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

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I was sprawled out on the couch in my living room, wrapped in oversized pajamas that felt like they were swallowing me whole. The living room was a mess, littered with half-empty snack bags and empty soda cans, and it looked like the junk food

apocalypse. Laura was beside me, both of us sulking as we tried to distract ourselves with another Nicholas Sparks movie. Ryan Gosling is a pretty good distraction.

Tom was at practice, while Luke... Luke was taking Tiffany to prom along with Josh and one of Tiffany's friends, or so I heard after she straight up told us. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry at how messed up everything had become.

Laura let out a dramatic groan, pulling me from my thoughts. "Why does he keep doing this to me?" she said, a deep frown creasing her forehead as she squirted a ridiculous amount of whipped cream directly into her mouth. "Begging me to forgive him like he did somethin anniversary. Fucking another girl is not the same as forgetting an anniversary. I can't... I just can't put my heart on the line like that again."

I sighed, reaching out to take the whipped cream from her. "Agreed," I muttered in between mouths of white, frosty, future diabetes.

My phone rang, jolting me out of my brooding. I glanced at the screen and saw Sam's name flickering across it. Part of me

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didn't want to answer, but knowing Sam, she'd just keep calling until I did. With a resigned sigh, I picked up the phone.

burst through the phone, full of energy,

room.

the couch. "Tell her we're not going,"

but we're just not feeling it tonight,"

on the other end before Sam's determined tone cut through. "You better get your asses in dresses because I'm picking you both up in one hour. No excuses! Or I'll drag you to senior prom in

that a threat, red?"Laura asks,

a promise," Sam

"Sam, seriously, we-"

don't wanna hear it. We're going together, just us girls, and it's going to be the best night ever. No boys allowed!" Sam's voice was filled with an enthusiasm

louder, flopping over onto her back. "Tell her I'm

when she was in one

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a pleading look, but I just shrugged. "Fine, Sam. Give us an

delight. "That's the spirit! I'll see you two in exactly one hour. And you better look fabulous!" With that, she hung up, leaving me and Laura to stare at each other in mutual defeat. Laura exhaled dramatically, tossing the whipped cream can onto the coffee table.

closet for something halfway decent to wear. "And because, deep down,

sighed again but got up and pulled

who looked ready for a night out, even if it wasn't quite what

I've never seen Josh even try to apologize for anything in his life. And I've never seen