Page 111 of Knot Their Starlet

How do you feel about going out to a club tonight?

Andi

With you and Leo?

Me, Leo, and Eli

Elijah’s actually interested in coming?

Believe it or not, he’s the one looking at places right now

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Andi

I’m down

Let’s do it

Beck

Fantastic, we’ll pick you up at 10, that enough time for you to get ready?

Course it is, I’m a pro

Boy, is she right.

When we pull up to her apartment, she’s already down at the roundabout, ready and waiting.

Her strappy black heels make her legs look a mile long, despite her petite stature. Her dark hair falls down her back in expertly done wide barrel curls.

She’s wearing a black minidress with a deep cowl neckline that hugs her curves in a way that should be illegal.

“Hey, Starlight,” I say, hopping out the back of the black SUV with tinted windows.

I wrap her in a hug, breathing in her chamomile perfume like I’m taking a hit.

My fingers trace along the bare skin of her back.

Oh wow. This dress is really backless.

Her hands immediately wrap around me, clinging desperately like she really needs this hug.

“Hi,” she mumbles, her lips forming a tired smile.

Her makeup is absolutely flawless. The dark, smoky eye and thick mascara make every one of her blinks feel like a whispered seduction, but knowing Andi, she doesn’t need to try for that effect.

“You look stunning,” I say, smoothing a hand down and resting it at the small of her back.

There are goosebumps along her arms.

“Are you cold at all?”

“Hmm? Oh, I guess a little,” she says with a shrug. “But I’ll warm up when we’re inside. Plus, I may’ve already put on my liquid jacket.”

“Really?” I ask, leaning in.

I can smell the hint of alcohol on her breath.