Off Limits: Faking It #1 by Chloe Walsh

Author:Chloe Walsh [Walsh, Chloe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-12-31T18:30:00+00:00

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Chapter Nine

When I returned to the kitchen, I moved with a spring in my step, feeling better than when I'd run in there. With my braid undone, my hair fell to my waist, long and slightly wavy. Ivy applied some of her makeup on my face, painting my lips a plush red and I'd removed my chunky knit cardigan, leaving it in the bathroom, daring to bare a little skin in my strapless maxi-dress.

I had a swagger in my step after my pep talk with Ivy.

I wasn’t about to let Dallas Holloway bully me around tonight.

Not when I was on my very first date with Nathan, albeit a fake date, but a date all the same.

When I walked back into the room, I didn’t let the stares bother me.

Walking with purpose, I moved through the crowds, eyes set on one person.

When Nate noticed me, his brows shot up in surprise. The bottle of beer he'd been sipping remained pressed to his lower lip as his eyes raked over me.

He was frowning, like he couldn’t figure me out.

Before I had a chance to chicken out, I forced my legs to move towards him.

I was halfway there when I realized he wasn’t alone. Dallas was standing to his left with her arms crossed and her face set in a deep pout. They were obviously arguing about something.

Me, I thought to myself, and instantly my courage evaporated.

A multitude of confusing emotions were what led me over to the table laden down with alcohol, but it was the need to forget that made me drink. I browsed through the many bottles before settling on vodka. Even though I'd never drank so much as a drop of wine in my life, I trusted Nathan when he said vodka was a safe bet for my diabetes. Grabbing a Dixie cup, I filled it up and added a splash of tonic water.

The moment the alcohol touched the back of my throat, I spluttered and gagged. "Oh my god," I choked out, glaring at my cup like it was the devil in disguise. "Why do people do this to themselves?"

"Because we're gluttons for punishment," a familiar voice said from behind me and I jumped.

I swung around and smiled when I recognized the brown haired boy who was smiling at me. "Oh, hey, Brad," I acknowledged with a smile and a tip of my cup.

"It's weird to see you here," he said with a smile as he knocked back his drink. "Thought you didn’t come to these things?"

"Oh, well," I chuckled. "Things change, I guess." Feeling nervous, I finished off my drink and quickly poured another. As the alcohol flooded my veins, I felt my body loosen up as I fell into conversation with Brad. Usually, I was socially awkward, but I found it refreshingly easy to talk to Brad. He was funny and familiar and kept a respectable distance from me at all times.

My eyes glazed over, the room began to spin, and I quickly realized that I was drunk.

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