“I guess,” she said, finally replying. She opened the door, taking care to close it softly. It was after eleven. The last thing she wanted was to wake up the entire neighborhood. Chad’s car was bad enough, with its loud, growling engine, which he made sure to rev every time he picked her up, despite her requests to take it easy. She leaned through the open window to kiss him. “See you tomorrow?”
He grinned at her, and her insides did a quick little dip, making her panties even wetter. “Absolutely, Laurie.”
“Lauren,” she corrected him, for what felt like the thousandth time, her smile becoming slightly wooden. “Text me, okay?”
He nodded, then started the car and stomped on the gas. The engine roared, echoes bouncing back and forth across the quiet neighborhood, and the tires squealed as
