Free The Lonely Girl by Gracie Wilson Page B

behind Keegan and gives him a kiss on his cheek. I instantly tense. She clearly has no problem showing off her body. She’s barely covered. I see Keegan flicker a glance at me, so I turn my attention to Jake. I hear her call Keegan babe, and I instantly feel sick. Clearly, I know what he’s done with his summer. I turn to my brother to get his attention. I lean and whisper to him asking who she is. He looks and tells me her name is Sarah. He then tells me that they have been on and off for the summer. Yup, that’s about all I can take. I turn to Jake.
    “ Jake, are you done?" He nods. “Great I’m heading back to the dorms, want to walk with me?” I feel both Keegan and my brother go rigid. So just to put salt in the wounds of these two overbearers, I add, “Let’s go get ready for this party. After the summer we’ve had, we should be pros at this by now. Come on, my undeniable sexy plus one.” Ya, that should make them both think before they try to say anything.
    While we were away this summer, it became a running joke that Jake was always my plus one and how amazing he looked when I took him to the gala’s and shows my program would attend. I get up and say bye and head out with Jake.
    “You’re so naughty, Becca. Your brother is going to kick my ass.” I smile at him and laugh.
    “Don’t worry , Jake I’ll protect you.”

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    I am currently standing in front of my mirror wondering if I’m making a mistake. Charlotte had talked me into this dress, now I’m not sure if it’s the right choice. Jake has not even seen it. It is a tight black dress that goes just past my butt. It’s incredibly short, but she said it would make the statement that I’m too hot to be anyone’s little sister. It shows just the right amount of cleavage . It has a black see through patch over my stomach, which I know is going to cause a problem for my brother. He doesn’t know that I got my belly button pierced while I was in Europe. The dress has no back too. I put on the see through black cardigan that goes with it, but it doesn’t do anything. I put my black dress coat over it, and I put on a pair of black dressy boots. My makeup is done to the max, but not caked on something Charlotte taught me this summer. My hair is curled, and it goes all down my back in a natural way, but different from the usual Becca way. My brother isn’t going to be happy. I look down for my bag and keys. My parents got a couple of extras made I assume for my brother. I haven’t decided if I want to give him one yet. Although, I have decided to give one to Jake, I trust him and he’s next door, so if I lose my key it’s convenient. 
    There’s a knock at the door, I open it and see Jake. He’s wearing low riding jeans that hug him in the right spots. He’s got a long-sleeved light gray sweater on and for some reason, it makes his eyes stand out. He’s looks amazing, and he doesn’t even know it. I invite him in for a second.
    “I wanted to ask you something , Jake?”
    He nods and says, “Ya sure, what is it, Becca?” Now comes the hard part.
    “My parents had some extra keys made for my door in case I forget my key or I lose it. Since you live next door, I was wondering if you’d hold on to one for me?”
    There is a pause, then I see him fiddling with his keys. “Ya that’s actually a great idea, here’s my spare one in case I forget it or you need to talk.”
    I give him a hug and I hand him my key. “Thanks for everything Jake. Hopefully my brother won’t be too hard on you. I wouldn’t tell him I gave you a key. He’s going to want one.”
    Jake just laughs. “I knew when I contacted you he’d give me a hard time but you’re worth it. Let’s hope this year is as awesome as our summer, eh?” I just smile because I feel the same way.
    We walk to the field, and I see the barn with twinkle lights around the door. I’m cold. I now understand the need for the heaters. I wonder if