Untouched (Bay Falls High, #1)(53)

“I’ll probably peek though,” he whispered.

Honey gold eyes. No grin. No smile. Super serious. Fucking serious. Crazy wild kisser. Aggressive as fuck.

Body… swoon…

I swallowed hard. “Sorry. I am not going to the bathroom with you here.”

“Number two?” Kip asked.

“Gross again,” I said.

“What?” Kip asked. “You’re telling me that you never-”

“That’s enough of that,” Pres said. “We just came to check on you.”

“You keep doing that,” I said. “Any reason why?”

“Just your lucky day,” Barr said.

“And last night?” I asked.

“Just your lucky night,” Kip said.

Pres put a hand to each of their backs. “Let’s go. Let Tinsley squirt in peace.”

“Squirt,” Kip said. “Nice.”

Barr lifted his hand without the cigarette in it and wiggled his pointer and middle fingers super-fast. “Squirt…”

My face burned hot and there was no way to hide it.

I leaned against the bathroom stall.

My body, mind, and heart were in a collision where the pieces were thrown around so nothing much made sense. Down was up. Up was down. Red was blue. Blue was red.

Kip and Barr walked out of the bathroom, leaving me alone with Pres.

“You did good, sugar,” he said.

“What?”

“With that whore,” he said. “And her little skid mark.”

I laughed. “That’s pretty accurate for Vicky.”

“Proud of you for holding your ground,” Pres said.

He touched my chin. No. He held my chin. With his thumb and pointer.

I felt my lips tinging, aching for that one last kiss to complete the fucked up madness of me and the Rulz.

What in the fuck is wrong with me?

Pres was tall, wide, perfect… he smelled like everything that could save me from… everything. I was twisted and scrambled and had no idea what I was doing or what to do next.

“Enjoy your day off, sugar,” he whispered. “And don’t worry about Jacobson. If he gives you anymore hell about anything you tell me. I’ll handle him.”

“What are you going to do? Kill him?”

I grinned.

Pres didn’t.

He lowered his lips down to my ear. “Whatever it takes to make sure you’re okay, Tinsley.”

Pres then pressed his entire body against mine, but only for a quick second.

Then he slipped away, leaving the girls bathroom.

Leaving me with my jaw dropped.

Leaving me with my nose in the air, smelling the air and that wicked combo of Pres’s cologne, Barr’s cigarette smoke, and Kip’s ocean smell.

I bent my knees and slid down the outside of the bathroom stall.

I buried my face into my hands.

I wanted to scream.

I wanted to cry.

Instead, I just smiled…





“If you girls need anything, bother Maria,” Claire said as she walked around the back of the pool. “She’s here until ten. Make sure you have her cook something. Or if you order something, let her go pick it up. She looks tired and bored in there.”

“Want me to break something so she has to clean it up?” I asked.

“Rich snob,” Gi whispered to me.

I threw my hair over my left shoulder. “Fuck off.”

“Real nice language,” Claire said.

“Learned it from you,” I said to her.

She laughed. “Just make sure you get back to your mother in one piece when the time comes.”

“Hot date tonight?” Iris asked with no care or filter.

“Me?” Claire asked. “I wish.”

“What happened to the hottie in the suit?” Iris asked.

I felt seriously uncomfortable.

“You girls mind your own business,” Claire said.

She walked away and I leaned forward and grabbed Iris by the hair. I pulled hard enough that she had to walk into the pool down the steps.

“What the fuck?” I growled.

Iris slapped me in the face to get me to let her go.

I stood up and was taller than her since I was on the step above her.

“I was just helping you,” Iris said.

“Leave that go,” I said. “Seriously. I don’t want to get involved in it.”

“You already are, Ti,” Iris said. “You’re knee deep.”

“You two need to cool it,” Gi said. “We still have to hear the rest of this story. I mean, our new girl here is becoming a fucking legend throughout the halls of BFH.”

“How so?” I asked.

“Taking on bitches. Screwdrivers. Messages scratched into cars. The Rulz chasing your ass down. Jacobson going easy on you. I mean… wow.”

“Not to mention the bathroom porno scene today,” Iris said.

“Please,” I said. “I had to pee.”

“I bet that’s what they all say,” Iris said.

“Who?”

“All the girls they’ve fucked.”

“What does that mean?” I asked.

“Nothing,” Gi said. “I mean… it’s the Rulz. It’s not like they’re precious little virgins just walking around acting tough.”