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She grabbed my hand, and we began heading upstairs. I looked over my shoulder and winked at Will. The smile on his face made my knees weak, and my insides craved his touch again.

“I love you, Lex.”

I loved how my mother and father would always tell each other how they loved the other more. Will and I had picked it up, and every time I said it to him, he would smile bigger.

“I love you more.”

Will chuckled.

Grace pulled my arm harder to get me to speed it up. “Jesus, y’all can go a few minutes without each other.”

An hour later, I looked at all five of us.

“Holy shit. We look good!” Lauren said with a giggle.

Lauren was probably the sweetest one of the bunch. Hearing her swear always made me chuckle. Taylor was just as sweet but far more innocent.

“Hell yeah, we do. We are five hot bitches,” Grace said, walking up to Libby and messing with her hair.

I looked Libby up and down. She had on one of Grace’s dresses. It was a silver cocktail dress with a scooped back that stopped just shy of her ass. I was sure just a few more inches, and we’d be able to see the string of her thong. Her blonde hair was piled on top of her head with curls hanging down to frame her face. Taylor had done Libby’s makeup, and her dark smoky eyes and red lipstick had even me catching my breath. I knew what Grace and Taylor were up to. They had made Libby look so incredibly hot that Luke was gonna shit his pants when he laid his eyes on her.

“Damn, baby sister. You. Look. Hot.” Maegan smiled and looked at Taylor.

Taylor was dressed in a simple black cocktail dress with silver accents and a high slit on the side. Her push-up bra showed more cleavage than I’d ever seen Taylor display, and it made her look about three years older than she was.

Taylor blushed and smiled.

“You do look beautiful,” Lauren said with a smile.

I glanced over and looked at Lauren. She had on a teal dress that hugged her curves in all the right ways. Her blonde hair was done so that half was up with the other half hanging down. The color of the dress brought out the color of her blue eyes even more. Taylor had also done Lauren’s makeup, and she looked breathtaking. My poor baby brother was gonna be whimpering all night while watching Lauren dance in that dress.

Grace, of course, looked like a knockout. She had on a beige cocktail dress. If it were longer, she would look like she’d stepped out of The Great Gatsby. Her light-brown hair was done in a French twist, and her makeup had been done to look very natural.

I stared at my best friend. She was so beautiful, yet she had no clue how beautiful she was. She not only looked like Aunt Ari, but she also had her mother’s spit and fire as well.

Grace glanced over and winked at me. “Shall we, ladies?”

Maegan did a little jump, and she was the first one down the stairs. Of course she looked like a knockout in a pair of black sheer pants and an almost see-through white blouse. Only Maegan could make wearing dress pants look hotter than hell.

As we made our way down the stairs, I could hear Will, Luke, and Colt talking. I didn’t know whose face I wanted to see more.

I walked down second, and when Will saw me, his mouth dropped open. I loved that I had such an effect on him. I knew he was now regretting the decision not to stay here tonight.

Libby was right behind me, so I quickly looked at Luke.

I couldn’t help but giggle when I saw my cousin’s mouth about drop to the ground.

He swallowed hard and said, “Jesus, Libby, you look beautiful.”

I glanced over my shoulder to see Libby smiling slightly at Luke.

She said, “Thank you, Luke.”

Then, Colt said, “Holy hell.”

I looked and watched Lauren making her way down the stairs, followed by Taylor, and Grace.

“Okay, we’re ready to go.” Grace made her way to the front door.

Libby turned to follow.

Luke let out a gasp. “Oh. Hell. No.”

Grace and Libby turned and looked at Luke.

“Excuse me?” Grace attempted to hold back her smile.

“Libby, you’re not wearing that. It…it goes down…I mean, it’s…”

Libby tilted her head and looked at Luke. “What’s wrong with this dress?”

Will walked over to Libby. “What’s wrong with it? Libby, one more inch, and your damn ass is going to be showing. You need to change.”

“Yes! You totally need to change. No way you’re going out in that dress,” Luke said.

Grace crossed her arms, and Libby’s mouth dropped open as she looked at Will, then Luke, and back to Will. I couldn’t help but giggle. Not only did she have her brother being overprotective, but she also had Luke.



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