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True love does conquer all in the end.”
    “It was a movie, sweetheart.” Mitch
unfolded his arms.
    Chase stared into her eyes. She
looked so happy.
    “I guess you’re ready for bed.”
    “Nope.” She giggled covering her mouth.
    He frowned, staring at her
suspiciously. “How many cocktails have you drunk?”
    She shrugged her shoulders. “Too many to count. Let’s play something.”
    Leah jumped to her feet. This was
the problem with a semi-drunk Leah. She became very energetic whereas he and
Mitch tended to become relaxed.
    “Come on, guys. I’ll make it worth
your while,” she said.
    Chase was always a sucker for her
begging. He relented first, and then Mitch followed suit. They really were in
for it tonight.
     
     

Chapter Four
     
    Her head was pounding. Leah opened
her eyes, moaning as the world finally came back to her in one long rush. She
couldn’t remember anything past the romantic movie they had watched. Putting a
hand to her head, she tried to roll over. A male arm covered her stomach. She
froze.
    Shit.
What happened last night?
    It was Friday night. She never went
out on a Friday. Turning her head she saw Mitch was in the bed with her. She
squealed and jumped out of the bed. Mitch yelled, and Chase crashed into the
room holding a baseball bat.
    “What the fuck is going on?” Chase
asked. He held the bat high over his head. Leah stared down to see she was butt-naked.
Squealing, she grabbed the quilt and did her best to cover herself.
    “Leah, what’s going on?” Mitch
asked.
    “I don’t know.” She shouted the
words, then touched her head as the pounding
increased. “What happened last night?”
    “What do you mean what happened
last night?” Chase asked.
    Wrapping the duvet over her body,
she looked up at her two friends. Her whole body ached, and she was sure they’d
done something last night. “I can’t remember anything.”
    Mitch and Chase looked at each
other.
    “Nothing?” they both asked
together.
    She took a step and winced as her
body protested the sudden movement.
    “Oh crap,” Mitch said.
    Chase whacked him with the bat.
    “Why do I feel something did happen
last night?” she asked, feeling uneasy.
    “I think you should go for a bath
and get freshened up. We can all talk in the kitchen when you’re done,” Chase
said, sounding the most logical.
    Leah felt tears spring to her eyes.
Something had happened, but she didn’t know what. She was terrified. They were
her best friends. Why couldn’t she remember what they’d done together?
    “Please, don’t cry, Leah,” Chase
said. He put the bat down, going toward her and wrapping his arm around her.
    “I’m scared,” she said, staring at
Mitch as he glanced at the floor. They were in Chase’s room. What the fuck had
she done?
    “Go and get freshened up. There is
nothing to be scared about. You’ll see. We’ll still be here.”
    Taking a quick glance between them,
she nodded her head and then made her way toward the shared bathroom. Leah
locked the door. It was the first time she’d done that in all the years she’d
known them. She dropped the duvet wrapped around her and filled the bath with
steaming hot water. While the bath was filling up, she walked over to the sink.
Her mouth tasted awful. Opening the cabinet with the mirror on, she pulled out
some painkillers and took two with the tap water. Leah washed her teeth before
she even dared stare at her reflection.
    She gasped. On either side of her
neck was a love bite. They were purple, and the skin showed the shape of two
different lips.
    “Fuck,” she said, then covered her
mouth so neither Mitch or Chase could hear her. “What the fuck have I done?”
    She’d never been good at holding
down alcohol. It was one of the reasons she avoided drinking out. Closing her
eyes, she tried to will the night before back to her. No memory resurfaced. She
was all alone.
    A chill filled her body. Gazing
down the length of her body, she saw other little signs of