*Monroe's POV*
As we walk up to the front door, I say, “So, fair warning, Bear and Kobe are a little affectionate, so I apologize in advance if you get slobbered on.”
“Oh my gosh, I am so excited to meet them!” Charlie says.
I open the door and sure enough, the two dogs are all over Maddy and Charlie although they don’t seem to mind one bit as they both kneel down and start scratching and hugging the dogs. I can’t tell which of them is most excited about this situation.
“Alright, so you guys can leave your shoes in the closet here,” I say gesturing to the door on my right. “The basement is just down those stairs,” I say pointing to my left. “I’ll show you that after I show you to your roo
*Monroe's POV*A few hours, some more drinks, and 2 pizzas later, we decide to start getting ready. We decide on outfits first. Maddy tried on every single thing she brought and some of my clothes and then spent ages making me and Charlie her personal barbies until we all agreed on our final outfit choices.Maddy decided that she loved my tattoos and wanted to show as many of them as possible so I ended up in a very short high waisted black leather skirt and a fitted dark blue lacy crop top with multiple straps that criss-cross at the back. I had to admit, I did look pretty good.Charlie ended up in an fitted emerald green off the shoulder shirt that brought out the reddish tone in her hair and a pair of black skinny jeans. When she first started trying on clothes, we were both a bit shocked. and I couldn’t help but agree when Maddy said, “Damn girl, where have you been hiding this hot body?! You gotta dress up more often!”Maddy f
*Monroe's POV*When we pull up to the house, we can hear the bass from the music playing inside, and there are cars lining the street. Good, we’re not the first ones here. How awkward would that have been? Plus, it’s impossible to make a dramatic entrance when nobody is around to see it.We step out of the uber and I quickly pull out my phone to give him a good rating and add a tip. I turn to the girls and say, “Alright, remember ladies, we are confident, badass bitches who don’t give a fuck what anybody else thinks. Also, no matter how awesome this party is, we do not comment on it. We act like we’re above the whole thing, got it?” They both nod and I think the alcohol is contributing to our confidence levels because even Charlie looks like she’s not nervous at all.
*Monroe's POV*He grins at me again and then leads us past the pool to a spot on the grass where a bunch of lawn chairs sit in a circle. My eyes are somehow instantly drawn to Cade. He is already watching me and the look in his eyes sends an involuntary shiver down my spine. It should be illegal to look that good in a black t-shirt. I tear my eyes away and take a seat beside Xander and Charlie and Maddy take the two seats to my left. I look around the circle. The only people I recognize are Xander, Cade and the two called Jason and Brett from PE. There are 3 girls and 2 guys that I don’t know also in the circle.Xander claps and asks, “Does everyone have a full drink?” Everyone nods and he says, “Perfect! We’re about to play a game called ‘Never Have I Ever.’ The rule
*Monroe's POV*We hand out the drinks and Xander informs us that we will be playing truth or dare. I snort, “What is this, elementary school?”He looks at me with a raised eyebrow and says, “You clearly haven’t played this game with us before.”His comment piques my curiosity but makes me a bit nervous at the same time. I say nothing so he continues, “So the rules are, if someone picks you, you choose truth or dare. Once you’ve heard your truth or dare, you can opt out by taking a shot. Then it becomes your turn to choose someone. Clear?” We all nod our heads and then he says, “Alright, I’ll start. Cade, truth or dare.”“Dare.”“I dare you to
When I first saw her walk into the backyard, I couldn’t help but admire her. Fuck she’s gorgeous. Her current outfit leaves little to the imagination. I can see all the tattoos on her legs that were hidden from view before as well as some peeking out from the bottom of her shirt. I had very conflicting desires to take more of her clothes off and to cover her up. I want to see more, but I don’t want anybody else looking at her. I glance around at the crowd and notice that basically every male in the room is mentally undressing her. I don’t blame them, but it still pisses me off. When Xander follows my gaze and sees her, he stands up, makes his way over and hugs her. The smile she gives him causes a pang of jealousy to shoot through me. After a short conversation, he drags her and her friends over to us and states that we will be p
*Monroe's POV*I walk towards the back yard and Charlie and Maddy run over to me yelling and slurring, “Monrooooe! We missed you!” and engulf me in a hug, almost knocking the 3 of us over in the process. Jesus, when did they get so drunk? I was gone for like 10 minutes.I laugh and say, “I missed you guys too. Hey, I have an idea: how about you two sit down and I’ll go top up your drinks?” I sit them down on two lawn chairs facing a game of beer pong and take their cups. Back to the kitchen I go.I’m mentally calculating the odds that Cade is still in there but I can’t tell if it’s because I do or don’t want him to be. When I walk in and find that he is still in there, my heart jumps for a split second until I notice the pretty brunette hanging off hi
*Monroe's POV*Once we make it to my place, I help them both take off their makeup and change into pajamas and get them into bed, leaving water and painkillers on each of their night stands. When I crawl into bed, my head is still buzzing a little from the alcohol and I can’t stop thinking about the way my body felt when Cade kissed me. Never before has a kiss had that kind of effect on me. I think about how good his body felt against mine and I fall asleep dreaming about him.When I wake up the next morning I see that it’s almost 8:30 and I thank myself for turning off my alarm last night. Stretching and yawning, I extract myself from the covers and hear the dogs groan as they spread out. I make my way into the kitchen to start up the coffee maker. If I’m in need of caffeine, Maddy and Charlie definitely will be when they wake up.
*Cade's POV*As I watch Monroe disappear through the house with her two friends in tow, I throw my head back and groan loudly. When I look back down, Xander is standing in front of me. He raises an eyebrow and says, “Care to tell me what that was all about?”I explain what happened on the front porch and about the girl in the kitchen and then he says, “So, when are you gonna ask her out?”I give him a look and say, “Yeah, I don’t do that, remember?”“Just because you haven’t dated girls in the past, doesn’t mean you can’t start. I mean, seriously dude, it’s painfully obvious that you’re into her. And from that little display I just witnessed, she’s into you too.”