Best Friends for Never by Teagan Hunter

Author:Teagan Hunter [Hunter, Teagan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Montlake
Published: 2025-02-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Noel

Coming to the Falls was a bad idea.

It’s not because it’s busy—in fact, nobody else is here, and we didn’t see anyone else on the trail coming in—and it’s not because it isn’t completely gorgeous out here.

It’s because of the black bikini Parker is wearing.

Who could have thought something so simple could be so fucking sexy? I’ve seen women stripped down to nothing countless times. But this? This is a million times better in every way.

When we arrived at our favorite rock, she ripped off her plain baby-blue T-shirt, plopped down on the blanket I spread out, and immediately started munching on the grapes we brought along.

Since we’ve been here, I’ve barely looked up at the Falls. I haven’t paid much attention to the vast swimming hole, which is the perfect shade of blue green. And I have hardly even taken in the way the sun’s rays bounce off the surrounding trees.

I’ve been too busy staring at her, unable to say anything because I’m terrified that my next words will be entirely inappropriate.

“—tell you about how Jules from the frozen yogurt shop and Hank down at the library were caught out here necking?”

“What?”

She whips her head over to me. “Were you not listening?”

“Sorry. Distracted by the”—Don’t look at her tits. Don’t look at her tits.—“the views.”

“It is pretty out here, huh?” She sets the now half-eaten bag of grapes to the side, wiping her hands on her shorts. “Anyway, I asked if Gran told you about Jules and Hank getting caught out here with their pants down. Well, they didn’t actually have their pants down. Or maybe they did. I don’t know. The rumors have been running wild, par for the course for Emerald Grove.”

I laugh. “No, Gran didn’t mention that, but I’m not surprised. Jules is a looker.”

Parker rolls her eyes. “You always did have a thing for her.”

“It wasn’t a thing.”

“Please. The number of times you went in there with no money in your pockets just to get a peek at her was sad.”

“It wasn’t that bad.” I chance a look at her. “Was it?”

“It was definitely obvious.”

I groan. “Do you think Jules knew?”

“Are you kidding? She loved the attention. I bet if you walked in there now, she’d faint.”

“I did hear her bid at the auction last night.” I scratch at my face before remembering my battle wounds from Pumpkin. “Maybe you should have let her win.” Parker’s hazel stare turns icy. “What? It’s clear she would have known her way out here better than you did.”

“Hey! I told you to turn right, but no, you wanted to go left.”

“Because left was the correct way to go.”

“Obviously it wasn’t, or we’d have been out here an hour earlier. Have you really spent so much time in California that you’ve forgotten the way here?”

“I guess so.” I shrug, though I don’t love knowing that I have forgotten the path to one of my favorite places. It’s just another reminder I’ve been gone for far too long.

“Do you like it out there? In LA, I mean.

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