Fifteen Emma I checked my face in the mirror as I washed my hands, then bared my teeth. No chocolate or marshmallow goo. After pulling my hair into a quick braid and securing it with a rubber band from my wrist, I was ready to go back and join the others. I wasn’t sure why I’d been so nervous when Brody’d invited me to game night. I knew everyone, and had spent time with them before, although not in such an intimate setting. Plus, after he’d admitted to feeling the attraction between us and being interested in exploring it, the stakes felt higher. I knew how important his brothers were to him and how he valued their opinion, much like I did Benny’s. And I had no idea how any of them would react to Brody and me being more than friends. The history between all of us was complicated to

