ZOEY
I Dare You, 2
Jennifer Labelle
Copyright © 2016
Prologue
Past
“Hah! What did he do now?” Meagan asked as Zoey passed out the drinks.
“Why do you always assume it’s something Nathan did?” Heidi giggled and looked a little more relaxed now that they’d arrived for her much-needed night out. The poor girl.
They frequented this cozy bar often because the drinks were cheap and it was a middle ground from where they all lived—walking distance, really—and Heidi had said she really needed to vent. It was early yet for the bar scene, so it wasn’t packed, which was good so they could talk. Zoey smiled and took a swig of her drink as her friends continued on.
“Because I know my cousin, and he’s also a man, so that makes him clueless, especially when it comes to you.” Meagan took a sip of her beer and then leaned back into her chair to get more comfortable while she waited for Heidi to explain.
Heidi still looked a little lost so Zoey thought she’d help her out. “Our girl here is embarrassed because she jilled off while watching Mr. Clueless get it on with some dude in their living room last night.”
“ Zoey !” Heidi nearly spit out her Heineken and coughed after she finally managed to swallow it. Zoey looked at her innocently and then laughed because Meagan mocked a gag.
“Okay, without going into much detail about my cousin’s part in this, because let’s face it—um, gross…” Meagan shuddered. “I don’t see what the big deal is. It’s not like you got caught, right?”
“Actually…” Heidi cringed and took a big gulp from the bottle she was drinking from.
“Are you serious?” Meagan reached forward and squeezed her hand. “Oh, honey, I think you need to start from the beginning here, but please spare me when you can on the dirty details.”
Heidi’s eyes widened and then she hid her face behind her hands as she mumbled a shorter version of the events again to catch Meagan up to speed. “Long story short, I woke up hot and thirsty. Went to do my business in the bathroom, and I heard a noise coming from the living room. Nathan was there, of course, with his guy for the night, and, well…it was hot and I haven’t had any action in six months. So I stood in the shadows to watch, and I couldn’t stop myself. Did I mention it was scorching, and I’m not only talking about the humid weather here?” She peeked through her fingers while Zoey rubbed her back as she went on. “Nobody noticed me, or at least I thought that until the moment I got off and Nathan looked directly at me.”
“And then what?” Meagan asked.
Heidi struggled to continue. Seeing this again, Zoey stepped in. “The big part here is that when our boy Nathan looked at Dee he was just about to reach his own brink to ecstasy and called out her name when he finally did. Our girl then ran to her room and the rest is history,” she explained.
“Have you seen him since?”
“No.” Heidi finally looked up and put her hands down. She blushed so bad her face was now as red as a tomato. “I got up really early and left for work before he woke up. I brought some extra clothes with me and my makeup bag so I could change there before coming here so I wouldn’t have to face him until later. And who knows? Maybe he’ll be out again and I won’t have to worry about anything until tomorrow.”
“And if he’s not?” Zoey asked, picking at the label on her bottle.
“Well, then I’ll at least have a little liquid courage to help me get through it. I was kind of hoping you all could boost my confidence a little bit too. I always feel better when we get together.”
“Likewise, honey, and if I know my cousin as well as I think I do, he’ll want to talk about it because you’re important to him. You ran off, so he’ll know something’s wrong and want to make it right. Nathan can be a lot of things, but he’s loyal to those he loves. It might not be in the romantic way
I Dare You, 2
Jennifer Labelle
Copyright © 2016
Prologue
Past
“Hah! What did he do now?” Meagan asked as Zoey passed out the drinks.
“Why do you always assume it’s something Nathan did?” Heidi giggled and looked a little more relaxed now that they’d arrived for her much-needed night out. The poor girl.
They frequented this cozy bar often because the drinks were cheap and it was a middle ground from where they all lived—walking distance, really—and Heidi had said she really needed to vent. It was early yet for the bar scene, so it wasn’t packed, which was good so they could talk. Zoey smiled and took a swig of her drink as her friends continued on.
“Because I know my cousin, and he’s also a man, so that makes him clueless, especially when it comes to you.” Meagan took a sip of her beer and then leaned back into her chair to get more comfortable while she waited for Heidi to explain.
Heidi still looked a little lost so Zoey thought she’d help her out. “Our girl here is embarrassed because she jilled off while watching Mr. Clueless get it on with some dude in their living room last night.”
“ Zoey !” Heidi nearly spit out her Heineken and coughed after she finally managed to swallow it. Zoey looked at her innocently and then laughed because Meagan mocked a gag.
“Okay, without going into much detail about my cousin’s part in this, because let’s face it—um, gross…” Meagan shuddered. “I don’t see what the big deal is. It’s not like you got caught, right?”
“Actually…” Heidi cringed and took a big gulp from the bottle she was drinking from.
“Are you serious?” Meagan reached forward and squeezed her hand. “Oh, honey, I think you need to start from the beginning here, but please spare me when you can on the dirty details.”
Heidi’s eyes widened and then she hid her face behind her hands as she mumbled a shorter version of the events again to catch Meagan up to speed. “Long story short, I woke up hot and thirsty. Went to do my business in the bathroom, and I heard a noise coming from the living room. Nathan was there, of course, with his guy for the night, and, well…it was hot and I haven’t had any action in six months. So I stood in the shadows to watch, and I couldn’t stop myself. Did I mention it was scorching, and I’m not only talking about the humid weather here?” She peeked through her fingers while Zoey rubbed her back as she went on. “Nobody noticed me, or at least I thought that until the moment I got off and Nathan looked directly at me.”
“And then what?” Meagan asked.
Heidi struggled to continue. Seeing this again, Zoey stepped in. “The big part here is that when our boy Nathan looked at Dee he was just about to reach his own brink to ecstasy and called out her name when he finally did. Our girl then ran to her room and the rest is history,” she explained.
“Have you seen him since?”
“No.” Heidi finally looked up and put her hands down. She blushed so bad her face was now as red as a tomato. “I got up really early and left for work before he woke up. I brought some extra clothes with me and my makeup bag so I could change there before coming here so I wouldn’t have to face him until later. And who knows? Maybe he’ll be out again and I won’t have to worry about anything until tomorrow.”
“And if he’s not?” Zoey asked, picking at the label on her bottle.
“Well, then I’ll at least have a little liquid courage to help me get through it. I was kind of hoping you all could boost my confidence a little bit too. I always feel better when we get together.”
“Likewise, honey, and if I know my cousin as well as I think I do, he’ll want to talk about it because you’re important to him. You ran off, so he’ll know something’s wrong and want to make it right. Nathan can be a lot of things, but he’s loyal to those he loves. It might not be in the romantic way
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