Filed To Story: Secret with Betas Daughter: Skylar Story Series
I don’t know why she won’t take the hint that she isn’t part of this conversation. No one can be that dense can they?
Cam steps back out of Kaley’s reach, she’s always petting him for some reason. It’s just weird. “Nope, I’m pretty sure Sam sucks and needs to start from the basics again. Maybe we should send him to train with the pups for the week.”
Dakota laughs out and Mateo joins him. So does Sierra and Skylar lets out this adorable giggle. I catch Oliver in my peripherals and the faintest smile forms on his face at the little noise. I think we found the crack in my stoic friend’s armor.
“As much as I enjoy making fun of your boy Sam here.”
She pats my arm and I almost start hyperventilating. “Skylar promised me some food, we were just heading out to eat, if you will excuse us gentlemen.”
Sierra basically pushes us out of their way and we part like the red sea to let them pass.
I’m so lost watching Sierra walk away from me and letting my brain go to places it really shouldn’t in public when Dakota slaps my shoulder. “I’m so glad you used that opportunity to your full advantage.
“Huh?”
My brain is still stuck on stupid while my eyes are stuck on her perfect ass.
“She’s getting away without your invitation.”
Oliver stage whispers in my ear.
“What? Wait! Oh sh*t!”
I start jogging as my friends just laugh behind me. We’ll see who has the last laugh.
“Hey!”
I shout from behind them. “I almost forgot, are you guys coming to the bonfire tonight?”
I slow my jog towards them, to try and make it look more casual than frantic.
Skylar POV
“What bonfire?”
Sierra looks at me accusingly.
I shrug my shoulders. “I don’t do parties because I don’t have friends. So I don’t usually pay attention to the social scene.”
I look down at the ground after that word vomit confession. Taking a deep breath I look back up at Sierra. I wonder when she is going to figure out I am not someone to know and she’ll move on like everyone else.
Sam looks at me and chuckles a bit but then quickly turns confused when I don’t join in laughing then looks between the two of us. He clears his throat. “We have a bonfire the weekend following the first full week of classes. Which happens to be tonight, you should both come. It’s in the clearing in the woods behind the packhouse, nothing too crazy, but it is tradition. Will you come? Please say you’ll be there.”
He’s looking at Sierra with big puppy dog eyes. Is he pouting?!
“Of course! We can’t break tradition!”
Her cheery personality shines through. “Is there a dress code for this particular get-together or is it come as you are?”
She smiles up at him. So, this is what flirting looks like up close, interesting. She definitely does it better than Kaley, I think I get the appeal now.
He looks a little lost for a second before blinking and coming back to his senses. “Come as you are, but I would dress warm, it’s already starting to cool off and the clearing is in a bit of a valley that holds the cooler air.
“What time?
“We are going to start setting everything up now, so you can come whenever, but the bonfire is lit near dark, so like 9. But, really you can come whenever.”
He smiles at Sierra. It’s really cute to watch him flirt. I don’t even know if he realizes that’s what he’s doing. She seems to have him under a spell.
“Well then, we will see you later Sam.”
She smiles at him again and she gets into her car, I follow suit. Once we are both in and the doors are closed she looks over at me. “Okay, I was just trying to get us away from the b*tch trio and the hot brigade, but after all of that I really am hungry, where’s the best burger place here?
“The hot brigade? Really?”
I question her, shaking my head. She just laughs as she starts the car.
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