Free Wait (The Fast Series) by Ryan Ringbloom

Tucker.”
    “Yeah, but I’m not going to really do anything with him if he says yes. I’m just doing it to see if he was telling the truth to Brianne or not.”
    I walk over to one of my drawers searching for the white shorts I packed. I find them and hand them over to Cassie. “Wear these.”
    Cassie takes the shorts from me holding them in front of her hips. She’s thin, but considerably taller than me so the shorts will be much shorter on her. “Why do you want me to wear these?” She eyes me suspiciously.
    “If you’re going to do it, you might as well do it right. Find out what kind of guy he really is. If he’s really just some horny loser, we can spread the word and maybe whoever the girl he’s interested in will find out and won’t get hurt.”
    Cassie’s face softens. “Do you have a shirt I can wear too?”
    I give her a tight black tank top and help her with that mop of hair. Clothes, hair, make-up, this is my specialty. When I’m finished with her, Cassie actually looks pretty, a little slutty, but that’s the point.
    “You’re definitely not coming?” Cassie asks.
    “No. I’m going to stay in. The kids are coming tomorrow and I want to get a good night’s sleep.” I give her a final once over and can see through the white shorts. You can’t wear a bold colored print underneath white. This girl knows nothing. Bold undies, white shorts, I mean this stuff is just basic fashion knowledge. “I can see your undies.”
    “Should I?” Cassie says apprehensively looking down.
    Oh, that’s right, Tucker’s weakness. Lovely. I nod my head. “Might as well.”
    A minute later Cassie steps out from the bathroom and tosses her undies on the bed. “I can’t believe I’m doing this.” She gnaws at her thumb nail.
    “Make sure you tell him that you’re not wearing them.” My breath juts out in a tiny fearful stream. “Good Luck.”
    “I’ll do my best. I think you’re right about finding out what kind of guy he is, just in case we need to warn anyone.” Cassie shakes her head acknowledging she comprehends the girl I’m worried about is me.
    The door closes. All I can do now is wait.
    This morning after breakfast Tucker took me bowling. The bowling alley was dated and even though no one had been able to smoke there in years the place wreaked of stale cigarette smoke. A country music station blared through the old speakers crackling with static and we each traded in one sneaker for filthy red and yellow shoes with green laces. Neither of us were good bowlers. I won the second game we played with a score of forty two. Best day ever despite all my precautions about him. Now I just prettied up my roommate to go seduce him, encouraging her to go commando in my favorite white shorts. Yeah…so much for no drama this summer .
    Every noise causes me to jump. I run to the door twice to see if Cassie’s back yet. Hours go by and she never returns. It doesn’t look promising. What did I really expect? Sex wins every time. I should have known better than to get my hopes up. I can’t help it; I let a few tears slip out before falling asleep.
    Cassie
    I still can’t believe I’m doing this. I pick the shorts from my butt for about the millionth time and I haven’t even reached the lake yet. Without any undies on, they are a butt crack nightmare.
    No clue how I’m actually going to pull this off. What do I say? Hey Tucker want to go have sex? Then if he says yes, be like, no just kidding . Please, oh please, let this guy turn me down.
    “Hey.” I slow down, a bit taken off guard to be running into Tucker before even reaching the lake. He’s sitting all by himself. I suppose that should make this easier for me.
    “Hey.” He tips his head down. “Feeling any better today?”
    “I am. Thank you. Seriously, thank you for walking me back to my cabin last night. I was a mess.”
    “No problem at all.”
    Alright let’s start this. I try to look hot. One hand drops down to my hip and I bend one