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MiShaun swats Tadd’s head too gently to beJenna, there’s a shocked silence before the rooh-five her as she blushes red Tadd eyes her blearily "You are an enigh what coh until our sides hurt; Quinton laughs so hard he’s crying

Next to aze sweeps slowly from my face to my breasts, over the ribbon tie at my waist, to my pink toenails and back up I want to kno he feels aboutattention), but me After our scenes this week, I was reduced to nored me at the club I should be pissed Which proves to be iht next to ht up with me quickly

"What should I do with you, Emma Pierce?" He’s inches away, his mouth turned up on one side, his eyes slate blue in the diht of the room

"What do you wanna do?" I flirt back

"Hmm" His eyes are locked on mine, and I feel the vibrations to my toes "You don’t know?"

I shakeI hadn’t The effects of the tequila are building, even though I started cheating half an hour ago, feigning shots My thoughts spin along with my vision I close h

Oh,move this fast with Reid; I’m not sure yet what he wants Correction I’m pretty sure what he wants, but I don’t knohat itto slow it down? Does he regularly hook up during filet with him? I’m far too buzzed to think clearly

"Let’s play spin-the-bottle," Quinton suggests "Or seven minutes in heaven We can use the balcony"

MiShaun stands "This is where I call old lady privilege, children" She zigzags across the floor to the door, waving off protests "I’ve done junior high"

"MiShaun, I think you’re just afraid to kiss me," Tadd says

She turns, one hand on the curve of her hip "And you ht"

As she leaves the room, Tadd quips, "I believe I’ve just been insulted"

Graham’s eyes meet mine, but I’m sure there’s no way he reo until he stands, stretching "I’m beat And just so you know, Tadd, I’uitar Like a postscript, he turns and adds, "E?" reaching a hand down to me I link my hand with his and he pulls me up The room tilts back and forth, but he holds my wrist fir towards our rooms, one of us less steadily than the other

"Maybe I’aale

He passes his door, his war into walls or falling down "I agree I’d rather control who I kiss than leave it to fate and an e o out onto the balcony with… well I mean, we’re all kinda smashed Balconies aren’t safe Soainst the open door, a blush creeping up ht have been me you ended up with out there, not him," I look up at him then--his brown eyes so dark they’re nearly black as he teases ht have shared on Brooke’s balcony, doing… who knohat

"Huh"

He hands the key card back to ht, Emma"

He turns back to his room, and I watch until he unlocks his door and pushes it open "Emma?" he calls softly as I stumble into my roo inaround the corner "Yeah?"

"That’s definitely four" He’s chuckling as his door closes with a click

Chapter 13

REID