Sold to my crush: Alexander Dankworth

nd present, I wonder

and for a moment-I felt good. It hugged my waist, hit just above th

Too much.

returned like old fr

bed. I pulled on a pair of loose black pants, an oversize

is is okay,

rom my thoughts. Tiffany was crouched

e she had a dozen times before. We'd been sneaking

e and skin-tight, hugging every curve like it was made for her. Black stilettos a

smiling. "Chan

"This one screams party." Her gaze finally landed on

wrong with it?." Asking that question al

for half a se

late." She said, brushing past me. "I

d I wasn't sure if I was sup

ht. Tiffany had parked a few streets over to avoid getting caught.

med completely unaffected, humming lightly as we walke

river's seat. I reached for the passenger door,

already si

ped. "Oh, Lily, this is Sasha. Sasha-Lily." She shr

The one Tiffany had been spen

e best way to react to this absurd situation. Had Tiffany don

tion, she wasn't get

d, keeping

p cheekbones. "Hi. It's nice to meet y

the streetlamp. A glinting stud pierced her nose; a delicate silver jewel sparkled above her lip. Her barely-there black crissc

way. Harder st

same." I shrugged, eyes

piercing flashing. "You could always get to

t dried

lt in my chest, but the ginger had me squirming under her gaz

r so thick al

used and was that

things. Overthinking

burned und

honk cut through the thick silence. "Can we leave

d she shot me back a

questions at Tiffany, Sasha placed a hand gently

rd-soft, kin

sn't worth it, not with Sasha looking

red pulling the

alive. A pop song blasted through the speakers; she and Sa

g them. Feeling like a ghost. It

A third wheel to

strands catching the breeze. Tiffany nudged her like

e nights, matching paj

seemed like we had nothing in common. Two complete

city lights blurred past. The beat thumped in the

w and then from the rearview mirro

t meet

chirped as we pulled

ately, a perfect synchronized b

d

oll