Total pages in book: 145
Estimated words: 138775 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 694(@200wpm)___ 555(@250wpm)___ 463(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 138775 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 694(@200wpm)___ 555(@250wpm)___ 463(@300wpm)
But somehow it did.
44
TORI
“This is fun,” I shouted at Jayden. The party was so damn loud that shouting was the only way to communicate. Well, except for grinding my body against his—I suppose that was a type of communication. Or maybe the only thing it communicated was how hot I thought he looked tonight.
When Jayden had told me about the party, he’d told me everyone would be dressed in costumes even though it was weeks before Halloween. And he’d been right. All around me were sexy nurses, sexy vampires, sexy angels, and more. Most costumes seemed to have been designed to cover as little as possible.
“Yes, it is,” Jayden said, his lips an inch from my ear. “Have I told you how hot you look in that little green dress?” His hand slid over my ass, which was one of the few parts of me my costume covered. He was Peter Pan, wearing a tunic that was open in the front to nearly his waist, and I could feel his hard pectoral muscles pressing against my chest.
“You did,” I said, tired of shouting but not tired of the way his hands were all over me. Everybody here was grinding against each other as they danced to the music—if you could call it that. It seemed to consist mostly of a deep thumping base.
“I bet it was expensive,” Jayden continued in a knowing voice. “After all, that little dress probably used up at least a half yard of fabric.” It was a Tinker Bell costume, and he was right. The strapless little green dress was pretty small, but I was far from the most scantily clad woman here.
It was my first time wearing a couples costume, though, and I liked being here on Jayden’s arm.
He pulled me close, our bodies pressed together as we danced. And then someone bumped into me from behind. I thought it was an accident at first until I felt the hard male body behind me.
Kyle. It had to be—I was pretty sure that Jayden wouldn’t let some random dude rub up against me. Ooh those large hands on my hips… I knew that touch.
We’d reluctantly decided to pretend that I was here with Jayden, and that Kyle was a friend we’d come with. They’d both insisted, saying they didn’t want me to get a reputation. As if anyone here was sober enough to remember who was with who the next day.
I wiggled my hips, rubbing my backside against Kyle’s front. He was dressed as a pirate, which we’d thought kind of connected his costume to ours. He’d looked hot as hell, too, in those black leather pants, the black vest that showed off his ripped bare chest, and the eyepatch. I’d seen a lot of women eyeing him tonight. “Be good, little Tinker Bell,” he growled in my ear. Then his hands slid up my side, digging into my ribs as I shrieked. “Or should I call you Tickle Bell?”
Jayden apparently decided that me being sandwiched between them was a bit too much. He pulled me out of Kyle’s grasp and slung his arm around my shoulder. “Having fun?” he asked our pirate friend.
Kyle shrugged. “Yeah, I guess.” He had a red cup of beer, and I was impressed he hadn‘t spilled it on me when he’d been pressed up against me.
“Too bad this isn’t Lucas’s scene,” I said, and both men nodded. I’d been a little disappointed when he didn’t come, but he would’ve hated this. To be honest, it wasn’t really my scene, either, but I liked being here with my date and our “friend.”
“He’ll take you somewhere next time,” Kyle said. “To some boring thing he’s into.”
“Yeah,” Jayden said, grinning. “Like anything with the phrase ‘University Lecture Series’ after it.”
Kyle laughed. He and Lucas still bickered, but it wasn’t at all like it had been before. Nowadays, it just kind of seemed like a habit for them, and I was so glad that the real anger was gone.
“I’m going to get another beer.” Kyle disappeared into the crowd, and I noted a lot of women watching him. One even tried to wrap her arms around his neck when he passed, but he dodged her on his way to the kitchen.
Then someone squealed. “Tayden!”
A black shape threw itself at us, hugging first me and then Jayden. It took me a moment to realize it was Mia.
“Tayden?” Jayden asked as he wiped off the beer that had flown out of her cup.
“It’s your couple name,” Mia said loudly. She was dressed as a black cat, complete with pointed ears poking up out of her hair. Her dress was as short as mine was.
“Are you drunk?” Jayden asked her, looking concerned.
“Not enough,” she said. “You two look good together.” She made an expansive gesture that ended up splashing beer on me this time.