Free The Hazards of Skinny Dipping by Alyssa Rose Ivy

street.
    “Juliet! Juliet, wait up!” Kyle sprinted to
catch up with me.
    “I’m fine. You don’t have to walk me.”
    “I want to. It’s really late.”
    “No kidding.”
    “I’m sorry. I didn’t know you were there. I
didn’t mean to embarrass you.”
    “It’s fine. I’m the one who chose to sleep
with him again.”
    “I wish you’d choose to sleep with me.”
    “What?” My jaw dropped.
    He held his hands up in defense. “Sorry, I’m
joking. It’s just the way you said it.”
    “Whatever. I just want to get home.”
    “You shouldn’t waste your time with him.”
    “You’re saying that about your own
brother?”
    “Yes. He’s an asshole and doesn’t deserve
you.”
    “I’ll keep that in mind.”
    He stuffed his hands in his pockets. “Want to
do something tomorrow?”
    “Like with our friends?”
    He hesitated a moment before answering.
“Yeah, exactly.”
    “Sure. Just call me.”
    “I need your number.”
    I programmed it into his phone.
    “Cool. I’m sorry again for embarrassing
you.”
    “It’s not a problem.” We reached my dorm.
“Thanks for walking me back.”
    “My pleasure. See you tomorrow.”
    “Good night.”
    Tally was already sleeping when I got back to
my room. I brushed my teeth, washed my face, and pulled on some
PJ’s. My bed might not have been as comfortable as Dylan’s, but at
least it was mine.
     

Chapter Nine
     
    To: [email protected]
    From: [email protected]
    Subject: Re: Hey Hey Hey
    Dear Juliet,
    Kyle’s hot, huh? Well he can’t be as big a
jerk as Dylan, but I’d stay away from both of them. There have to
be some other guys to choose from. Have you met the Kappas yet?
Things are going well here, but it’s busy. Thanks for asking.
    Your Sleep-Deprived Cousin,
    Amy
     
    “Hello?” I answered as the unfamiliar number
lit up my phone.
    “Hey, it’s Kyle.”
    “Hey. Do you realize it’s eight a.m.?” I said
groggily.
    “Yeah, I know it’s early. A bunch of us are
going floating, and I thought you might want to come.”
    “Floating? Like in water?”
    “What else would I mean?”
    “When you asked if I wanted to hang out, I
thought you meant around campus.”
    “Are you in? It’s going to be fun. We have
room for you and one friend.”
    “Just one?” How could I invite Cara and not
Mallory? But then again, they were probably both sleeping.
“Okay.”
    “Cool. We’ll be by in twenty.”
    “Who’s the early bird?” Tally sat up in
bed.
    “My friend Kyle. He invited me to go
floating. Do you want to go?”
    “What’s floating exactly?”
    “You float down a river in an
inner-tube.”
    “Oh… I suppose—in theory—that could be
fun.”
    “It is, depending on who you’re with.”
    “Who would we be with?” She crawled out of
her blankets.
    “I don’t know, actually. I’m guessing some
Phi Omegas but hopefully not too many.” I’d seen enough of those
boys last night. I was still embarrassed.
    “I’m in.”
    “Cool.” Tally and I had gotten along so far,
but we hadn’t hung out. I figured a day together might be good for
our roommate relationship.
    I decided on the red bikini again and threw
on a white sundress over it. I picked out my oldest flip flops in
case I lost them. Twenty minutes later, Tally and I were waiting
out in front of the dorm.
    A yellow Jeep wrangler pulled up. It was the
kind that actually had a backseat, but there wasn’t much space back
there—it was meant for two and not three—especially when two of the
occupants were tall guys.
    Kyle hopped out and turned to Tally. “You can
sit up front.”
    “Thanks.” Tally smiled and took the seat Kyle
had vacated.
    “After you.” Kyle gestured for me to slide
into the sorry excuse for a middle seat and got in after me.
    The pledge who’d been checking me out the
night before sat on my left. Fantastic. The car lurched forward,
and I grabbed onto Kyle to avoid flying out of my seat. I searched
around for a seatbelt and couldn’t find