Page 91 of Between Now & Heartbreak

Fuck.

“Come on,” she says over her shoulder.

There’s a flash of blue and red lights through the windows of the bar, and just then, everyone disperses. Heading for exits or back to the dance floor. I see the back of Etta’s head as she ducks back into the crowd, too.

We turn down the hallway and then push out through a side door. Once we get there, she lets go of my hand, grabs Etta’s phone and tries to open it.

“Hey, you can’t just steal her phone.”

“I need to erase that picture.”

She stares at the phone, taps her chin and then puts in a number.

She laughs mockingly.

“Her pin is 1111 – she really is an idiot.”

She scrolls through and finds the picture right away. She shakes her head in disgust.

“She’s such a pervert.”

She cocks her head, examining the picture. “Though, I must say, we look really good,” she turns the picture round to show me. She’s perched on the sink, her head thrown back, her hands holding my head in place as I stoop between her spread thighs and suck her nipple. It’s hot. Her body looks incredible and I look…like I’m trying to devour her whole.

“Too bad. This would have been Tumblr gold,” she says regretfully before she deletes the picture, scrolls to make sure there are no more and then, hands the phone over to me. I stare at it, and then back at her.

She’s smiling at me expectantly.

“Why are you giving it to me?” I ask, eyeing the phone like it’s contraband.

She smiles brightly. “She’syourfriend, give it to her next time you see her.”

I shake my head.

“I doubt we’re friends anymore after tonight.”

“Oh well. I tried,” she quips and then tosses it in the trashcan.

“What the hell, Beth?”

She snickers. “I know. That was awesome, right?”

I stare at her, dumbfounded.

“How’d you get here?” she asks me suddenly.

“My motorcycle.”

“Can you take me home? Or do you need to get back to your date?”

“Oh shit. Nadia is going to kill me.”

“I doubt it. She’ll be happy you left with me.”

“Are you drunk?” I peer at her, thinking maybe that would explain this whole evening.

“Nope, I’m just high on slapping’ a total bitch who had it coming.” She says jauntily.

“I knew there was a rivalry —” She gives her head a sharp shake of disagreement.

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