Page 1 of The All-Inclusive

CHAPTER 1

SARA

“We’re here!”

I’m swilling the last of my champagne when Eve makes the announcement. As I lower my glass, I sway in my seat. It’s mostly from our limo lurching to a stop, but Eve shoots Camille a bemused look.

“You okay?” Camille plucks the empty flute from my hand and gives it to one of her sisters. The pregnant one—Courtney or Caitlynn or Clara or whichever one volunteered as our sober chaperone.

And before you go thinking my muddling the names is a sign that I’m smashed, I swear that’s not it. My friend has a fuck-ton of sisters.

“Fuck-ton.” I hiccup, then giggle. “You ever wonder how much a fuck-ton weighs? Like, do you measure in pounds or stones or kilograms? And is a fuck-ton less than a shitload?”

Okay, maybe I’ma littletipsy.

But not so drunk that I miss the knowing smiles my pals exchange. Eve and Camille spent my bachelorette party watching over me like tipsy mother hens, which is kinda their thing.

“Trent’s already here.” Camille tips her head toward thewalkway leading to his Airbnb. “Ash says they dropped off your groom forty minutes ago and Trent’sveryexcited to see you.”

“And I’m reeeeeallly excited to see him.” I hiccup again, which turns into a fresh round of giggles. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve seen the long-distance love of my life, and I’m giddy to greet him tonight. “Naked, I mean. Did you know I get to see his penis for the first time in just—” I pause to count out the days and hours until our wedding. “Soon,” I declare, abandoning the math to smooth out my hair. A shower of glitter rains down on my lap and I giggle again.

“I bet it’s huge. Trent’s penis, I mean.” I lower my voice in case the other women in this limo aren’t as enlightened as Eve and Camille. “I know I’m supposed to be all meek and scared and hoping my first time doesn’t hurt, but you want to know a secret?”

Eve tucks a shock of hair behind my ear. “What’s that?”

“I want him to fuck me so hard that I feel it for days.” Whoops, that came out louder than I meant it to. Camille’s sister snickers, along with my cousin and a bridesmaid I’ve known since church camp in third grade.

But I’m serious. “I’ve waited sooooo long to have sex with Trent.” With anyone, really. Purity culture is big in my family. “Just because I’m a virgin doesn’t mean I don’t want to get grabbed by the hair and pounded into the headboard until I see stars.”

Camille laughs and hands me a bottle of water “Good plan. You should make a pledge to yourself that you’ll always tell Trent exactly what you want.”

“Okay.” Twisting the cap off the water, I gulp half of it down.

“I’m serious,” she says as I finish the bottle. “Being able to articulate what you want from a partner is really important.”

“I understand.” And I tend to listen to my sex therapist friend when it comes to stuff like this.

“Come on,” Eve says. “We’ll walk you to the door.”

“I’m okay.” Grabbing my purse, I try to crawl over Camille. “Maybe I’ll try one of those tips from the sex guide you gave me. That thing where I greet him naked at the door?”

“Um, sweetie?” Eve grabs my hips to hold me in the limo while Camille gets out ahead of me. “I think that’s only for when you’re on theotherside of the door.”

“Right.” I unhook my bra and wriggle it out through the sleeve of my dress as Eve helps me exit the limo. I hand her the offending undergarment, along with the sparklybridesash I’ve worn all night. “I’m good, I swear.”

“You’re adorable.” Camille puts an arm around me. “Let’s go, girl.”

The door of the rental cottage swings open, andOh. My. God.

Trent stands in the doorway, shirtless and rippling with muscle. My mouth goes dry at the sight of my groom, who gives me a smile that could melt off my panties. I mean, I’m nottechnicallywearing panties, since I ditched them in the bathroom of the last bar we hit.

What? It’s easier to pee without underpants. Efficiency, baby.

“I’ve got her.” Trent strides down the walk and loops a big arm around my waist. “Hi, honey.”

“Hi.” God, he smells good.

From inside the limo, I hear gasps and some whispers.

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