Total pages in book: 162
Estimated words: 158848 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 794(@200wpm)___ 635(@250wpm)___ 529(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 158848 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 794(@200wpm)___ 635(@250wpm)___ 529(@300wpm)
“We saw you talking to Griff,” Kyla says without looking away from the stove. “How’d that go?”
“No comment.” I pull one of the stools at the long counter out and pop my butt on it.
Hayden squeezes onto the stool next to me. “Come on,” she pleads. “You wouldn’t talk about him all summer. Did you unleash your fury on him? Turn him to actual stone with the power of your eyes?”
“I wish.” I heave out a deep, annoyed breath.
“Was he mad you were there with Torch?” Kyla asks with wide eyes and a devious smile. “That was seriously the best revenge.”
Revenge? Whatever it was, it didn’t feel good.
“I don’t understand why you won’t just fuck Torch to get Griff out of your system?” Hayden suggests as if it’s nothing more than sticking my feet into a new pair of shoes. “He’s obviously up for it.”
“I can’t do that.” I wrinkle my nose.
Darcy leans her elbows on the counter. “I thought you liked him?”
“I do.” I shrug and shift my gaze to the kitchen window where morning light seeps in through the edges of the blinds. Maybe I should’ve stayed home and risked running into Griff. “He’s nice to look at. And he’s been really sweet. But I don’t feel that…” I circle my hand over my heart, unsure of how to express the lack of something more.
“He’s not Griff?” Kyla lifts an eyebrow.
“Yes…but it’s more than that.”
“Aww, we have ourselves a little demisexual in our group.” Hayden claps her hands together and nudges me with her elbow.
“Look at you, learning big words in college.” Kyla leans over the counter and slow claps in front of Hayden’s face. “So proud of you, blondie.”
I frown at both of them. “What?”
“You need more of an emotional bond before you want to sleep with someone?” Jenn asks with more tact than her cousin.
“I guess.” I shrug. “Doesn’t everyone?”
“Nope.” Darcy waves a spatula in front of her nether region. “I’m open for business to anyone who lights my fire.”
“I wouldn’t run around announcing that,” Kyla mutters.
“I think that just means you’re slutty,” Hayden adds.
Jenn flicks her gaze to the ceiling.
I kick my foot out and poke Hayden’s shin with my socked toes. “Don’t be gross.”
“Especially since she’s just as sluuuuttty as I am.” Darcy runs around the counter and taps Hayden’s butt with the spatula.
Hayden reaches behind her and yanks the spatula out of Darcy’s hand. “Am not.”
“Anyway,” Darcy says, returning to the stove to push Kyla out of the way, “we were talking about Molly and Torch going down to fuck town.”
I blink, not sure how I feel about discussing this. “We’re not going anywhere,” I mutter.
“You need to do stuff with more guys than just Griff,” Hayden says.
“I’ve done…stuff.” I sigh and tap my nails on the counter. “It was just so underwhelming I didn’t want to do more.”
“I take it everything about Griff is overwhelming.” Darcy slaps her hand over her mouth, smothering a loud snort-giggle.
I flick my gaze to the ceiling and don’t bother answering. But heat creeps over my cheeks. Overwhelming in all the best ways.
“Hey.” Kyla reaches over and taps my hand. “So, you went off with Griff for a while. What’d he have to say?”
All the complicated emotions I’ve been carrying around since last night tighten into a knot of pain in my chest. Unable to form any words, I shake my head.
“Aw, Molly.” Kyla circles the counter and wraps her arms around me. “It’s okay. Maybe talking about it will help.”
“Come on,” Hayden prods. “What’d he say?”
“He said the same thing Remy tried to tell me,” I finally whisper. “That he didn’t—”
“But we all saw it!” Darcy shouts, waving a different spatula in the air.
I sniffle and nod. “I know.” I take several deep breaths. “Torch even suggested maybe the show set up Griff?” My voice is tentative, almost like I’m testing the theory out on my friends to see if they’ll say I’m crazy for believing that.
Hayden’s eyes widen and she sits back. “He said what?”
My shoulders lift slightly, and Kyla releases me, backing away. I reach out and squeeze her hand to let her know I wasn’t shrugging her off.
“I retract my earlier statement,” Hayden says. “You should not bang Torch.”
A sad chuckle eases out of me. “I don’t think that’s going to be a problem.” I suck in a deep breath. “But I couldn’t stop thinking about what he said. I mean, of all the people in the world, he has the most reason to want me to keep thinking Griff cheated.”
“True.” Hayden tilts her head to the side. “Damn. Okay. He gets some decent guy points for that.”
The attention’s thankfully taken off of me for a few minutes while Kyla and Darcy set a plate with a huge stack of pancakes on the counter in front of Hayden and me. Jenn leaves her perch by the kitchen table and passes plates out to everyone.