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I’m only like… a single sheet to the wind right now. I’ve had about 2 beers and 1 tequila shot, the 3 additional shots I just took notwithstanding. Jaz and Kevin are giving each other a quizzical look when Jaz mouths, “cowboy?”Shit.
“Is there something you need to tell us, Pip?” Jaz asks. I can’t escape the old high school nickname my friends adopted after my dad called me Pipsqueak in front of them.
“Ooook, so I guess now is as good a time as any. This is Cade. My…” I hesitate. I can’t say fiancé yet. Cade gives me a knowing look and a subtle nod, telling me we’re on the same page and he’s going to follow my lead, “boyfriend,” I say before rushing out of the room. In an asinine attempt to avoid any further questions, I dart away to the laundry room for a quiet minute with Cade.
“You having a good time, Sunshine?” he asks. His face is full of longing and a hint of amusement.
“Maybe. It would be better if I could kiss my fiancé at midnight.”
“I know, baby. Real soon, I’m going to stand face to face with you and kiss you breathless.”
“I’ll hold you to that, Cowboy.” I’m not completely drunk yet, but there’s a heat spreading through my body at the sound of Cade's deep southern drawl.
“You’re looking a little flushed there, Sunshine. Missing me?”
“Caaaade,” I whine. I think he knows I’m turned on, but before I can filter my thoughts, the alcohol kicks in and I blurt, “I’m so fucking horny.”
I hear the sound of Cade’s deep laugh before Jaz and Bristol barge into the room with the worst possible timing.
“Time to get back to the party,Sunshine,” Jaz snickers.
I inhale a sharp breath in shock. “Were you assholes listening in on my private conversation?”
“Yeah babe, and as much as I enjoyed our alleyway threesome back in the day, none of us are eager to help with your current predicament, so let’s get you back out there and have a few more drinks before you start stripping in your mom’s laundry room. Say goodbye to yourcowboy.”
“Bye Cade, my friends are being cock blockers.”
“Happy New Year, Sunshine,” he says with a chuckle. “Text me in the morning.”
“Goodnight. I l….” the unspoken words hang in the air as I rush to end the call.
I need to find new friends.
“It hardly counts as a threesome if you didn’t stick around to finish the job.” I chastise my cockblocker in chief. “What was that guy's name, anyway? The one with the mohawk and the big dick?” I ask Jaz on our way back to the party.
“You mean Joel?”
“Yeah, that’s the one. He really did have a big dick. Girthy.”
“Ok, Paige. It’s been really fun walking down memory lane –” Jaz starts.
“Actually, it wasn’t so much a lane as it was an alley…” I interject.
“Pip,” Bristol cuts me off, “time to tell us all about the Cowboy.”
“Ugh, fine,” I whine.I guess I’m doing this.
Chapter 14
Cade
?Little Bit Better - Caleb Hearn and Rosie
“Happy New Year!”
“Happy birthday, Chloe!”
“Thanks, Uncle Cade.”
