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“Always, honey. I’ll be fine, but I will text if I need to.” I wink at him and wave to the boys before leaving the kitchen. The girls are all in the taxi waiting for me, screaming my name. I just laugh and climb in, and we are off. I only hope that I’ll be walking by the end of the night, but if Addy has anything to do with it, I will be absolutely smashed drunk.

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Club Chaos is banging. The music is so loud you have to shout to speak to anyone. I watch as Addy orders the drinks, smiling sweetly to the bartender behind the bar. A line of red shots are placed in front of us, and Addy smirks.

“Drink up, bitches. This is a Royal Fuck. We are going to get fucked tonight—by the alcohol and by our men.” Penny blushes but the other girls cheer, and we all down our drinks.

The cold liquid slides down my throat, leaving a slight burn in its wake. It’s nice, I will give it that.

“What the flipping hell is in that?” Penny shouts between spluttering. We all chuckle at her.

“Crown Royal—peach Schnapps and cranberry juice. It’s yummy, right?” I nod and signal to the bartender to do us another round. Penny’s eyes go wide when she sees what I’m doing, and I wink at her. The lad behind the bar nods at me and gets to work making our drinks.

We’re currently sitting on high stools at the bar, but Addy and Lauren are looking around for a table or booth for us. Louisa Johnson featuring 2 Chainz’s ‘Yes’ is playing through the club’s speakers. In a flash, Lauren darts away and heads towards a booth. The booth is red velvet, with a high back. There’s a round table in the middle and two leather stools. I take one of the stools and so does Cassie.

It doesn’t take long before a waitress is coming over to take our drinks order. We all tell her what we want, and then get back to talking about boys, clothes, and tattoos.

“So, Miss-Long-Lost-Sister, how the hell is Luke Baker in bed?” Lauren asks. The music is not so loud in the booth area. I choke on my drink and the girls laugh at me. Bitches. I shake my head and finish off my drink. I know I’m going to need a lot more alcohol if I’m going to have this conversation with these girls.

“I am not talking about how Luke is in bed with you lot,” I tell them. I look around the room, avoiding their stares.

“Oh, but you will, or I will have to start talking about the things your brother does with his tongue. My God, that—”

“STOP! Oh, God, for the love that is my innocent brain, please do not tell me what Dex does with his tongue when you are in bed, or any other location.” I place my hands over my ears. The girls burst out laughing. Penny chokes on her drink this time, and we laugh at her. She’s the sweet one of the group, then I am next, right behind her.

“I need more drinks if I’m going to tell you girls anything.” I wave the waitress over and tell her what to bring us. When she brings over our order, we all drink our shots. I take three more than the girls because I need the liquid courage to do this. I was never one to talk about my sex life—it should be a private matter between a couple—but I believe I can trust these girls. They don't ridicule me and say nasty shit, like Tim’s friends used to. He never stopped the things they would say to me. He would always pass it off as friendly banter.

It wasn’t banter, it fucking hurt.

Oooooh, the alcohol is taking now. I’m swearing.

“Okay, ask me and I’ll tell you. I have no clue where to start,” I mutter.

“How big?” Lauren asks, winking.

“Too fucking big. God, that beast stretched me to high heaven.” I chuckle. The girls giggle.

“I bet he plows right through you. I can only imagine the power that man has when he is in bed,” Addy says. I shake my head at her.

“Do not let my brother hear you say that. He would bang the hell out of you just to prove a point,” I laugh.

“Exactly.” She wiggles her eyebrows at me.

“Ewww. No, don’t want to hear it.” I point to Cassie. “Don’t even think about it.”

“What? I wasn’t going to say a thing. I wasn’t going to say that Jay can fuck me into next week, or mention the way his fingers hit the right spot, making me soak his hand with—”

“Shh. Bloody hell, I need to go to the loo. Be right back.” I stand, slightly wobbly, and all the girls laugh at me.

“Bitches.All of you.”I flip them the bird and walk away, well, at least I think I walk. I could be wobbling. The shots have really hit my system now. I don’t drink often, so it doesn’t take much to affect me. The room spins, and I reach for the wall and take a deep breath. Okay, now is the time to slow my drinking down or stop all together.

I make it to the toilets and stumble into the room before pushing the cubicle door open. I empty my bladder and take a few deep breaths. In through my nose, out through my mouth. God, I feel like a disco ball, spinning round and round. I need to sit until my head stops spinning, or at least until I’m able to stand without wobbling. After I finish, I wipe and flush, then adjust my dress. Going to the sink, I brace my hands on the edge and take in a much-needed breath. This shit has affected me more than I thought. My stomach churns. Oh, God, I’m going to be sick.

Chapter 18

Luke

Carter is in bed, so me and the boys are playing Fortnite on the Xbox. This game is fucking addictive. Carter introduced me to it after someone at school talked to him about it. Dex and Jay are loving it as much as me.

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