Page 76 of Eye of the Hurricane
“First of all, ew. Second of all, no, she didn’t say that. I’m fucking with you,” Ravyn says, scrunching her nose in disgust.
“She kind of said the opposite,” Audra says with a giggle.
Okay, now I’m intrigued.
“Okay, spill. What did she say?” I demand.
“Oh, look who wants to gossip now,” Ravyn jokes. I ignore her, turning my attention to Audra. She’s the one who will tell me what they know.
“I can’t say too much. Girl code, you know? But she said it was really amazing…” she trails off, debating if she should keep going.
Me being the selfish fuck I am, I hope she does.
“And that she has a lot of feelings afterward and she panicked and that’s why she hasn’t talked to you,” she rushes out.
“AUDRA!” Ravyn scolds.
“Sorry! Have you seen how sad he’s been? I couldn’t keep it in anymore,” she huffs.
I wonder how long she’s been sitting on this. I don’t ask, though. I’m just grateful to her for telling me what she did.
“She doesn’t hate me then?” I ask. It sounds a little pathetic but I don’t know that I care.
Both of their faces soften.
“No, I think that’s the opposite of the issue at hand, she’s just scared.”
“Audra!” Ravyn exclaims.
“Okay, okay. I’m done,” Audra says, throwing her hands up in the air.
The knob of the front door twists and my chest tightens, preparing for it to be Katherine. Instead, Beck and Sebastian push through the doors, laughing at some joke that must have been made outside.
“Ares, Ravyn, your girls are here. Parking the car now,” Beck announces.
“She’s not my girl,” Ravyn and I speak in unison. Where I’m a little hurt, she’s calm.
The night of the hurricane, Katherine told me that Luna said there was nothing going on between her and Ravyn. Normally I’d think she was lying, but they’re both the type to be very upfront. Above that, they’re both the type for a casual hookup.
A few seconds later, the girls walk though the door. I’m mildly aware of Luna being there, but she may as well not be. All of my attention belongs to Katherine.
Her golden hair is curled perfectly to swoop away from her face, framing her features to be perfectly on display. She’s got on more make up than usual, but not an excessive amount. She’s wearing a silky floor length dress with thin straps.
She looks damn good.
Her eyes meet mine and I feel cemented in place. I can’t move or breathe, or look away until she does. And when she does, I feel like I’ve been stripped down to nothing but my socks in front of everyone.
Katherine’s eye snags on the Sea Dragons logo on Sebastian’s hoodie.
“How did I not piece it together when we went camping,” she says, stepping closer to him.
“Hm?”
“You’re Sebastian Riley. I feel so stupid for spending an entire weekend with you and not noticing.” she laughs.
“Ah, yes. That would be me,” he says, with a smile.
“I guess I’m not used to seeing you without all the gear,” she explains.
