Page 30 of Bliss: Part 1
I blinked. “Seriously?”
“Yeah. Why not?” She shrugged. “You could use some fun.”
This time, I did roll my eyes. “Why would you want me there?”
“Why not?” Emily repeated, her face all innocence.
“Pretty sure Dash will come too,” Carson said.
Because Dash was also friends with Tyler. But he hadn’t told me anything about a party. Not yet.
I looked at all three, thinking about it for a moment. “Only if the others can come too.”
“You mean…your brothers?” Emily asked.
“And Ashby.”
“Ah, right…your other cousin.”
I nodded.
“Sure,” Emily said. “Bring whoever you want. As long as they’re hot.”
“Great,” I muttered.
“It’ll be fun,” Kelsey assured me with a soft smile. “You don’t have to bring anything. There’ll be plenty of everything.”
She would know. Tyler was her cousin.
I wonder if she ever thinks of him in a sexual way.
Probably not. Kelsey was normal. Too sweet and smart to have twisted thoughts like that.
“Okay, sounds good.”
“Have a good night, Bliss,” Carson said in a friendly tone.
I wished them the same, and as they walked over to the shop, I packed up everything and got back into the truck to drive home.
My peace and quiet had been interrupted, and I didn’t feel like staying out here any longer. So I drove home.
***
It was dark when I got home. The porch lights were still on, but Dad and Odin were gone. I saw them on the couch watching TV when I went inside, but Dad was already asleep, and Odin barely glanced at me before I headed upstairs after giving him a smile.
I held my half-eaten chips in my hand, but I wouldn’t finish the rest tonight. Emily ruined my appetite.
Instead of heading to my room, I tapped my knuckles softly on Dash’s door before pushing it open. The room smelled like clean clothes and shampoo. He’d showered, and his damp hair curled a little at the ends. He was lying on his bed shirtless, scrolling through something on his phone.
He looked up the second I stepped in. “Hey,” he said, sitting up. “Where’d you go?”
“Gas station,” I said. “Needed a snack.”
He nodded. “You good?”
“Yeah.” I lingered in the doorway. “Just…ran into some people.”
Dash raised an eyebrow. “Who?”
