Chapter 8 The Beach House

• [ R Y D E R ]
• Okay, I knew I shouldn't be messing around with my stepsister's head like that, but come on, she was too cute for her own good. And I didn’t understand how she was still a virgin. Guys must threw themselves at her, I mean look at her. I could only wonder how she survived 18 years of living, without having once tasted the best feeling in the world.
• As we were driving to the party, when I knew she wasn't looking, I turned my gaze at her and admired the view. She was wearing these super skinny jeans that hugged her ass perfectly. And that off-shoulder blouse, her collarbone was practically screaming "eat me" at me.
• Whoa, pull it together!
• Yeah, yeah, I knew that she was off limits. She was gonna be my fucking stepsister in two months. Goddamn it, she was biting her lips now. Her skin was like porcelain, with the slightest touch of pink, and I had to keep putting my hands in my pocket or else it was gonna wanna—oh shit, she was looking at me, look away!
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• [ K A R A ]
• Finally, after driving around for a while, we arrived at this big mansion-looking beach house and there were cars parked everywhere. It seemed like the party had already started.
• I followed Ryder into the house, where he was greeted by everyone he came into contact with. He called every girl "honey" or "babe" and called every guy "man" or "bro". I guessed when you have that many friends, it could get hard to keep track of everyone’s names.
• Unlike Ryder, I, on the other hand, was just your average wallflower. I knew I was an introvert and I was okay with that. I usually worked best when I was in a smaller group of people, but in situations like these, I was lost.
• Ryder was busy talking to this dark haired girl with plump lips and ass like the Kardashian sisters, her name was Vanessa, I think. He had that stupid flirty grin on his face and the both of them couldn't keep their hands off of each other.
• It seemed like Ryder was going to be busy for a while. I saw the way Vanessa looked at him and she took his hand and they walked off somewhere. Oh, this is great. Ryder had ditched me and I was officially alone in a group of sweaty strangers.
• I decided that the living room full of people dancing and making out wasn't my scene, and I headed out towards the beach instead.
• Ahh, the open air, that's better.
• I was just standing around, minding my own business, when some drunk guy walked by and gave me a weird dirty look.
• "Heya pretty, wanna dance?" he slurred.
• Ew. No.
• Shaking my head at him, I quickly walked away.
• I guess it wasn't safe to be standing alone at a party. I wasn't in the mood to attract any weirdoes or drunkards. So, I scanned the area and I spotted some people who were huddled over a bonfire. They seemed like a friendly enough bunch, so I walked over to the bonfire and sat amongst a few girls. I wasn't trying to be a social butterfly or anything, I was just trying to blend in.
• "Hey," the girl next to me said.
• "Hi," I greeted her back.
• "I don't think we've met, I'm Anna," she held out her hand.
• "I'm Kara, nice to meet you," I shook her hand.
• "This is Esther," Anna pointed to the girl next to her.
• By the way she was moving and smiling at me, I could tell that Esther was a bit drunk. "Want some beer?" she held out a can of beer at me.
• "Sure, thanks," I grabbed the can.
• "You know anyone at this party?" Anna asked.
• "Well, I'm Ryder's stepsister, you guys know him?"
• Esther and Anna broke out in laughter almost immediately.
• "Girl, everyone on the island knows Ryder Jake Williams. That's who you're talking about right? RJ?" Esther said.
• "Yeah, that's him,"
• "Well, your stepbrother is a fucking legend," she laughed.
• The two girls then caught me up with stories about the famous RJ and his numerous sexcapades, and also a little bit about him being a promising young pro-surfer. But his latter achievement was greatly overshadowed by his first one.
• "Everyone knows he's a total player. But still, girls are lining up to be with him," Anna rolled her eyes.
• "Why do you think that is?" I asked.
• The girls gave each other a knowing look.
• "Well, I must say he plays the game well. And between us girls, rumor has it that he's really big..." Anna started.
• "And really good in the sack. Knows exactly what's he's doing." Esther continued.
• "But I have a theory. I think girls are so obsessed with him because girls are obsessed with bad boys, right? They think they can change him." Anna added.
• "And you guys don't think that's possible?" I asked.
• "Taming the beast?" Esther laughed mockingly. "Honey if that could be done, I just haven't seen it yet,"
• "But hey, what about that Vanessa? I heard they're maybe going out?" Anna replied.
• "Vanessa Taylor? Hell no. They're just fuckbuddies. I mean, Ryder's crazy, but he's not that shallow," Esther laughed away.
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