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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"You shouldn't let her get to you, B." Ryker says quietly as he holds me against his chest. "She's just a jealous bitch who wants what you have."
"He's right, Doll." Asher says as he continues to gently rub my back. "She just -" Asher's words are interrupted by a loud voice coming from the direction of the house.
"Baby!" I lift my head from Ryker's chest and turn to see Nico stumbling towards us. "Baby! There you are!" He yells as he approaches us.
"Nico, I'm right here. You don't need to shout." I step out of Ryker's hold and turn to face Nico as I wipe the tears from my face.
"Baby, why did you leave?" Nico pouts as he steps up in front of me. "You promised you'd dance with me." He flashes a sloppy grin and I can smell the liquor on his breath as he leans towards me. I'm sure my own breath reeks of vodka, but he's definitely drunker than I am.
"Nico." I sigh and pinch the bridge of my nose. "You cannot be serious right now."
"I wanted to dance with you, baby." He grips my hips and pulls me into him. "You look so good tonight I want to rip this dress off with my teeth." He winks slowly at me.
"Nico, stop." I plant my hands on his chest and gently push him away from me.
"What's wrong, baby?" He pouts again, taking an unsteady step back. "You liked it last time." He grins mischievously as he reaches around to pinch my ass.
"Nico!" I swat his hand away. "Stop. We're not alone right now." My cheeks go red and I can hear the guys shift behind me.
"What's wrong, baby?" He asks again.
"Nico, we're not going to talk about this tonight." I sigh, shaking my head. There's zero chance of a productive conversation right now and I just don't want to deal with him right now. I'm stuck somewhere between furious and miserably sad. "Sleep it off and we can talk tomorrow."
"Hey!" Nico snaps and his hand shoots out to grip my upper arm tightly. "Don't tell me what to do, Tiana."
"Nico! You're hurting me!" I gasp and try to free myself from his grip.
"Let her go, Hardt." Ryker growls as he drops a heavy hand on Nico's wrist. "Now."
"No one's talking to you, McPherson." Nico slurs as he glares up at Ryker. "This is between me and my girlfriend."
"If you don't let me go then it will be between you and your ex-girlfriend, Nico." I say through gritted teeth as his grip tightens. I can see Ryker's grip on Nico tighten as well.
"Fine." Nico grunts, releasing my arm. "Whatever." He stumbles back a step and I step back into Ryker's chest. "What do you want from me, baby?" He holds his arms out wide.
