8. Hips Don’t Lie

~ Audrey ~

The next day, Audrey woke up to a strange feeling between her legs. She stirred in bed and rubbed her legs together, but it wasn’t doing any good. She didn’t know how to put it in words, but Audrey was feeling like she needed something. Some type of release. And no, not the bathroom kind. 

No, it was the kind of clenching in the lower stomach that she had been feeling ever since her first night with Ashton. It started when they were about to have sex, and sadly she never got the release she needed. 

Audrey thought about it for a moment and a wild idea crossed her mind. She got up and ran towards her closet, digging deep into the piles of boxes on the corner of the room. She found the white box she was looking for and stared at it for a second, before slowly opening the lid and picking the white machine up carefully.

Perhaps this is a useful gift after all.

Walking back to bed, she clasped the white long thing in her hand and studied it, and when she hit the button and the wand started vibrating, she gulped and quickly turned it off. Stretching herself on her bed, Audrey sighed and ran her fingers absently over her panties. 

This is a bad idea.

As shocking as that may sound, Audrey had never masturbated before. She was in desperate need of a release, but she didn’t even know how or where to begin. She turned the wand on again and felt her stomach clenching a little. She closed her eyes and imagined putting the vibrating top over her lower area.

That seems like a good start.

Slowly, she hovered the machine on her lower stomach. The contact was enough to send shivers up and down her spine. Her hips bucked up and she found herself leaning up towards her machine. She pressed the top tighter against her panties and her head fell back in response. She found herself nearing a dizzying peak, and she suddenly jerked the machine away.

No, I can’t give him that satisfaction!

The thought of Caspian’s condescending smile crossed her mind. Audrey knew that if Caspian finds out his joke of a gift ended up giving her the orgasm her boyfriend couldn’t give her, he’d be laughing for days. Letting out a sigh, she stared at the white magic wand again. The thing was still buzzing softly, a comforting sound.

But then again, they don’t ever have to know… No one ever has to know.

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Audrey felt amazing as she made her way to campus that afternoon. Audrey had a summer class today, a little extra credit to help bump up her grade. She had a spring in her Jimmy Choos step and a big smile on her face. She wore her Ray-Bans sunglasses and she was humming to herself like she was a Disney princess, strutting her way down the streets of New York City.

The NYU campus was only a short five minute walk from her apartment. Climbing her way up the stairs and into the building, Audrey then noticed that something was a little off. She took off her sunglasses and smiled, greeting a few people she knew at the door, but they only looked at her with a weird stare and walked away. That was odd to her. She was never friends with those people, but they were always friendly with each other. The smile on Audrey’s face turned to a confused frown.

Not wanting to make a big deal out of it, Audrey shrugged it off and kept on with her day, making her way to class. In the classroom, however, things got even weirder. People kept staring and whispering behind her back, and they weren’t the good kind of stares and whispers. 

Audrey felt self conscious. She looked down to her feet, making sure she was properly dressed and didn’t have a bird’s poop or something on her hair. Audrey was wearing her iconic Lily Pulitzer summer dress and a pair of yellow Jimmy Choos. She looked amazing in her outfit, so it couldn’t possibly be about that.

When the dreadful two hour class was finally over, Audrey made her way to the ladies’ room. People everywhere were still staring and whispering, causing her to feel even more self conscious. In the bathroom, she checked herself in the mirror, making sure she didn’t have something green on her teeth or something. She didn’t. She looked absolutely fine, and she had no idea why people were staring and whispering all day.

As she was about to turn to her heels and out of the bathroom, three girls walked through the door and bumped into Audrey. Audrey was never the balanced and graceful type. She staggered back in shock and dropped her Prada handbag on the floor. The contents of the bag were scattered around the floor. Sighing to herself, Audrey bent down to pick them up.

Her lipstick rolled down the floor and as Audrey was about to catch it, one of the girls stepped on it with her foot. Audrey looked up to see the girl. It was Kayla Browning, NYU’s top it-girl. The Browning family was also in the real estate business, but sadly they were being driven out of business by the number one real estate tycoon in town, Maxwell Huntington, none other than Audrey’s dad. It was no secret that Kayla hated Audrey. Ever since freshman year, Kayla was always spreading rumors and doing everything she could to sabotage Audrey’s life. Her plans did not work, however, because Audrey maintained a low profile and she was nice to everyone. Kayla’s plans backfired on her, and things got even worse since Ashton, who was her ex-boyfriend, decided to date Audrey after breaking up with her. Since then, Kayla’s hatred for Audrey only intensified.

Kayla kicked the lipstick towards Audrey and with a smug smile, she said, “Oh look, how the mighty have fallen,”

The two girls behind her giggled and murmured, “She’s so pathetic, it’s so sad,”

Audrey hated confrontation. She collected her lipstick and picked up her bag, before getting up on her feet. She was about to push past Kayla, when Kayla moved in front of her face, blocking her way.

“You think you’re so better than everyone else, do you? Just because you have daddy’s money and you’re friends with powerful people, you think you’re all that?” Kayla spat sinisterly.

“What are you talking about?” Audrey replied.

Kayla scoffed. “You walk around here like you own this place. Bringing the Vanderbilt brothers to a frat party, flaunting your wealth, you think you’re so great? Well, let me break this down for you, you’re nothing but a used piece of trash,”

Audrey tilted her head to the side, thinking, why does it matter that the Vanderbilt brothers came with her to an NYU party? Was Kayla jealous of the fact she was in the company of such powerful, gorgeous people? 

Audrey wanted to walk away, but Kayla stood her ground, not allowing her to leave. Audrey sighed, “What the F is your problem, Kayla?”

“Look at her, acting all coy and innocent,” Kayla laughed mockingly. “Oh, I’m such a good daddy’s girl, I can’t even cuss,”

“What a fúcking hypocrite,” The girl behind her rolled her eyes.

Audrey was fuming. But as much as she wanted to swing her fist and start a fight, she was too afraid of the repercussions. So, she just took a deep breath and stood up straight, giving everyone her best death glare. 

“What’s my problem with you, Audrey?” Kayla scoffed, unfazed by Audrey’s glare. She stepped to Audrey’s side and leaned into her ears, whispering, “Absolutely nothing,”

Audrey found an opportunity to slip away. Using her shoulder, she pushed past Kayla and her two minions, dashing her way out of that bathroom.

“Whore!” she heard the girls yelling and laughing behind her, but she didn’t care. This kind of bullying was too juvenile for her mature mind.

But although she claimed that she didn't care, Audrey was hurt and angry on the inside. And the fact that people in the hallway were still staring and whispering behind her back didn't help either. Holding back her tears, Audrey turned to her heels and headed for the gymnasium. She was in desperate need of some comfort and a friend. And so she wanted to find Ashton.

When she reached the court, she saw that the boys’ basketball team had finished their practice for the day. Audrey decided to wait for Ashton, making her way towards the locker room. Pushing through the double doors of the gymnasium, two guys walked past her and they gave her the weirdest look. They were sneering at her, licking their lips, and eyeing her from head to toe like she was a piece of meat.

What the hell?

She glared at the guys, but they only laughed and walked away. Suddenly, Audrey felt a pit in her stomach, like she was feeling an impending sense of doom. 

Am I crazy? What is going on here?

Audrey continued her steps as she neared the boys’ locker room. She could hear voices and rowdy laughter coming from the inside, as the door wasn’t properly shut. 

“Nah, no way, you did,” she recognized the voice, this was Adam, one of Ashton’s teammates.

“I did it, man! I swear, I did!” Ashton exclaimed.

“You didn’t do it at my party though,” Jordan replied.

“Okay, so the timing was a little off, but I did it!” Ashton said.

“Did you actually do it? For real?” Adam asked.

“Bro, I got no reason to lie to you,” Ashton said to him.

“Damn, son,” Jordan chuckled.

“Now pay up! Come on, everyone!” Ashton laughed. “That’s it, yeah,”

Audrey pushed the door back slightly so she could get a better look. Through the cracks, she could see that Ashton was surrounded by his teammate. They were slapping dollar bills onto his hand.

“You fúckin’ son of a gun,” Jordan slapped a fifty dollar bill on Ashton’s hand.

“How was she, man?” Adam asked.

“She’s alright. Pretty tight,” Ashton said.

“Was she a screamer?”

“A crier,”

“Ah, daddy’s little girl. Of course, she was,” Jordan chuckled.

“So, what’d you do to her? Give us the deets,” Adam nudged his elbow.

“Pretty basic stuff, bro, you know,”

“Missionary or doggy?”

“Doggy, definitely,” Ashton smiled triumphantly.

“Nice,” the guys laughed and high-fived him again.

Audrey’s breath was caught in her throat. It took her a second to finally realize what was going on and what they were talking about. She wanted to scream or to run away, but she couldn’t do anything. She was frozen in shock, just staring at the scene unfolding before her eyes. It was like a train wreck that you just couldn’t turn away from. 

“Bro, you know what you should do? You should film that shit man,” Jordan suggested.

“Yeah, you know you can make a lot of money from that,” Adam nodded in agreement.

“For real?” Ashton asked.

“Hell yeah. Those sites will pay good money for someone like her,”

“Dude, you’re gonna be fúckin’ rich,” Jordan nodded furiously.

A sly smile crept up his face as Ashton said, “Oh fúck yeah,”

That was it. She couldn't take it anymore. Her heart was breaking into a million tiny pieces. Audrey let go of the door and turned to her heels, running away as fast as she could from that dreaded place. She made it outside to the quad, but she was running so frantically, she ended up falling down on her face. 

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Her knee hit the concrete pavement and she winced in pain. She didn’t bother to look around to see if people had seen her. There was no way she could be even more humiliated than she already was. Audrey now realized why everyone was giving her weird dirty looks all day. She was a fool that fell into Ashton’s conquest. She gave him his heart and soul, only to realize that he traded all that for a few hundred dollars.

Getting up to her feet, Audrey brushed the dirt away and started walking. She walked slowly at first, but as her strength returned, she picked up the pace and started running again. Tears were streaming down her face as she pushed past the people in the streets. Her chest was aching like never before and all she wanted to do was roll over and die. That five minute walk between the campus and her apartment now seemed like a mile away. 

As soon as she reached her apartment building, Audrey didn’t bother greeting the doorman and covered her face as she strode through the lobby. She didn’t want anyone to see her like this. Knowing her dad, he probably had spies or bodyguards around the building and the last thing she wanted right now was her dad yelling ‘I told you so’ in front of her face.

In between the confusion, anger, hurt, Audrey ran towards the elevators and pushed the button frantically, hoping one would open in flash. Thankfully, the elevator gods heard her wish and one door opened with a ding. But as Audrey was about to run inside, someone else was walking out. She bumped her head to the tall man’s chest and staggered back, falling flat on her butt.

Oh Lord, could this day get any worse? 

She winced in pain and rubbed her backside. Through the cracks of her eye, she saw a hand in front of her face and the man standing in front of her said, “Sweetheart, you really need to look before you run,”

She looked up to see Killian Vanderbilt, looking sharp in a suit and a smile on his face with a hand lent out to her. 

“What the hell happened to you, princess?” Audrey heard another voice, the unmistakable chuckle of Caspian Vanderbilt.

Caspian came out from behind Killian. The smile on his face faltered as he narrowed his eyes on her, studying her tear-drenched face, muddy dress, and the bloody scar on her knee. Caspian and Killian exchanged a look. A look of worry and distress. 

Audrey was frozen still, sitting on the ground like a lame duck. Caspian lent out his hand to her and now she had two hands waiting for her. Audrey looked at the brothers’ hands for a moment. Killian’s was on her right and Caspian’s was on her left. And in her absent mind, her hands reached up, gripping both the brothers’ hands as they helped hoisted her up.

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