Page 13 of From Us, Forever

“Good to know,” Lily mumbled.

They both held the pill on their tongues before grinning widely and swapped the pills in a deep kiss before swallowing it whole.

None of us batted an eye because we were so used to seeing this and worse at the parties in LA.

“How do we get rid of them?” Lily whispered to me.

“Don’t ask me. Gabe and Katy were the ones who invited them.” I lifted a shoulder.

“We swing both ways.” Sasha wiped her lips with the back of her hand as she leaned forward, eyeing us. “You girls got a man?”

“We do,” I answered quickly as an uncomfortable awkwardness grew each second with their presence.

Sasha pouted. “Too bad, you all look like a snack. I could have hooked you all up with the best boys in town. And trust me, I know a few, and it wouldn’t be like anything you girls have had till now,” she slurred, wiggling her finger at us.

If only she knew who we wereactuallydating. Thankfully, the press didn’t dig up much on me from the other night—passing me off as just another one of Jay’s dates to the event.

Trisha nodded. “She’s right. Those boys do know how to fuck, and you girls would be lucky to land a night with them. Just say the word.”

Gabe scoffed, flicking his finger. “That one is dating J.J., and that one is with Landon Greige. Trust me, they don’t want to meet your friends.”

I gritted my teeth while I directed my narrowed eyes at Gabe. They didn’t have to know that particular information. Gabe gave me a sheepish look while he ran his fingers through his hair.

The two girls burst out laughing like they were having a fit. “OMG, that’s so funny! You capped us for a second there.”

We all sighed.

“Hmm, I think we’re going to call it a night. Why don’t you girls head on out to the dance floor?” Katy suggested with a stiff smile.

“Oh, don’t tell me you’re kicking us out.” Sasha pouted. “I thought we were friends.”

And before Katy could reply, Trisha interrupted. “But wait. I’m still not over the lie that you guys spewed. Is that what gotyou lot the table this evening? By lying you were dating J.J. and Lan from the Four Foxes?”

“It’s not a lie,” Gabe bit out.

“Oh, come on. J.J. is my friend.” Sasha twirled a finger through her hair. “I know him. In fact, we are very close, and the last I knew, he wasn’t dating anything that looked likethat.”

That definitely was a lie. She didn’t look a day over eighteen, and my man never entertained girls like that.

“That’s enough. You don’t get to talk to my friend like that. Get out.” Gabe clenched his hand hard on his glass.

“Oh, shut up,” Sasha sneered at him. “You’re just a bunch of lying fuckers.”

“Okay, you guys need to leave now,” Katy snapped, fixing them with her glare.

“Why don’t you get out, you bitches?” Sasha snickered, and before we could see it, she clocked her drink at us. “Losers.”

It took a second to grasp what had just happened. The cold drink seeped into the front of my dress, drenching me.

Seconds later, our table erupted in fury. Gabe shot to his feet, and Katy slapped her right across the face.

They both shrieked and soon, we were a pile of bodies on the floor, scratching and slapping while pulling on each other’s hair.

Gabe cursed, trying to break us apart, but the adrenaline and the alcohol rushed through me. I had no idea what transpired between screaming obscenities and landing and receiving blows.

“Fuck. Girls, we have to go now.” Gabe pulled the three of us away, and through the blur, we saw the girls on their backs,Sasha crying, holding her bleeding nose, and Trisha moaning, her eyes swollen blue.

While the three of us only had a few scratches on our faces.

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