Page 11 of Crash and Burn
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Marley
I stormthrough the clubhouse and walk outside, where the girls are all hanging out. After Rascal ran into me for a second time today, I needed to get as far away from him as possible. Sadly, the furthest I can get away from him is up to Minx’s house. At least going there allows me to get out from under the same roof as him.
“Why does Rascal have to be such an asshole?” I sit at one of the picnic tables with Sienna, Minx, Wren, Rivet, and Tink.
“That’s how all the Menaces are,” Rivet sighs.
“He’s the only one I have an issue with,” I admit.
“Yeah, ask her who she was flirting and dancing with last night.” Tink laughs.
“I wasn’t flirting. We were having fun,” I say.
Sienna sits up a little more straight. “Who were you dancing with?”
“Ruger.”
“Which one is he again,” Wren asks.
“He’s one of the Nomads. Taller, rugged-looking one with dark hair and deep green eyes,” Sienna tells her.
“Oh! He’s cute,” Wren draws out.
“Yeah, he’s pretty easy on the eyes, but we were only having fun. Nothing is gonna come from it,” I explain.
“Why not? You could totally do a no strings attached thing with him. Him being a Nomad would make it that much easier,” Rivet says.
“I’m not looking for a one-night stand, and I’m in no position to have a relationship with anyone.” I shrug.
“There’s nothing wrong with that,” Minx assures. “So, I’ve been thinking about Halloween. What do y’all think if we have a costume party?”
“Will the Menaces be okay with it,” I ask.
“You know who she is, right?” Rivet points at Minx.
“Oh, right! Bull is your dad, yeah?” I say to Minx.
She nods. “Yeah, and they’ll be fine with it. I don’t know how many of the guys will dress up, but even the cut bunnies dress up.”
“Not like they need an excuse to dress skanky,” Sienna mutters.
“We should all coordinate our outfits,” I suggest.
“Yes! That would be awesome,” Tink says.
“Now, to decide what to dress up as.” Rivet starts scrolling through her phone.
“We could dress up as sexy Disney princesses,” Wren recommends.
“Or sexy Marvel heroes,” Sienna adds.
“I know!” I tell them my idea and everyone loves it. “We only have three weeks until Halloween. We need to get to planning everything now.”
“We should buy everything as soon as possible so we know we’ll have it in time,” Tink adds.
An hour later, we have everything ordered. We even got a few of the other girls involved, too. I’ve never been one to dress up for Halloween, but I’m really looking forward to this one. It’s going to be a blast. I find myself wondering what Rascal will think about it. I’m instantly irritated with myself and shake the thought away as quickly as it came to me. I don’t need to have him running through my mind, now or ever. That man is so infuriating.
