Secrets of Us A Forbidden Love Romance (Alina)

Chapter 192

Girls' Night

The shot of tequila burns as it goes down my throat.

Nikki squeals from beside me and the both of us grimace. I lost count of the shots, but it is way more than I am used to and it's starting to make me feel a bit wheezy.

She leans toward the mirror, applying more blush on the apple of her cheeks. We're sitting side by side on the floor, our knees knocking together as we do our makeup in her

room.

"Happy birthday to youuuuuuu," I start, flailing my arms around.

Nikki laughs, throwing her head back.

"Happy birthday to youuuuuu." I swipe my brush across my eyelid.

Nikki shakes her head. "You sound terrible."

I shoot her a shocked look. "Excuse me?"

"You're so off key, but that's fine with me. You can keep singing."

She keeps giggling as I belt out the end of a slurred version of "Happy Birthday".

There's a warmth inside me, spreading with every second, and it also spreads up to my

head. My limbs feel looser and my mind is pleasantly fuzzy. Not too much, but just enough that everything feels funnier, a little easier, a little more electric.

When Nikki finishes her winged eyeliner, she serves us another shot and I take it. We finish our makeup and then we change into our dresses and heels.

We're standing quietly in front of her mirror, looking at ourselves. Nikki is wearing a sexy number, a red dress that hugs her curves perfectly and matches her bold lips. I'm wearing a little black dress, hoping not to upstage the birthday girl.

A wide smile spreads on Nikki's lips. "Damn, we look hot."

I take in the sight of us, and run my hands down my waist. "Yeah."

out a steady stream of air. "We've had enough to drink, right? We can't

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gotta make sure we're

spin a bit. We'll be

the glasses, raising them toward me. "To

won't regret," I say, laughing as we clink our

round

"Well, we might regret

blink. "No, no, no talk

car

little wobbly from the tequila. We have to hold

stay quiet. Parker, Zaid and Aiden are sprawled out on the couches,

is the first one to turn toward us. He pauses

is immediate, eyes darkening, the

it, smug and pleased, while I make my way to the couch, throwing myself onto Zaid's lap with a dramatic sigh, stretching my legs out across

land on my waist, his fingers spreading across the fabric of my dress, his grip tightening slightly.

my legs, my makeup, my hair. "Feels like we should be going with

the p as she peels herself away from Parker's lips. "Girls' night. Plus, my

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Girls' Night

groan in

hand slips lower as if

pressing my lips to his in a slow, deep kiss. The tequila makes me bolder, the way his fingers tighten in response makes me feel like I'm on

pull away, Aiden is watching, eyes hooded,

course, I crawl off of Zaid's lap and set myself on him, brushing my lips over his, teasing, before

"Jesus Christ," Parker mutters.

sound of my phone buzzing again has me pulling

to walk away, when

before I can

pecking his lips one

and I climb into the car, and the second we shut the door, she starts