Letting My Brother's Best Friend Take My V-Card

CHAPTER 17 JESS

I groggily opened my eyes, my dry throat screaming for water. The credits of some movie I didn't know the name of, but Sam assured us it was great it was still rolling. I stared at the clock, it was just past midnight, and all of us had passed out - carb comas from the pizzas and snacks.

Sam was snoring away in front of the TV, and LauraLaura was...

Well, where was Laura? I looked around the room, but she wasn't on any of the couches, and Sam's snoring wasn't so bad that she would go sleep in my room.

I rubbed my eyes, trying to shake off the sleepiness.

Despite her snoring, I didn't want to disturb Sam, who was sleeping like a rock, so I crept out of the living room and into the dark kitchen. I needed water. It felt like I could swallow the

contents of the swimming pool right now.

The only sound was the creaking of the old wooden floorboards beneath my feet as I tiptoed to the kitchen.

Water and then figure out where Laura was

As I reached the kitchen, I heard a faint rustling noise coming from... somewhere.

I crept into the kitchen, heading straight for the fridge, when I spotted Laura sitting on the kitchen island, her back to me. I

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wondering what she was doing awake at this hour. After that epic movie marathon,

I was about to speak up and ask what was going on, Laura's head fell back, and she moaned softly. I froze, my eyes fixed on the scene before me. And that's when I saw him - a guy standing behind Laura, his lips pressed against the

stumbled backward, my eyes fixed on the

to vet guys together before taking our V-cards, and I thought we were still on the same page. But now it seemed like Laura had found her Mr. One-Night Stand. I just found it odd that it would be at my house in the middle

been cool with it if she had just talked to me

1. it.

and headed for the door, but not before I hit my elbow on

winced in pain and sucked in a

heart racing like crazy. Laura's eyes

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mine, and she gasped. "Jess, I...," she started to say, but her voice cracked

I thought I might still be half asleep because it

"Jessica,"

fog. But when I opened them again, I couldn't believe what I was seeing. My best friend,

said, flipping on the light

off the counter, and I put

"I don't understand. When?"

trying to

you went on your date with Bryan," Josh said flatly, putting on his shirt. I