Chapter 10January 1995
“Alex, are you even listening?”
Blinking rapidly my eyes darted between Molly and Orla who were both staring at me expectantly. No, I hadn’t been listening. I was barely aware there was a conversation taking place, let alone one I was supposed to be a part of. My cheeks tinged ever so slightly, and Connie’s lips twitched into a smirk.
“God, Alex. Try to keep up,” she chimed in, her voice unmistakably smug.
I clenched my jaw, glaring at her as subtly as I could manage, while Connie smiled back. The hand making tantalizing strokes on my inner thigh moved a few centimeters higher, and I had to bite down on my lip to keep a whimper from escaping. I slid along the bench as delicately as I could but she casually followed me, the table between us and the others hiding t
