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Looking up at him, I totally believed it His hold on me was solid without a hint of strain, like I was one of the lighter girls who got tossed over a guy’s shoulder on a whim at a pool party

“Do we change now?” He looked at the black gar as a suit ready to tear him apart

“We’ve got so my sister, she won’t arrive until ten”

“Did you want a drink? I could ht now”

“Knowing o into town for that”

“It’s their bar bill if there’s only booze on tap”

I snorted and jiggled the arlasses “Don’t hold back”

He laughed and walked to the bar

Every head turned as he walked by Guys in my sister’s croeren’t exactly built like brick shit houses I probably shouldn’t feel so bad about how my dress would fit After a three second interaction with Berk, I could only iine what Laura had picked out for hio shirtless with the legs of his pants cut off à la the Hulk

“Julia” The way he drew out my name made me want to barf It made it sound like hes movie with the rich kids ere total assholes Only here in real life, these ones were also assholes But he was an asshole I’d liked, whichwith hi sure he liked me, someone special for my first time It was a whole three days before he decided there was a better Kelland sister for him I’d been blinded to his douche status just because he’d thrown me a bone

“Hi, Chet” My best smile was plastered on my face

“I’lad you’re here Laura was afraid you’d back out at the lastabout you behind your back” He huggedlike a toxic mixture of his and hers Chanel scents and way-too-expensive chahost of a pat on the back

“Instead, they can do it to my face”

He laughed, finally letting go and squeezed my shoulders “You’ve always had such a wonderful sense of humor”

I looked down at his hands and back up to him What was his deal?