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Chapter Thirty-five

The phone rings and before I can even say hello, Daniel starts talking "Do you and cheese tits want to coht?"

"I thought you broke up with Val"

"Not today," Daniel says

"I don’t know if that’s a good idea" I’ve heard enough about Val to know that I’ Sky over there We’ve only been dating teeks

"It is a good idea," Daniel argues "My parents leave at eight Be here at eight-oh-one"

He hangs up abruptly, so I text Sky

Want to watch a ht?

I hit send and toss my phone on the bed I walk to my closet to inspect my shirt selection, but then I rerab a rando it on over my head when Sky’s text sounds off

Two conditions (Per Karen) I have to be honant

I laugh and text her back

Considering how boring you are, I’m pretty sure you’ll be home in less than an hour

Does that h?

Dah out loud

She actually typed laugh out loud

I really do lol, then I put my phone in my pocket and head to my car

I’ve never really had a conversation with Val before and tonight is no exception Sky and I are on the couch in front of the TV in Daniel’s basement Daniel and Val are in the chair and they’re co me question why Daniel would even want us here in the first place if this is all they’re gonna do

Sky and I are watching them uncomfortably It’s hard to pay attention to the TV when there’s actual slurping occurring

The second Daniel’s hand begins to slip up Val’s shirt, I toss the re Daniel in the knee He jumps and lifts his hand to flip me off, but never breaks contact with Val’s h, and I silently tell hiet the hell out of her shirt

He stands up and Val is norapped around hi as he carries her up the stairs and to his bedrooh of relief "I was about to hurl"

She’s curled up besideon my shoulder I ease myself down into the couch so that we’re more comfortable, and we both look back at the TV But I knoe aren’t really paying attention to it because the energy in the room completely shifted the second Daniel and Val left We haven’t had privacy like this since we officially started dating teeks ago

Her hand is in h She’s not wearing the dress that completelya dress And I love this dress just asjeans, though I overheard Les talking with one of her friends once ere sixteen They were about to go on a double date and the friend was explaining to Les the rules of "uy, she needed to wear jeans because the guy would be less likely to slip his hand where he shouldn’t Then she told Les if she planned to o Easy access, she said I re that conversation to see which outfit Les chose She walked down the stairs in a skirt and I e into a pair of jeans

I wish Sky earing jeans right now becauseto sweat and I know she can feel h the pals a step further tonight and I absolutely can’t get that out of my head I sure as hell want to take the next step, but what if Sky doesn’t know the rules to " this dress just for the hell of it? What if she’s just wearing this dress because her washing machine broke and all her jeans were dirty? What if she’s wearing this dress because she didn’t have tie into jeans before I showed up at her house? What if she’s wearing this dress because she went to some sort of random church today that has service on Saturdays?

I wish I kneas going through her head right now I rest e lump in my throat before I speak "I like your dress," I say It comes out in ht now just thinking about her But I think she liked the way I said it, because she tilts her head and looks up at le we’re sitting, ouldn’t even have to shift positions to kiss Her mouth is so incredibly close, it’s practically on top of e of that Yet

"Thank you," she whispers The sweet breath fro me from the inside out

The tension is so thick now, I can’t even inhale

"You’re welco at heratShe slides her lips together and moistens them and I’m pretty sure I mutter "holy shit" under ot rins "Wanna make out?" she whispers

Oh, hell yes

My lips are on hers before the sentence is even completely out of her mouth I lowerht on her hips while her hands slowly make their way up ainstthat could set it straight again is if I pull her even closer and kiss her even harder So that’s what I do I slide my hands away fro her into s onit floith the rhythm of her movements while my other hand slides up her back and into her hair I pull her hten er touching the couch and et Only that justfaster now and she’sher against me so perfectly that I’m pretty sure she’s about to have a repeat of what I did to her the first night we made out

I don’t want that yet because she’s wearing this dress and it’s absolutely arip her shoulders and push her away froainst the couch