I lift my eyes to hers, grateful to have the focus off of me.
She shrugs one shoulder in a nervous or embarrassed way. “One broken condom gave us Chance but now we’re raw-dogging it all over the place and nothing.”
I burst into much-needed laughter.
Hope blinks several times. “Thanks for the visual, Lilly.”
“Besides all the…raw dogging,” Trinity says, “did you see your doctor?”
“No. I’m afraid of what they might tell me,” Lilly admits.
“Mine was kind of a jackass,” I say.
“You should go see my doctor,” Hope offers. “She’s very kind.”
Although she’s still sitting right next to me, Heidi’s gotten awfully quiet. I squeeze her hand. “I am very excited to meet my new niece,” I assure her.
Lilly reaches across my lap to touch Heidi’s leg. “Me too.”
“I know,” Heidi says.
“Should we head downstairs before the guys get themselves into trouble?” I suggest.
Heidi rolls her eyes. “Ten dollars says Blake and my brother are already in some sort of trouble.”
“I’m not taking that bet.” I look at each of their faces and can’t understand why I waited so long to tell them this. “Thank you. I feel a lot better. Just having it out there.”
“You don’t have to go through anything alone.” Trinity looks at me, then Lilly. “Ever. No matter what.”
We all agree.
“Hey,” Heidi says. “Don’t tell her I told you, but I think Shelby’s writing a song for you guys. For your wedding.” Heidi sighs and rests her hand on her chest. “I’m totally not jealous at all.”
“Really? That’s so sweet.”
“All right.” Trinity slams her binder shut. “Speaking of Shelby, she and Serena should be here soon.” She lifts her chin at Hope. “Will you run home with me for a sec?”
“Of course.”
We file out of the bedroom and Hope locks the door behind us.
In our absence, the party’s gotten louder and rowdier. Brothers and their bunnies for the night have moved to the upstairs hallway, but some haven’t bothered to take their activities into a bedroom. A girl with her shirt pulled down to expose her enormous tits has her mouth wide open, about to swallow Hoot’s dick. I accidentally kick the heel of one of her shoes, almost face-planting. She shoots a glare at me.
“Sorry,” I mutter, shielding my eyes and hurrying past them.
“I didn’t need to know Hoot’s dick was pierced,” I whisper to Lilly.
She giggles and bumps into me while she turns, craning her neck to see. Moans and slobbering noises propel us faster toward the stairs.
At least downstairs, there’s more conversation than fornication going on.
“Perfect timing.” I spot Shelby wandering around the party and wave to her.
“There y’all are!” She races over, hugging each of us. “Hoo boy. Rooster got called into the principal’s office.” She jerks her thumb toward the war room. “Jiggy’s searching for a bedmate. And Serena ain’t here yet. I thought I was on my own.”
“Nope. Trinity wanted to do some wedding planning.”
“Aw,” she pouts, “what’d I miss?”