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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doing awake at this hour. After that epic movie marathon,

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 curve of her neck. My heart skipped a beat as I realized what was happening. There was a boy in my kitchen,

fixed on the

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 of our sleepover. I was upset that she didn't tell me for a second, but then I also remembered that she probably wouldn't have

been cool with it if she had just talked to

1. it.

spun around and headed for the door, but not before I hit my

winced in pain and sucked

heart racing like

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

I thought I might still be half asleep

"Jessica,"

a rock. I rubbed my eyes, trying to shake off the fog. But when I opened them again, I couldn't believe what I was seeing. My best friend, Laura,

Sam said, flipping on the light switch and then suddenly stopped

the counter, and I put

"I don't understand. When?"

trying to

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