Total pages in book: 134
Estimated words: 131209 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 656(@200wpm)___ 525(@250wpm)___ 437(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 131209 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 656(@200wpm)___ 525(@250wpm)___ 437(@300wpm)
“Will his parents be home?”
I bit my cheek and shook my head no.
“I see.”
“But! His parents know he’s throwing it. They’re out of town and he’s about to go off to college.”
“I don’t know how comfortable I am with this, Brooklyn.”
“Oh, come on, Daddy, it’s Brooke; you know she’s not going to do anything bad,” April chimed in. “And since we’re on the topic of what’s going on tonight, I want to stay at Beth’s.”
“I want to stay at Michelle’s then,” Courtney added.
“Wow, all my daughters want to leave me alone tonight… is it me?” he asked with a laugh.
“Please…” we all pleaded in unison with pouty lips.
“All right, I guess it’s fine with me. Just call me and keep me updated if plans change.”
Our parents were friends with all our friends’ parents. That’s the thing about Miami—the elite run together.
CHAPTER TWO
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“Oh my God, Brooke! This fucking car kicks ass! Ahhhh! I want a new car!” she yelled.
“You just got a brand new Mercedes a few months ago,” Landon announced, catching us off-guard and making us turn to face him.
Christine was my best friend since elementary school. Her older brother, Landon, had just graduated from our high school and was going to start classes at UM in the fall for international affairs, whatever that meant. Christine and I were going into our junior year of high school.
“Ugh! What are you doing here? I thought you were packing,” she complained, grabbing the keys out of my hand to unlock my car.
“Nice to see you’re going to miss me, sis,” he replied, making me chuckle.
“Oh… I know why you’re here; it’s because Brooke is here.”
I blushed and looked down at my feet. I could feel his eyes on me.
“Let it out already, just tell her you like her, big bro. Everyone knows it! You’re just too big of a pussy to do anything about it but jerk your wang with your own hand to images of Brooke naked.”
“Christine!” I shouted.
“What? My room is next to his.”
I never wanted the ground to swallow me whole as much as I did at that moment. Landon and I always had an interesting relationship—I was his little sister’s best friend. I knew what she was saying wasn’t way off; I wasn’t that naïve. I saw the way he looked at me when he thought I wasn’t looking, and how he sort of found his way to be near us when I was around. He went to all the football games and basketball games. All the girls on the squad said it was so he could see me in my bloomers.
Landon was shy and introverted as opposed to his loud and extroverted sister; they were on opposite ends of the spectrum. I had no idea how they were even related, let alone siblings. He was good looking just like his sister. They both had blond hair and honey colored eyes, but that’s where their similarities ended. He had defined cheekbones and a narrow jawline with perfect white teeth and thin lips. A muscular, toned build from playing soccer that I would catch myself staring at when he joined us on the patio. He was still one of the popular guys at school but in his own way.
I sort of had a crush on him ever since I could remember, and had been waiting for him to make the first move. I could never bring myself to do it first; I wasn’t that kind of girl. People often called us Ken and Barbie.
I peeked up at him through my lashes and he had the most intense stare as if he was contemplating what to say next.
Just ask me.
“Ahhh! You have keyless ignition!” Christine yelled, breaking our connection and bringing our attention back to her. “I don’t have keyless ignition; this is bullshit! Your car is better than mine.”
“What are you guys doing tonight?” Landon questioned, trying to ignore his sister’s outbursts.
“Oh… um… we’re going to Tony’s going away party.”
He nodded, grinning. “So am I. Maybe we could all go together. I leave soon and it would be nice to spend some time with you.”
My eyes widened.
“I mean, spend some time with both of you,” he clarified, clearing his throat.
“That’s my brother’s way of saying he wants to hold your hand and kiss your lips,” Christine declared, smiling through the sunroof of my car. “You should totally hold his hand and kiss his lips and then get married and have his wiener touch your lady bits so you can have his babies and we could be sisters in law.”
I shook my head, laughing. “Jesus, do you have no filter?”
“I’m just trying to speed up the process of you guys getting it on. It’s been seven years in the making, let him finally get his dick wet, Brooke!” She looked over at Landon. “I love you!” She kissed the air and sat back down, continuing to inspect my car.