ETHAN“How did I let you talk me into this,” Piper whispers, as we hide in the shower stall.The bathroom has a revolving door at this hour. People coming and going, probably getting ready for the same party I’m supposed to be getting ready for. Instead, I’m hoisting Piper up, supporting her back against the tile wall, and wrapping her legs around my waist. It’s risky, fucking her here. But I’d be a liar if I denied it’s been on my mind all day. Piper under the hot spray with soap suds on her amazing tits. It’s a mouthwatering sight. I grip the condom off the shelf.“How are we supposed to get out of here?”“Where’s your sense of adventure,” I tell her, tearing the foil packet with my teeth and pulling the latex out. “You telling me you don’t want to do this?”She smirks, with the same look in her eye she gets lately when she thinks I don’t see her checking me out.Ever since I realized she was the one in the basement, I’ve been seeing her eyes on me. There’s something present when sh
PIPERMy boots patter on the smooth paved driveway of the Theta house, as I follow behind Paisley. She’s strutting in stilettos, while I’m marching in boots. It already feels like I’ve done something wrong. Why did I ever agree to this? Scratch that. Why did I agree to wearing this outfit? The plush, white and pink romper, with bunny ears attached to the hoodie is unflattering. Of course my big boobs push at the cheap and flimsy zipper, letting it be known at least that I’m a girl. But you can’t see any of my curves. Not the way Paisley is on full display. Cheeky underwear-like bottoms, with fishnets underneath, and a deep purple corset, that pushes her boobs up high. She fusses with them trying to create more cleavage, by propping them up even more, as we stand outside the house.“What I wouldn’t give for some of what you’ve got,” she says, before opening the door.I grab her hand, stopping her from going inside just yet. “Wait. Are you sure I look okay?”“Yeah,” she says. “You look
PIPERMy stomach bottoms out. All the beer from earlier threatening to make a reappearance. I have no right feeling like I do. Ethan’s never been anything more than a crush, until that kiss in a basement. Now he’s a crush whose dick I’ve had in my mouth. Inside me. He’s felt me come. I’ve tasted him. Suddenly, I feel like I’ve been punched in the gut.Leaning in, Ethan listens to whatever Paisley whispers in his ear, those intense eyes flash with his amusement, standing out against his olive skin and dark hair. A broad build, he’s tall, with a chest that girls fantasize about falling asleep on. And glorious six pack abs. Can’t forget those, since I can’t help but run my fingers all over them when we’re together. He’s gorgeous. Beyond gorgeous. And smart, with this total bad boy sex appeal. Though, right now, I’m having a hard time seeing him that way, because he’s leaning against a wall, with my best friend pressing her body against the very chest I dream of, when clutching my pillow
ETHANWhy the fuck is she naked? And why is she with Adam? I could crack his jaw right now. My mouth twitches, and my hand is itching to do it. I clench my fist and unclench it, contemplating knocking him out right here. And I doubt I’d feel a little sorry for it. But I need both hands to hold onto Piper. I place them on the backs of her thighs.“Ethan, dude. What are you doing,” Adam asks.“She’s had enough,” I tell him. “She needs to go home.”“Okay,” he replies. “I’ll take her home.”“You’re drunk off your ass. Like fuck you will.”The words just come out. They’re harsh and threatening, with my narrowed eyes doing nothing to make Adam believe I won’t knock his fucking teeth down his throat if he tries to fight me on this. It’s caveman. I can feel it. Right now, I don’t give a fuck if it means him and the rest of these assholes are done staring at Piper. She stripped down to her panties and bra. And the only thing keeping me moderately calm about the whole thing is the mark I left o
PIPER“Well, good morning sunshine,” Sabrina smirks, as I plop down in my seat next to her before class starts. “Nice to know you’re still alive.”I frown, confused. “Why wouldn’t I be?”“Well, I haven’t seen you since Friday night.”“I texted you yesterday,” I reply. “Saturday too."“Anyone can respond in text. I, honestly, thought Paisley might’ve killed you and was texting me to buy some time.”“What?”She shrugs. “Can you blame me?”I shake my head. Definitely not. By Saturday morning, word had spread about the fight. There was even a video floating around campus, that showed every hurtful second. Paisley’s icy words. Her stinging slap. The anger in her eyes. There’s no doubt she was mad enough to kill me. And, unfortunately, despite all the alcohol I consumed afterward, I still remembered every second of it. The whole night, right down to my strip tease. Of course I wanted to hide out. Especially when people started talking about my little dance around the dorm and cheering me on
ETHANI feel like I’m on the prowl, standing in all black clothes, watching my back, as I wait for Piper to get me into her building. This must be the way she felt on Monday night when I snuck her in after hours. A little dark, probably slightly insane to go through such lengths for a little late night sex. But, I’ll admit it, I’m a fiend for that pussy. I have to have it.Her building isn’t laid out quite the same as mine. The only extra doors are emergency exits. There are cameras watching the halls and the front door at all hours. And maybe that part is the same. But when your name is on the building, you can get what you want erased. Pulling on my hoodie, I move the minute Piper waves me inside. Yeah, someone might see this and report it, and if they do, I’ll make sure it goes away for her like it would for me. Even if my father finds out.As a friend. A friend with benefits. A friend with benefits who I enjoy holding hands with. She takes mine and guides me down the hall as if I’
PIPERI can’t believe he confessed all that. About his family. About himself. That says a lot—at least to me it does—about the person he is now. The one I always thought he was deep down. Not malicious, just acting out, hiding the caring person underneath. No he was hiding in general. Just like me. Maybe that's the reason I was so drawn to him. But deep down, I know that’s not all it was. I could see something there, a good guy who’s determined to prove himself. One who is better than all the rebellious rumors, and bad boy tendencies. One who works hard every day, and actually cares about something, and someone, other than himself.So, yeah, I kiss him. I kiss him until we’re making out. And we alternate between making out and talking all night until we lay in silence, and Ethan falls asleep.Not me though. I’m still reeling from his confession. He stared at me? I can’t help wonder what he was thinking in those times. Was I beautiful to him? Did he want me to look up, the same way I’d
ETHANAm I skipping? Fuck. Am I whistling too? I’ve been in a good fucking mood all day. Like one of the dwarves from a child’s storybook, marching and whistling and smiling my way around campus. A smile only enhanced at the end of my last class when I orchestrated an encounter with Piper. It was only two seconds of the two of us trying to squeeze through the doorway. But I swear since those two seconds I’ve been more amped up than earlier today when I snuck out of her room.I join Jordan exactly where he texted me to meet him, at a picnic table outside in the courtyard near our dorm.“Were you just whistling,” he asks.I pause like I have no idea what he’s talking about, and drop into the seat across from him. “You wanted to meet up?”“Yeah,” he places his phone on the table and claps his hands together like he’s just as amped up as I still feel under my skin. “Thing is: I’ve been seeing someone and I want to introduce you.”“Like a girlfriend?” I frown, not because I’m angry or conf
EPILOGUEETHANSeven Years Later“I don’t even know why we came to this,” Piper says.I smirk, and reply. “You wanted to come. I was good with staying home between your legs for the next fourteen hours. It’s been a busy week for the both of us.”“When I made these plans it was because it’s been a busy seven years, especially since graduation and I wanted to do something normal. Now more than ever,” she says.“What’s so great about now?”“It’s our reunion,” she replies.“Okay. But I could’ve easily taken normal to mean my tongue in your pussy for a few hours and spending the night fucking like rabbits.”“Oh. We’re still doing that,” she says with a smirk. “This is just a detour. Plus Sabrina is in town and I haven’t seen her in so long.”“What are you up to,” I ask. She’s got a look on her face that tells me she’s harboring a secret.“What? Nothing.”“No. You’re up to something.”“Maybe. I’ve got news to share and we haven’t been face to face with our friends to share it with them too.
PIPERWe find Paisley easily just across the courtyard. And it seems we have a little more to talk about besides the beating I sustained right here on these sidewalks.Shaina is beside her, sipping a smoothie that Paisley takes and makes her own for a minute. Seeing Ethan, she hands it back to her friend, licking her lips like lunch has arrived.She hasn’t paid me any attention, until I speak. “We need to talk.”With an attitude, she drags her eyes away from my boyfriend. Though she’s looking at me now, her words are still to Ethan. “I thought you were coming to tell me living with this isn’t working out.”Ethan folds his arms across his chest. “Why would I do that?”She smiles, still looking at me. “Maybe you’d rather live with me instead.”It’s so pathetic, it’s sad.My boyfriend smiles too, only it’s not pleasant. “Given the choice between sleeping in a bed with you, or a bed of fire, I’d rather add more coals to the flames,” he says.Paisley frowns the hopeful tone leaving her voi
PIPERIt’s the next morning and I’m still reeling from Ashton’s finds and confession. Bryce. Paisley. Well, maybe not Paisley. If I know anything, it’s just how much she truly hates me. At least, by now I think I know. She spent our entire friendship putting me down, keeping me in a bubble that suited her needs just fine. She’s spent our entire lives being jealous of me. I just wish I’d seen it before. No. What I really wish is that I’d pieced it together sooner. Paisley was the one whispering in Ashton’s ear. And ultimately, the one behind my attack. “The catfight gone wrong”.“You ready,” Ethan asks.I look over my shoulder at him, standing in the doorway. He’s got a look on his face that I can’t decipher. He’s just too calm. Nothing like the way he was with his brother yesterday. Or with Adam before. I’m a little worried for the people I’m about to face, but then I think about the hell they put me through, and I know whatever is going on in his head is justified. I’m lucky to have
ETHANOur first week in the new place goes by fast. Mostly because we spent the week at the beach and hanging with our friends. Then there was a lot of moving stuff to get done, and things to pick out. What’s the saying about time flying? Yeah. That. Most of the furniture has already been delivered, and we’ve unpacked a majority of our boxes. The way I see it, we’re entitled to a break. I drop onto the couch and turn on the TV. The cable and internet didn’t take long to get set up either, which is good, since we’re relying on having wifi for class anyway.“Must be nice,” Piper says from the kitchen. She’s standing at the stove stirring a pot of pasta sauce.“You don’t want my help in there,” I say.“It’d be nice if you offered,” she replies, with her nose in the cookbook.“Okay. Do you want some help?”“Why yes,” she says. “That would be lovely.”With a small chuckle, I rise from my seat and go over to her. Without her sling, it seems like she moves twice as fast. Adjusting the temper
PIPERIt's not an ideal situation. But it’s not Ethan’s fault whatever happened. It also wasn’t Ashton’s doing, though I’d like to know his involvement. What I’d like more is to know who’s behind the whole thing. That is if Ashton can be trusted. He did try to pay me to stay away from his brother. How high did his offer go? I don’t remember. Something tells me if I was the type to ask for more, he would’ve given me what I wanted to get the job done. So, maybe he is capable of hurting me. Or paying someone to hurt me, though everything in my gut tells me he’s a pawn in all of this. But without talking to him myself, without the whole story, I don’t know what to think.So, I’m focusing on him. Ethan. Sitting with our friends, yet again trying to make plans for our class- free week. Everyone who’s going away for spring break has already began heading down to party central. And we’ve booked nothing.“I say we forgo taking a long trip and make the most out of what’s nearby. Then we spend t
ETHANI’m not letting Ashton off the hook that easy. So, Piper’s family has money. And he was wrong. He should apologize to her. If that look in Piper’s eye has anything to do with it, he needs to come clean about whatever he said that sent her running the night of the party and apologize for that too. And I won’t take no for an answer. The kitchen is busy with women working on dessert. The same ones I've known to cook for special occasions since I was probably in diapers. They wave to me and I say hello, with as much of a smile as I can muster while looking for my shitty ass big brother. He isn’t down the hall, in the sitting room, or in any of the downstairs bathrooms. I think that maybe he might be upstairs in his old bedroom, until I come across the den at the foot of the stairs with the door cracked open.“You lied," my brother fumes. “She’s not after his money… Because I know. What else did you lie about?”“Were the two of you even dating?”“Where is the proof that she upload
PIPER“We don’t have to do this,” Ethan says, as we get closer to his family’s house. Too late to turn back now. Though, he’s probably offered to turn the car around every seven minutes or so, sensing my uneasiness.I disagree. “I want to go.”That much is true. I do want to go, especially if Ethan’s parents are willing to make the effort. Besides, I want to succeed where I think I failed before. And without Ashton there, maybe I can sway them to my side then he’ll be easier to convince that I’m not some gold digger. I can prove once and for all that I only want Ethan. Where did he even get that idea of me anyway?We turn onto a quiet street.“Last chance,” Ethan says. “Are you sure?”Gripping his hand in mine, I nod. “It’s just dinner. And I want to get to know your parents. We didn't talk much at the party.”Bringing my hand to his lips, he nods. “Okay. If anything makes you uncomfortable—anything—you tell me.”I smile, with a nod, as we turn onto what looks like a dark rode. But be
ETHAN“I don’t care where we go,” Sabrina says. “As long as there’s drinks, sun, and a reason to wear a bikini the entire time.”“Amen to that,” Jordan says slapping her on the ass.I laugh, lacing my fingers with Piper’s as we sit at a picnic table. “Where do you want to go?”She shrugs. “I kind of like Sabrina’s way of thinking.”“Hell yeah,” Jordan says, making me laugh again.“Fine. Everyone is going to Florida,” I say.“We live like thirty minutes from a beach. And I think the flight to Hawaii is closer,” Sabrina replies. “It depends on how wild we plan to get.”“Not too wild,” Piper says, motioning to her arm. She’s still in the sling through spring break. Luckily, she only suffered a dislocated shoulder and a bruised humerus. But she sprained her hand.“Oh sure, go easy now that it’s party time. I don’t think you were complaining when you spent the night on the end of Ethan’s dick,” Sabrina pouts.“Sabrina!”“What? We all know that’s what happened. That’s why you two keep makin
PIPER“I’m sorry,” Bryce says. “Did I do something wrong?”“No,” I reply, after all it’s not his fault what I almost allowed to happen. Still I scoot away, putting more space between us. “It’s just—”“Too soon,” he guesses. “It’s too soon, right?”“Bryce—”“I just really like you. And I know I can make you happy,” he says.“It’s not going to work,” I reply.“Give yourself some time.”But I’m already shaking my head. “I don’t want to. I’m sorry. I’m not trying to lead you on. But I just realized how stupid I’m being.”“No you’re not. You’re being smart. Actually think this through. It’s only a matter of time before he hurts you. Cheats on you, or worse.”“Ethan would never,” I reply.“You really believe that don’t you?”“I believe him,” I say. “And it took this moment for me to realize I don’t want space. I was just scared and upset.”“You were beaten up, Piper.”“Not his fault.”“And the sex tape? The one in his room?”“That wasn’t on him.”“I can’t believe your judgement is still so