Bastiana has a loving family, two amazing best friends, and a secret.
Over summer vacation, Bastiana and her besties do their best to focus on their bucket list in order to distract them from all the secrets they're keeping from one another. When a...
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"Oh my God. I love you." I sigh as my eyes roll back in my head. The tip of my tongue darts out to lick my lips clean.
"I love you too, Doll." Asher winks and smiles down at me. He drags his thumb over my bottom lip before bringing it to his mouth. I can feel my cheeks heat with a deep blush.
"Okay, relax, B." Ryker cuts in. "It's just a s'more." He rolls his eyes at us.
Asher steps back from my chair as he sucks the errant bit of melted marshmallow that he wiped off my mouth from his thumb and returns to his own chair after handing me the s'more he just made me. I turn to Ryker and laugh at his angry pout.
"Aw. Don't be jealous, Ry." I smile at him. "I love you, too." His face immediately softens and I think I see his cheeks flush, but it's hard to tell in the dim light cast by the fire.
"Yeah, don't be jealous, Ry." Asher winks at Ryker and laughs as I eat my third s'more of the night. Ryker clears his throat and they both look away from each other.
"So, Doll," Asher starts after I finish eating my s'more. "What's on the agenda for tomorrow?" He asks me.
"Probably not much for the three of us." I shrug. When they both look at me with confusion I add, "We're going to the grandparents' tomorrow morning and I'm not sure how long we'll be there. We'll likely spend most of the day there, though."
"Well, that sucks." Ryker grumbles.
"What about a late hang?" Asher suggests.
"I can't." Ryker says. Asher and I both look at him, surprised. Ryker rarely turns down summer hang outs. "I have a family thing with my dad." He adds quickly.
"Oh. Okay." I say softly. "Well, maybe you and I can watch a movie or something whenever I get back tomorrow?" I say, turning to Asher.
"I'd love to, Doll." he smiles at me.
"Cool." I smile at him. "So, one more game of Jenga before I head home?" I ask, jumping up to my feet.
"Anything for you, B." Ryker says as he stands up from his chair.
"But we're not letting you win this time!" Asher calls after me as I dash across the yard to the deck.
"You guys don't let me win!" I scoff. "I'm just really good at this game." I look over at them as they walk towards where I stand near the tower of wooden blocks. They're both looking at me with raised eyebrows and smirks on their faces. "Right?" I'm unsure now.
"B..." Ryker's voice trails off as he looks away from me.
"You just get so excited when you win, Doll." Asher says quickly.
"Oh my God..." I pause and think about all the times we've played. "You guys let me win. You guys always let me win." I huff out a breath.
