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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hour. After that epic movie marathon, we'd all crashed on the living.

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 -

backward, my eyes fixed on the scene before

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 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 felt comfortable after

been cool with it if she had just talked to me

1. it.

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

pain and sucked

my heart racing

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

eyes snapped to the guy. She had her legs wrapped around, and I thought I might still be

"Jessica,"

stomach dropped like 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, had her legs wrapped around my brother. I backed away, confused and

didn't you wake me..." Sam said, flipping on the light switch and

off the counter, and

"I don't understand. When?"

trying to

his shirt. I felt