Free The Queen Bee of Bridgeton by Leslie DuBois

years.  Caught up with emotion and excitement, I stormed the court along with the rest of the Bridgeton Academy population.
     
    All the Bridgeton students began a spontaneous rendition of the school fight song.  I didn't know the words so I just weaved through the crowd in search of Will. I wanted to congratulate him on his victory, but he was nowhere to be found. Disappointed, I found Sasha and told her I wanted to go home. But she said, "Don't be ridiculous.  The captain is throwing a victory party. You have to go.  I guarantee he'll be there."
     
    So I went to the party and walked around aimlessly for over an hour feeling extremely uncomfortable.  I didn't know anyone there and Sasha disappeared twenty seconds after we arrived. I wandered into some sort of showroom inside the huge house and studied the artwork displayed.  I wasn't a huge fan of art, but I did recognize some of the pieces and the quiet of the room really eased the headache the loud revelries of my drunken classmates had caused. 
     
    "Cool, I've been there," I said to no one at all as I picked up a book with the Louvre on the cover.
     
    "You have?  I thought you went to Spain. You were in France too?" Will said as he stepped up behind me.
     
    I spun around so quickly that I actually lost my balance for a second. Will grabbed my elbow and steadied me.
     
    "Um, while I was in Barcelona at the dance festival, some of us dancers went to Paris one weekend and did the tourist thing."
     
    "I still can't believe you've danced in Europe.  I've never met anyone who ever did something that...amazing."
     
    "You're pretty amazing yourself.  That was a great game.  I guess your shoes are lucky."
     
    "I don't think it was the shoes.  I think it was you."  Will smiled at me. "Here, this is for you," he said, handing me the basketball that had been tucked under his arm. It's the game ball. I want you to have it."
     
    I accepted the ball and turned it over in my hands. On it he'd written the words 'Will and Sonya.' I was so touched my heart sashayed in my chest. "What no flowers?" I asked jokingly.
     
    Will unraveled a devilish grin. "How dare you doubt me?" He opened his jacket and pulled out three white tulips. As he handed them to me, he leaned over and kissed me on the cheek. His lips lingered there. The ball slipped from my hands and bounced away. His arms wrapped around my waist as his lips brushed against my chin then down to my neck. A rush of heat filled me. His lips felt so good on my body. I had to admit that a part of me, a big part of me, really wanted him. I not only wanted Will to be my first kiss, I wanted him to be my first everything. But another big part of me couldn't get his Cherry Picking out of my head. Before I gave my heart to him, I needed to hear everything…in his own words. I needed him to tell me who he was and who he wanted to be. Of course, there was no assurance that he'd always be true to me, but at least I wouldn't be going in blind.
     
    He had started kissing up my neck, sensually searching for my lips when I blurted, "Will, are you a top Cherry Picker?"
     
    Will stopped abruptly and sighed, letting his head fall on my shoulder. Then he stood up straight and turned away from me. "Who told you about that? Was it Makenzie ?"
     
    "Who?"
     
    "Closet Girl I guess you can call her." When I shook my head, he said, "Let me think, it must have been Ashley then." Will sat on the couch and leaned his head back, staring up at the ceiling. "Cherry Picker is a game some of the jocks made up. We earn points for different sexual acts."
     
    I wasn't going to let him off that easy. "What kind of acts?"
     
    He sighed again. "Are you sure you want to hear about this?"
     
    I nodded.
     
    He took a deep breath and ran his fingers through his hair. "Well, sex in a closet is more points than sex in a bedroom because of the risk of being caught. The more dangerous the location, the more points. You get triple points for a threesome