The au pairs skinny-dipping Read Online Free PDF
Author: Melissa de La Cruz
less from her friend. Whether she'd planned on it or not, Mara was Somebody in the Hamptons.
Eliza leaned on the horn. "Over here!" She threw open the car door and climbed out, and Jacqui followed suit. They were both excited to see Mara--the three of them hadn't been together since last August, and they were eager to pick up where they'd left off.
Mara's eyes lit up and she quickly rushed over to Eliza and Jacqui. "Hello! Hello!" she enthused, embracing Eliza warmly. "I've missed you guys!" she said, giving Jacqui a similar bear hug. "You both look amazing!"
The cooing and the fawning began anew, as Eliza and Jacqui marveled over Mara's highlights, and Mara praised them on their tans and cute outfits.
"God, I can't believe I'm back. It's like I never left!" Mara shook her head and hiccuped.
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"Mara, are you tipsy?" Eliza asked. Last summer, Mara had been such a goody-goody they'd practically had to drag her out to parties.
"A little," Mara giggled. "I had a little-- hiccup --Cristal on the plane."
Jacqui raised an eyebrow in admiration. Private plane, five-hundred-dollar champagne--this girl knew how to roll.
The three of them grinned at each other, remembering how much fun last summer had been, and wondering what kind of mischief and adventure lay ahead for them this time. Everything was lush and green after the rainstorm, and the air smelled like salt and earth, mixed with a wonderful woodsy scent. All three girls felt lucky to be alive, in the Hamptons, and finally back together.
Mara stuffed her bag in the trunk, then opened the back door. "Er ..." she said, not quite sure where to sit. The backseat of Eliza's car was akin to a homeless person's grocery cart. It was filled to the brim with empty water bottles, torn shopping bags, shoe boxes, CDs, Advantage bar wrappers, and carb-free tortilla chip bags. It was odd how someone as perfect-looking as Eliza, who was such a neat freak about her clothes, hair, and person, had turned her car into what was essentially a dump truck. It was one of the things that Mara liked so much about her--you could never pin Eliza down to a stereotype.
"Eek. Sorry about the mess," Eliza apologized sheepishly.
Mara grinned and pushed aside Eliza's dry cleaning so she could sit down.
"Anybody hungry?" Mara asked. "They had these, like,
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imported Majorcan almonds on board--they had so many, I took a couple of bags. Here, have some. They're yummy."
Eliza started the car and Mara handed out her pilfered snacks.
"So spill! How was Palm Beach? You guys never told me what happened!" Mara demanded. She was still giddy and high from the plane ride. Garrett had been a total ham the entire trip, and at one point, he'd turned the plane into a flying disco and had whirled Mara around until she was dizzy. Her good mood was so contagious that Jacqui momentarily forgot that Palm Beach was dangerous territory.
"It was fun!" Jacqui said. "We got to borrow these couture ball gowns for the twins' debut, I wore a Lacroix with a hand-beaded corset that Poppy didn't want, and Eliza got this amazing Chanel dress that Karl had made for Sugar."
Mara oohed and aahed at Jacqui's description of the house and the New Year's Eve party, and Eliza knew this was the moment she'd have to tell her best friend what exactly had happened with her best friend's ex-boyfriend. "Mar, I have something really important to tell you about Palm Beach. ..."
Mara looked at Eliza expectantly. If she felt a twinge of foreboding, she didn't reveal it. Her face was wide open and innocent.
Jacqui held her breath. She'd put Eliza and Ryan's hookup out of her mind for a second, but looking back and forth between her two friends, she knew that what was about to happen would be totally unforgettable.
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the girls meet the perrys'
latest trench import
" HOLD UP!" MARA SAID, INTERRUPTING ELIZA. AN OLD
Madonna song came on the radio, and Mara leaned through the front seats to turn it up.
" 'Papa don't preach!'" they all sang.
Eliza leaned on the horn. "Over here!" She threw open the car door and climbed out, and Jacqui followed suit. They were both excited to see Mara--the three of them hadn't been together since last August, and they were eager to pick up where they'd left off.
Mara's eyes lit up and she quickly rushed over to Eliza and Jacqui. "Hello! Hello!" she enthused, embracing Eliza warmly. "I've missed you guys!" she said, giving Jacqui a similar bear hug. "You both look amazing!"
The cooing and the fawning began anew, as Eliza and Jacqui marveled over Mara's highlights, and Mara praised them on their tans and cute outfits.
"God, I can't believe I'm back. It's like I never left!" Mara shook her head and hiccuped.
35
"Mara, are you tipsy?" Eliza asked. Last summer, Mara had been such a goody-goody they'd practically had to drag her out to parties.
"A little," Mara giggled. "I had a little-- hiccup --Cristal on the plane."
Jacqui raised an eyebrow in admiration. Private plane, five-hundred-dollar champagne--this girl knew how to roll.
The three of them grinned at each other, remembering how much fun last summer had been, and wondering what kind of mischief and adventure lay ahead for them this time. Everything was lush and green after the rainstorm, and the air smelled like salt and earth, mixed with a wonderful woodsy scent. All three girls felt lucky to be alive, in the Hamptons, and finally back together.
Mara stuffed her bag in the trunk, then opened the back door. "Er ..." she said, not quite sure where to sit. The backseat of Eliza's car was akin to a homeless person's grocery cart. It was filled to the brim with empty water bottles, torn shopping bags, shoe boxes, CDs, Advantage bar wrappers, and carb-free tortilla chip bags. It was odd how someone as perfect-looking as Eliza, who was such a neat freak about her clothes, hair, and person, had turned her car into what was essentially a dump truck. It was one of the things that Mara liked so much about her--you could never pin Eliza down to a stereotype.
"Eek. Sorry about the mess," Eliza apologized sheepishly.
Mara grinned and pushed aside Eliza's dry cleaning so she could sit down.
"Anybody hungry?" Mara asked. "They had these, like,
36
imported Majorcan almonds on board--they had so many, I took a couple of bags. Here, have some. They're yummy."
Eliza started the car and Mara handed out her pilfered snacks.
"So spill! How was Palm Beach? You guys never told me what happened!" Mara demanded. She was still giddy and high from the plane ride. Garrett had been a total ham the entire trip, and at one point, he'd turned the plane into a flying disco and had whirled Mara around until she was dizzy. Her good mood was so contagious that Jacqui momentarily forgot that Palm Beach was dangerous territory.
"It was fun!" Jacqui said. "We got to borrow these couture ball gowns for the twins' debut, I wore a Lacroix with a hand-beaded corset that Poppy didn't want, and Eliza got this amazing Chanel dress that Karl had made for Sugar."
Mara oohed and aahed at Jacqui's description of the house and the New Year's Eve party, and Eliza knew this was the moment she'd have to tell her best friend what exactly had happened with her best friend's ex-boyfriend. "Mar, I have something really important to tell you about Palm Beach. ..."
Mara looked at Eliza expectantly. If she felt a twinge of foreboding, she didn't reveal it. Her face was wide open and innocent.
Jacqui held her breath. She'd put Eliza and Ryan's hookup out of her mind for a second, but looking back and forth between her two friends, she knew that what was about to happen would be totally unforgettable.
37
the girls meet the perrys'
latest trench import
" HOLD UP!" MARA SAID, INTERRUPTING ELIZA. AN OLD
Madonna song came on the radio, and Mara leaned through the front seats to turn it up.
" 'Papa don't preach!'" they all sang.
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