Page 55 of Crash and Burn
“Oh! We saw flyers for it when we went into town the other day. It looks like a lot of fun,” Minx says.
“I’ve never been to a carnival before,” I admit.
“What?” Rascal and Minx say in unison.
“We need to change that,” Minx insists.
“It started today. Why don’t y’all do what you need to get ready and we’ll go,” Rascal says.
“Really? We don’t have to worry about anyone finding us,” I ask.
“Nah, it’s safe and it can be our first official date,” he tells me.
“Our first . . . what? Are you being serious right now?” I fight back a grin.
He pushes off the doorway, taking a couple steps to close the distance between us. “Hell yeah, I am. I told you before I want us to be more. I plan on doing everything I can do to show you I mean it.”
I lose the battle and smile at him. Standing, I move in front of him and he wraps his arms around my waist. I reach up on my tippy toes and plant a kiss on his lips.
“What was that for,” he asks when I pull away.
“Just because.” I wink at him. “Come on Minx, let’s go get ready!”
“I’ll meet you in your room. I’m going to grab a few things from mine real quick,” she says as we walk into the house.
“Are we going to the festival?” Raze says from the couch. He’s flipping through channels on the TV.
“Hell yeah, we are,” Minx replies. I giggle, walking into my room. Our first official date.
“What do I even wear to a festival?” I say to myself. I look through my closet at the clothes I brought. I settle on an oversized army green sweater with a pair of my fleece lined leggings. It’s not super cold out, but I know once the sun goes down, it’ll be even colder. I finish the look with a pair of brown cowboy boots. There’s a knock on my door as I’m pulling my boots on.
“Come in,” I call out. Minx walks in looking sexy as always.
“Oh, girl! Look at you!” She’s grinning from ear to ear. “Ras won’t be able to keep his hands to himself when he sees you.”
I let out a nervous giggle. “This isn’t anything special. He’s used to seeing half naked women.”
“Which makes your outfit even better. You got skin tight pants on, but your ass will be playing peek-a-boo with that top. From what I’ve noticed, he’s got a thing for your ass.” She winks at me.
“Thanks for the confidence boost.” I laugh. I head into the bathroom to do my make-up, sticking with a more natural look.
When I walk out of the bathroom, Minx does a cat call. “I stand by my previous statement.”
I shake my head with a smile as we walk out of my room to the guys.
“Well, hey there, hot stuff.” A smile breaks out across Rascal’s face. He grabs my hand and twirls me. “You look gorgeous.”
Heat rises in my cheeks. “Thank you.”
“You are so welcome.” He kisses my forehead. “You ready to go?”
“Let’s do this!” Excitement courses through my body.
