with Sebastian. He ' s my boy and all , but there ' s no way I plan to stay in the same bed as him all night.
Which is probably the stupidest thought I could have. Like he won ' t want to sleep with Aspen . But then that leaves me with ... yeah. I ' m totally going to die on this trip.
" Took you guys long enough. We ' re starving. " Aspen gives us a look that says Bastian is totally in trouble. I look at Pris , the idiot in me wondering if I ' ll see the same look , but she ' s staring at her feet.
" Wanna go grab something , baby? " Bastian asks her.
" Yeah. " Aspen starts walking toward him all funny , I ' m guessing because of her wet toenails. " And I ' m thinking I deserve an ice cream too. Come on , Pris. "
Pris looks up for the first time since we walked in. Her dark eyes skate over me quickly before landing on Aspen and Bastian. " I ' m okay , actually. I ' m kind of tired. I think I ' ll stay. "
I jerk forward as something hits me in the back. After catching my balance I turn toward Sebastian and give him a dirty look. Yeah , like I need him to elbow me to clue me in that I should be staying too. " Umm ... yeah. Me too. "
Half of me expects Pris to suddenly get really hungry , but she doesn ' t. She just starts painting her nails again.
" We ' ll bring you guys back something in case. " They ' re already walking toward the door. Before they go out , Sebastian adds , " Don ' t do anything I would do. " Then , laughing , he slams the door behind them.
Idiot.
" Wha ' cha doing? " I ask her.
H er eyebrows rise . Yeah , dumb question. I get it. I ' m actually sort of freaking out ; I don ' t know what to say to her. I don ' t like it , not only because I should know what to say to a girl , but I should know what to say to this girl.
" You want to go for a walk or something? "
She looks up at me and it ' s almost as though she ' s trying to tell me something with the look , I have no idea what it is. I ' m positive she ' s going to say no , when she shrugs and mumbles , " Sure. "
Slowly she gets up and slips her feet into a pair of flip-flops. She grabs the key card and slips it into the back pocket of her shorts and , again , she has me wishing to be something I ' ve never wanted to be before. At this moment , that key card is the luckiest thing in the world.
The street in front of the hotel is packed with businesses and shops. Cars pass every few seconds. Definitely not the best place to talk. We stand out here for a few seconds and I already realize this was a stupid idea. It may be after seven now , but we ' re also in Nevada and it ' s hot .
Looking around , I remember the pool around back and head that way. We go around the corner and for once I get lucky because no one is there.
" Come on. " I nod my head toward the pool and she follows me over.
I open the gate and she walks in. Priscilla heads over to the far corner and I follow her.
" It ' s hot. We can go back to the room if you want to. "
" I ' m good if you ' re good. " Still no eye contact from her.
" I ' m good , too. We can put our feet in. " But then I remember her nails. " That might mess up your nails or whatever though. We could go back to the room ," I say again. " We should have stayed in the room. "
Pris slips out of her shoes , sits down , and puts her feet in the water.
" Come on , pretty boy. Don ' t tell me you ' re afraid of messing up your nails? " For the first time in forever , she sort of smiles at me. And yeah , it might sound stupid , but I missed it.
" Yeah , right. Sebastian ' s the one you have to worry about for stuff like that. " I step out of my Vans , pull off my socks and sit next to her. I roll my baggie shorts up so they ' re above my knees and watch as Pris ' s leg makes circles in the water.
After who knows how many circles , I get the balls to speak. " So ... things have been kind of weird for a while. "
Priscilla actually laughs. " Weird? Yeah , you can say that. I think it has to do with the fact
Which is probably the stupidest thought I could have. Like he won ' t want to sleep with Aspen . But then that leaves me with ... yeah. I ' m totally going to die on this trip.
" Took you guys long enough. We ' re starving. " Aspen gives us a look that says Bastian is totally in trouble. I look at Pris , the idiot in me wondering if I ' ll see the same look , but she ' s staring at her feet.
" Wanna go grab something , baby? " Bastian asks her.
" Yeah. " Aspen starts walking toward him all funny , I ' m guessing because of her wet toenails. " And I ' m thinking I deserve an ice cream too. Come on , Pris. "
Pris looks up for the first time since we walked in. Her dark eyes skate over me quickly before landing on Aspen and Bastian. " I ' m okay , actually. I ' m kind of tired. I think I ' ll stay. "
I jerk forward as something hits me in the back. After catching my balance I turn toward Sebastian and give him a dirty look. Yeah , like I need him to elbow me to clue me in that I should be staying too. " Umm ... yeah. Me too. "
Half of me expects Pris to suddenly get really hungry , but she doesn ' t. She just starts painting her nails again.
" We ' ll bring you guys back something in case. " They ' re already walking toward the door. Before they go out , Sebastian adds , " Don ' t do anything I would do. " Then , laughing , he slams the door behind them.
Idiot.
" Wha ' cha doing? " I ask her.
H er eyebrows rise . Yeah , dumb question. I get it. I ' m actually sort of freaking out ; I don ' t know what to say to her. I don ' t like it , not only because I should know what to say to a girl , but I should know what to say to this girl.
" You want to go for a walk or something? "
She looks up at me and it ' s almost as though she ' s trying to tell me something with the look , I have no idea what it is. I ' m positive she ' s going to say no , when she shrugs and mumbles , " Sure. "
Slowly she gets up and slips her feet into a pair of flip-flops. She grabs the key card and slips it into the back pocket of her shorts and , again , she has me wishing to be something I ' ve never wanted to be before. At this moment , that key card is the luckiest thing in the world.
The street in front of the hotel is packed with businesses and shops. Cars pass every few seconds. Definitely not the best place to talk. We stand out here for a few seconds and I already realize this was a stupid idea. It may be after seven now , but we ' re also in Nevada and it ' s hot .
Looking around , I remember the pool around back and head that way. We go around the corner and for once I get lucky because no one is there.
" Come on. " I nod my head toward the pool and she follows me over.
I open the gate and she walks in. Priscilla heads over to the far corner and I follow her.
" It ' s hot. We can go back to the room if you want to. "
" I ' m good if you ' re good. " Still no eye contact from her.
" I ' m good , too. We can put our feet in. " But then I remember her nails. " That might mess up your nails or whatever though. We could go back to the room ," I say again. " We should have stayed in the room. "
Pris slips out of her shoes , sits down , and puts her feet in the water.
" Come on , pretty boy. Don ' t tell me you ' re afraid of messing up your nails? " For the first time in forever , she sort of smiles at me. And yeah , it might sound stupid , but I missed it.
" Yeah , right. Sebastian ' s the one you have to worry about for stuff like that. " I step out of my Vans , pull off my socks and sit next to her. I roll my baggie shorts up so they ' re above my knees and watch as Pris ' s leg makes circles in the water.
After who knows how many circles , I get the balls to speak. " So ... things have been kind of weird for a while. "
Priscilla actually laughs. " Weird? Yeah , you can say that. I think it has to do with the fact
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