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

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I stormed into the house to find Josh on his way out. His face mirrored shock for a split second, but it was so fast and then replaced by boredom.

"Where are you coming from?" he asked, scowling at me like I was the shunned family member who ruined the few days we had with our parents. But I couldn't help it; it all just came flooding out of me at once, and I was sorry for it.

"None of your business," I challenged him. "Just like you're not telling me where you're going in the middle of the night." I saw the defiance in his eyes, and I knew he wouldn't tell me, so I stalled past him, up the stairs, and dropped myself onto my bed face- first, wishing the bedding would just suffocate me because facing the world tomorrow seemed impossible.

Sleep didn't come until past 4, and when it did, my alarm blared so loudly it split straight through my mind. "Ugh," I groaned and flipped over. The night was hot and sweaty, and my air conditioner wasn't doing anything to help.

I dragged myself through a shower and lugged my heavy limbs. down the stairs to the kitchen, where my parents no doubt waited to scold me.

I peeked around the corner and saw my mother and father sipping coffee. My soul craved caffeine.

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squeaked, and my

been forgotten. My dad. got up and pulled me into a hug. Sorry, kiddo," he said. We shouldn't have just sprung that on you last night. I know we travel a lot." I nodded, swallowing hard to keep the tears away.

bit. "Nope. All good." I heard a car honk outside and internally

house before my mother prodded me any further. I skipped a few steps and smiled when I saw Luara and Sam in the car. It's been a while since all three of us were together.

girl," Sam chimed and looked at me in the rearview mirror, her eyes widening a little, "Why do you

eyes. "Gee, thanks," I groaned.

chance a dark and broody linebacker has anything to do with that?" I slapped a palm over my face and dragged it down

a good way," I confessed,

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seat to look at

to say thank you for because, well..." Laura's cheeks. flushed. "No! Shh. I don't want to hear anything else." Laura's face went

we kind of hooked up that night, but we didn't cross the line," I folded my lips inwards, avoiding their heated stares for details that I

is sweet and caring and cute, and the quarterback, who is actually the better player," Sam offered, and I laughed at her optimism. "He'd be so gentle

else opposites do not attract. We pulled up to school, and as we drove past the

had his hand on her thigh, fingers dipping beneath her skirt. He was smiling at her, and when she leaned in, he grabbed her mouth with his