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“Oh, I love those puffed sleeves.” She squeals and sits up, clapping her hands together. “Nice cleavage too.”
I glance down. “Too much?”
“Nope.” She grins.
I lift the hem of the shirt. “It’s a weird length. Looks silly out but tucking it in looks weird too.”
“Ooo, let me try this trick I saw on TikTok.”
Lord, what now? Hayden loves trying every “hack” she finds online. Makeup, clothes, organizing her tampons—if there’s a hack for a problem she didn’t know she had, Hayden will test it out and if it works, force it on all her friends.
“Do you have a cheap, thin bangle bracelet you don’t care about?” she asks, squinting at my shirt. “And a hair tie?”
“Uh.” I glance at my dresser. “I think so.”
She swipes a silver bracelet off the top of my dresser and holds it up. “This okay?”
“Sure.”
“Okay, take off your shirt and put it on inside out.”
“What?” But I’m already lifting the shirt over my head. “Now what?”
She twists, tucks, and arranges the bracelet and elastic the way she wants without referring to her phone for the original inspiration. Hayden has an incredible memory for details. “Okay, take it off carefully.” She helps me ease the shirt off and put it on again the right way, then walks behind me to inspect her work.
“Perfect. Look.” She grabs me by the shoulders and steers me toward the full-length mirror next to my closet.
I peer over my shoulder and admire the neatly gathered fabric and “O” design my shirt’s been pulled into without baring any extra skin. “That’s kinda cute. Think it will hold all night?”
She shrugs. “If it doesn’t, you’ll be at my house, so I’ll fix it. No biggie.”
“Thanks. It really does look cute.”
“And it makes your boobs look even bigger.” She grins. “Let’s go. I want to see Griff trip over his tongue.”
I burst into giggles. “Please stop.” I reach into my dresser drawer and grab a pair of thick black socks, then follow her out of my room.
“I’ll do your hair and makeup at my house,” Hayden says over her shoulder.
“Hair and makeup? I thought this was a low-key, hang-out-at-your-place kind of party?”
She scoffs but doesn’t explain, just trots down the stairs.
Griff and my brother are still in the living room, and they both turn as Hayden and I enter.
“I thought you guys had to leave,” I say.
“We do.” Remy runs his critical gaze over me. “Wanted to make sure you’re good before we hit the road.”
Meaning he wants to make sure Hayden and I don’t bring the party here while he’s gone. How insulting.
“You’re staying at Hayden’s, right?” Remy asks.
“Yes,” Hayden answers for me. “Don’t worry. We’ll be properly supervised, Mr. Holt.”
I roll my eyes and heave out a sigh. Remy just laughs.
Griff’s silently watching me and when I turn my attention to him, the heat in his eyes almost melts me on the spot. “You look good, Muffin.”
