or so, I was terrified. Well, I still am, but now, I\u8217?m starting
to get excited.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You have, like, five months.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\i
Five months}. I physically feel my face drain of color. Five months is nothing.
Tucker must see the panic spreading through me like wildfire in my expression,
because he drops to his knees in front of me, taking my hands in
his.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?It\u8217?s okay. {\i
You\u8217?re} okay. Breathe.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I nod, trying my best to take in air.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?We\u8217?re going to River\u8217?s Edge, just like every year. We\u8217?re
going to get hot chocolate wasted and watch all the {\i
Die Hard} movies, and you\u8217?re going to love every second of it.
Agreed?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Even the last one?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Even the last one,\u8221? he agrees. \u8220?Even though it was trash.
I\u8217?ll never deny your fixation with Jai
Courtney.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You\u8217?re a real pal.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?The best.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Yeah, except for that time he {\i
cheated on you},\u8221? Sutton yells through the line, around what sounds like a
mouthful of chips. \u8220?Am I the only one who remembers that minor
detail?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?m hanging up on you now,\u8221? I say, rolling my eyes. \u8220?
I\u8217?ll see you next week.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I hang up the phone and reluctantly finish packing what Tucker
started.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?We\u8217?re telling our families the truth,\u8221? Tuck surprises me by
saying. \u8220?After the holidays,\u8221? he clarifies. \u8220?About not being
together, about the baby, all of it.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Tuck\u8212?\u8221? I start, but he cuts me off.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?It\u8217?s time, Mollie. I shouldn\u8217?t have let it go on for this
long.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Once I finally told my parents about being pregnant when I started showing last
month, they naturally assumed it was Tuck\u8217?s baby. We asked them not to tell
his parents, that Tucker wanted to tell them on his own. That way they
wouldn\u8217?t be planning for a grandchild that isn\u8217?t even
theirs.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I know he\u8217?s right. This thing between us has snowballed out of control, and
right now, with this baby coming, there\u8217?s no better time for a fresh, clean
start. We\u8217?ll tell our families we aren\u8217?t together, and then I\u8217?ll
tell Camden Hess he\u8217?s going to be a father.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\i
After} the holidays. After.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
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\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I stomp the snow off my tan and black Sorel boots before stepping inside The Pines
ski resort. I scan the grandiose building with the wood flooring and rock walls.
The circular, metal candle chandelier that hangs above a sitting area next to the
stone fireplace. It\u8217?s only half past five, but the sun is already down, and
there are clusters of tourists in snowsuits that have just come off the mountain in
every corner.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Have you ever stayed here before?\u8221? Tucker asks, lugging both of our
suitcases behind him. Since I\u8217?ve been pregnant, it\u8217?s like he thinks
I\u8217?m incapable of lifting a finger. It\u8217?s annoyingly
endearing.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Nope. Craig and Andrew want to snowboard, and apparently, the cabin is too
far away.\u8221? My brothers complained about how long it took to get to The Pines
from the cabin we rented on the outskirts of River\u8217?s Edge last year, so my
parents booked us rooms here for the first few days.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?It\u8217?s nice,\u8221? he says, making his way to the front desk, the
wheels of our suitcases echoing off the walls.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?That\u8217?s an understatement,\u8221? I say, tightening the messy ponytail
on top of my head. My hair is so thick now that I don\u8217?t even attempt to tame
it. {\i
Must be the prenatals}.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?What are {\i
we} going to do?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?What do you mean?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I mean, you can\u8217?t snowboard pregnant.\u8221? Tuck pauses. \u8220?Wait,
can you?\u8221? he asks, second-guessing his initial
assumption.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?No.\u8221? I laugh. \u8220?Well, I guess you could,\u8221? I amend, \u8220?
but I don\u8217?t want to risk it.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Does this mean getting drunk is out of the question?\u8221? he teases,
gesturing to the hotel bar on the other side of the lobby. I roll my eyes and
follow his gaze, about to give him some sarcastic response, but the smile falls
from my face.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Mollie? What\u8217?s up?\u8221? Tuck asks, his eyebrows scrunched together
as he searches the bar for whatever caused my shift in behavior. I\u8217?m frozen
for half a second, looking at Camden as he poses for a photo with a group of girls.
He doesn\u8217?t smile, though. He looks like he\u8217?d rather be anywhere but
here. As soon as they\u8217?re done, he leaves them with barely a nod of
acknowledgment. If it wasn\u8217?t for the tattoos on his throat that I can make
out from here, I might not think it was him.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
The Cam I knew, albeit for five minutes, was happy and funny and brighter than the
sun. This guy looks miserable. I\u8217?m lost in my thoughts, and I don\u8217?t
realize I\u8217?m staring until it\u8217?s too late. He pauses his stride, and as
if he senses me, his eyes lock in on mine. I whip around, pulling my dark green
vest closed. I\u8217?m wearing a loose black long-sleeved shirt and black skinny
yoga pants\u8212?mostly because it\u8217?s the only thing that fits comfortably
anymore\u8212?but right now, I\u8217?m thankful that I picked something that would
camouflage my stomach.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Can we get the room key?\u8221? I ask out of the corner of my mouth while
trying to covertly hide the side of my face with my ponytail. Tuck looks concerned,
but he acts quickly, approaching the front desk, and then he\u8217?s handing me the
little envelope with the plastic room key inside. Tuck ushers me toward the
elevator with a hand on my lower back.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Our suitcases\u8212?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?They\u8217?re going to bring them up. I told them you weren\u8217?t feeling
well, and we needed to hurry.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I nod, thankful for his quick thinking.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
We\u8217?re almost to the elevators when I give in to the urge to look back, and I
immediately wish I hadn\u8217?t. He\u8217?s standing in the middle of the lobby,
staring straight at me. His arms are crossed, and the look on his face is something
between perplexed and mildly irritated.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Can he tell I\u8217?m pregnant? Why is he looking at me like that? I\u8217?m
surprised he even recognizes me, to be honest. How many girls have come before and
after me? But unless he likes to have angry staring contests with strangers, he
definitely recognizes me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
The elevator dings, signaling its arrival, and I turn my attention back to it.
Tucker guides me inside and hits the button for the eighth
floor.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Wanna tell me what just happened?\u8221? he asks with an expectant
look.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I saw him.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Like, {\i
him} him?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I nod, pacing the elevator. Why is he here? Sutton swore he\u8217?d be gone. I
suddenly feel hot\u8212?{\i
really} hot\u8212?and not in a good way. My stomach tangles with
nerves.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I thought he was in Aspen,\u8221? Tuck says,
confused.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Yeah, well, he\u8217?s not,\u8221? I snap. I don\u8217?t mean to, but I feel
like I\u8217?m on the verge of throwing up, and I haven\u8217?t done that since
starting my second trimester. The elevator doors slide open, and Tucker leads the
way. We walk in silence, Tucker knowing that it\u8217?s best to let me work through
things on my own and calm myself down before he tries to talk to
me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Once we\u8217?re in our room, I sit on one of the queen beds with the wooden posts,
while Tucker snatches the remote off the dresser and flips through the guide. A few
minutes pass, and there\u8217?s a knock on the door. My head snaps over to
Tucker.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Relax,\u8221? he says, knowing exactly what I\u8217?m thinking. \u8220?
It\u8217?s our suitcases. Remember?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Oh.{\i
Duh}.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
A middle-aged man in a polo that sports The Pines\u8217? logo wheels our luggage
in. Tucker tips him as I dig through my bag, searching for my phone. I shoot off a
text to Sutton, telling her that I\u8217?m going to kick her ass, and then I check
my family group chat.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\b
Mom}: Dinner at the Pine Top buffet. 6PM. Top floor. Dress
nice.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\b
Craig}: But I really wanted to wear my new crop top.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\b
Andrew}: New phone. Who dis?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\b
Craig}: My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\b
Mom}: You\u8217?re both idiots.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\b
Mom}: Where\u8217?s Mollie?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\b
Craig}: Probably being pregnant somewhere.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\b
Mom}: Funny.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Despite my impending meltdown, I laugh and let them know we\u8217?ll be there. I
freshen up in the bathroom and fix my hair, but I don\u8217?t change my outfit.
When I come out, Tucker is standing outside the door, looking down at his phone
while he waits for me. He gives me a reassuring smile, and then we\u8217?re on our
way to the buffet.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Dinner proves to be a good distraction, between my brothers\u8217? antics and the
plethora of delicious food. Everyone makes plans to get up early tomorrow\u8212?my
brothers snowboarding and my parents skiing. I decide to do some shopping in the
outdoor mall right next to the resort.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
We kiss and hug our goodbyes, and then Tuck and I are heading back to our room.
We\u8217?re in separate beds, something I insisted on a couple of months ago. We
haven\u8217?t had sex since before I hooked up with Cam, but even sleeping in the
same bed feels wrong now. It blurs the line, and right now, boundaries are our
friend. It would be easy to crawl into his bed, into his arms, and accept the
comfort my best friend has to offer me, but I know I shouldn\u8217?t. It would be
selfish, knowing he still harbors feelings for me on some
level.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Molls?\u8221? Tucker asks after a few minutes, his voice low and
sleepy.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Yeah?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?It\u8217?ll be all right.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I smile in the dark.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Thanks, Tuck.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {\page } {
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\u8220?Wake up, shitbag. It\u8217?s time to teach the privileged,\u8221? Cord says,
throwing my snow boots at me. I double over in bed, clutching my stomach as the
boots narrowly avoid my nuts.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Fuck off,\u8221? I grumble, pulling the pillow over my head. I stretch and
feel a pang in my knee that reminds me exactly why I\u8217?m in this position in
the first place\u8212?not that I need reminding. I think about that day twenty-four
seven and what I could\u8217?ve done differently.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I didn\u8217?t even hurt myself snowboarding, for fuck\u8217?s sake. I was on my
skateboard, trying to smith grind down a rail when I unexpectedly locked into
another trick. My weight was distributed for the smith, leaving me no chance to
bail. And that\u8217?s how I tore my ACL, also known as every athlete\u8217?s worst
fucking nightmare.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I had surgery a few months ago, and instead of doing everything in my power to
heal, I was on a downward spiral from hell. I never wore my brace, never went to
physical therapy, and if I did leave my house, it was to get belligerent, and most
times, ended up thrown in the drunk tank for bar fights. If that wasn\u8217?t
enough, all my sponsors dropped my ass like a sack of potatoes. I don\u8217?t blame
them, though\u8212?they were sick of my shit. I couldn\u8217?t compete, and I
wasn\u8217?t taking recovery seriously. I was a PR manager\u8217?s worst
nightmare.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I had my wake-up call when Cordell bailed on Aspen because he was afraid to leave
me alone. Me\u8212?a grown-ass man\u8212?couldn\u8217?t even be left alone.
That\u8217?s a whole new level of fucked up, even for me. I didn\u8217?t care about
messing my own life up, but I didn\u8217?t want to drag my brother down with
me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Slowly, I stopped getting black-out drunk, started going to physical therapy, and
last month, I took a job as an instructor for the resort\u8217?s ski school.
I\u8217?m able to ride, but I\u8217?m nowhere near ready for the X Games. So, for
now, I\u8217?ll put in time at the gym and kick it on the bunny slopes, teaching a
bunch of six to eight-year-olds to ski and snowboard.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Most days, I\u8217?m okay with how my life has changed. I wish I would have kept my
ass off that skateboard, but it could be worse. Surprisingly enough, working with
the mini assholes has done wonders for my outlook and my mood in general. But
yesterday was just one of those days where I felt like a failure and like I lost my
shot at my dream career.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Then, I saw her. Mollie Mabey. The girl I hooked up with right before my injury.
She was looking fine, too. But then, she noticed me and acted like she had no clue
who I was. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that her boyfriend was with
her. Did she think I was going to make a scene because we had one night together?
Fuck if I know. I was already in a sour-ass mood, and her looking at me like I was
the loser she made the mistake of slumming it up with over summer vacay did nothing
to help my mood.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I could have my pick of any girl on this mountain when I was in my prime. And she
was {\i
embarrassed} of me? Fuck that. Hell, I can still have my pick. Chicks love
athletes, and an injured one? Even better. They have this innate instinct to
nurture and nurse them back to health. It\u8217?s like that shit is in their
DNA.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I look up at my ceiling and see the time glowing in blue from my alarm clock
projector. Eight thirty-eight. I have twenty-two minutes to get dressed and be on
the mountain. I scrub my hands down my face, trying to shake off the sleep, and
make a mental note to shave. I let myself get a little burlier than I usually
am.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I throw on my snow pants and jacket with The Pines\u8217? logo, grab my board,
goggles, hat, and gloves, and head out the door. I throw my board onto the roof
rack of my cobalt blue WRX, and then I\u8217?m off. Once I park in the
resort\u8217?s garage, I grab my shit and make my way toward the lift. This is my
favorite part. The ride up the mountain. The crisp, quiet air. The calm before the
storm.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Once I\u8217?m at the top, I round up the hula-hoops and tip connectors for the
kids\u8217? skis and trudge through the snow.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Camden!\u8221? a tiny voice squeals, and I turn just in time to see Emersyn
barreling toward me. She tackles me at the knees, and we both go down. Good thing
we have fresh powder today, or that would\u8217?ve been a bitch for my tailbone. I
chuckle, righting the beanie that shifted during the fall, and she uses her mitten-
covered hands to push the blonde hair from her face. Red cheeks and a toothless
smile beam up at me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Emersyn may be seven, but I can already tell that she\u8217?s going to be a
lifelong snowboarder. When she first came to me, I made her start with skiing. Kids
usually do better learning that way first. She was a natural, so I spoke to her
parents about getting her a snowboard. The kid fucking loves it. And I know
she\u8217?s going places. Which is why I agreed when her parents asked if I could
give her private lessons.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?What\u8217?s up, Mini Shredder?\u8221? I ask, grabbing her under the armpits
and propping her on her feet.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Nuffin\u8217?.\u8221? She shrugs. \u8220?Can we try the box today?\u8221?
she asks, clapping her hands together.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?{\i
Nooo},\u8221? I drawl. \u8220?We\u8217?re going to work on carving and getting your
pops nice and clean with the other kids. We\u8217?ll do some tricks during your
private lessons. Deal?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Deal,\u8221? she grumbles.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Most of the kids in my class have pretty solid skills. At the beginning, I had to
weed out the kids who didn\u8217?t truly want to be there. Usually, the parents
threw them into it so they could snap a few photos and brag about it on social
media. Those kids weren\u8217?t ready, and I had to explain to the parents that
pushing it now would result in fear that could potentially ruin boarding or skiing
for the rest of their lives. Now, I\u8217?m left with a good group of kids who have
a genuine love of the mountain and desire to learn.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
The rest of my group has gathered by the cones I have set up, and we make our way
over to start the class. I help Emersyn trek through the snow by guiding her by her
hood. The kid is a beast on a snowboard. But walking on two feet? Not so much.
Especially when snow boots are involved.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?All right, dudes and dudettes, get your helmets on. Let\u8217?s hit some
drills, and then we\u8217?ll move on to some new
skills.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
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I lift my goggles off my eyes and onto my forehead over my beanie and slide into
the lift. On the way down, I realize that my knee doesn\u8217?t feel as stiff as it
usually does by the end of the day. That\u8217?s got to be a good
sign.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
My phone buzzes in my pocket once my service kicks back in, and I see texts from my
friend Dare telling me to come over for dinner. Our buddy Asher\u8217?s girl,
Briar, is cooking. I shoot a text back letting him know I\u8217?ll be there,
because Briar feeds me. I\u8217?ll never turn down a home-cooked meal, even if the
main ingredient is pity.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Once I\u8217?m at the bottom, I decide to head straight to my car instead of
stopping for a beer at the resort\u8217?s bar. I\u8217?m walking through the
outdoor shopping center toward the parking lot when I see her. Mollie. She\u8217?s
sitting on the Blues Brothers bench\u8212?which is exactly what it sounds like; a
bench with the Blues Brothers statues at both ends\u8212?next to the outdoor ice-
skating rink. The skating rink sits right in the middle of The Pines, surrounded by
the actual resort, the lifts, and all the stores and
restaurants.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Mollie sits there, watching the ice skaters, blowing into her steaming cup. This
time she has on a grey beanie with a tan pompom on top, those tight, black things
that girls try to pass off as pants\u8212?not that I\u8217?m complaining\u8212?and
a white coat over a flannel shirt. Before I can talk myself out of it, I\u8217?m
heading right for her.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Well, if it isn\u8217?t Mollie Mabey,\u8221? I say, causing her to jump. Her
big, brown eyes shoot up to mine, and she looks like a deer caught in
headlights.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Camden,\u8221? she says, seeming nervous or unsure as she crosses one leg
over the other. An image pops into my head of me between those thighs, eating that
perfect pussy, and if she wasn\u8217?t here with her boyfriend, I might ask her for
a repeat. On second thought, I still might, boyfriend or
not.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?So, you do remember me,\u8221? I say, even though her reaction last night
made that more than clear.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Sorry about last night,\u8221? she says. \u8220?I just wasn\u8217?t
expecting to see you.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Her response strikes me as odd. She knows I live here. Why would she be surprised
to see me? And we had one night of hooking up\u8212?one glorious fucking
night\u8212?but there wasn\u8217?t any drama. Just fun. But she never tried to
contact me afterward. We both knew the deal. The weirdness on her end doesn\u8217?t
add up. Maybe she\u8217?s just embarrassed about having a one-night stand. Maybe
she regrets it. I, clearly, don\u8217?t share the same
affliction.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?What are you doing?\u8221? I ask, giving her an out. She doesn\u8217?t have
to explain herself.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?My family\u8217?s up there,\u8221? she says, gesturing toward the gondola in
the distance. \u8220?I was just walking around the shops, waiting for everyone to
be done.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Why didn\u8217?t you go up?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I suck at snowboarding,\u8221? she admits. \u8220?Plus, I wasn\u8217?t
feeling well earlier.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I want to ask where her boyfriend is. If he went up without her. But I don\u8217?
t.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Come with me,\u8221? I say, surprising her. She starts to shake her head,
but I grab her dainty hand, pulling her up from the bench. She tosses her drink in
the trash next to the bench before she shivers and zips her jacket, wrapping her
arms around her middle. It\u8217?s not even that cold now, but I guess it might be
for someone who isn\u8217?t used to River\u8217?s Edge\u8217?s
winters.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I really can\u8217?t. They\u8217?ll be done soon, soooo\u8230?\u8221? she
trails off, looking toward the lift.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Bullshit. You\u8217?ve been down here all day. You deserve to do {\i
something} while you\u8217?re here. Give me one second.
Okay?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
She looks like she\u8217?s going to say no. Indecision wars in her eyes. But she
surprises me by nodding yes.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Wait here,\u8221? I instruct.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Okay\u8230?\u8221? she says suspiciously.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?ll be right back.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I turn around and jog toward the kiosk a few feet away and buy her a lift ticket
before running back in her direction.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Come on,\u8221? I say, tugging on her hand. She lets me guide her to the
gondola, her tiny, freezing palm in mine. We hand our tickets to the lift
operator.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Mind holding onto my board for a few?\u8221? I ask him. I don\u8217?t want
to lug it around. He agrees. He\u8217?s seen me around, so he knows I work here, if
the black and forest green snow jacket with The Pines\u8217? logo wasn\u8217?t
enough to tip him off.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Thanks, man,\u8221? I say, helping Mollie into the lift. She sits on the
opposite side of me and rests her oversized purse on her lap. When the lift jerks,
she startles and gives a little yelp. I chuckle, putting my hand on her
knee.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You\u8217?re safe. There\u8217?s nothing to be afraid of in
here.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Mollie swallows thickly, and after giving me a searching look, she turns her gaze
to the mountains.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?This is my favorite part, you know. It\u8217?s so quiet and peaceful,\u8221?
she says with a small smile, echoing my thoughts from
earlier.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I clear my throat. \u8220?Like the calm before the storm,\u8221? I
mutter.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Exactly,\u8221? she whispers, sounding surprised.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Once we\u8217?re at the top, I hop out first and extend my hand to help her
down.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?This way,\u8221? I say, and she follows. I lead her to the lookout deck. You
can see the whole lake from here. People pay to come up just for this
view.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Oh my God,\u8221? she breathes, taking it all in. The crystal blue lake that
reflects like a mirror, the snow-covered mountaintops in the distance. \u8220?
It\u8217?s beautiful.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Beautiful doesn\u8217?t even fucking begin to describe it,\u8221? I say, but
I\u8217?m not looking at the lake. The pink in Mollie\u8217?s cheeks deepens. I
like making her blush. I want to make that whole body blush, again and
again.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Why did you bring me here?\u8221? she asks, her tone cautious and
unsure.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I could give her some bullshit line, but if I remember correctly, Mollie is the
type of girl who appreciates straightforwardness.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You looked sad.\u8221? I shrugged. \u8220?I guess I wanted to fix it. Also,
your ass looks fucking phenomenal, and I wouldn\u8217?t mind spending time with it
again. I mean you. {\i
You} again. And also your ass.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
She looks up at me with tears swimming in those brown eyes. {\i
Okay, I guess she didn\u8217?t appreciate the
honesty\u8230?}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Whoa, my bad, Mollie. Don\u8217?t cry.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?No,\u8221? she says, waving me off. \u8220?That was just really
sweet.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
That\u8217?s not exactly the word I\u8217?d use to describe it, but I\u8217?m not
going to argue. I notice a little smudge of brown on the corner of her berry-
colored lips, and without thinking, I lean in and slowly slide my thumb across it.
Mollie\u8217?s breath hitches, as I pull it back and suck it off my
thumb.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Mmm. Hot chocolate.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Mollie bites her lip, and in a bold move, I lean forward again to lick it straight
from the source. Her lips part, and I take the opportunity to suck her bottom lip
into my mouth. Her palms come up to my chest, but instead of pushing me away, she
grips my jacket. I take that as permission to slip my tongue inside, sliding it
against hers.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Cam!\u8221? a familiar voice shouts. I break away from Mollie with a groan
and look over to see Emersyn with her parents and two older people. She holds up a
finger, letting them know she\u8217?ll be right back, and runs over to
us.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Long time no see, Mini Shredder.\u8221? {\i
Who shall from now on be mentally referred to as Mini
Cockblock.}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?My mom and dad wanted to show my grandparents the lookout,\u8221? she says,
rolling her eyes.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I laugh at her attitude and ruffle her wind-knotted hair. \u8220?Tough
break,\u8221? I say sarcastically.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I know, right? Is this your {\i
girrrrrlfriend}?\u8221? Em sings.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?No,\u8221? I say, clearing my throat and scratching at the back of my
neck. \u8220?Emersyn, this is my friend, Mollie. Mollie, this is one of my
kids.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Mollie\u8217?s wide eyes dart to mine, and I realize how that
sounded.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?One of my {\i
students},\u8221? I\u8217?m quick to amend. \u8220?I teach at the ski
school.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?His {\i
best} student,\u8221? Emersyn clarifies, tucking her hair behind her
ear.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You cocky little\u8212?\u8221? I start, but then I turn to Mollie. \u8220?
She\u8217?s right, though. You\u8217?ll be seeing this kid on TV someday soon. Mark
my words.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Emersyn preens like a goddamn peacock and Mollie laughs at her antics, but her eyes
are still glassy.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I really have to go,\u8221? she says, hooking a thumb behind her. \u8220?But
it was nice to meet you!\u8221? she tells Emersyn. Turning back to me, she adds,
\u8220?Thank you for this.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
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toward the lift. I take a minute to talk to Em, letting her know I\u8217?d see her
in a couple of days for her private lesson before I decide to head back down
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That was, quite possibly, the most embarrassing moment of my life. I cried after
someone complimented my ass. It wasn\u8217?t just that Cam was being sweet about
wanting to cheer me up. It was a combination of things. The view. Seeing him
interact with Emersyn. And knowing that I have to share my secret soon, when part
of me likes having this little pinecone all to myself. Worrying about his reaction.
All of it.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
If I\u8217?m not crying, I\u8217?m horny, hence letting him {\i
kiss me}. What was I thinking? That\u8217?s all pregnancy is for me at this
point\u8212?crying over nothing and fantasizing about everything. I feel like I
have exactly zero control over my emotions or hormones, and that\u8217?s the most
frustrating part.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
This morning, Tuck planned to keep me company, but my brothers wanted him to go
boarding. He was reluctant, but I told him he should go. I\u8217?m not his
girlfriend. It\u8217?s time for us to act like it. After I took the lift back down,
I didn\u8217?t wait for anyone. I decided to go back to my room and get ready for
tonight. Besides, I needed a minute to clear my head after running into Cam for the
second time in as many days. Small towns suck.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Sutton and I have plans, so I showered and then grabbed a quick bite to eat with
Tuck. Now, I\u8217?m staring at my suitcase, debating what to wear. I\u8217?m not
sure what we\u8217?re doing, but I think she said something about going to her
friend\u8217?s house. Since I don\u8217?t think we\u8217?re going to be out in
public, I decide to wear a cute gray formfitting wrap dress that does nothing to
hide my growing stomach and my taupe-y suede over-the-knee boots. I throw on a gray
scarf and an oversized cardigan, grab my purse, and head down to the lobby, hoping
I\u8217?m not unlucky enough to run into Camden Hess for a third time.
Sutton\u8217?s waiting for me in her SUV outside the revolving doors, and I rush
toward the passenger door, already feeling the bitter cold seeping into my bones.
Sutton squeals when I open the door, hugging me over the middle
console.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I fucking missed you!\u8221? she yells into my ear. \u8220?And look at
you!\u8221? She pulls back, pushing my cardigan out of the way to get a better
look. \u8220?I knew. I just fucking knew it,\u8221? she says, shaking her
head.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?What?\u8221? I ask defensively.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I knew you\u8217?d be the cutest pregnant bitch alive. You\u8217?re all
tummy, and even that is tiny.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?m only like twenty weeks. You\u8217?ll have to roll me around
soon.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Doubtful,\u8221? she says, pulling out of the parking
lot.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?So, where are we going again?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I asked my friend Briar to hang out earlier. She\u8217?s sort of new in
town, but she\u8217?s good people. You\u8217?ll like her. She invited us to hang
out at her friend\u8217?s house.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Like, a party?\u8221? I ask. \u8220?Because I don\u8217?t want to be the
pregnant chick at the party.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?No.\u8221? Sutton laughs, \u8220?They\u8217?re just hanging out. Probably
playing some pool and some snowskate.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?What the hell is snowskate?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Like skateboarding\u8230?in the snow.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?So, snowboarding?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Huh,\u8221? Sutton says, looking contemplative. \u8220?I never thought of
that. They\u8217?re different somehow.\u8221? She shrugs. \u8220?Anyway, Briar is
gorgeous and the most genuine chick I know\u8212?besides you,\u8221? she adds
belatedly. \u8220?And her fianc\u233?? Jesus Christ, that guy is probably the
hottest guy I\u8217?ve ever seen in real life. I mean, I\u8217?m a little afraid of
him, but he\u8217?s fun to look at.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You\u8217?re a mess.\u8221? I laugh.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Says the pregnant girl in denial,\u8221? she slings back, rolling her
eyes.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Shut up. I am not in denial. I\u8217?m very aware that I\u8217?m going to be
in charge of a human life in just a couple of
months.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?And you\u8217?re going to rock it, so get that panicked look off your face.
This is a good thing, Mollie. The {\i
best} thing, even if you can\u8217?t see it now.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
My stupid pregnancy hormones strike again, and it\u8217?s all I can do to nod
without bursting into tears. I\u8217?ve been working temp jobs since being laid
off, while looking for other career opportunities. I still live with my best
friend-slash-fake boyfriend. The baby\u8217?s father doesn\u8217?t even {\i
know}. I feel like a failure of a mom and my kid hasn\u8217?t even been
born.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Do you think he knows?\u8221? Sutton asks,
cautiously.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?No. I don\u8217?t think so, anyway.\u8221? I texted Sutton about running
into Cam, conveniently leaving out the part where we
kissed.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I turn up the radio to avoid talking about this particular subject, and \u8220?
Closer\u8221? by The Chainsmokers blares from the speakers. We\u8217?re driving for
longer than I expected, past the city limits. There aren\u8217?t any streetlights
out here, and the roads are long and windy.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Are you sure you\u8217?re not actually taking me somewhere to kill
me?\u8221? I ask, only half-joking.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?m just following the directions she gave me. I\u8217?ve never been
out this far.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
We drive for a more miles on the edge of the lake, the road becoming increasingly
narrow, and the sky darker. The snow is really starting to come down now, and the
streets are covered in white. Finally, we pull up to a dark brown cabin. It\u8217?s
covered in snow, and there are three guys with what appears to be skateboards
without the wheels and one tiny blonde girl bundled up, standing in the front
yard.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
The blonde, whom I assume is Briar, waves as we walk up the icy
driveway.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Be careful,\u8221? she says, gesturing to the ground. \u8220?It\u8217?s
super slippery.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Sutton and Briar hug, and when they pull apart, Briar beams at me. \u8220?I\u8217?m
Briar,\u8221? she says, holding out a hand. I take it and introduce
myself.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?This is Asher,\u8221? she says, tugging him over by his arm. {\i
Damn}. Sutton is right. He\u8217?s nice to look at, but intimidating as hell. He
gives me a nod, squeezes Briar\u8217?s ass, and kisses the top of her head before
he jumps onto his skateboard without wheels and slides down the little hill in the
yard.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?This is Adrian, who\u8217?s basically my brother,\u8221? she says, pointing
to a guy who smiles suggestively at me, his deep dimples on display. \u8220?My
actual brother is\u8230?away,\u8221? she says cryptically. \u8220?And this is Dare.
He\u8217?s grumpy, but he\u8217?s harmless.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Tall and tattooed grunts at me in response. He looks vaguely familiar. They\u8217?
re all gorgeous, but Dare is like the leader of the beautiful, and even more
threatening than Asher. I think it\u8217?s a rule that you must be ridiculously
attractive to hang out with this crowd.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?We should go inside before the ladies get cold,\u8221? Adrian
says.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?We\u8217?re fine,\u8221? Sutton insists.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Not you. I mean these assholes,\u8221? he says, flicking his chin toward
Dare and Asher.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Where did Tweedledee and Tweedledum go?\u8221? Asher asks, as if suddenly
noticing someone is missing, as we walk inside.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?They\u8217?ll be right back,\u8221? Dare says, holding the door open for
us.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Inside, it\u8217?s sort of bare\u8212?which is to be expected for a guy\u8217?s
house. What I don\u8217?t expect is how beautiful it is. Tall, wooden beams and
vaulted ceilings. Floor-to-ceiling windows. A pool table sits in the middle of an
open room off to the side of the kitchen, and there are two rustic brown couches
that sit in front of a somewhat formidable fireplace made from
stone.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Sutton takes off her coat, revealing a cream color off-the-shoulder sweater and
skinny black jeans, and Briar tells her to hang it on the hook by the door. I
follow suit, hanging my cardigan and scarf next to hers.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Sutton\u8217?s hands are immediately on my belly. \u8220?I can\u8217?t even handle
it, Molls. This is amazing.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You\u8217?re pregnant?\u8221? Briar asks, extending her hand, but she
snatches it back before she makes contact. \u8220?Can I feel? I mean, is that
weird?\u8221? I laugh and assure her that I don\u8217?t
mind.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I know a lot of pregnant women hate their stomachs being touched\u8212?I\u8217?ve
been on enough online baby forums to know that\u8217?s generally a no-no\u8212?but
I\u8217?m not one of those women. I think it\u8217?s sweet. Ask me again when a
stranger tries it, though, and I might answer differently.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}
{
I don\u8217?t even see how it happens, but Adrian\u8217?s on his knees in front of
me in a flash, adding his hand to the mix. I\u8217?ve got three sets of hands on my
body\u8212?two of them belonging to strangers. {\i
This is the most action I\u8217?ve had in months.}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?How far along are you?\u8221? Briar asks. \u8220?If Sutton didn\u8217?t
start rubbing you like a Magic 8 Ball, I wouldn\u8217?t have even known. You\u8217?
re tiny.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Like twenty weeks. Now is when I\u8217?ll really start packing on the
pounds, or so I hear.\u8221? It feels good to talk to people about this who
don\u8217?t know me or my situation. They\u8217?re just genuinely curious and
excited. Babies have a way of doing that to people.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Briar is the first to step back, and Sutton is next. Adrian lingers, gripping my
bump like a basketball.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?m weirdly aroused right now, I\u8217?m not gonna
lie.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
The room goes dead silent, everyone looking to each other, each expression a
variation of {\i
did he really just say that?}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?What?\u8221? Adrian asks, looking around, genuinely
confused.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I\u8217?m the first one to break, unable to keep the full-on belly laugh inside.
Dare snorts out a laugh, and like a domino effect, everyone else
follows.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Just then, I hear the front door open. It happens in slow motion, the way I turn my
head toward the sound, only to see a tattooed hand dropping a set of keys and said
keys clanging to the hardwood floor. The way the smile melts off my face, and the
way that brief, happy, carefree feeling morphs into horror.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}
{
Because it\u8217?s Cam at the door, staring right at my pregnant stomach, and
Adrian\u8217?s hands that are all over it.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Who\u8217?s the pregnant chick?\u8221? a guy who looks a lot like Cam says
from behind his shoulder as he chews on what appears to be a breadstick. I realize
now that he\u8217?s his brother, and he was at the bar that night. That must be why
Dare looked familiar to me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?What the fuck are you doing here?\u8221? Cam barks, his eyes hard in a way
that I\u8217?ve never seen from him before.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?m sorry,\u8221? I say softly. \u8220?I was going to tell
you.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Once again, the room is quiet, everyone seemingly confused\u8212?not excluding
myself\u8212?but knowing something significant is going
down.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?{\i
Okay},\u8221? Briar drawls, yanking a baffled Adrian up by the back of his
hoodie. \u8220?This is our cue to leave.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
The guy behind Cam moves around him, with a pizza box in one arm, and everyone
makes their way up the stairs, except Sutton, who hangs back for a
minute.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I didn\u8217?t know,\u8221? she says, sincerely, her eyes begging me to
believe her. \u8220?I swear.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?It\u8217?s okay,\u8221? I tell her, because this moment has been a long time
coming. It might be a bit more dramatic than I\u8217?d have liked it to be, but it
needs to happen nonetheless.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Once we\u8217?re left alone, Cam kicks the door closed behind him and walks to the
fridge, helping himself to a beer. Weirdly, I wonder how close of friends he is
with these people. Obviously comfortable enough to walk in without knocking and
raid Dare\u8217?s fridge. {\i
What are the odds? And why me?}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I wanted to tell you,\u8221? I say again, not having any idea where to
start.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I don\u8217?t think there\u8217?s anything to say, really,\u8221? he says
with a shrug.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
My eyebrows cinch together in confusion. \u8220?Can you let me
explain?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?What is there to explain? You let me kiss you when you\u8217?re {\i
pregnant}. Now, I\u8217?m not the fucking moral police, but that seems a little
fucked up to kiss another man when you\u8217?re pregnant, even for me. I\u8217?m
sure your boyfriend super appreciates it.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\i
What? Is that what he thinks? That it\u8217?s }Tucker\u8217?s{\i
?}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Cam\u8212?\u8221? I try again, but he interrupts me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}
{
\u8220?And not only did you hide it from me, but then I walk in to find my
friend\u8217?s hands all over you. Just how many guys have you let have a piece of
that pie, Mollie Mabey?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I can\u8217?t begin to explain the anger that ripples through me in waves. In the
short time I\u8217?ve spent with him, I\u8217?ve seen fun, cocky Cam, I\u8217?ve
seen moody, guarded Cam, but I\u8217?ve never seen this {\i
mean }side before.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You don\u8217?t know what the {\i
fuck} you\u8217?re talking about,\u8221? I seethe, walking past him to grab my
sweater and stuff off the hook. \u8220?Sutton!\u8221? I yell. \u8220?I\u8217?ll be
in the car.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {\page } {
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Mollie storms out of the house, slamming the door behind her. {\i
Unfuckingbelievable}. How did I not notice it before? I think back to the few times
I ran into her, and she always had a jacket or a loose shirt to camouflage her
stomach. I think about how she always seemed to position her purse in front of her,
and how she reacted the way she did in the lobby.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
But why? Why did she care what I thought?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Mollie\u8217?s friend comes barreling down the stairs after her and stops in front
of me, parking her fists on her hips.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You and Mollie hooked up like four months ago,
right?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I nod my confirmation, as a sinking feeling hits my gut.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Weird, because she\u8217?s four months pregnant,\u8221? she says, sarcasm
dripping from every word. \u8220?Do the math, asshole. It\u8217?s
yours.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I stand here, feeling the color drain from my face. And then she\u8217?s shoving
past me, too, shoulder checking me on her way out.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Fuck. Fuck. {\i
Fuck}. The condom. It slipped off inside her, but she said she was on birth
control. I remember asking, specifically. And she\u8217?s just now telling me? How
long would she have waited if I hadn\u8217?t found out inadvertently? We never
exchanged numbers, but she knows my name. She clearly knows my fucking friends.
Tracking me down would be a no-brainer. Would she have told me at all? Would I ever
know that I fathered a child? Is this even my kid? So many thoughts bombard me at
once, and I drop down onto the bottom step, holding my head in my
hands.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I hear someone coming down the stairs a moment later, and then Cord plops down next
to me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Was she telling the truth?\u8221? he asks, probably having eavesdropped on
the whole thing.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I blow out a breath, scrubbing a hand over my stubble. \u8220?I think so,\u8221? I
admit. I can\u8217?t be sure, and I barely know the girl, but my gut tells me she
wouldn\u8217?t lie about something like that.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Then, what the fuck are you doing? Go,\u8221? Cordell says, jerking his chin
toward the front door. {\i
Fuck}. He\u8217?s right. At the very least, we need to
talk.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You good?\u8221? I ask as I stand.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?ll get a ride back. I might even crash here
tonight.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I give him a nod, retrieve my forgotten keys from the floor, and then I\u8217?m
hauling ass through the snow back to The Pines.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
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\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
After asking my friend, who happened to be working the front desk, which room
Mollie was in, I dart over to the elevator, not wanting to miss it\u8212?it\u8217?s
the kind that you don\u8217?t see for ten minutes once it\u8217?s gone\u8212?and my
snow-slick boots slip against the hardwood flooring. I flail for a second, but I
end up being able to catch my balance. The elevator went up without me, though, so
I do what any normal person would do.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I take the stairs.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I fly up all eight flights of stairs, taking two or three at a time. I walk in the
direction of her room number, the plush beige carpet muffling my footsteps\u8212?a
stark contrast to the urgency I\u8217?m feeling inside. I raise my fist to knock,
not having any idea how she\u8217?s going to react to me showing up uninvited.
Either way, I\u8217?m not going anywhere until she gives me some
answers.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Mollie opens the door, her doe eyes red from crying, and it makes the brown appear
almost orange. Her wet eyelashes cling together, and her nose is red. Her heart-
shaped mouth parts in shock, and I brace my right arm on the doorframe, leaning in
closer.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?m going to be a dad?\u8221? I ask her, surprised to have to speak
around the lump in my throat.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
She nods, her bottom lip trembling, trying to hold back the tears. In this moment,
I don\u8217?t care that she lied to me, that she kept it from me, or anything else.
I don\u8217?t care about her fuck bag of a boyfriend. All I care about is this
woman in front of me that is beautiful and carrying my child and {\i
mine}.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Sliding my hand behind her neck, I crash my mouth to hers. She stumbles back, the
hotel door hitting the wall, but I have her. I push her against the wall, and when
her mouth parts on a gasp, I slide my tongue into her mouth. She tastes like
peppermint and hot chocolate. I bring both hands to cup her face, angling her head
to devour her to the best of my abilities.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Mollie pulls back, panting. \u8220?Cam,\u8221? she whispers. \u8220?Tucker is
here.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Keeping my hands on her face, I slowly angle my head to the right, and sure enough,
Tucker is standing there, and he sheepishly lifts his hand in an awkward, limp
wave.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Well, Fucker, you can leave now.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?It\u8217?s {\i
Tucker}, and you know it. Don\u8217?t talk to him like that,\u8221? Mollie snaps
with bite in her tone that I\u8217?ve never heard before. \u8220?He\u8217?s been
there for me through everything. He\u8217?s taken me to every single doctor
appointment, and he\u8217?s held my hair while I puked for six weeks straight.
He\u8217?s not my boyfriend, and he\u8217?s not your enemy. In fact, he\u8217?s
essentially your unborn child\u8217?s uncle, so don\u8217?t fuck up your first
choice as a father.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?It\u8217?s not like you gave me that opportunity!\u8221? I yell, letting my
temper get the best of me. \u8220?Don\u8217?t you think I would\u8217?ve loved to
be the one to do that stuff for you? Do you think I\u8217?m happy about missing
doctor appointments? No. But I\u8217?m trying not to hold that against you, Mollie,
because the truth is, we didn\u8217?t know each other. Hell, we still don\u8217?t.
But I\u8217?m not going to act like I\u8217?m happy that some other guy is over
here playing daddy to my kid.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Tuck?\u8221? she asks, sniffling.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You okay, Molls?\u8221? he asks, stepping forward, and I have to hand it to
him. He doesn\u8217?t cower. If he\u8217?s intimidated, he doesn\u8217?t show it.
He\u8217?s ready to protect Mollie, even if it means pissing me off. And I respect
that. Reluctantly.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?m fine.\u8221? She nods, but her eyes are still on me. \u8220?Can
you give us a minute?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Sure,\u8221? he says, swiping a room key off the dresser. \u8220?I\u8217?ll
go to your brothers\u8217? room. Call me if you need
anything.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Thank you. I will.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I eye him until he\u8217?s out the door, and then Mollie pushes past me to sit on
the bed. She\u8217?s even more beautiful pregnant\u8212?her belly swollen with my
kid and her lips swollen from my kiss.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?m sorry for snapping,\u8221? I say honestly, still trying to wrap my
mind around everything. \u8220?Can we just start from the beginning? How did this
happen?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Mollie takes a deep breath, tucking her dark brown hair behind her
ear.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?As you know, we had what I like to refer to as Condomgate. But, I thought we
were fine. I was on birth control,\u8221? she says, corroborating my memory of how
things went down, and I nod for her to continue. \u8220?Well, then my period was
late. And sometimes that happens, so I didn\u8217?t freak out right away. But then
it never came. I made an appointment, and when my doctor told me I was pregnant, I
flat-out called her a liar.\u8221? She laughs, but it lacks humor, and then swipes
her thumb under her eye to wipe away a tear. \u8220?I told her the situation, and
she asked if I had been on any antibiotics. And that\u8217?s when it hit me. I was
just getting over strep throat when we met, and I was still taking
antibiotics.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?And?\u8221? I ask, not sure how that fits into
anything.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?And, antibiotics can interfere with birth
control.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I scratch the back of my neck and take a seat on the bed opposite from her, our
knees almost touching.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I wanted to tell you. So many times. But I was scared. I didn\u8217?t handle
it well myself, so I couldn\u8217?t expect you to react well. I looked you up
online and started writing to you several times, but nothing sounded right. How do
you tell someone you hooked up with for one night that they\u8217?re tied to you
forever? Or the next eighteen years, at the very
least.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?That all makes sense, but why did you continue to hide it from me after I
saw you in the lobby?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Sutton told me you\u8217?d be in Aspen for the X Games, and then {\i
boom}, there you were. I panicked. I wasn\u8217?t ready. I mean, how many women try
to trap men? Especially professional athletes? Would you have even believed
me?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I would have,\u8221? I say, and I realize it\u8217?s the truth. \u8220?We
only had one night together, but I know you well enough to know that\u8217?s not
your style.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I should\u8217?ve given you the benefit of the
doubt.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?And Tucker?\u8221? I ask, not completely sure where he fits into all of
this.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?We dated\u8230?sort of. It\u8217?s mostly a show for his dad. He wants
Tucker to be more responsible in {\i
other} areas of his life before he gives him more responsibility at his firm. That
doesn\u8217?t mean that we didn\u8217?t sleep together\u8212?we did. But we
haven\u8217?t been together in that way since before I met you. I just don\u8217?t
feel that way about him.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Well, I guess that\u8217?s a relief, besides the part where they ever slept
together. We\u8217?re both silent for a minute, not knowing what else to
say.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?So, what does this mean for us?\u8221? I ask the only question I have
left.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?What do you mean, {\i
us}?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I {\i
mean}, are you gonna be my girl, Mollie Mabey?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Your girl?\u8221? She laughs. \u8220?I don\u8217?t know, Cam. You live here.
I live in San Fran. We don\u8217?t even know each
other.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?So, let\u8217?s get to know each other so we can stop fucking using that
excuse. Listen, I\u8217?ve been with a lot of women. And I mean {\i
a lot},\u8221? I stress, but Mollie arches a brow and holds up her hand to stop
me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I get it.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Anyway,\u8221? I say and then clear my throat. \u8220?The point is, we had
chemistry right off the bat. You\u8217?re the one girl I didn\u8217?t want to leave
the next morning. And when I saw you in the lobby, my gut reaction was to be glad
that you were back. And the more time I spend with you, the more I fucking {\i
want} you.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I put my palm on her exposed knee, rubbing in small
circles.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Give us a chance,\u8221? I say, my voice thick with lust at one touch of her
smooth skin. At one look at the way her dress has ridden up her thighs and the way
it hugs her rounded middle.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?How?\u8221? she whispers.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I don\u8217?t know. I\u8217?ll come down on weekends and court your ass.
Hard.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Mollie laughs, and I decide that I want to hear more of that. No more
tears.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You\u8217?d do that?\u8221? she asks doubtfully. \u8220?Because I have to
stay there. My doctor is there. My insurance is about to lapse. I have to find a
real fucking job,\u8221? she says, rolling her eyes, listing things off on her
fingers.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?ll probably try to convince you to come live with me in River\u8217?
s Edge every chance I get,\u8221? I warn. \u8220?But yes, I will. And, I\u8217?ll
add you to my insurance.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
My palm skates up her thighs, and I pause when it lands right below her
belly.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Can I touch you?\u8221? I ask, tilting my head to meet her gaze. She nods
wordlessly, and her breath hitches when I make contact. It\u8217?s firmer than I
expected\u8212?a perfect little baby belly. It\u8217?s surreal, knowing something
that came from me is inside her, that my hands are touching the result of our night
full of fun and fucking. I don\u8217?t know what kind of man it makes me to be
turned on by the thought of putting a baby inside her, but that\u8217?s exactly
what\u8217?s happening.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You know one good part about being pregnant?\u8221? I ask, my hand dipping
between her thighs, rubbing her pussy through her clothes.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}
{
\u8220?What?\u8221? she asks, already breathless.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I can come inside you, all I want.\u8221? And fuck, I want to. Need to. All
night long, as long as she\u8217?ll let me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I don\u8217?t know if that\u8217?s such a good idea,\u8221? she says, but
her eyes are closed in ecstasy, and she rocks into my
touch.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I think it\u8217?s the best idea I\u8217?ve ever had,\u8221? I counter,
\u8220?and I think you want it, too.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Mollie spreads her legs further apart, giving me better
access.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Is that a yes?\u8221? I slip my hand beneath her underwear, sliding it
through her already wet lips. \u8220?Your pussy seems to think
so.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
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How did we get here? Twenty minutes ago, I was crying about Cam and how he treated
me, and now, his hand is between my thighs as he tells me that he wants to be with
me. My heart says {\i
be careful}, my head says {\i
impossible}, but my body\u8230?my body is screaming at me to let Cam show it magic
again. Because that night with him {\i
was} pure magic.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I know we should take it slow, but what\u8217?s the point? I\u8217?m pregnant with
his child. The damage is done. If I\u8217?m going to sleep with someone, it might
as well be the father of my unborn child.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Cam sees the moment I decide, and he gently lays me down on the bed. My pulse is
jumping in my neck, my heartbeat erratic. Cam takes two fingers and drags them from
my collarbone to my cleavage before sliding one side of my wrap dress open,
exposing one of my breasts through thin, black lace. Cam lifts that, too, then
swirls his thumb around the puckered tip.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
My nipples are extremely sensitive lately, and I arch my back into his touch,
wanting more.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You like that?\u8221? he asks, uncovering the other one. Using both hands,
he massages my nipples with just his thumbs, and I swear on my life, I\u8217?ll
come like this if he keeps it up.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?These are puffier than I remember,\u8221? he remarks before dipping his head
to take one into his mouth. \u8220?Fucking
beautiful.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Cam sucks on me, and my body jerks at the sensation, feeling it straight down to my
core.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Keep doing that,\u8221? I insist, holding the back of his head to my chest.
His hands slide under my back and he holds me to him, feasting on me like I\u8217?m
his last meal. He alternates between each breast, sucking and nipping and biting,
and it isn\u8217?t long before I\u8217?m threatening to implode in his
arms.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Cam, I think\u8212?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You think you can come like this?\u8221? he asks, reading my mind. I nod
frantically, not wanting him to stop for even a second. I reach for my clit, but he
slaps my hand away.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?No cheating,\u8221? he says firmly before going back to work. He tweaks one
nipple while he gives the other long, fat swipes of his tongue, and soon, the
stimulation gets to be too much. My legs lock up, my core tightens, and my body
breaks out into pinpricks as I come, long and hard, shaking, even after it\u8217?s
over.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?That was the sexiest fucking thing I\u8217?ve ever seen,\u8221? Cam says,
laying me flat again and then pulling my dress and panties off. My limbs are
listless, my eyes heavy. I feel drugged and sated. Heavy, but somehow
weightless.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Cam moves down my body, peppering open-mouthed kisses on my belly before dipping
lower. He pushes my knees back and wastes no time diving between
them.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I missed this pussy,\u8221? he mumbles into me. There is no slow buildup.
I\u8217?m thrust right back into ecstasy. My nipples tighten as he flicks at my
clit with his tongue, and then he sucks it into his mouth. I gasp, my back rising
from the bed, and he pulls back abruptly.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I need to be inside you. I can\u8217?t wait
anymore.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Cam pulls off his hoodie and shirt in one swift move, then he shoves his jeans down
his muscular thighs. He lowers his beautiful, colorfully inked body to mine, and
then his huge thick cock is nudging against me, seeking
entrance.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Open up for me, Mollie,\u8221? he grunts, wedging his way inside. Cam grips
my knees and pushes them to my chest as he starts to slide in and out. I watch the
way the muscles in his arms flex and the way the veins strain in his neck as he
controls my movements with his hands now on my hips. It\u8217?s different this
time. Everything is hypersensitive. I can\u8217?t usually come from penetration
alone, but I just orgasmed from nothing but him touching my nipples, so anything is
possible.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
His thrusts go from agonizingly slow to quick and powerful, and I have to drop my
legs open, letting them fall on either side of him.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I can hear how wet you are,\u8221? he grits out, and his eyes follow the
sound, locking on to where we\u8217?re joined. He stares at my belly, and I start
to feel self-conscious about it as his movements slow. But then, he smooths his big
palms up my stomach, rubbing it reverently with wonder in his
eyes.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I can\u8217?t hold back,\u8221? he says, regret lacing his tone. \u8220?I
have to come.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I can\u8217?t find words, so I nod, the desperation in my eyes telling him that
I\u8217?m there, too. He lowers himself onto his forearms, his ragged breaths
heating my neck. He nuzzles into me, and I feel his scruff scrape against my neck,
shoulder, and collarbone as he ruts into me. Our sex-slick skin slides against each
other, and I cling to his muscular back, digging my nails in for
leverage.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
When my orgasm hits, it\u8217?s more powerful than the one before it\u8212?more
powerful than {\i
any} before it. Like no one\u8217?s ever been this deep inside me. Literally, and
maybe even figuratively. It\u8217?s almost painful how hard I come, and I seem to
endlessly clench and contract around him.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Fuck yeah, Mollie. Milk it out of me.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
And then I feel him spilling into me as he shudders and jerks. He pulsates inside
me, and he doesn\u8217?t make a move to pull away. He\u8217?s dead, sweaty weight
on top of me. I\u8217?m trapped underneath two hundred pounds of tattooed flesh and
muscle, but I\u8217?ve never felt safer in my life. Cam shifts his weight slightly,
as if he could hurt the baby somehow, and I suddenly feel like crying. {\i
Again}.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Cam pulls back to look at me. He brings his palm to the side of my head and strokes
my eyebrow with his thumb. The crease between his eyes deepens, as he notices my
glassy eyes, yet again, but he doesn\u8217?t say a word. Because I think he knows
that it isn\u8217?t necessarily a sad cry. And maybe\u8212?just maybe\u8212?
he\u8217?s feeling something similar.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Are we having a boy or a girl?\u8221? Cam asks, breaking the
silence.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I don\u8217?t know,\u8221? I admit. \u8220?My anatomy scan is next week.
They check the heart, brain, spine, and other stuff,
too.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?m coming,\u8221? he states matter-of-factly. \u8220?What are you
hoping for?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Healthy,\u8221? I say, lifting a shoulder. \u8220?That\u8217?d be
nice.\u8221? I spent the first few weeks wishing that the test was somehow wrong.
Then, at my first ultrasound, I fell in love and felt my first taste of
mother\u8217?s guilt for ever wishing him or her away. I went from hoping it
wasn\u8217?t true to being scared to death that something, like a miscarriage, will
happen that will take this baby away from me. Funny how that
works.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Cam\u8217?s quiet, probably not having considered the fact that something could go
wrong, and I feel guilty for ever putting the thought into his
head.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?ve been calling him or her Pinecone,\u8221? I admit, hoping to
distract him from the way his thoughts must be going.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Pinecone, huh?\u8221? The corner of his lip twitches into an almost-
smile.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Yes, Pinecone. This town is full of \u8217?
em.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Pinecone,\u8221? he says again, rolling the word around on his tongue.
\u8220?I can dig it. Have you thought of actual
names?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I like unisex names,\u8221? I say, but then I realize that he has a say now,
too. I\u8217?m not used to having to share these kinds of decisions. \u8220?I mean,
if you\u8217?re okay with that. Do you have any
ideas?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Considering the fact that I found out about two hours ago?\u8221? He
chuckles. \u8220?Not a one. But I\u8217?ll think on
it.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
He finally rolls off me, his semi-hard length sliding from my body, and I feel his
absence like a missing limb. I don\u8217?t like what that means. I don\u8217?t want
to need anyone, especially not so soon. I consider myself to be a realist. I know
the odds are stacked against us. And the fact that I\u8217?m tied to him for the
foreseeable future makes it an even trickier situation. I don\u8217?t want to do
something that will negatively affect this little pinecone\u8217?s
life.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Your parents must think I\u8217?m such a fucking punk.\u8221? He sighs,
sliding his hands through his dark blond hair.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Well\u8230?\u8221? I trail off, not knowing how to tell him that they think
Tucker is the father.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?{\i
What}?\u8221? Cam asks, rolling on his side to face me. I pull the sheet over me
and roll toward him.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?They don\u8217?t really\u8230?know you exist?\u8221? It comes out sheepish,
like a question more than a statement.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?What do you mean?\u8221? His nostrils flare, probably having an inkling to
where this is going.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?They think Tucker is my boyfriend, so,
naturally\u8230?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Oh, yeah, {\i
naturally},\u8221? Cam says, every word packed with
sarcasm.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Don\u8217?t,\u8221? I warn. I don\u8217?t want this to turn into a Tucker-
bashing session. \u8220?He doesn\u8217?t want to take your place, Cam. It was his
idea to come clean to our families after the
holidays.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
He reels in his temper, blowing out a breath.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I just hate that I didn\u8217?t know. You didn\u8217?t have to do this
alone, Mollie.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I know, and I\u8217?m sorry. I\u8217?ll always regret not telling you. But,
since you\u8217?re here, and you know now,\u8221? I start, taking a fortifying
breath, \u8220?what do you think of telling them tomorrow night at
dinner?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Hopeful blue eyes lock onto mine. \u8220?Are you
sure?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Yeah,\u8221? I say, and I {\i
am} sure. \u8220?The sooner, the better, right?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I concur. And the sooner I bury my cock back inside you the better,
too,\u8221? he says, pulling me on top of him. \u8220?Show me what you got,
Mama.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {\page } {
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After sending Tucker away when he came knocking a couple of hours later, I stayed
the night with Mollie. I practically slept {\i
inside} her all night, if you want to get technical. Her family checked out of The
Pines earlier, so I helped her pack before she took her things to their usual
cabin. It\u8217?s Christmas Eve, and we usually spend it with Dare since our
parents retired and moved to Arizona to get out of the cold. I told Cordell where
I\u8217?d be instead, and surprisingly, I didn\u8217?t even catch shit for it.
Mollie invited him along, but I want to do this alone.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Before I can knock, Mollie opens the door, pulling me inside, out of the
cold.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Merry Christmas Eve.\u8221? She smiles, and she looks extra happy,
considering the conversation we\u8217?re about to have.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Who spiked your eggnog?\u8221? I tease.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?m just {\i
relieved}. Regardless of how everyone reacts, it\u8217?s going to be such a huge
weight off my chest.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I can imagine.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Mollie leads me through the stereotypical River\u8217?s Edge vacation rental. The
walls are always either green or tan, and the d\u233?cor is almost always bears or
pinecones. This one opted for bears. And there is {\i
always} a bearskin rug. This place is no exception. Mollie leads me through the
house and to the kitchen, where everyone sits at the impressive dinner table
that\u8217?s packed with food.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Everyone, this is my friend, Camden. Camden, this is my mom, Sarah, my dad,
Nick, and my brothers, Craig and Andrew. You know
Tucker.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Mollie\u8217?s mom smiles warmly at me; her dad gives me a wary look, assessing,
but he gives a polite wave. Tucker appears to be mildly peeved about my presence. I
give myself a mental reminder not to fuck my chances with Mollie by beating his
ass.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Dude, you\u8217?re friends with Camden {\i
Hess}?\u8221? one of Mollie\u8217?s brothers\u8212?don\u8217?t ask me which
one\u8212?asks, disbelief written all over his face.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Nice to meet you, man,\u8221? I say, bending over to shake his hand from
where he sits.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?What does that mean?\u8221? Mollie\u8217?s mom asks, a confused yet polite
smile plastered to her face.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?It means Mollie\u8217?s been holding out on us,\u8221? the other brother
says.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?He\u8217?s a professional snowboarder,\u8221? Mollie clarifies, rolling her
eyes. \u8220?I met him when we were here over
summer.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?And yet, we\u8217?re just now finding out about it,\u8221? one of them says,
crossing his arms over his chest. I still don\u8217?t know which is which, but
I\u8217?m going to go with Andrew.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I didn\u8217?t even know who he {\i
was} then!\u8221? Mollie exclaims.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You know what they say,\u8221? he says. \u8220?Excuses are like
assholes\u8212?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?That\u8217?s enough, Andrew,\u8221? their mom warns.{\i
The one with the dark hair is Andrew. Light hair is Craig. Got
it.}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?All right, all right, leave the guy alone,\u8221? Mollie\u8217?s dad
says. \u8220?Can we eat now, or are we still waiting for someone else to join us?
The Prince of Wales, perhaps?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Let\u8217?s eat,\u8221? her mom says, shaking her head. \u8220?Camden,
please, have a seat.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Yes, ma\u8217?am,\u8221? I say, rubbing my palms together. \u8220?This looks
delicious. Thank you for having me.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?We\u8217?re glad to have you,\u8221? Sarah insists, and Mollie gives me a
secret smile. Maybe this won\u8217?t be so bad.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
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Dinner was officially a success. To her family\u8217?s credit, no one made any
shitty, passive-aggressive remarks about my tattoos or asked me thirty-seven
questions about each one and how much they hurt. After we were all stuffed to the
brim, I helped Mollie and her brothers clear the table before they all sat back
down to play games. When Mollie said they wanted to play games, I pictured fucking
Monopoly. Nope. I was pleasantly surprised when Craig busted out Cards Against
Humanity.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
After we sat through an awkward five minutes of Andrew trying to explain {\i
bukkake} to his confused, slightly horrified mother, Mollie squeezed my knee and
motioned for me to follow her. And that\u8217?s how we ended up heavy petting in
the downstairs bathroom.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I can\u8217?t help it,\u8221? Mollie says, playfully nipping at my lip.
\u8220?I\u8217?m always horny now.\u8221? She lifts her dark green dress, revealing
her smooth pussy, and grabs my wrist, pulling it toward
her.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?No underwear?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?It gets in the way,\u8221? she says, and then she drops her head against my
shoulder as I push two fingers inside her.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Lift your leg,\u8221? I instruct. \u8220?Let me see that pretty
pussy.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
She complies with a moan, leaning her palms against the sink behind her before
bringing her right heel to rest on the edge. This position puts everything on
display for me, from her tight cunt that\u8217?s swallowing my fingers, to her
rounded belly, to her perfect, swollen tits.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Unable to resist, even though I know her entire family is out there, I drop to my
knees and bury my face between her legs. I tug her clit between my teeth as I
continue finger fucking her. Another moan, this one a little too loud, and I know I
need to make this quick. I pull my fingers from her, ignoring her whine of protest,
and smear her wetness to the tight ring of her ass.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?m going to fuck this ass one day,\u8221? I tell her quietly. \u8220?
But for now, I\u8217?m going to use my fingers. I remember how much you liked
it.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Yes,\u8221? she breathes, and then my mouth is on her again. I slide my
middle finger inside her asshole, and she jerks against my face. Anchoring her
thigh to the sink with my free hand, I suck her clit into my mouth, batting at it
with my tongue. I work my finger in and out of her as her breathing becomes
erratic, and then her foot slips off the ledge and her thighs squeeze me, keeping
me in place as she comes apart.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Jesus, fuck,\u8221? I say as her thighs continue to shake. \u8220?You\u8217?
re beautiful.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Mollie pulls me up and kisses my face that smells of her. Her dress falls back down
as she wraps her arms around my neck. I lift her by her hips and plop her back onto
the counter. Her legs lock around my waist, and I\u8217?m about to take my dick out
when the door opens and Mollie\u8217?s mom walks in.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\i
Fuck}.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Mollie!\u8221? she gasps, and I whip around to face her, making sure to
shield Mollie\u8217?s body in case anything is still hanging
out.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?What, did you find another spid\u8212?dear God! My eyes!\u8221? Andrew
yells, attracting the attention of everyone in a ten-mile
radius.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Mom! Get out!\u8221? Mollie snaps.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You have two minutes to get your lie together and get out here.\u8221? She
slams the door, and Mollie jumps off the counter.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God,\u8221? Mollie rambles, her bare feet pacing
the tiles of the bathroom floor.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Relax,\u8221? I tell her. \u8220?We need to look at the positives
here.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?{\i
Positives?!}\u8221? she shrieks. \u8220?There aren\u8217?t any positives in this
situation.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Well, I wasn\u8217?t eating your pussy like dessert, for one thing. She
could\u8217?ve come a couple of seconds earlier and got an eyeful. Plus, we were
planning to tell them, anyway. That\u8217?s one way to do
it.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Oh my God,\u8221? she says again. \u8220?This is real. This is
happening.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?It is, so buckle up, Buttercup, and let\u8217?s go tell them the
truth.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Mollie takes a fortifying breath and opens the door.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
It\u8217?s time to face the music.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {\page } {
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Six sets of eyes are on me, each with varying degrees of horror plastered to them.
I think Andrew is scarred for life.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?What were you {\i
thinking}, Mollie?\u8221? my mom asks, throwing her hands
up.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?m sorry. We shouldn\u8217?t have done that,\u8221? I
say.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Ya think?\u8221? my dad says, as if I just informed him that murder is
bad.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Why aren\u8217?t you upset about this?\u8221? Craig asks Tucker, who looks
like he wants to melt into the wall and disappear.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I, uh\u8230?\u8221? Tucker trails off, not knowing what to say. \u8220?
Molls?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I don\u8217?t know how to do this, so I decide ripping the Band-Aid off is the best
way to go about it.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?m not with Tucker,\u8221? I admit, and no one looks surprised except
for my parents. My brothers smile, like they knew it all
along.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?We never really were,\u8221? Tuck chimes in. \u8220?I\u8217?m sorry. I love
you guys like family, and we didn\u8217?t mean to lie to you. This whole thing just
kind of got out of control. My dad thought we were together, and he started giving
me clients at work, talked about making me a partner at Hastings. And then it just
kept getting harder to come clean.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?That doesn\u8217?t make any sense, Tucker. Why lie to
us?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I didn\u8217?t want you to slip up around my parents. It had to seem real.
And it was real, in a way. At least for me. I hoped Mollie would end up feeling the
same, but she never did.\u8221? Tucker directs the last part of the sentence to me.
\u8220?We never should\u8217?ve dated. We\u8217?re better as
friends.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?This is bullshit. I\u8217?m going to bed. Merry Christmas, you\u8217?re all
crazy,\u8221? my dad says, before heading upstairs.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Wait, Dad,\u8221? I say, before the courage leaves me completely. \u8220?
There\u8217?s one more thing.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Jesus Christ, Mollie. Are you trying to kill your old
man?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Tucker isn\u8217?t the father. Cam is.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
My dad throws his hands up as if to say {\i
of course, he is}, and then he\u8217?s upstairs, hiding from the
crazy.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You guys just assumed\u8212?\u8221? I start, but my mom cuts me
off.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Because we thought he was your {\i
boyfriend}!\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I know, I know. I don\u8217?t know what to say, besides I\u8217?m
sorry.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
We go around and around again, until all of us are yawning and seeing through half-
closed eyelids. Mom grills Cam, but Andrew and Craig are pretty much just hyped
that they\u8217?re essentially going to be related to him now. Tucker is the first
to bow out. He offers to leave, but my mom insists he stay here. He\u8217?s still
family.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I can tell she isn\u8217?t comfortable with Cam being here, but honestly, I\u8217?m
not comfortable being without him right now. I only have a few more days in
River\u8217?s Edge, and I want to get to know him as much as I can. To soak him in
and drown in him. So I decide to stay with Cam, leaving her with a promise to come
home first thing in the morning, being Christmas and all.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Once we\u8217?re back at his house, I\u8217?m too tired to function, which is
unfortunate for the case of blue balls he\u8217?s been nursing since the bathroom
incident. Cam curls up behind me in his bed, wrapping an arm around
me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Why aren\u8217?t you in Aspen?\u8221? I ask the question that\u8217?s been
niggling at the back of my mind but kept putting off because there were more
pressing matters at hand. Cam exhales harshly.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I got hurt.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Not expecting that answer, I roll over to face him, our noses inches apart. \u8220?
What happened?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?It was right after I met you. Fucked up my knee on my skateboard. Kind of
screwed any hope of having a career as a professional
athlete.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?m sorry,\u8221? I say softly, not knowing what to say. \u8220?Are
you healed?\u8221? He must be somewhat healed if he\u8217?s a snowboarding
instructor.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Mostly,\u8221? he says, his hand sliding down to the curve in my hip,
purposely not meeting my eyes. \u8220?I wallowed in my self-pity for a while. Drank
too much. Slept too little. Partied too hard. But now, I\u8217?ve pretty much
accepted the fact that I\u8217?ll never ride professionally
again.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I think back to the night we met, and how he was so stubborn and confident, even
with me, a complete stranger, and how that Cam was so different than the one in
front of me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?That\u8217?s bullshit.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Cam\u8217?s eyebrows jump up to his hairline. \u8220?Come
again?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?That\u8217?s bullshit,\u8221? I repeat, firmer this time. \u8220?If you want
to ride professionally again, then you can. If you don\u8217?t {\i
want} to, that\u8217?s another story\u8230?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?It\u8217?s not that simple, Mollie.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I might not know anything about your world,\u8221? I admit, \u8220?but I can
tell when a person is letting fear hold them back. That\u8217?s my job,\u8221? I
try to joke. \u8220?Our kid needs one of us to have some
balls.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?As long as he or she gets your looks. And brains,\u8221? Cam says before
kissing the tip of my nose.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?m serious. Don\u8217?t let fear keep you from being who you\u8217?re
meant to be.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
We talk about everything. He tells me how he ended up teaching at the ski school.
How he went off the rails for a bit. I tell him my fears about being a parent, and
he responds by telling me that we simply need a plan. That he isn\u8217?t going
anywhere, no matter what.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
After we\u8217?re all talked out, Cam pushes my sleep shirt up, exposing my
stomach. His hand ghosts across my bare belly in a rhythmic, soothing manner before
sliding down to my thigh, hooking it over his hip. He rubs my clit and it only
takes a few seconds before I\u8217?m panting and grinding against him. Wordlessly,
he pulls himself out of his sweats, guiding his length to my
entrance.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
This time, his movements are slow and deep. Unhurried. We don\u8217?t speak,
letting our bodies do the talking. Even my orgasm is quiet, a silent storm washing
over me, but somehow more intense than before.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Fuck, Mollie,\u8221? Cam whispers into my neck as he empties himself inside
me. After a few minutes, he tries to detach himself from me to go clean up, but I
tighten my arms around him, too tired to care about the
mess.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Just as we\u8217?re drifting to sleep, I feel it. It starts with the familiar
flutters, but then it turns into more of a roll followed by a sharp
jab.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Holy shit was that\u8212?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?The baby kicked,\u8221? I say, exhausted but excited, and then I press his
hand against the right spot.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I think I already love this baby. Is that weird?\u8221? he asks, his voice
thick with sleep.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?No. It makes you amazing.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {\page } {
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{\i
{\ql
Aspen, one year and one month
later\u8230?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar
} {
\~\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Dada!\u8221? River babbles from my arms. Cam picked her name, and when he
suggested it, I instantly fell in love.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Yes, I know, baby girl,\u8221? I say, bouncing in place, trying to keep her
happy. \u8220?I want Dada, too.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I\u8217?m a nervous wreck. I\u8217?ve seen Cam compete before, but this is his
comeback. His chance to win back his King of the Mountain status and snag another
medal. He\u8217?s going to attempt some trick\u8212?that I won\u8217?t even try to
remember the name of\u8212?that\u8217?s never been landed in an event
before.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Craig!\u8221? I shout over the mass of spectators and family members
watching next to us. \u8220?FaceTime Emersyn. She\u8217?ll kill me if I
forget.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
He nods, taking my phone and letting her watch via video chat. Cam is still
Emersyn\u8217?s coach, and someday soon, she\u8217?s going to be better than him.
He knows it, and I know it.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Once I left River\u8217?s Edge, I realized I didn\u8217?t really have a good enough
reason to stay in San Francisco. Cam kept his word, attending every doctor
appointment and coming down almost every weekend, all the while I made plans to
relocate to River\u8217?s Edge. I\u8217?m illustrating children\u8217?s books now,
so I can pretty much work anywhere, plus I get to put my art degree to work\u8212?
just not in the way I thought.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
By the time I was nine months pregnant, we were living together. My parents still
think we\u8217?re batshit, and maybe we are. But that\u8217?s what happens when
you\u8217?re in love. Love doesn\u8217?t wait until you have your shit together. It
just happens. It\u8217?s up to you to decide how badly you want it. I wouldn\u8217?
t change one moment of the crazy road we took to get to this moment here and
now.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I hear Cam\u8217?s name over the speaker, but the blood is rushing through my ears,
making it impossible to hear what they\u8217?re saying. Before I can ask one of my
brothers, I see Cam. I see him flying down the mountain, and when he hits that jump
and is launched into the air, I fight the urge to cover my eyes with my hands.
It\u8217?s something I\u8217?ll never get used to.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I count his flips, the moment seemingly in slow motion, though in reality,
it\u8217?s probably only about four seconds.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\i
One\u8230?two\u8230?three\u8230?four\u8230?five.}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?And he lands it, ladies and gentlemen! Camden Hess is breaking records here
in Aspen again, and I think it\u8217?s safe to say, the King is back!\u8221? The
applause that follow is deafening.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Cam slides down the hill, cutting through the snow, coming to a stop directly in
front of us. He rips his helmet and goggles off and kisses River on her forehead
before smashing his lips to mine.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You did it, baby!\u8221? I squeal, so unbelievably happy for him. I know
he\u8217?s missed it. Being Emersyn\u8217?s coach and dragging River on a mini
snowboard around the living room floor just isn\u8217?t the
same.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Hey, Mollie Mabey!\u8221? he shouts over the chaos. \u8220?What are you
doing for the rest of your life?\u8221? He holds out his hand, and Andrew reaches
over to drop a little box into Cam\u8217?s palm before he goes down on one
knee.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Oh my God,\u8221? I gasp, completely taken aback. Cam pulls my hand away
from my shocked expression and slides the ring on.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You know when a rider goes down hard, and their gear goes flying everywhere,
and they\u8217?re completely laid out? We have a name for that. It\u8217?s called a
Yard Sale, and baby, you\u8217?re my fucking yard sale. Dare and Cordell called it
from the start. You knocked me on my ass, and I was never the same again. And I
never want to be, because this life with you and River is more than I will ever
deserve. Will you marry me?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Yes!\u8221? I scream, and River mimics the sound, throwing a little mitten-
covered fist up. \u8220?I love you,\u8221? I mouth, as the crowd bursts into
applause. My eyes fill with tears\u8212?I\u8217?m starting to think I\u8217?ll be
an emotional sap for the rest of my life at this point\u8212?and Cam leans over the
barrier, giving me a kiss far too indecent for public. But I let him, because
he\u8217?s my yard sale, too.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I love you, Mollie Mabey,\u8221? he says against my
mouth.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I am majorly, totally, {\i
butt-crazy in love} with you, Camden Hess.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {\page }
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\u8220?Do you, Camden Scott Hess, take Mollie Elizabeth Mabey to be your wife, to
cherish in friendship and love today, tomorrow, and for as long as the two of you
live, to trust and honor her, to love her faithfully, through the best and the
worst, whatever may come, and if you should ever doubt, to remember your love for
each other and the reason why you came together with her this day?\u8221? the
pastor recites, speaking loudly to be heard over the sound of the waves in the
lake. Mollie wanted to get married here, right where it all
started.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Cordell stands behind me and Sutton stands with Mollie, our families taking up the
front row of chairs on the sand. Dare, his girl Logan, Asher, Briar, Matty and Alec
from Dare\u8217?s shop\u8230?they\u8217?re all here. Even
Adrian.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Fuck yeah,\u8221? I respond without thinking, staring at Mollie\u8217?s big,
honey brown eyes. My eyes drift to the deep V-line of her dress, showing off her
tits that are held up by thin white straps. She\u8217?s so fucking beautiful. I
hear a mix of chuckles and sniffles from our guests, Cordell flicks my ear, Sutton
covers River\u8217?s ears, and Mollie blushes at my crude
response.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Shit, sorry.\u8221? I clear my throat. \u8220?I do. {\i
God, I do},\u8221? I say, squeezing her hands in mine. Sometimes it\u8217?s hard to
believe that this started as a one-night stand, when now, I don\u8217?t even want
to spend one night {\i
without} her. Or River.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Do you, Mollie Elizabeth Mabey, take Camden Scott Hess to be your husband,
to cherish in friendship and love today, tomorrow, and for as long as the two of
you live, to trust and honor him, to love him faithfully, through the best and the
worst, whatever may come, and if you should ever doubt, to remember your love for
each other and the reason why you came together with him this
day?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I do,\u8221? Mollie says, her eyes filling with tears, and I brush my thumbs
across her cheeks to catch them before they fall.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
The pastor asks for the rings, and Cord hands him the box. He gives me
Mollie\u8217?s ring.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?With this ring, I thee wed,\u8221? I say the line I memorized for this
moment, sliding the diamond onto her shaky finger. Pastor Thomas gives Mollie my
band.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?With this ring, I thee wed.\u8221? She glides the ring over my knuckle, the
black band coming to sit against the colorful tattoos on the back of my
hand.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Pastor Thomas speaks about the significance of exchanging rings, but I don\u8217?t
hear the words, too stuck on the fact that this is happening, and I don\u8217?t
have one, single fucking doubt. This is what I want.
Forever.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?And now, by the power vested in me by the state of California, I hereby
pronounce you husband and wife. Camden, you may kiss your
bride.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
So, I do. I kiss the fuck out of my bride.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\i
My bride.}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I cup her cheek with one hand and grip the back of her neck with the other, bending
my neck to bring my lips to hers in a kiss that\u8217?s far too indecent for
public. It\u8217?s my wedding day. Ask me if I care. Mollie stands on her tiptoes
and melts into my touch, like she always does. Whistles and applause break out, and
Mollie is the first to pull away, smiling wide.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Family and friends, I present to you for the first time ever, Camden and
Mollie Hess.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Mollie bends down to catch River, who runs into her arms, and the three of us make
our exit down the aisle together. Just the three of us. Just the way it should
be.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
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\u8220?You okay, man?\u8221? Adrian asks, eyeing the crumpled-up water bottle in my
fist.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Fine,\u8221? I snap. Briar stares straight ahead at Cam and Mollie dancing
to some female version of \u8220?Can\u8217?t Help Falling in Love,\u8221?
pretending to be oblivious to our conversation. She\u8217?s been acting weird all
fucking week, avoiding me like the plague, and whenever I can manage to corner her,
she makes excuses about being tired, which I know is complete
bullshit.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I can feel her slipping away from me, and I can\u8217?t do anything to stop it. So,
here I sit in limbo, waiting for her to either try to leave me or to tell me what I
did so I can fix it.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Have you heard from my brother?\u8221? Briar asks him, to change the
subject, I\u8217?m sure.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Nope,\u8221? Adrian replies. He clears his throat and averts his eyes\u8230?
his tell that he\u8217?s hiding something. All this time has gone by, and we\u8217?
re all still keeping secrets like we\u8217?re in high
school.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Briar\u8217?s face falls. She\u8217?s been worried about Dash. He\u8217?s been
distant for a few months now, and no one\u8212?except for Adrian, I suspect\u8212?
knows what\u8217?s up with him. Must be a Vale family
trait.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?He\u8217?ll be all right,\u8221? Adrian tries to assure her, reaching over
to squeeze her shoulder.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?If he doesn\u8217?t drink himself to death,\u8221? she mutters, swirling her
untouched glass of champagne. Wanting to take her mind off Dash, I stand, holding
out my hand for her to take. Wary blue eyes look up at me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}
{
\u8220?Dance with me,\u8221? I say, chancing rejection.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?{\i
You}\u8230?want to dance?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Come on, baby girl. It\u8217?s a one-time offer. Take it or leave
it.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Briar\u8217?s lips tip up in a reluctant smile as she puts her glass down, slipping
her palm into mine. I lead her out to the dance floor, pulling her
close.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You look beautiful,\u8221? I murmur into her blonde hair as she lays her
head on my chest. Beautiful is putting it lightly. She looks fucking lethal in her
black and white striped summer dress with a slit clear up to the top of her thigh.
I rub my hand across the exposed skin on the warm skin of her back, then I hear her
sniffle.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?What\u8217?s wrong?\u8221? I ask, trying to pull back to see her face, but
she burrows deeper into my chest, and I feel her tears seep through my button-up
shirt. \u8220?Just fucking tell me, Briar. Are you leaving me?\u8221? I ask, point-
blank.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
She pulls back, glassy eyes searching mine, seeming genuinely confused. \u8220?
Leave you? Why the hell would I leave you?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You tell me,\u8221? I say a little louder than I mean to, earning a few
dirty looks from Mollie and Cam\u8217?s guests. \u8220?You\u8217?ve been avoiding
me all week. What the fuck is going on?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I just\u8212?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Don\u8217?t feed me another excuse,\u8221? I cut her off, and she shushes
me, leading me away from the dance floor and into the wooded area, not wanting to
cause a scene. That right there should tell me that whatever she\u8217?s about to
say isn\u8217?t good.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Is it because we haven\u8217?t gotten married yet?\u8221? I ask, as the
thought occurs to me. \u8220?Because I was just waiting for you to say the word.
Set a date and it\u8217?s done. We can get married tomorrow, if that\u8217?s what
you want.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?No, that\u8217?s not it,\u8221? she says, shaking her head. \u8220?I
didn\u8217?t want to do this here.\u8221? She twists her hands together
nervously.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Put me out of my fucking misery, Bry. The not knowing is killing
me.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?m pregnant,\u8221? she blurts out in a rush. I don\u8217?t react. I
don\u8217?t speak. I don\u8217?t move. I don\u8217?t even think I\u8217?m
breathing.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I know you don\u8217?t want kids, and I don\u8217?t blame you, but Ash,
you\u8217?re not your dad. And I know we\u8217?re young, but I\u8217?ve known that
I wanted to be with you since I was fourt\u8212?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Briar. Shut up,\u8221? I say, cutting off her rambling. Her mouth snaps
shut, and I feel a smile spread across my face. \u8220?You\u8217?re pregnant?
We\u8217?re having a baby?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I found out last week. You\u8217?re not mad?\u8221? she asks before biting
on that plump bottom lip.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Why the fuck would I be mad?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Briar\u8217?s jaw drops. \u8220?Are you kidding me? You\u8217?ve always said that
you never want kids. That you don\u8217?t want to end up like
John.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Briar\u8230?when is the last time I said something like
that?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I don\u8217?t know,\u8221? she says, and I can practically see her mind
trying to find the right answer.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I haven\u8217?t said that shit since we got back together. Because
that\u8217?s when it changed for me. {\i
You} changed that for me. First of all, you wouldn\u8217?t let me fuck our kid
up,\u8221? I say, and she laughs, wiping away the tears that stream down her
face. \u8220?And second of all, you showed me a long time ago that I\u8217?m not my
father.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
She throws her arms around my neck, pressing her tear-streaked lips to mine,
kissing me hard. My arms wrap around her waist, lifting her to my height as my
tongue sweeps inside her sweet mouth.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
When she pulls away from the kiss, she\u8217?s breathless. \u8220?I\u8217?m sorry I
didn\u8217?t tell you sooner.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You better be,\u8221? I grumble, letting her slide down my body until
she\u8217?s standing on her feet again. I walk backward, pulling her with me until
my back hits the tree behind me. I sit down, and Briar straddles my lap, her hands
reaching to fumble with my zipper. She already knows where this is
going.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I can\u8217?t believe you thought I\u8217?d ever leave you,\u8221? she says,
bunching her dress up and out of the way.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?It\u8217?s cute that you think you have a choice. You\u8217?re stuck with me
forever now.\u8221? I shove my boxers down my hips just far enough to free my cock.
She moves her underwear to the side and lowers herself onto my
length.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Like a bad habit.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
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\u8220?Couldn\u8217?t keep it in your pants for another hour, Kelley?\u8221? I ask
as a slightly disheveled Ash and Briar make their way back to the reception tent. I
expect Ash to tell me to fuck off at the very least, but he doesn\u8217?t so much
as acknowledge me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Why is your face like that?\u8221? Sutton points her beer bottle in
Asher\u8217?s direction. \u8220?Oh my God\u8230?is he\u8230?is that\u8230?are you
{\i
smiling}?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You wanna take me out to the woods and make me smile, too, Sutton?\u8221?
Lo\u8217?s brother Jess asks, bouncing his eyebrows.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Come talk to me when you\u8217?re at least a
sophomore.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Jess is leaving for college after the reception. He scored himself a lacrosse
scholarship, and while Lo acts like she\u8217?s okay, I know she\u8217?s not taking
it well. I also know that her pride for all that Jess has accomplished outweighs
her sadness.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?m gonna hold you to that.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I like this kid,\u8221? Adrian says, throwing an arm around Jess\u8217?
shoulder.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Lo laughs next to me, shaking her head at their banter, but her smile isn\u8217?t
as bright as it usually is.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I bring my lips close to her ear so only she can hear. \u8220?You did this, you
know. Your sacrifices\u8212?your selflessness\u8212?you made it possible. He\u8217?
s lucky to have you, Sally.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Lo smiles at my nickname for her. \u8220?I wouldn\u8217?t have been able to do any
of it without you.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I\u8217?m about to argue that she didn\u8217?t need me\u8212?Lo is a fucking
fighter, and she would\u8217?ve made it work without me\u8212?when Jess
speaks.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Shit. Henry\u8217?s here to pick me up,\u8221? he says, stuffing his phone
into the back pocket of his jeans. \u8220?I gotta go,
Lo.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I squeeze Lo\u8217?s thigh, knowing she\u8217?s trying like hell not to cry in
front of everyone.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Wait,\u8221? Cam says, walking up with a tray of shot glasses, Mollie right
beside him. \u8220?Before you go, we\u8217?re all doing a
shot.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Everyone stands, reaching for their glass. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Asher
sneakily down Briar\u8217?s shot before handing her the empty glass. I lift an
eyebrow at him in question, and he just smirks in response. {\i
Motherfucker}.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?To Mr. and Mrs. Hess,\u8221? Cord says, raising his shot
glass.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?To second chances,\u8221? Asher adds.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?And new beginnings,\u8221? Lo says.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?To college pussy,\u8221? Jess says with a straight face, making everyone
laugh.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?To you guys, who\u8217?ve shown me that you don\u8217?t have to be blood to
be family,\u8221? I say.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Everyone raises their glass.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?To family.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\~\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
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{\qc
{\b
{\i
Rewrite the Stars}}{\b
Excerpt}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\qc
\~\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Something flutters to my feet, and I look down to see a piece of yellow paper
pressed against my once white leather tennis shoes that are now coated with dirt.
Bending over, I peel it off my ankles, reading the words.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
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{\qc
{\b
Jessup Brothers Carnival presents The Sons of
Eastlake}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\qc
{\b
Freak Show * Games * Rides * Food *
Fun}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\qc
{\b
This weekend only!}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\qc
{\b
Noon-10:00 P.M.}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\qc
\~\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Eastlake. {\i
Why does that name sound familiar?}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I shouldn\u8217?t be here. I left after an argument with my parents got
particularly nasty. Insults were slung, and feelings were hurt\u8212?on both sides.
Ignoring the nagging guilt inside my head, I move my feet in the direction of the
leather jacket man. I glance around, making sure no one will see me sneaking in,
then swing one leg over the gate. I scurry toward the tent, looking over my
shoulder in a way that screams{\i
guilty}. When I\u8217?m finally inside, I\u8217?m shocked to see how many people
can fit in here. There are rows upon rows of excited spectators of all ages with an
aisle in the middle that leads to a giant ball-shaped cage of some
sort.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?There he is, ladies and gentleman! Sexy Sebastian has finally decided to
grace us with his presence!\u8221? The announcer\u8217?s sardonic voice echoes
throughout the tent, and the crowd starts to go wild. All eyes swivel to look past
me, and when I turn to see what the fuss is about, I find the leather jacket man
prowling in my direction. The leather jacket is gone, leaving only a black tank top
with open sides, allowing a perfect view of his sculpted stomach. Blazing green
eyes roll at the nickname before they flash to mine for half a second. My back
straightens under his gaze, and he lifts an eyebrow at me, as if he knows I
don\u8217?t belong, before breaking the connection.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Watch The Sons of Eastlake defy gravity in one of the oldest and most
dangerous stunts in history!\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
He\u8212?the one called Sebastian\u8212?makes his way toward two other guys on
motorcycles, not stopping to acknowledge his fanfare. One of the riders wears a
ribbed white undershirt\u8212?the kind my dad wears under his button-up shirts, and
the other one has on a flannel with the sleeves cut off. The announcer hands
Sebastian a helmet right before he gets to a third motorcycle. He nods to the other
riders in greeting before securing his helmet and swinging one leg over the black
bike.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I slip into one of the few open seats and watch, mesmerized as the lights dim,
and \u8220?Dragula\u8221? starts playing from the speakers\u8212?a song my parents
would be horrified to know that I like, let alone have heard of. The three riders
make their way to the metal cage, and the announcer pushes on the cage, revealing a
trap door. They file inside, Sebastian being the last one to enter, and then the
door is closed, locking them inside.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
My foot taps to the catchy beat, shoving all thoughts of my parents to the back of
my mind, and my stomach twists with nerves. Sebastian starts rocking back and forth
on his motorcycle, the tires effortlessly gliding across the curved floor of the
cage in a half-moon pattern. The other riders follow suit, but my eyes are glued to
him and him alone, and I suspect the same is true for every other person in the
audience. It\u8217?s clear he\u8217?s the leader, even though he\u8217?s done
nothing to indicate that. It\u8217?s just something that can be
felt.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Ladies and gentlemen, let\u8217?s hear it for The Sons of Eastlake as they
take on\u8230?the Globe\u8230?of\u8230?Death!\u8221? {\i
Well, that\u8217?s fitting}. Each word from the announcer is drawn out for dramatic
effect, and people scream their response.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
The riders rev their bikes and it\u8217?s almost louder than the music, then
Sebastian and the guy in the white shirt take off. They circle the rider in the
middle, riding horizontally for a few rotations before he cuts through vertically.
The crowd gets louder as they watch them barely miss each other with each loop.
I\u8217?m literally on the edge of my seat, afraid they\u8217?re going to collide
at any second, but they\u8217?re beyond choreographed, as if it comes as naturally
as breathing.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I\u8217?m hypnotized by the way they communicate without words or even hand
gestures. I can\u8217?t imagine the level of trust something like this must take.
After a few minutes, all three riders come to a sudden halt at exactly the same
time. I hear disappointed sighs echo throughout the tent, and my shoulders slump,
wishing it wasn\u8217?t over so soon. But then I hear the sound of another
motorcycle, and a fourth rider appears near the entrance behind me. The cage door
is dropped open once more, and he rides up through the aisle in the center straight
into the ball.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You guys didn\u8217?t think the show was over, did you?\u8221? the announcer
taunts above the applause as he shuts the cage once more.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
My eyes must be as big as dinner plates as I take in the scene made even more
intense by the fourth rider. This time, two go vertical\u8212?Sebastian and the new
guy\u8212?while the other two go horizontal.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Out of the corner of my eye, I notice a rowdy group of guys to my left, probably
around my age, with their feet propped on the chairs in front of them\u8212?chairs
that are occupied. One laughs as he digs his hand into a middle-aged woman\u8217?s
bucket of popcorn and throws a fistful at his friend. The friend punches him on the
arm, both guys unaware that the lady\u8217?s husband has flagged a security guard
over.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
The security guard walks over to my end of the row before he ducks down into the
aisle, trying to get their attention without causing further disruption. When he
asks to see their wristbands, I direct my attention back to the show, ignoring the
fact that things seem to be getting heated to my left. Suddenly, the guys shove
past the security guard before he stumbles backwards on top of me, causing us both
to fall to the ground.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
The security guard yells out before he stands, bringing his radio to his mouth to
call for backup. My hip stings from hitting the rough, hard ground with two-hundred
extra pounds on top of me, but it could be worse. I stand, too, using my hands to
brush the dirt and gravel off the back of my dress. Four more security guards run
in, and the jerks who started the fight raise their hands in surrender.
Everyone\u8217?s attention is on the commotion now. Even the bikes have
stopped.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Let\u8217?s go!\u8221? the first security guard shouts, and the boys start
moving. \u8220?You {\i
were} just going to get kicked out. Now, you\u8217?re going to jail for assaulting
a peace officer. You, too,\u8221? he says, grabbing my upper arm as I try to sit
back down.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Oh, I\u8217?m not\u8212?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I said move it!\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I don\u8217?t even know them!\u8221? I try again, pulling my arm from his
grasp. He pauses, assessing.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Yet,\u8221? one of the offenders says, wiggling his eyebrows even as
he\u8217?s being placed in handcuffs.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Where\u8217?s your wristband?\u8221? the security guard asks me, eyeing me
warily.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\i
Shit.}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?It, uh, fell off. Skinny wrists.\u8221? I shrug, holding up my
arms.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Uh-huh,\u8221? he says, not buying it for a second. \u8220?Nice try.
Let\u8217?s go.\u8221? He shoves his meaty palm between my shoulder blades,
propelling me forward.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?She\u8217?s with me.\u8221? I\u8217?ve never heard the voice before, but
somehow, I know it\u8217?s Sebastian speaking. It\u8217?s authoritative and
intimidating without having to yell.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Silence fills the tent, and everyone\u8217?s eyes are on the leather jacket man.
He\u8217?s straddling his motorcycle, helmet off, and he\u8217?s now holding the
announcer\u8217?s microphone.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?She\u8217?s part of the show,\u8221? he explains, and my eyes widen. {\i
What?}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
The security guard doesn\u8217?t look convinced, but what can he do? He
doesn\u8217?t have proof that I snuck in.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Well, come on, Princess. We don\u8217?t have all night. We\u8217?ve got a
show to do!\u8221? His voice has a slight edge to it, as if he\u8217?s challenging
me. My neck and ears feel like they\u8217?re on fire, but I swallow my nerves as I
shake off the guard\u8217?s grip and slowly put one foot in front of the other as
the crowd cheers me on.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Once I\u8217?m close, the other riders exit the cage. One of them jerks his helmet
off and speaks low so only Sebastian can hear, but I can tell he\u8217?s not happy.
He cuts his eyes at me and shakes his head before storming off to the
side.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\i
Okay, then}.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I pull my bottom lip between my teeth, looking between Sebastian and the aptly
named Globe of Death. He extends an arm, motioning for me to step inside. I
hesitate, considering bolting instead, but something in me is dying to see what he
has planned.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You better know what the hell you\u8217?re doing, Bastian,\u8221? the
announcer mutters as I cross the threshold. \u8220?I don\u8217?t need a lawsuit
because you want to get your dick wet.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?First of all,\u8221? Sebastian starts, encroaching on the announcer\u8217?s
personal space, \u8220?when have I ever fucked up on my bike? Second, you talk to
me like that again and I\u8217?m gone. Good luck selling tickets without me.\u8221?
He slams the mic into the announcer\u8217?s chest and then enters the cage behind
me. He jerks his chin to one of the other stuntmen, and he follows
suit.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Pride wounded and resentment written all over his chubby face, the announcer slams
the gate in place, effectively locking the three of us inside. I flinch at the
jarring sound of metal clanging against metal, and my heart kicks in my chest.
It\u8217?s smaller in here than it looked from the outside. There\u8217?s maybe a
foot of space in between the bikes and me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?That, uh\u8230?sounded final,\u8221? I try to joke, but my nerves get in the
way. Sebastian props his motorcycle on the kickstand and stands in front of me,
those green eyes inspecting. Assessing.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You scared?\u8221? he asks. His voice is low and softer than it was a second
ago.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?No.\u8221? I scoff, the lie flying off my tongue without a second thought.
He arches a disbelieving brow and smirks. His friend chuckles behind me, and I
scowl at him over my shoulder. I feel warm fingers on my cheek, gently directing my
face back toward him. My breathing turns shallow, and I stare at his chest as I
wait for him to drop his hand, but he doesn\u8217?t.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?What\u8217?s your name?\u8221? he asks, tipping my chin with the tips of his
fingers so I\u8217?ll meet his eyes. {\i
Maybe he\u8217?s a hypnotist. I mean, this }is{\i
a carnival. Don\u8217?t look him in the eye}.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Evan,\u8221? I say, giving him the nickname my parents refuse to use. My
full name sounds uptight and snobby. And so what if I am both of those things?
Right now, I don\u8217?t want to be that girl.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?I\u8217?ve been riding longer than I\u8217?ve been walking. I\u8217?ve never
laid my bike down.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Not for lack of trying,\u8221? the other guy mutters under his
breath.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?And that asshole,\u8221? Sebastian says, flicking his chin toward the
guy, \u8220?is Eros. I trust him with my life.\u8221? His eyes burn into mine, as
if they\u8217?re trying to force me to believe every word. It must be working,
because I do. His hand falls from my face. \u8220?Wanna have some fun,
Evan?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
A smile stretches across my face, and I nod, feeling both sick and invigorated all
at once. {\i
Fun.} What a foreign concept.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Atta girl.\u8221? He smirks, grabbing the helmet that dangles from his
handlebars. \u8220?Keep your hands at your sides and stay
still.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Okay,\u8221? I say firmly, nodding. I close my eyes and inhale deeply,
trying to block out the noise coming from the audience.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?It helps if you focus on something out there to keep your
balance.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Spotting,\u8221? I whisper, mostly to myself. \u8220?Like with dance,\u8221?
I explain once I see the confusion on his face. \u8220?You pick a set spot to focus
on, so you don\u8217?t get dizzy.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Right. Just like that. So, what\u8217?s your
spot?\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
I look out at the crowd, their expectant stares trained on us. Their attention
makes me nervous, so I look up and lock onto the strands of lights hanging above
them.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?The lights,\u8221? I say decisively.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Good choice.\u8221? Sebastian surprises me when he lowers the helmet onto my
head and fastens it underneath my chin. He pats the top of the helmet before
turning for his motorcycle. It\u8217?s all matte black and not at all sturdy
looking. It looks like it\u8217?s seen a few falls, but I push down my fear and
decide to trust him\u8212?this man I don\u8217?t know. The irony isn\u8217?t lost
on me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?What about you?\u8221? I ask. \u8220?You\u8217?re the one who needs the
helmet.\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Sebastian\u8217?s wink is the only answer I get. With the crank of his wrist and
the push of his foot, the bike revs then purrs, and the vibration replaces the
erratic beating of my heart. The other rider does the same, and they both do that
rocking back and forth thing on either side of me.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?You don\u8217?t get to see this particular stunt every day, folks! It\u8217?
s your lucky day. Let\u8217?s make some noise for Sebastian, Eros, and their
beautiful, daring young victim!\u8221? The announcer makes a show of clearing his
throat exaggeratedly, and I bristle at his words. \u8220?I mean, erm,
volunteer!\u8221?\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Sebastian gives a slight shake of his head, as if to let me know that the announcer
is full of it.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\i
It\u8217?s all for show. Breathe.}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
\u8220?Hands at your sides and focus on the lights, Princess!\u8221? Being called
Princess is enough to make me momentarily forget my nerves and glare at him, and
the smirk I get in return tells me that was his intention.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}
{
The music starts up again, and I\u8217?m not sure what the song is, but the bass
rumbles through me, seeming to amp up Sebastian and Eros as well as the crowd. Eros
yells excitedly, pumping his fist in the air. They circle me slowly at first, like
sharks circling their prey. They watch each other, taking silent cues, then all of
a sudden, they\u8217?re whipping around me. They\u8217?re going so fast that all I
can make out are Eros\u8217? brown shoulder-length hair peeking from underneath his
helmet and Sebastian\u8217?s black shirt in a blur.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
Between them whirling around me and the loud music, my equilibrium is thrown, and I
feel like I might tip over. I wobble and sway for half a second before I close my
eyes, taking a deep breath.\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
{\i
The lights. Look at the lights.}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {
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{\qc
{\i
Rewrite the Stars} is coming this fall! Add it to your TBR
here\par\pard\plain\hyphpar}\par\pard\plain\hyphpar} {\page } {
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Charleigh Rose lives in Narnia with her husband and two young children. She\u8217?s
hopelessly devoted to unconventional love and pizza. When she isn\u8217?t reading
or mom-ing, she\u8217?s writing moody, broody, swoony
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