You Deleted Me, Remember? (completed)

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heard the stereo pulsing loudly outside the Woodland Hills hous

puppy-dog eyes, the ones that us

ree. This is not one drink. This is a noise violati

ll you. As your best friend, it's my duty to tell you that you need to chillax. Have a good time." Bree leaned closer to Maddie. "And I heard from someone who heard from

less about celebrities. Secondl

rows. "Let's just say

ned. "I'm s

to celebrate your gradu

celebrate on our couch

l you this, but for tw

ss partied and fumbled their way through college, she'd graduated with several completed independent films under her belt and landed a summer internship

ring film role-a goal bound to get her into trouble sooner or later. Parties like this one could bring

gave conditions. "But you have to promise not to abandon me in some corner like you usua

d Maddie toward the front door. "But yes,

nning to get

s plannin

at parties. She waited nearly ten. Then she excused herself to find a dr

n hour that felt like three, she wondered if it was too soon to hunt down her roommate and declare the night over. Was she really so much of a fuddy-duddy that she wanted to

ht as well try to enjoy myself. She pushed through the crowd and found an open cooler with beer near the patio doors. She grabbed a Corona, lea

ongregated in and around the pool and hot tub, many sans swimsuit. Definitely a scene she wan

traveled up and under the woman's thin chemise. Even in the darkness, Maddie could see her shiver. She let out a moan of

hat had been her choice. She could choose differently.

her way to a promising f

p unbothered. She spotted a concrete sitting area with an unlit fire pit against the yard's b

over, seeking the cause of the excitement. A drunken woman, clothed only in a shirt and panties, stepped

e face of the woman. Her stomach tighte

inching her shirt up, teasing her audience, until the clothing was abandoned in the pool below and Bree stood simply in

rself, willing the question to penetrate the distance

time," a male voice said behi

she'd hoped. In the shadows on the stone bench behind her sat a male figure. She couldn't make out h

le you." He leaned forward,

eled face. Deep-set eyes peered under intense eyebrows. She couldn't be sure in the darkness, but she