Page 20 of Baby Duke

"Nowthatis a sound I could listen to all day, every day, and never get sick of it," Trent says, pulling out the chair beside me.

"What are you doing here?" East hisses, panicked. "West will have your head if he sees us together."

Trent shrugs, popping a handful of fries into his mouth. "I am hanging out with my new friend Roe.Youjust happened to be with her."

East scowls, then takes a huge bite from her burger. She lets out another moan, eyes fluttering closed. Trent stiffens, eyes glued to the small white drop of sauce on East's chin. He quickly looks away when her eyes open once more.

I snort around my mouthful. "You got a little something on your chin, Mini Duke. You might want to do something about it before Charming over here combusts in his pants.”

Trent glares at me while East swipes up the mess with a napkin, her cheeks uncharacteristically red.

These two are adorable.

"So," I say, "your little forbidden romance has continued behind closed doors then?"

"Don't be ridiculous," East replies, flustered.

"West would skin me alive," Trent adds.

"Besides, we have both moved on," she says with finality.

Yeah right. The sexual tension oozing from their pores hasmesquirming in my seat. These two could deny it all they wanted, but even I could see they were inevitable. I would not get in the way of their little game.

"How are you enjoying being back at school?" Trent asks, breaking the awkward silence.

I shrug. "It sucks, but it beats begging on the streets and dumpster diving."

"I bet," Trent replies.

East nods along, a small frown crinkling her forehead.

"So, I don't imagine y'all sit together usually," I say, "and I know Trent is a stoner boy. What about you, East? Where is your crew?"

East sighs, dropping the final bite of her burger to the table. "I am the sister of a Duke, one of the most desirable guys on campus. Everysingle female in attendance wants to be my bestie. But they don't actually want the friendship side of it, they just want an in with West. I kind of just float around, one clique to the next. So, when I saw you getting all attitude-y with West…" she blushes, looking down, "Well… I guess I just knew you were the one, you know?"

I reach over and hold East's hand. "I feel you, girl. Don't worry, we can be besties. I won't even ask you for your brother's number."

East scoffs as I wink at her, throwing my hand away. But she is smiling too.

I shove a handful of chips down my throat. "So, what are you doing after school, East?"

"I've got no plans; you have something in mind?"

"Hell yes I do! My lady bits need thorough deforestation if you know what I mean? Do you want to come with me? Show me where exactly in this prissy town the magic happens?"

Trent chokes on his food and slams his fist against his chest a few times before rising.

"Yeah, I'm out," he says, collecting his rubbish and rising. "You two have fun with your gardening talk."

East and I snicker as he walks away. Dudes got no chill when it comes to women's business, it seems.

"I will have my driver take us if you want. My legs could do with some upkeep. Although, I might sit out on the Brazilian."

"Don't tell me you have never had your pussy waxed before?" I say in disbelief.

"Shh!" she says, eyes bugging out of her pretty little face. "Someone could hear us! To answer your question, no, I have never had my…ladybitstrimmed."

"Girl, you do not know what you are missing out on! I mean, the regrowth itches like a bitch, but a bare fanny is a pretty fanny, you know what I mean?"

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