Page 26 of Unfolding Ethan

I wore black sandal heels with straps so I didn’t high-five floors with my face every two seconds. I felt like conquering the world.Or Ethan. I scolded myself for having such unholy thoughts.

“Ladies.” Volt whistled and winked at us when we stepped out of the elevator.

Being the quarterback of our team, he looked dashing in his plain white T-shirt that showed his muscles. I was sure he wouldn’t be sleeping alone tonight . . . unless he tried to woo Becky, his childhood crush.

“Damn, Volt,” Katherine said in ‘Damn, Daniel’ voice and pinched his cheeks. Rio was talking to Ethan leaning on his car and my breath got caught up in my throat at the sight that met me.

He lookeddelicious. Yes, that’s the word I would use to describe my best friend. He was wearing a black T-shirt that hugged his chiseled muscles in all the right places. He was wearing a black jacket over it and completed the look with jeans. His onyx locks were sleeked back and one strand was falling over his forehead. I wanted to run my hand through his hair and never stop touching him.

I swallowed the lump in my throat at my filthy thoughts about my best friend.

His dark eyes met mine and for a flicker of a moment, the world faded into nothingness and all that existed was me and him.And a whole lot of sexual tension hovering around us.

He licked his lips, his eyes slowly raking over my body, and I felt goose bumps on my skin at the way he was gazing at me. As if I were standing naked in front of him like the day we skinny-dipped in Ryan’s pool. I felt proud of the bralette I wore when his eyes stayed glued on the little cleavage my perky breasts were showing.

With newfound confidence, I walked toward him with my chin held high and prayed to God to not let me trip this time. His eyes turned hooded when he noticed I was wearing my intimate as top and there was nothing else covering my breasts.

We settled in his and Katherine’s car, and I was not surprised when we were alone in Ethan’s car. I was sure Katherine was the one who told Volt and Rio to let us drive alone to the farmhouse. And the sexual tension between us had increased twofold in size. Being this close to him, in his car that smelled like cinnamon, wood, and chlorine made me dizzy. He smelled amazing with his spicy cologne and I had the urge to lean up to him and lick his neck.

Thank God, I didn’t.

“You look gorgeous, Kiara,” he said, a small smile curling over his lips and even though I was used to this, seeing him smile made me blush.

I looked away from his intense stare. “Thank you. You don’t look so bad yourself.”

I hope he goes downtown tonight.Literally.

We could hear the muffled sound of music before we arrived, and it was already in full swing when he parked the car. Ethan wrapped his arm around me when we entered, pulling me closer to him, and I didn’t mind it one bit. The calm farmhouse had turned into a chaotic frat party house. The pounding music blaring in our ears, the illuminating neon lights, the stench of smoke, drugs, alcohol with a hint of sex.

It was wild.

I held my laughter when I saw a six-foot-tall guy, shoulders wide and shirtless, wearing a cowboy hat that was lit up with small fairy lights in a coil. He kept getting high-fives as he hooted and walked outside in the backyard and dived into the pool. Instinctively, I looked at Ethan and saw how he gazed at the rippling water and I wondered if he was thinking about the same thing as I was.

Feeling my gaze, he turned toward me, and his diamond-like eyes pinned me to the place. He had to look away when a group of girls dragged him to take shots. I released a breath I didn’t know I was holding. It looked like he would be busy all night.

I looked for a drink that was not spiked after meeting the party host, Ryan. The shot of tequila left a burn in my throat as I chugged it down and wiped my lips. I was talking with Carter, who was Ryan’s best mate with handsome looks and dimpled smile when some of them announced they wanted to play a game. Even though I could feel his eyes on me every second, I found Ethan’s smile to be more panty-dropping.What the hell am I thinking?

“Hey, Kiara, you playing the game?”

I held my breath and looked at the blond guy with gray eyes. Of coursehewould be here. Katherine mentioned that our whole school was here because she had told Alice to invite everyone.

“Kiara.” I gulped nervously when Ethan appeared beside me. “Are you okay?”

“Why wouldn’t I be?” I asked and looked at Liam, who had taken a sudden interest in the red cup. “I am fine.”

Ryan’s friend, Carter, spoke up when we all sat in the circle in one of the guest rooms and explained that the game would be the truth, dare and seven minutes in heaven. If the person didn’t want to answer the truth or complete the dare, then they had to go with the chosen person in a room for seven minutes. I was interested, but Ethan wasn’t, so he sat behind me on the couch and observed the game.

I had one more glass of beer and laughed when Ryan had to kiss his girlfriend, Katherine, without hands for two minutes. It was awkward to watch while others cheered for them. Within a few rounds, almost half of the people had either gone to seven minutes in heaven with their ex or jumped in the pool with their clothes on.

This time the beer bottle landed facing me and I smiled when the other end faced Ryan.

“Truth.”

“Have you ever been naked with a guy?” he asked, grinning mischievously, because he thought I was a virgin, which I was.

“Of course I have,” I answered and someone coughed behind me.

Three guesses who?

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