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his hand moves another inch up the bare skin of my thigh . |
i widen my eyes at him but he does n't react . |
`` that 's right . |
we 'll all be living at pierce 's house- '' `` our house , '' pierce corrects my mom with a smile . |
`` our house , in potomac . |
it 's got tons of space , beautiful views of the river . |
it 'll be wonderful to have the summer to bond with each other , and really become a family . '' |
nate 's hand moves another inch up my leg . |
i can feel the rough , calloused skin of his palm . |
i 've never been so turned on in my life , but i 'm struggling against it . |
what is he thinking ? |
we 're at dinner with our parents ! |
`` i know you have some stuff at the old house , but we 'll have it moved to the new one . |
everything will be all set up when you get home , '' my mom says , smiling at me . |
`` mmm , '' i reply , trying to focus on her words . |
`` i was n't that attached to the old place anyway , '' i add with a shrug . |
we 'd moved a couple times after my dad left , so no one place has ever felt like home . |
nate 's hand moves another inch up my thigh , pushing up the hem of my dress so his fingers rest under it . |
my whole body is tingling . |
holy hell , i can barely breathe . |
i 'm shocked pierce and my mom do n't seem to notice that anything 's happening . |
with his other hand , nate takes a calm sip from his champagne flute . |
where 's the waitress ? |
he 'll have to move his hand when the food comes . |
he moves his hand up another inch . |
i ca n't take it any longer-another second and i 'm going to start moaning . |
as my mom moves her head to pierce 's ear to murmur sweet nothings , i slide my fork off the table and press it tongs-first into the top of nate 's hand . |
i hear him make a sharp intake of breath and then his mouth twitches as he tries to hold position through the pain . |
i press down harder . |
suddenly he yanks his hand away and i just manage to stop my hand in time so the fork does n't hit my leg . |
he turns to me and smiles , a wicked glimmer in his eyes . |
he was fucking with me , i realize . |
that 's his way of taking revenge for me showing him up in front of his dad ? |
what a goddamn creep ! |
i lean toward him with a fake smile plastered on my face . |
`` if you 're that pissed about it , bring it up with your dad , do n't take it out on me . |
i did try to turn it down . '' |
i hiss into his ear . |
he turns to me with an equally fake smile . |
`` i 'll do whatever the hell i like , sis . '' |
he says quietly so our parents ca n't hear . |
the rest of the meal passes without nate making another fake pass at me . |
the gears in my brain begin to move as i think about how i 'm going to be spending the entire summer , and potentially many other seasons , living with this guy . |
my life has been completely upended tonight , and i need some time to process everything . |
after the waitress clears our coffee cups and pierce takes care of the bill with a black amex card , we stand up to say goodbye . |
they 're going to drive back to maryland tonight since it takes under three hours . |
i hug pierce goodbye , then my mom . |
`` i know this was a lot to take in , honey . |
we 'll talk everything over , i promise , '' she whispers reassuringly , then kisses me on the cheek . |
i smile at her and begin to tear up-i 'm pretty overwhelmed . |
nate surprises me by leaning in for a hug as our parents look on with a smile . |
`` great to meet you , '' he says , then whispers almost silently in my ear , `` sorry , we 'll never get a chance to have that threesome , sis . '' |
i freeze as he pats my back once and then breaks away . |
he remembered . |
and now he will always know how attracted i am to him . |
i have a feeling i 'm never going to hear the end of it . |
chapter five `` i do n't mean to question the relationship , it was just so sudden , '' i explain to my mom as she drives me home from the airport . |
i usually never fly to or from college , but pierce insisted . |
my biggest worry was that nate and i might be on the same flight , but luckily his exams ended earlier than mine . |
i want as much time as possible to prepare myself for our interactions . |
`` no , i get it , i really do , '' my mom assures me . |
`` you can ask me anything about pierce , or me and pierce , and i wo n't be upset . '' |
`` he treats you well ? '' |
`` he 's wonderful . |
he 's always surprising me with little gifts , trips , even . |
i do n't know what i 've done to deserve him . '' |
`` well , i think you 're pretty great . '' |
i offer dramatically . |
`` oh , i did n't mean it like that ! |
i just mean , pierce treats me like a princess . |
and the house is basically a castle , '' she adds , pointing to her right . |
i gasp at the flagstone mansion we 're pulling alongside . |
`` shut up . |
that 's his house ! ? |
it 's huge ! '' |
`` i know , right ? '' |
my mom replies with a laugh . |
`` it has maid 's quarters ! |
but you 'll get used to it , really . '' |
`` there 's a maid ? '' |
`` he used to have a housekeeper/maid who would cook for him , but now i do most of that stuff . |
i love having someone else to cook for again . |
the maid just comes once a week now to do a really thorough cleaning , '' she explains as we pull through the wrought-iron gates leading the driveway . |
`` are you still working at the salon ? '' |
she used to support herself as a manicurist at the tiny salon back in our small town in eastern maryland . |
`` nope , not anymore . |
i 'm volunteering , though , and thinking of joining some charitable boards , '' she says nonchalantly . |
my mom , a lady who lunches , i think , shaking my head . |
i do n't know if i can see it . |
my mom presses a button on the car 's dashboard and one of the two garage doors opens . |
we pull inside and i look around at the huge space as the door closes behind us . |
if i 'm this in shock about the size of the garage , i ca n't imagine how i 'll feel about the rest of the place . |
after the tour , which took over an hour because the house is so massive , my mom finally leads me to my room . |
my head is swimming at the lavishness of my new home . |
as we walk down the plushly carpeted hallway , i 'm alarmed to realize that i can actually smell nate . |
he must be nearby somewhere . |
i 've been dreading seeing him again and hoped i 'd have more time to settle in before our first confrontation . |
`` here 's nate 's room , '' my mom says as we pass a partially open door . |
`` he 's out somewhere right now . '' |
i shake my head at myself . |
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