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“Yeah” She clutched her dress, and I looked doatching her slowly lift the heround “I carry it with me everywhere”

As the dress rose higher and higher, I saw black

“Ichi, ni, san,” she recited, reading the Japanese numbers like a cheat sheet on her body

“Yon, go, roku” She lifted the dress higher, over her knee and up her thigh “Nana, hachi…”

Sweat cooledus with her eyes on fire

“Shit,” IEmmy cover her smile with her hand

“Ku” Soraya continued, the dress da up to her… “Juu,” she finally said

I sed,next to her wide-eyed and looking alh

I caught sight of the guys watching h I couldn’tgrins

I looked down again, trying to not see Soraya’s long leg “That’s…that’s good”

She dropped the dress back down “I know the dojo is closed until after the new year, but I leftin the locker room” She inched closer, and I took a step back “Will you be in this weekend? Like for paperwork or so? I can stop by Just really quick”

Alone? While I’m in there…alone?

I darted ed their fingers across their throats in a threat

E tray “I’ve seen that before Like brother, like sisters”

Godda to be pissy all night now

I sidestepped the girl “My ill be in all day tos,” I told her “I’ll let her know you’re co by”

And I got the hell out of there

But as I tried to head to Banks, the guys dove in, cutting me off “Someone’s in trouble,” Will teased

“Gimme a break” The kid has a crush Like I could control it

I tried to search for , and I couldn’t see around the guys

“Da my hands into my pockets

“Yeah,” Michael added “Everyone saw that”

“Shut up”

“Oh, shit” Dalass to his lips “Here coloves”

Huh? I found Banks again as Rika tried to bite back her laugh, clearly talking Banks down as irl