I hadn’t heard from Levi since our date at the jazz club. Though Noa was blowing up my phone. Apparently Clara and her were a little bit on the rocks since she left her at the bar the week before. I knew that was partially my fault so when Noa made official plans for her party on Saturday night, I made sure that I was present and perfectly socially acceptable. No secrets, no hiding out. It was going to be me and Noa and all of her new friends. It would be great.

Until the Jackson brothers showed up.

We partied on a beach behind Noa’s parents’ house. They had some serious cash and owned a private beach. It reminded me so much of my former life. When everything was perfect. I was sitting by the fire feeling the warmth of the flames on my skin. I gazed at some people in the water splashing around under the night sky but I hadn’t brought my bathing suit, so instead of swimming, I was nursing a mojito and sitting by myself on a log. That was until Eli showed up.

“Anybody sitting here?”

I glared at him. “Yes.” I had made an arrangement with Levi, one with one very clear rule. No Eli. Yet here he was.

He sat down anyway, “Then I guess they shouldn’t have gotten up. How are you tonight, Lila? No date I see.”

I tried to take a deep breath, “Eli, can you just leave me alone?”

“You want to be alone?” He paused and then whispered, “You sure you don't want to be alone with me?”

I shook my head, “I don't ever want to be alone with you again.”

“If you remember correctly, the last few times that we were alone we were kissing, I don't really see how that’s a problem.”

“You wouldn't. You just don't get it. I mean really you haven't even a girlfriend or something in the past five years?” I knew it was low but for the moment I didn’t care.

For the first time ever hurt crossed his face. “There was someone, but it didn't work out.”

I nodded, “Sorry Eli, that was a low blow.”

He looked out towards the ocean, “It's okay. I'm sure I deserved it.”

“Eli, you wouldn't deserve it if you weren't such a jackass all the time. I don't get how you and Levi are so different.”

He laughed, “Because my mother says I was raised by a pack of wolves. I don't know, maybe she's right. I mean it's why you chose Levi.” He looked back at me and our eyes locked. “Why you always choose Levi. Because he’s nothing like me.”

“I chose him once, that was a long time ago. And you know that has nothing to do with you.” I wasn’t ready to tell him about Levi and I attempting to rekindle our relationship. If that’s even what our arrangement was. A relationship. I didn’t have any idea.

Suddenly his seriousness faded and his snarkiness returned. “You're right, the two of you have nothing to do with me. I'm okay with that. Now there's a little redhead over there with my name all over her ass, so if you’ll excuse me.”

He stood and walked away but of course as soon as he slipped a hand into her back pocket, he looked over his shoulder at me. She laid a kiss on his lips and her friends wandered away as he put his hand into her hair. I knew it would only be a matter of time before he was fucking her behind the trees. That was Eli Jackson, always on to the next girl, never caring about any of them. I don't know why I thought he cared about me.

I finished my mojito and walked up to the bar to get a Long Island iced tea when I saw Clara talking to one of her friends. I waited for my drink and took in her appearance, her blonde pixie cut hair almost shimmered in the moonlight. Once again, I realized why Noa liked her so much, she was hot.

“Lila? It's Lila right?” I walked over to her with drink in hand.

“Yeah, it's nice to see you again.”

She looked pointedly at her friend who sauntered away.

“Hey, I just wanted to say I’m really sorry about the other night. We should've taken you with us, I really thought that Noa would be coming back and you two would be spending the night together.”

She looked down at her drink. “Yeah, listen I know that I was being really dramatic about that, but it really wasn't a big deal. I had other friends there, they could have given me a ride home. I was just really hoping to screw my girlfriend, and let's just say all the drama happening threw that off.”

I had never heard anybody talk about their sex life so bluntly besides a guy. This girl was a badass.

“Well, I'm sorry anyway. I know you guys don’t get to see each other much so I’ve really tried to not monopolize her time over the past couple weeks. But I don’t get to see Noa very much either so it's kind of hard to balance.”

She made a motion with her hand like she was brushing my words away, “No it's fine. I mean we live together when she comes to stay with me so then I get her all the time. And this is where she grew up as well. And her parents are super supportive so that's nice, not really what I had growing up.”

I was surprised she was being so honest with me. We'd only just met and even though the person that we had in common was important to both of us, I didn't think she would divulge such personal information.

“My parents kicked me out once they figured out I was gay.”

“Did you tell them?”

“Actually no, they caught me putting my hand down another girl’s pants. It didn’t go over so well.”

“Yikes.”

“Yeah yikes. It wasn’t the best. And then I met a couple girls once I was living on my own, but then there was Noa. And I knew right away she was the one.”

“Oh my God, the one. You’re so cute.”

“Ha, yeah I guess. Jesus, I sound like a sap. I’m not usually this dumb.”

“Noa has that effect on people.” I took a sip from my drink and assessed the party from this viewpoint. I saw Noa laughing with a group of friends near the fire.

“To be dumb?”

“No to be honest with themselves. She’s my truth serum.”

She sighed, “Yeah that’s true. What did she make you tell her lately?”

“That I slept with my ex-boyfriend’s brother, while he and I were still together.”

“Damn, that’s some truth serum.”

“Yes, yes it is.” We both drank from our glasses, me a little longer than her.

We both stood there for a moment in awkward silence reveling in the way that Noa had that honest effect on us. I felt my phone buzz in my wristlet. I set down my drink and pulled it out.

“Anything good? Maybe from a certain guy?” Clara was being inquisitive.

I smiled at her, “I see that Noa told you all about my new old friend.”

“I hope you don't mind, we kind of share everything with each other. But I will admit that she didn't tell me about your ex-boyfriend situation even though that sounds very interesting.”

I laughed. “Interesting is one way to put it.” I looked at the text on my screen.

That dress is going to be too easy to get off.

It was from an unknown number, but I had two guesses as to who it could be. And I was pretty sure I knew which one it was.

She put up a hand, “Say no more. You get it girlfriend.”

She walked away and I grabbed my drink and moved into some trees where it was a bit quieter, away from the music and laughing. I pressed the call button and waited for Levi to answer.

He answered on the second ring. “Where are you?”

I was confused. “What do you mean? I'm at Noa’s house. Where are you?”

“Close.”

I looked around me but I didn’t see him anywhere.

“Meet me at the bar. I think I should buy you a drink, make up for the other night. Maybe for not calling.”

“I could go for another drink.” Liquid courage was exactly what I needed. And for Levi to get this dress off of me.

I hung up. I was glad that I had my phone to use as a flashlight as I began to walk back towards the party, away from the darkness of the trees, but I heard some sounds the distance and, even though I've seen every horror movie known to man, I still had to go investigate. I turned around and made my way back through the trees. I crept quietly through the broken sticks but no one would hear my soft footballs on the sand. It was odd how tall the trees grew here considering there wasn't much space in the sand for the root structure. They must be really old, maybe before the sand had washed up here during a hurricane a decade ago. I continued to follow the sounds and when I heard a girl giggling, I knew exactly what I was going to walk into. I hid behind one of the thicker trees and peered around to see Eli standing without his shirt on in front of the redheaded girl he had been flirting with.

“Should we go again?”

She laughed, “Of course.”

“You're so cute how you thought that was a question.” I watched as he took his hand and put it around the front of her neck pushing her down on the ground where he had laid his coat in the sand. She smiled devilishly at him. I could almost feel the lust rolling off of her skin. I felt my breath catch in my chest as he spread her legs open and started kissing his way down her stomach. It was like a train wreck, I knew I shouldn't be watching but I couldn't take my eyes away. He took his large hand and cupped her right breast and pulled slightly. I watched as he squeezed hard and her face displayed a mixture of pain and pleasure. He drug both his hands down her body and spread her legs open. I watched as he kissed the insides of her legs. He dipped his tongue down into the folds of her pussy. She pushed herself up on her arms but her head hung back behind her as she moaned. Her red hair was such a contrast to the rest of her pale skin. When she opened her eyes, her hair matched the fire in her gaze.

“Fuck me again, Eli. Fuck me hard.” He brought his head back up from between her legs and kissed her hard on the mouth.

“Tell me again.”

“Fuck me hard, Eli,” she said just above a whisper.

He moved back on his knees and looked at her exposed body. “I said say it again, I want to hear it. I want the whole party to hear you.”

I could see her moment of weakness; she wasn't sure she wanted to embarrass herself by allowing everyone else to hear her vulnerability. But I also knew what was going to her head, when you were having sex with Eli you did whatever he wanted. It made you feel whole.

“I want you to fuck me, Eli. Make me come.” I could just barely see a smile move across his face.

He fell back on top of her but he used his right hand to grab both of her wrists and hold them above her body. He slammed his cock into the wet folds of her pussy and he moved his hips in and out as fast as possible. Her breasts jiggled and she turned her head and bit the inside of her arm to stop herself from screaming. I knew that feeling too.

As I stood there in the darkness, I could feel my own pussy growing hot from watching them. A couple drinks and this viewpoint had turned me on. I couldn't wait for Micah to arrive. I continued to watch as he slammed his dick into her but eventually she couldn't take it anymore. She arched her back as she let out a loud, “Yes!” I noticed several the voices I'd heard at the party were suddenly quiet. But Eli and the redhead had no idea what was going on around them, he was allowing her to escape into his world. Just as he had once with me. I saw her look in my direction and I stood still behind the tree hoping she didn't notice my presence.

“You’re hot as fuck, Adrianna. We should do this again sometime.”

She couldn’t even collect her thoughts to say a sentence back to him. I stood completely still as I heard him gather his things. I saw him walk past me throwing a shirt on and holding a beer only a moment later. He hadn't even taken his pants off for the occasion. I followed him back to the party but I made sure to veer off to the right just before the break in the trees so that no one would think I was the one who's getting banged by Eli Jackson. Not this time. I dropped my empty Long Island iced tea glass off at the bar and ordered another mojito when I heard a voice behind me, “You look fantastic tonight.”

I spun around to smile at Levi who was in dark jeans and a Red Hawks t-shirt.

“Repping the team this evening?” I asked poking him. I had too many drinks. This was bad. Alcohol made me braver, and watching two people have sex made me horny.

“Something like that. I brought a jacket too,” he leaned in closer, “in case you get cold later. This dress is very tiny.” He drug his fingers along my bare arm.

“There’s a bonfire,” I countered. The fire was definitely keeping things hot. Or maybe it was the fact that people were fucking in the trees.

“Yes there is. But I think I offered you a drink first.” He ordered two shots of tequila. Yeah this wasn’t going to end well. Tequila was my nemesis. I had made a lot of bad decisions with tequila. We clinked glasses and I downed the shot in a second. It burned a little going down, just the way I liked it. I had been such a good girl for years, but being back in Fayette with Levi, suddenly I was bad. Very bad. I moved up closer to him to make sure he could feel my breasts against his chest. I had intentions, and I wanted them known.

“So the other night didn’t go as I planned,” he said grabbing a beer.

“Why is that?”

He whispered against my skin, “I wanted it to end with your dress on the floor and you in my bed. We made an arrangement after all. I’m running out of time to get what I want.”

“And what is it that you want again?”

“You,” he growled.

A song came on that I recognized and I started to dance seductively on him. I could feel, as I pressed up against him, his cock getting hard. The dress I was wearing was always a winner.

I hardly noticed when Noa bounced up next to us. “Levi, I didn’t know you were joining us this evening.”

He shrugged as I hung off of him. I could see Noa assessing the situation, she knew what was going on. “I just want to take advantage of this summer Noa, you know, before I go to training camp.”

She raised an eyebrow at him, “Training camp, for the Hawks? I thought…”

I interjected, “Noa, that old cabin by the water, is it open?”

She briefly met my eyes, there had been many nights at that cabin. And we hadn't been sleeping during any of them.

“Sure is. I know for a fact my mom just changed the sheets on the bed down there but I think ya’ll should…”

I smiled at her, “Great thanks.”

Levi pulled on my arm and we made our way down the beach. I saw Eli standing off in a corner brooding about something. When he saw me, his eyes narrowed. The girl was nowhere in sight. But I couldn’t care about him now, I had more important matters to attend to. Including the growing bulge in Levi’s pants. Lucky for me Levi hadn’t noticed Eli’s presence. It would have broken our one rule.

“I’ve been thinking about that ass,” Levi said as he slid his hand down my backside.

“Then you’ll enjoy watching it beat you down to the cabin.”

“We haven’t raced in years. I can run a lot faster now.”

“I’ll believe it when I see it,” I teased.

He smiled, “Ready set…”

“Go!” I took off before he even had the chance to get started. I was down at the water and only a few feet from the cabin when I looked behind me to see him still running full force. As he got to me, he scooped me up in his arms and walked up into the cabin. There was no reason to turn on the light.

He quickly pulled off his shirt and pushed me back on the bed. He was at the perfect angle to rub his cock between my legs. He kissed me on the mouth and trailed kisses down my chin and onto my neck. He sucked at the flesh and bit me lightly. A moan of pleasure rippled through my body.

“We should get some of these clothes off.” He sat me up and ripped off my dress. The only thing left was a dark purple lace bra. He threw my clothing to the side and allowed his mouth to move down my chest and his hands to caress my back. As he got down on his knees, he pulled my ass the edge of the bed and I leaned back on my hands awaiting his next move. He worked slowly undoing the button on my pants and pulling them down to reveal black boy shorts. He commanded me to stand.

“Turn around and face the bed.”

I just looked at him but I did what I was told. I had been waiting for this for so long. There was so much anticipation. Would it be as good as I remembered? Better even?

He took his hands and pushed down my back in a massaging way. He pushed my skin up and down my back until I felt his lips on the back of my ass. He pulled my underwear down slowly with his teeth. It took a few agonizing minutes for him to get them down to the floor but he didn't tell me to turn around. I waited for him to fuck me from behind but instead he sat on the floor and put his head up underneath between my legs.

“Bend down.” Once again I did as I was told and this time I was met with the sweet satisfaction of his tongue and mouth on the inside of my thighs. He took his hand and slipped two fingers up into my already wet pussy and sucked on my clit. He finger fucked me until I was just on the edge of coming. “Oh shit!” I breathed unable to contain my feelings. He was a tease though and he pulled his fingers back out. He used the slick flesh to make tiny circles on my exposed clit. My knees immediately started to tremble, I could hardly contain the fire that was in my stomach.

He spun around and stood up behind me. I heard his pants drop to the floor. He put his hands on the inside of my thighs and pushed them out before pulling my hips into him. I could feel his hard dick between my legs. He slapped it against my wet pussy a couple times.

“Fuck me, Levi. I want to feel you inside me.”

He took his hand to guide his dick into my pussy. I could feel it brush against exposed folds of my skin. He slowly entered me and pulled himself all the way back out. I moaned for more. He did it again guiding his dick into my hole and slowly dragging it back out. He was teasing me, and I was loving every second of it. He did it one last time and then told me to turn around.

“I want to see your face when you come.” I turned around and laid on the bed, my feet up in the air. He pulled my ass all the way to the edge once more and lifted my left leg so it hung over his shoulder. My pussy was a gaping hole just waiting to be filled. He pushed his dick inside of me. But this time he wasn’t slow. He had set my leg that way so he could use it as leverage. He pounded me so that my ass shook against the tops of my thighs. I felt like I was being spanked, and I liked it. Every time he would bang me against him, he grunted and I could hardly contain how much I loved watching him fuck me. I sat up slightly so I could look down and see his dick enter my body. It was so fucking hot. But as he continued to slam into me, chills began running up and down my body and I knew I was close climaxing.

“Come on, Levi, fuck me harder.”

He obliged and slammed into me three more times before I felt the eruption come out of my pussy and out through my body. I screamed, enjoying the way it felt when his come shot inside me. He put my legs down and then laid down on top of me. Our hot and sticky bodies molded together. He whispered in my ear “You're so damn hot.”

I smiled. “You're not so bad yourself.”

I heard my phone ring in my wristlet but I ignored it. Levi and I had just enjoyed our moment of pleasure, and I didn't want it to end yet. When my phone started ringing for a second time, I knew I should answer it.

“I'm really sorry. Just give me one second.”

I looked at my phone and I had two missed calls and a text message. They were all from Noa. What the hell? Noa knew exactly what I was doing, why was she bothering me? I looked back at Levi who seemed to be in a sex coma lying on the bed. But as I scrolled through my phone, he sat up behind me.

I read the first text:

Lila get your ass back to the party

Levi looked over my shoulder, “What does Noa want?”

“I… ummm…” My phone started ringing again. Once again, Noa.

I swiped my phone so it was blank. “I don’t know. I have to go.” I gathered my clothes and threw them on as fast as possible before dashing out the front door of the cabin.

“Lila, what the hell?” I turned back to see Levi standing at the door looking bewildered.

“I’m so sorry, Levi, I’ll make it up to you I promise.”

Another text message came in while I was running on the sand away from the new man in my life and back to the old one.

Lila now.

I need you now.

Jesus, what was going on this time?

I dialed her number as I ran through the darkness.

“Noa, what’s going on?”

“Lila, thank God. You have to come, it’s Eli.” I stopped dead in my tracks. Eli. I had just left Levi in a bed for Eli. I was breaking our only rule.

“What about Eli?”

She didn’t answer. I looked down at my phone. Dead.

Shit.