Chapter 35:

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The rest of the group left the table and Ezra and I both stood up collecting the dishes. It took us a few trips to get them all close to the sink. We worked in silence until the TV in the living room was turned up. It sounded like Mark convinced my parents to watch a movie. I was interested in finding out how that would turn out.

"Can you grab me those little plates from the cabinet? I can't reach them without climbing on the counter." He laughed as he walked over to the cabinet and grabbed out a stack.

"You know, you are incredibly short." He said as he handed me the plates.

"Not everyone can be as freakishly tall as you." I rolled my eyes at him and took them from him.

I sunk my knife into the batch of brownies my Mom made and placed the squares on the plates. Ezra took the plates as I filled them and walked them out to everyone in the living room.

I had started the water in the sink and began scrubbing at the dishes while he played waiter for the group. He walked back in after delivering the last plate and opened the dishwasher for me so I could place the dishes in. He leaned back against the counter and watched me scrubbing at the dishes angrily.

"So..." He started to say and then stopped.  This was going to be extremely awkward. If standing next to me, if fidgeting in silence was his plan, it wasn't a very good one.

"So," I said back and looked back at him over my shoulder irritably as I dipped my hands in the hot soapy water.

Ezra's eyes met mine and he pulled at his rings in his eyebrow. I quickly turned my attention back to the lasagna pan I was scrubbing. In the corner of my eye, I saw him slowly move behind me and creep closer. He stayed silent as he placed his long arms on the counter around me, trapping me in place. I tried to pretend like I didn't notice.  My whole body was quivering with him this close to me.

"We need to talk." Ezra whispered into my ear. His warm breath sent goosebumps across my skin. Ezra pressed his hips into me and I closed my eyes when I felt him against me. I shook my head no in response.

"Riley, we will talk now or I will walk out to that living room and tell..." I turned around with soapy water on my hands and covered his mouth with my hand.

"Will you just stop? There is nothing to talk about." I stood up tall and defiant as he bent down at my eye level to stare at me. "I'm not your type, remember?  You don't need to pretend you like me out of pity."

I took my hand off his mouth and he wiped away the soapy water from his face. He used the same hand to push his hair back off his forehead. His jawline was hard and his stance was aggressive. He moved his hand back to the counter, trapping me again. He stepped closer and pressed his arms in, pinning me further. He nuzzled his head near my jawline and a soft involuntary moan escaped my lips.

"I'm not pretending anything. I need to feel you wrapped around me." He whispered and began moving against me. My eyes rolled back in my head and I began losing my resolve. I had to be stronger than this or I would let him consume me again. I was about to tell him to back off when Brynn stumbled into the room.

"I'm bored." My best friend announced as she rounded the corner.

Ezra jumped back from me and I was left panting for him for what felt like the millionth time. Aiden walked in behind her a second later. She leaned against the island, putting her chest on display for Ezra. Her chest was not as big as mine, so she had to help herself create the effect by squeezing them together. Aiden climbed on the barstool next to where she was standing.

"You can only watch the same movies so many times. Mark needs to branch out a bit." Aiden complained.

"We'll be done in a few minutes. Go back out there." Ezra said, trying to order them to go to watch the movie. He wasn't finished torturing me.

"We'll help." Aiden offered.

"Thanks, but I'm on the last pan." I said. "Just sit back and relax. You guys can hang out in here with us if you want."

Ezra looked over at me and shook his head, annoyed at the invite. He was hoping to use this time to torment me some more. He mumbled something under his breath and walked over to the island. He stood across from Brynn. She was sticking out her lips in a pout and bent further for him to get a better look. Her eyes were wild from his attention.

I loaded the soap in the dispenser and slammed the dishwasher shut. I pressed a couple of buttons to turn it on. I returned to the sink to wipe it out and washed the soap from my hands. I grabbed a paper towel to dry them.

Ezra was leaning back into Brynn, whispering something in her ear when I turned back around. He turned his head and looked at me while he was winning over my best friend. She was smiling and wrapped up in him. He stuck his hand out towards hers and ran his fingertips over her arm. That was enough.

"So, Brynn, you still seeing that Blake guy?" I asked, trying to interject, looking for any distraction I could to get him to stop touching her.

"Oh no, we only had one date." She responded, never taking her eyes off of Ezra.

Ezra didn't even seem phased.

The jerk continued his little game, moving closer to her while making sure I was still watching him. He was too good at this. I should have known just from the way he made my knees buckle with his dirty words that he was a master manipulator.

If he wanted to keep this going, then I had to step up my game.

I moved to the freezer and pull out my pint of ice cream that I bought a few days back. This was my house. I should have the upper hand this time. I grabbed a spoon from the drawer. I popped the lid off the ice cream and pulled myself up on the counter. I dipped the spoon in the pint and brought it to my lips.       

"Mmmm." I moaned again in a sensual voice. It was the same moan I gave Ezra when he was pressing against me a few minutes ago. Ezra and Aiden both turned to look at me with wide eyes. I spread my legs wider and licked my lips. I dipped the spoon back in the pint and brought it back to my mouth, exaggerating the movement making sure to wrap my tongue around it. Brynn grabbed Ezra's hand and did her best to try to pull Ezra's attention back to her. It wasn't working this time.

"You enjoying yourself over there?" Aiden asked, clearing his throat.

"I just needed to put something sweet in my mouth." I purred before biting my lip and pulling the bottom of my braid.

At that, Brynn moved her hand from Ezra's and was staring at me with her mouth hanging open. She turned her head and a smile began to spread across her face. I could see the "at a girl" written all over her face.

Ezra clenched his jaw and as I looked him dead in the eye.

"Aiden," I said, turning my head to look at the boy with the spiked auburn hair. "Do you want to have a lick?" I dipped the spoon back into the pint and held it out in his direction.

Aiden jumped off his stool and walked over to me. I moved my hips to the edge of the counter so I could spread my legs wide enough for him to stand between them. He took the spoon in this mouth. I licked my lips and glanced over in Ezra's direction.

"It tastes so good." I batted my eyelashes in the most sinful way I knew how, hoping it was sexy instead of looking like I was having a stroke.

Aiden didn't seem uncomfortable next to me and I suddenly felt bad for using him to get back at Ezra. I could practically see the steam coming from Ezra's ears as he watched Aiden between my legs. There was something primal about the look on Ezra's face—anger, arousal, and mostly determined to win.

Ezra wasn't going to give the game up.

"What are you girls doing tonight?" Ezra asked, leaning into Brynn.

"I didn't make any plans. I figured I would hang out with Riley tonight." She said, giving me a funny look. Brynn knew something was up. She was smarter than anyone would give her credit for.  She could sense there was nothing innocent about any of what just happened.

"You should come back to our place." Ezra said as his voice was dripping with sex.

"What do you think, Ry?" Brynn looked over at me and raised her eyebrows.

With the invitation back to their house, Ezra was the official champion. I couldn't compete with him. He was going to go further with Brynn than I was willing to go with Aiden. He could sleep with her tonight to get under my skin. I would never be able to sleep with Aiden to get back at him.

"You should come. We have plenty of vodka and the night's early." Aiden said, still leaning into me between my legs.

I gave Aiden a small smile and nodded my head unenthusiastically. Aiden grabbed my hips and lifted me off the counter. Ezra watched every single movement as Aiden's hands slid over my bare hips. At least I knew I got his attention, at least a little of it anyway. Ezra would soon realize that I was a coward and forget all about me. Brynn would see to that tonight.

We went back to the living room and both my parents were asleep. Anna was dozing as JD and Mark laughed hysterically at the movie.

"Hey, JD," I said. He turned and looked at me. "Brynn and I are going to go back and hang with you guys at the house. I'm going up to my room to pack some things for us and I'll be back down."

"Pack a parka, Lil Bit." JD said. I flipped him off before exiting the doorway.

"I'll be back," I told Brynn. "I'll pack some extra stuff so you have something to sleep in."

"Thanks, girlie." Brynn wrapped her arms around me and have a quick peck on the cheek. I instantly felt bad for being so jealous of her. She was my best friend, after all. It wasn't her fault Ezra had me feeling like a total bitch.


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