Page 56 of Valentine Dare

I watched as she strutted to them, emphasizing the movement of her hips, and giggled like a little schoolgirl the moment they all took her hand and kissed it. Tracey had her eyes on them, and once she had her eye on something, I knew what was going to happen next.

We were here to be fake, and we didn’t talk about changing it. My eyes caught a glimpse of Kurt as I stood alone. I panicked, worried he would start something, but he lit up a cigarette, and then he was being escorted out. I felt as if the cigarette was a warning for me, but it’d backfired somehow.

I wanted to escape as fear started to take over me. Prent swept my hand, and I knew he was going to ask me to dance.

"You ready to dance?”

Then, he stopped for a second. “You good?”

I nodded. I was about to tell him about Kurt, but I changed my mind. I didn’t want this night to come to an end. It was too good to pass up, and no Kurt wouldn’t ruin it. I wouldn’t let him. I was about to respond to Prent, but then I found my lips quivering as I tried to get the way Kurt had looked at me out of my mind.

Don’t let him ruin your night,I said to myself.

Before I had a chance to respond to him, Brent shouted, "I'll get the drinks."

Trent said, "Something to eat."

And as Prent moved us to the dance floor, I couldn't be happier. They were all going to see to my every need tonight:

Food.

Drink.

Dancing.

Oh, and later, plenty of sex.

What more could a girl ask for?

Nothing.

My legs felt as if they were about to have some serious cramps. I just couldn’t stop dancing, the moment one of them left me, the other joined telling me that he wanted to dance with me. I couldn’t refuse, even if I did feel like sitting down for a bit. I didn’t realize having three men could be so exhausting. It’d all felt natural being with them, but once in a while I felt uncomfortable, and whenever I had that feeling, it meant Kurt was watching us. Giving me a dirty eye, making me feel like the whore, he claimed I was the time he attacked me.

Then again, I shouldn’t have let him bother me. He was drunk, I could see him holding a flask and sipping from it.

“Boys and girls, this is the moment you’ve been waiting for. Who will be King and Queen of the Ball? Your votes are in…”

Principal Matthews announced on the microphone, and no one waited as they screamed through the rest of the announcement. Brent and Trent grabbed my hands, as they were either side of me. They rushed towards the stage, like all the students. No one knew whose name would be called, and as Principal Matthews rambled on about his expectations for the rest of the night, which developed into the rest of the year.Hew as soon booed as he started to lose our attentions.

So, he cut to the chase as he opened the envelope and declared, “And the Queen of the Dance tonight is Jenny Hampton! Everyone give a shout out to Jenny!”

Brent lifted me up in the air, and I stood feeling numb, thinking this was all a dream. It couldn’t be happening. I was to be crowned?

Why me?

“Yes, he called your name.”

Trent nodded to me, as if he knew what was going through my mind. He could always read me. He guided me to the stairs leading to the stage, and from there I went on automatic pilot as I headed up the stairs to receive my crown. I smiled, through gritted teeth about the idea of being crowned. I didn’t deserve it by a long shot, by the time I got over being crowned and waved at the crowds who were cheering for me. I remembered the same faces a few months ago, were screaming something else at me, as a result of Kurt and his cruel words.

Had they all changed their mind?

Positive thinking, flashed through my mind as the King was announced and Principal Matthew said, “We don’t have just one King, but all three. Prent, Brent and Trent get up here!”

He waved for them to get up, and then someone appeared by my side, with two more crowns and robes. It was all planned from the start, which could only mean everyone had put the past behind them.

The boys kissed me once they were on stage.

“We’re King and we’re up here with our Queen!”

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