Filed to story: Lily Bennett and Mason Cooper Book
“You’re tall.” I hiccup, making him laugh.
“Maybe you’re just short,” he replies.
“This is my buddy, Killian,” he says, nudging the blond guy next to him.
“You are more beautiful than Ava said,” Killian smiles down at me, giving me the shivers.
The bad kind. Not the Mason kind.
“Babe!” Harry yells, making me turn my head to see him walking-well, stumbling-toward us.
“Sorry, boys, I need my girl back.” He slurs, grabbing my wrist and dragging me away.
“That guy gave me the creeps,” I say as he pulls me into another room.
“What did he do?” he asks, stopping and becoming tense.
“Just said I was beautiful, but there’s something about him,” I explain.
Harry searches my face for a moment before nodding and continuing to drag me somewhere.
“Jonah’s too drunk to play, and I need a decent partner,” he explains like I would know what the hell he’s talking about.
But when I see the beer pong table, I understand.
“I suck too,” I try to remind him.
“I also may need a girl,” he blushes, pointing to the people at the other end of the table.
I look over and see Liam and Brittany both staring back at us.
Brittany gives me a sad smile while Liam starts whipping his head around like he’s looking for someone.
“Mase! Come fill in for me! Gotta pee,” he calls out, and my whole body tenses.
If Mason comes to play, his new girlfriend will probably be right by his side, and I don’t know if I can emotionally handle seeing that.
“Hurry up then.” I hear him sigh before walking up to Liam’s side by himself.
“You ready for an ass-whopping, Cooper?” Harry taunts, and Mason looks up from the table, his tired-looking eyes widening when he sees me.
“We’ll see, Sinclair.” He smirks, ripping his eyes away from me.
“I’ll start.” Brittany smiles, throwing the ball in her hand toward our cups, but it bounces off the rim and misses, making her pout.
“Your turn, babe,” Harry says, shoving the ball into my hand, and I do the exact same thing Brittany did, making Harry groan.
“I told you I suck!” I sass.
“I forgot how bad though,” he whines as Mason sinks the ball into one of our cups.
Harry picks the ball out before downing the drink and throwing the ball and of course landing it.
When we both have five cups left, thanks to Mason and Harry, Ava and her new friends walk up to the table.
Harry’s arm instantly wraps around my shoulders, pulling me into his side as he glares at Killian.
“Who’s winning?” Ava asks, giving the evils to Jonah over the table.
“It’s tied,” Harry snaps as I make eye contact with Mason for the first time tonight.
I flick my eyes toward Killian, hoping he understands he makes me feel uncomfortable.
Mason’s eyes slowly move to him before he visibly tenses too.
“Gotta see how my beautiful girl is doing,” Killian laughs, winking at me, and that uneasy feeling fills me again.
“She’s not interested,” Harry snaps again, holding the ball up with one hand, still not letting me go.
“Oh no! Whoops!” Brittany interrupts, making everyone look at her then the five spilled cups in front of her.
“I’m such a klutz. Oh well, game’s over,” she sighs dramatically, making me giggle.
“Yeah, you are,” Ava snaps.
“I said no fights tonight, remember?” Jack sighs.
This is his house?
“Let’s go play truth or dare,” Ava smirks, looking at Brittany still.
“Unless you’re too scared?” she taunts, and I see Brittany’s blue eyes twitch.
“Never. Come on,” she replies, grabbing Mason’s arm and dragging him with her.
Mason shoots me a glance, wondering if I’m coming too.
I look away, fiddling with one of the beer pong cups-I’m terrified of having to do some crazy dare in front of him.
I’m even more worried about what kind of Truths might come out.
“We’re coming too!” Harry laughs, taking me and Jonah with him.
“No, I don’t want…” I start, but Harry picks me up and carries me.
“No way you’re missing this!” he says.
As we head down the hall, I hear Leah’s annoying voice ask, “Ooh, do you have room for two more?”
She and Oliver follow after us.
Truth or Dare in a tiny room, filled with people from rival high schools, with my summer fling and my ex-boyfriend both there.
Awesome…
LILY
“Harry, truth or dare?” Ava smirks.
We’ve ended up in what looks like a guest bedroom, sitting in a circle on the floor.
Somewhere along the way, Liam and Jock have joined our group as well.
There are two bottles of vodka sitting in the middle of the circle for whoever passes.
“Dare,” Harry answers immediately.
“I dare you to kiss the person you think is the hottest in the room,” she continues to smirk, and I have to fight my eye roll.
“Easy.” He shrugs before planting his lips against Jonah’s while Killian’s face scrunches in disgust.
What a fucking asshole.
“Liam, truth or dare?” he asks once he’s pulled away from Jonah.
“Truth,” he replies with raised eyebrows like he wasn’t expecting to be picked.
“Who was the last person you had sex with?”
“Brittany,” he says, sharing a smile with her.
“You two are together?” Ava asks with a frown as the bedroom door opens.
“Mason,” Liam says, clearing his throat.
“Truth or dare?”
“Truth.”
“When was the last time you had sex?” he asks, not taking his eyes off Mason while Brittany looks at me.