master of none.

011; i pushed a lot back, but i can't forget it.

"YOUR TONGUE GAME MUST BE INSANE; BECAUSE RHIANNON HASN'T STOPPED STARING AT YOU EVER SINCE YOU GOT HERE." Luca said quietly as he leaned in closer to whisper in my ear.

It was Saturday, which meant I hauled my ass back to Jersey to fulfill my obligation to go to the bonfire. Luca's friend Trevor was working the grill, while his other friend, Reggie, was assembling the bonfire, using his textbooks from high school as incendiary.

The bonfire was at the same location it was during the summer; right off the shore. But this time around, my interest in the event was very fickle. Though, I figure that didn't need to be stated to be known.

"Yeah, and my fingers too." I said in a joking manner, but it goes over Luca's head.

"I definitely can see you putting those magic fingers to work tonight." He nudged me, letting a smirk form on his defined features.

I rolled my eyes. "It might not seem like it to you and your rapid fire sex drive, but not everyone wants to do it twenty four hours a day."

"Then everyone is missing out." He said, his eye catching sight of something across from us. I followed his gaze and saw that he was staring at some girl talking to Reggie. "And with that being said, I'll be back."

"You are disgusting." I told him sincerely. "And wear a condom, fleabag."

He obviously didn't pay me any attention, waving me off as he stalked away to the girl. From then, he smoothly drops his line, and doesn't break a sweat while doing so. Another notch in his belt.

Something about his technique interested me, so I kept watching as he mentally stripped away articles of her clothing until she (eventually) agreed to let him do it physically. It was almost as if it were an art; given he's been perfecting it since he was fourteen.

Out of the corner of my eye, I see Rhiannon approaching. She takes a seat next to me on the log. "I thought he'd never leave. You two are attached at the hip, huh?"

"It's almost as if we're twins." I mumbled half heartedly as I played with a loose string on my shorts.

"You'd be a good-looking pair." She replied.

This triggered an involuntary smirk. "Are you flirting with me or the both of us?"

She laughed lightly, and it was then that I was transported back into summer. Completely captivated. Like I had remembered why I'd became infatuated with her. "Can you blame me? You both are attractive."

"Don't let him hear you say that." I joked, a smile finding my face at my latest revelation. "He might strike up the idea of a threesome."

"I wouldn't say no." She answered nonchalantly, and moved downward to the ground so she could lean against the log.

It catches me off guard for obvious reasons, and I guess she noticed it, because she looked up at me, and had that same smirk on her face. I couldn't look away. Suddenly, Lyla Alvarez didn't exist.

"We should get outta here." She said as she stood to her feet, and wiped away any dirt that lingered on her clothes. "Make our own fun."

"Oh, yeah?" I asked. "Like what?"

"I think you know." She had already begun walking away, only looking over her shoulder once to look at me. The look in her eyes said mischief.

I know where this is going.

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          Rhiannon told me once that she liked it when things came full circle. How stars aligned. How karma got its dues. How what goes around comes around.