Badd Luck by Jasinda Wilder

Author:Jasinda Wilder [Wilder, Jasinda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-941098-84-4
Publisher: NLA Digital LLC

10

Corin

* * *

Everyone raised their hands, which was a relief.

Aerie’s eyes cut to mine and then away as she lowered her hand. “When you say weird and mixed up, can you elaborate?”

I hesitated to answer, unsure how much honesty I was prepared to bring to this.

Tate elbowed me. “Just answer, Cor.”

Canaan nodded. “For real. You’re the one who’s always got something to say, so if anyone can make sense of this, it’s you.”

Aerie toyed with a lock of her bright blonde hair, eyeing me again. “Can I put this out here, first? I think if we’re going to talk about this and get anywhere, then we need to agree that we’re all going to be one hundred percent honest about how we feel, and that this is a circle of trust. Meaning we’re not going to judge each other, and we’re not going to let petty jealousy or weirdness get in the way.”

We all verbally agreed to this, and then all eyes were on me.

“So let’s be clear about what exactly happened, first. We got drunk, we played strip poker, and then we ended up in the lake. I think it all started with strip poker, though. There was this feeling, for me at least, that it was…open season for staring at each other. Like just now, back in the cabin. Like, we don’t need to be embarrassed or weird about the fact that we were all naked.” I hesitated, formulating my thoughts. “The part that’s tricky for me, here, is that we’ve sort of paired off, right? But opposite to how things were in high school. Back then; it was me and Aerie, and Cane and Tate. Now we’ve switched. Tate and I are sort of…” I met her eyes, pausing, searching her for a sign that I should shut up, and found none. “We’re sort of exploring a thing, I guess. There’s just the little fact of the business in the lake that’s got me trippin’.”

“Why does it have you tripping, Cor?” Aerie asked.

I let out a breath. “Because…shit, this is tricky. We agreed to total honesty, so here goes.” I glanced at Tate, and then turned my attention to Aerie. “When we started splashing, I lost track of who was who. So when we first started wrestling, I thought you were Tate. But…after a second or two, I realized I wasn’t wrestling with Tate. I knew it was you, Aerie. I was drunk, though, so let’s keep that in mind—”

“You don’t have to justify anything, Corin,” Tate said, touching my elbow, pulling my attention to her for a moment. “We were all there, we all did the same thing. So…no excuses, no bullshit, no trying to justify. Okay?”

I groaned in frustration, running my hand through my hair; it was still down, which tended to drive me crazy after a while. “Okay, fine. I was drunk, but that just loosened my inhibitions. I knew what I was doing. I knew it was Aerie, and I…I kept going with it.

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