Chapter 1
"Yeah, he won't land until eight." She paused. "I'll be back by tomorrow too, so the house is yours. Now stop stalling."
"I don't have a swimsuit." I said.
"You have underwear, don't you?" She asked.
"Chloe..."
"Goodnight Iris, Enjoy."
The line went dead.
I stood there for a moment, phone in hand, the silence of the Blackridge mansion pressing in from all sides. I'd had a key to this place since I was sixteen, known every corner of it, and still, everytime I walked in alone, it felt different.
Fine. I set my bag down by the stairs. I'll have just one hour in the water.
The pool light was on, the water glowing in the dark like something alive. I unzipped my dress and let it fall.
The cool night air hit my skin immediately, raising goosebumps along my arms. I was in a black lace, thin underwear and bra, I could feel the weight of my own gaze as I looked down at myself. Full breasts heavy against the lace, the dip of my waist, my thighs pressed together.
I hadn't been naked in front of anyone in months, not even Tristan, not really. He'd always turned off the lights, always kept things quick, like s*x was a chore to be checked off a list.
The water was warm as I slid in. The shock of it on my skin made gasped. I floated on my back and stared at the sky, closed my eyes, letting the silence swallow me.
I thought about Tristan, even though I tried not to. The way his hands was on my waist during s*x, the way he'd finish with a grunt and roll over and I'd like there, unsatisfied, wondering if this was all there was.
Eight months or that and calling it a relationship. Eight months of lying still in the dark wondering why I felt so untouched.
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