“I’m in,” Harlow said.

There was a loud chorus of applause.

“I’ll handle everything,” Raven said.

She smiled.

Glancing over at her brother, she saw himglaring. “What’s the matter, George?”

“I don’t like it.”

“What? That I’m growing up? Maybethat’s what you’rehaving trouble with. You’re not going to change it.”

“Don’t do anything stupid,” Big Dicksaid.

She wanted to tell him she was alreadydoing a lot of stupid things, but instead she smiled athim and then walked overto the bar. Hunter was only a couple of seats away and she wantedto ask him what he thought.

Why? It’s just sex. If he had a problem,he’d have spoken up.

She ran a hand down her face, hating howthis was making her feel. It was amessed-up situation she had gotten herself into.Even though it was all her fault.

“Can I come?” Larissa asked.

“Huh?” Harlow asked.

She then realized that Larissa couldn’tsee inside her brain, and wasn’t asking if she could join herselfand Hunter in whateverfun they were having.

“To your birthday party,” Larissa asked. “Itsounds like a lot of fun.”

Harlow forced a smile to her lips. “Sure,it’ll be fun. I figured you were already invited anyway.”

Larissa shrugged. “I’ve never been invitedto a girls’ partybefore.”

This made her frown. “You haven’t?”

“No. I know my dad blames himself and his commitments, but noone ever invited me. I’d love to come and have somefun.”

Larissa was the town preacher’sdaughter, one of thesweetest people Harlow knew, and someone who got along with anyone.She couldn’t recall anyone ever saying anything bad or negativeabout her.

“It’ll be a lot of fun,” Harlow said.

“Maybe you’ll meet the guy of your dreams,”Larissa said.

The guy of her dreams was a few feet awaybut she didn’t say that. Instead, she merely smiled. “I don’t know.Do you think I should pick a guy when I’m getting blinddrunk?”

Larissa wriggled her nose. “You’re right.That is not the best circumstance to bein, is it?”

Harlow chuckled. “Maybeyou’ll meet the guy ofyour dreams.”

“No one meets the guy or girl of theirdreams at a bar,” Big Dick said, cutting in on their conversation.“There are limits towhat you should accept.”

She rolled her eyes and looked at Larissa.“I wouldn’t take advice from this guy.”

“Nah, he doesn’t even haverelationships.”

Harlow chuckled.

“I’m older than both of you and I haveexperience.”