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"You’re not worried?" Haley asked

"About what?"

"About telling Gavin you loved hi you say when you’re drunk is bullshit and doesn’t ave her a sideways look "Uh-huh"

Elizabeth grinned when the waitress caet what she said to Gavin "Oh, look, ladies, it’s aritas!"

ELEVEN

DRUNK WAS AN UNDERSTATEMENT GAVIN WAS CERTAIN theto kiss him when he walked out with Elizabeth, Shawnelle, and Haley

In fact, he heard their voices as soon as he walked in the front door They were laughing Loud They were doing everything in high-pitched voices Talking Yelling Squealing Cussing

He wondered if he and his friends were that obnoxious when they were drunk

Probably

Elizabeth squealed and flung her arms around him when she saw him, then pressed kisses all over his face

Definitely drunk Which probably accounted for the "love you" she’d said on the phone Drunken declarations of love never counted, so he’d brushed it off as ht arms from him, poured the women into his car, buckled theiven To for him outside when he pulled up at the hotel where they were both staying

"Woot no sense," Deed said with a smile and a shake of his head

"Yeah, but you love hed as Dedrick pulled her out of the car

Tommy just scooped Haley up and carried her, since she’d passed out on the ride over

"Thanks, man," Dedrick said over his shoulder

"No problem"

He climbed back inside and headed to the beach house, forced to listen to Elizabeth’s off-key singing along to the radio the entire way

He turned the volu talk was a better option

"So you had fun?"

She grinned "We had a lot of fun We had a few drinks, you know"

Yeah, he knew The tequila sled and kicked her shoes off "Okay, a lot"

She started singing again, leaned forward to turn the volu he really liked Elizabeth, because she couldn’t sing for shit

He pulled into the driveway, but before he could get his seatbelt off, she’d thrown the door open and bounded out, her shoes and purse forgotten She went around the side of the house and disappeared into the dark

Good lord He grabbed her purse and shoes, went in through the front door, dumped her stuff, and headed out back

She was on the deck, stripping her clothes off She was down to her bra and panties, and it washer on his deck like that He brought his focus up to her face

"What are you doing, honey?"

"Getting naked"

"I see that Why?"

She turned to hi in the ocean"

He couldn’t help but smile at her She was a really cute drunk Du drunk in the ocean is a really good idea"

"By myself, of course not But you’ll be with " She unhooked her bra and waved it at hiood point So did her nipples

"So? Are you going to get naked and go skinny dipping with ht?"

"Suck it up I’ll waret back inside Then you can fuck me"

She shimmied out of her panties and stood naked in front of hihed and pulled off his shirt and dropped his shorts Her gaze rocketed to his cock, already se her to bed later

He should be ashae of her in her drunken state

Then again, the cold water should sober her up a little

She laughed and turned,a beeline for the water He ran after her, easily overtaking her He got to the water before she did and dove in, waiting for her She leaped in, the waves crashing into her and knocking her over

Gavin was there to pull her up, and she ca

"Holy shit, that’s cold"

"Told ya"