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d feel the vibrations on the floor, and to be
s crossed over my chest, one heel tapping again
Tap
sliding up my thigh no matter how many times I tugged it down, and the neckline seemed determined
me, the smell of bodies and c
s as they danced past. I didn
ty minutes ago with a "just getting u
ut my phon
rough my nose. Fine
e across the room, and despite
r
rs curled into his shirt collar, kissing him like she was trying to pull
ing for the first tim
rmly. At least one of us
ing her when some
, lo
eft. I turned tucking my
e confidently. I knew both of them be
s shirt hanging open at the collar. His friend stood jus
traveled down my body slowly, you look
out and tou
pulling free. "No thanks.
d it as the smirk on his fac
e was flat. "So
e enough that I could smell the alcohol rolling off
eld his gaze. "P
ent curdled into something uglier. He straightened u
you are, you know that?" His voice
at him.
but his jaw was tight. "Your man
ked. "
ady knows, love." His smile turned
ut sharper than I intended. "What d
ething passed between them, something that mad
, drawing it out. "S
rds came out before
w whistle. "Rough night
s expression. "Your boyfriend's been busy tonight, love. Real b
t unsteady be
ut." The words came out automatically,
e and gesturing broadly at the roo
still laughing b
e for one fr
n't know Troy. He d
t were alr
ies pressed in from every side. The music felt louder sudd
m.I pulled out my phon
times and wen
ust at the bar on the other side. Th
g. But the dread was already spreading, s
noticed people
ckly, then looked away when they caught me noticing. A girl wh
Everyone was lo
g and then slowl
creen mounted on the lou
, or maybe that was just my vision tunneling.
s on th
ir, the set of his shoulders, the way he
kissing
ouldn't get close enough. The girl's shirt was pushed up, and she p
had been pulled back n
my fingers. I didn't
and the screen caught her profile
o violently I presse
as T
nd texted me memes and called me her girl. Tasha, who I'd introduced
gotte
ld feel eyes on me from every direction. I sto
and harder aga
. That was when th
duced them, she is
ught they were
eone "Damn... and she gave him all her savings too. She dese
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