Free Forever & More: The Friend Zone series by Tabetha Thompson Page A

until Brady came up and shoved his giant banana fingers in my face and asked what his said.” They start up again.
    Sara starts gasping for air between her laughs. Their laugh is contagious and I start cracking up from just watching them. “H-He asked me what his said, I. I told him, his hands said to quit masturbating so much and that they’re tired of drowning in lotion.” Oh God, my stomach hurts so much from laughing. Leave it to Sara to say some off the wall shit.
    Our laughter finally subsides after a minute or two, so she continues, “Crystal started with the never had I ever bullshit and I’d had enough of her, so I decided to fuck with her a little bit. I said, never had I ever been in a vanilla relationship, which is sorta true. We go through the drinking shot part and she knew that I raised the bar, so she blurted that she had never done anal. Oh my God, I thought I was gonna die for two reasons. First, half the town has been in that ass, so she can’t feed me that bullshit and second, why would she think that was okay. I mean, I know I’ve been known to say some really random, perverted shit, but really?!”
    I put my hands up in front of me and ask, “Have you ever done anal?” Without missing a beat, Sara says with a serious expression, “Does a bear shit in the woods?”
    My eyes go wide and Harley’s face is as red as his hair. Poor guy, he really didn’t know what he gotten himself into until it was too late.
    “Enough about anal, I’m starting to get a little turned on.” She laughs and finishes her story as if she hadn’t just made that last comment. “Harley finally found his testicles tucked away in his man-gina and made his move. One date that never happened and a few sneaky encounters later and here we are.” She smiles proudly at the man standing next to her. It makes me so happy to see them together. It also says a lot about Harley’s character because Sara is not a person that is easy to deal with. She is demanding, bitchy, and sarcastic, but she’s the most loyal person I’ve ever met in my life; I don’t know what I would do without her.
    I can sense him before I can see him, my body’s so aware of him. He comes into view and I can’t help but salivate. His lazy swagger making him look every bit the graceful creature he is. My mind is already hazy from my meds and the alcohol, so my emotions and hormones are already on end. Add Skye in the mix and I’m so high I’m sailing through the clouds; he’s his own drug, and if I had to relate what drug he’s the closest to, it would be close to ecstasy.
    My body hums more and more, vibrating all the way to my sex, making my clit throb with need.
    He stops directly in front of me and says, “You doing okay?” His voice is gentle, but there’s a harsh undertone that makes me wary.
    “I’m good,” I slur. My body sways toward him and I almost fall off my stool. Luckily, Skye is standing next to me to catch me.
    “Shit, how much have you had to drink?” he asks.
    My body stiffens at his question. “I’m not drunk!” I say through gritted teeth.
    “Did you take your pain meds before you came here? You know you can’t mix them, baby.”
    Okay, now I’m pissed. “I’m not a fucking child! I can take care of myself, thank you very fucking much.” I’m so fucking mad, I’m no longer shaking with lust. That fire was doused with a bucket of ice water as soon as he started the interrogation.
    “Baby, I’m just worried. You’ve been here an hour and you're falling off the stool—”
    “Maybe I fucking slipped! Did you think about that?” I spit.
    “Chloe, chill the fuck—” Sara starts and it enrages me. My best friend is turning against me now?
    “Stuff it, Sara. This doesn’t fucking concern you!” I direct at her.
    “Chloe, I just—” He reaches for me, but I dodge his advance. My blood is pumping and I can feel every single drop of the alcohol mixed with the meds flowing through my veins.
    “You just