As soon as we walk into the house, the guys start giving us a hard time. Evidently, they can tell where we went by the logo on the outside of the bags we are all carrying. We all rush up the stairs, giggling the entire way to put up our new toys. I only have the one to put up, but the girls have several. I’m finally at a place where I feel comfortable enough to explore everything.
We don’t make a big meal tonight. We’ve all been snacking throughout the rest of the day and none of us are all that hungry. I know the festivities are just about to begin when Kaylee starts popping the popcorn. I see Sam packing some things upstairs but can’t make out what they are the way she is carrying them. The guys keep smiling at me like they know what’s about to come my way. I wonder if one of them will tell me what’s going on if I ask nicely.
I walk over to the refrigerator to refill my glass with water when I feel someone come up behind me.
“Have fun tonight,” he whispers in my ear. Liam.
My breath stills for a minute, and I close my eyes enjoying the heat radiating off his body. How is it that someone whispering to you can make you feel all warm and fuzzy? I’m stunned stiff when I feel him place his hands on my arms, rubbing them up and down softy, and then placing his hands on my hips, and squeezes them.
I still remember what it felt like to have him lying next to me in my bed. The way the heat from his body penetrated mine. The way it aroused me to just be that close to him. He said he didn’t want to take advantage of me, but I wonder if I should have pushed him just a little further.
He leans in further and places a small kiss behind my ear, while pulling me further against him. My first kiss. Well, if you can call it a kiss since he didn’t actually kiss me on the lips, but hey…I’ll take it.
I turn around, barely, and he doesn’t move. He’s still just as close as he was when my back was to him. I finally look up and see him staring down at me and when our eyes meet, a small smile spreads across his face. He knows what he’s doing to me, and he’s enjoying it. Of course, if I were honest with myself, so I was I.
“Haley…come on,” Jenny says on her way past us.
“I…I better go.” I stumble on my words, not even sure what I’ve said.
He leans down and places another kiss on my cheek before he turns to leave the kitchen, making his way back out to the patio. I stand there for a moment and watch him before I head for the stairs, taking them two at a time, careful not to spill my water, and then I damn near trip over my own two feet into Jenny’s room.
“Okay…shut the door. No guys allowed…tonight,” Sam says after I finally regain my balance.
I shut the door then turn back around to find them all sitting on the floor with mounds of pillows and several bottles of wine…not to mention the giant bowl of popcorn. It looks like the girls have all changed into just t-shirts and their panties. Okay…I can handle this.
I walk over and sit down in the spot they’ve left for me. “Okay, so what’s on the agenda tonight?”
They all giggle and then Sam speaks up, grabbing my hand first. “Tonight is about you. We’re going to educate you on some things.”
I’m a little embarrassed by the fact that they’ve set this up for me. Alright, I can feel my cheeks flush red. Is it hot in here? “What…why would you…”
Jenny stops me before I can go any further. “Do you remember anything you said to us in the car that night we all went out?”
I shake my head. Of course, I don’t remember everything that I said that night. I thought I did, but evidently I don’t…and they do.
Kaylee opens the wine and fills the glasses, passing them out as she goes. One of them replaces the water in my hand with a glass before I can blink an eye.
“Haley, we know that you and Liam are into each other. We want to know what you know or better yet, what you want to know,” Jenny asks with a knowing smile on her face.
Uh oh…here it comes. I close my eyes in preparation. “Well, other than Liam laying down with me the other night and how good that felt…nothing. Absolutely nothing.” There…I said it.
They all giggle at me being just a little uncomfortable. “That’s fine. One thing at a time, but first things first…what do you want to know?” Kaylee says.
I look at each and every one of them, taking in what they’re asking me. After a few silent minutes, I finally answer them. “Everything. I want to know everything.”
They all smile at me, then each other. “Let’s watch a little bit of this movie to get things started, and if you have any questions, just ask. We don’t mind answering them for you.”