Emerald's POV-
"Jody I cannot put that on!" I whined again to him.
"Why not? She said you could borrow one, how else are you going to get your man back?"
I wanted to be annoyed or upset or even at least feel like resisting, but I literally can't feel anything other then just good.
"He's not my man and I don't care if Courtney dances with him."
Jody looked at me and sat down on the edge of Courtney's giant king sized bed that was covered in pink blankets and pillows even the sheets were pink.
"Sweetie I can tell you like him and it's totally obvious that he likes you too." He said making me cock my head to the side.
"What do you mean? Like.. likes me likes me?"
August can't like me in that way. He doesn't. He wouldn't. He couldn't . Why would he? He's older then I am and he's known me for so long now I'm sure it would be impossible for him to see me as anything other then.. well me I guess.
Just some random lost rogue that he only took in because he saw me as a threat. He's a merciful Alpha and did good by me and sent me somewhere nice where I'd always be taken care of. And that was forever ago.
He knows way too much about my past and about my powers and between that and the fact that he literally calls me a little girl there's no way he'd have any type of attraction to me.
'No, but that doesn't have anything to do with Zeb.' Anala said butting in.
'What does his wolf have to do with it?' I asked her and she growled in frustration at me.
'You really are stupid. Zeb is his wolf, so if he likes me then August has no choice but to like you.' She explained as if it were obvious.
'And what makes you so sure Zeb likes you?'
My brain flashed an image of August's white and black eyes and it was as if I was standing right back in the kitchen downstairs with him for a second.
"Earth to Emerald? Did you hear anything I just said?" I heard Jody's voice and I shook the image of August away and looked at Jody.
"No sorry." I said and bit my lip.
He rolled his eyes and stood up from the bed again before walking back in front of me.
"I said go put that bathing suit on and you can find out for yourself if he likes likes you or not."
I looked over at the white two piece that was sitting on the bed. It was the exact same one Courtney had on and I tried to quickly decide what I should do. I don't even know if I want August to like me. I especially don't want him to like me if it's only because his wolf is attracted to Alana.
If I did want August to like me I would want it to be for me not because he thinks he has to because of Zeb. How could Zeb be attracted to Alana? Not that she wasn't beautiful, but I figured an Alpha wolf would want someone a little more..
'He likes me because I'm his type, now put that skimpy mess on and go before that girl has her cheap scent all over him.'
I rolled my eyes at Anala. His type? What would she know anything about what type Zeb had. I picked up the bathing suit and walked into her giant bathroom to change while Jody waited. And he waited a good five minutes before he started to knock on the door.
"You better be dressed because I'm coming in." I heard his voice say, but I was too paralyzed to move because I was looking at myself in this ridiculous bathing suit.
The bathroom door opened and Jody walked in with his hands over his eyes and slowly peaked through them.
"Oh shit.. maybe my mate could be a she after all." He said making me finally look away from my reflection and at him.
"I cannot wear this Jody look at me!" I said and I turned around in a circle for him to see what I was referring to.
It was the same type of g string bottoms hers had and you could see every inch of my ass.
"Oh my.. I'm never going to be able to look at you the same Em." Jody said through a laugh.
I turned around at him and slapped his arm hard once.
"Im basically naked!" I said to him trying to hold back my own laugh.
Jody grabbed my shoulders and brought me back in front of the mirror again before taking down my hair and fluffing it all out.
"You're not naked you're just slightly exposed that's all."
Despite Courtney's dig, her top was not too big for me. My moon necklace was hitting my bare skin now and I was very glad that I decided to shave today. My skin wasn't super tan, but wearing white made it seem that way. It made my hair look lighter too and it distracted you enough from how curly and frizzy it was.
You couldn't see anything when I was facing the front besides my exposed chest and stomach, but as soon as I move to the side or turned around my entire back end is proudly showing.
I don't think I should do this. I don't think I can. Even with the happy high I'm not totally unreasonable. This is not something I'd ever do or wear before, so why am I doing it now? All to get August's attention? Did I really want his attention that badly? Would this even get his attention? Or would he find it ridiculous?
He'd probably bust a blood vessel and scold me like a child, but would that be because he just sees me as a child or because of something more? He acted like he didn't want to go off with Courtney, but obviously not enough to not actually go with her. Maybe he was just acting like he wasn't interested in her to not hurt my feelings.
He can't hurt my feelings right now though. Even if I go down there not wearing this bathing suit I'll probably still find Courtney all over him and it wasn't going to hurt to see it right now. I still wasn't exactly convinced that I wanted August's attention in that way, but I did know that I wanted him to want my attention for some reason.
I fluffed my hair out again and looked up at Jody's reflection and smiled. He smiled back and I picked up the beer that I had sitting on the bathroom counter and finished it before setting it back down and walking back downstairs, hand in hand with Jody.
I didn't even care that I had left my flip flops and dress in her bathroom. It was the first time I ever worn that dress and probably the last time too. We made our way through the bodies and I could feel eyes on me as I walked behind Jody to get to the kitchen. He went to the ice chest and handed me another beer before he opened the sliding door for me and we both walked outside.
The air was refreshing and it felt better outside then it did with all that sweat and body odor. I quickly scanned the back yard area. There were the same twinkly lights hanging around and tiki torches were lit up. There was a large sound system and table set up near the back where it looked like a guy in all black was typing on a laptop. He must be in charge of the music playlist.
People were dancing and drinking and laughing. The music was loud and there were multiple people in the pool making out and drinking. That's when I spotted them. August was sitting with his bare feet in the pool and his shirt was now fully unbuttoned. Courtney was in the pool standing between his legs talking to him. Touching him actually.
'Do something!' Anala demanded and began digging her nails into my skull.
Courtney kept touching his arm or his chest whenever she'd say something. August was looking down at her, but he held no emotion in his face whatsoever and would just nod every once in a while. I grabbed Jody's arm and pulled him over to where people were dancing.
Jody was more then comfortable for me to dance on as I held my beer in one hand and grind my body against his. I didn't even look around to see if August had even noticed me out here or not. I was getting lost in my own happy high to even remember the point of coming out here and wearing this.
Every once in a while I'd throw my head back and take a swig of the beer bottle and Jody wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me closer to him as we danced. Actually he was very hands on while we danced, but I
figured it was because of the alcohol.
It actually made me feel a little giddy to have Jody touch me. I've always had a crush on him, but him liking men prevented anything from ever happening between us.
When there was a small break from the song changing I pulled away from Jody and turned around to look up at him while smiling. He was looking over my head at someone else and I turned to see Seth Barkly walking towards us.
If it weren't for the high my heart would be racing a mile a minute. He was shirtless and wore grey swim trunks and he had definitely gotten better with age. He was tall and muscular and had his shorts pulled down low enough to show off his v line. He had the same light blonde hair as Courtney and it was fluffy and swooped up messy. His eyes weren't brown like hers though. They were bright blue and even though it was night time it looked like they were shining.
"Hey, mind if I steal her from you?" Seth asked while still looking at me.
I smiled at him and fluttered my lashes like I knew he wanted and he smiled back at me.
"Alright, but just remember you asked for it." Jody said making me look back at him with a confused face.
Jody winked at me and walked away leaving me alone with Seth.
"Do you need another one of those?" He asked me and gestured to the almost empty beer bottle in my hand.
"I don't know.. if I have anymore I might start getting tipsy." I said playfully while swirling the bottle around in my hand.
"I think a woman like yourself can handle it." He said back and my heart sputtered despite that it should've been staying at an even pace.
I handed him the beer bottle and he grabbed it and my hand before pulling me along to an ice chest. He grabbed another bottle that was ice cold and twisted the top off before handing it to me. I smiled and took it from him before taking a very large and much needed sip.
"You've grown up since the last time I saw you." He said not hiding the fact that he was looking at my body and not my face.
"Is that a bad thing?" I asked him and this time he did look up at me.
He grinned and let out a low chuckle.
"Not at all." He took a step closer to me and put his arm around my waist.
"Do you wanna dance with me baby?" He asked me huskily and I could smell the beer on his breath, but I'm sure mine smelt the same way.
"Sure, but don't ever call me baby."
I started to walk away from him and I could feel his eyes on my back end.
I didn't get very far away until I felt his hand grab my ass and pull me closer to him. I grinned at how bold he was and took another swig of my beer before we made it back to where everyone was dancing.
His hands basically never left my ass and I had one arm looped around his neck and the other holding my beer while we danced against one another. His neck was a little sweaty and it kinda felt gross, but I ignored it and enjoyed having my child hood crush's full attention.
Him being Courtney's brother was only a bonus in my mind.
Seth spun me around so that my back was up against his chest and he held my hips as I moved them against him to the beat of the music. His hands were roaming all over my stomach and thighs and they felt sweaty too.
Gross.
I tilted my head back against his shoulder and took another drink of the beer. When I looked back up though my eyes for whatever reason landed right on his. He was still sitting with his feet in the pool and Courtney in the water between his legs, but his eyes were on mine. Even from across the yard I could see how black his eye was.
'Rescue me from this sweaty boy Zeb!' Anala yelled as if he could actually hear her.
August pulled his feet out from the water to stand up and suddenly it was like all the happy high i had been riding on stopped and adrenaline from all the things I managed to suppress began coursing through my veins.
Looks like I'll have to rely on the buzz.
If we were going to do this then we were going to do it my way. I turned around to face Seth and grabbed his arm and pulled him away to get lost in the swarm of people.
I let go of his hand when I made it to the DJ table and the boy in all black looked up at me. I put on my best smile and leaned both hands on the table to push my small chest out some.
"Can I request a song?" I asked him.
He smiled up at me and nodded his head yes before turning the laptop around for me to select something. Gonna have to pick fast. I scrolled as quickly as I could and when I found the song I thought maybe there was a moon goddess after all. I clicked it and winked at the boy in black before turning around to Seth.
I gave him a wicked grin and pushed my hands up on his chest and moved us back into the rowdy crowd of dancing bodies. Even though I couldn't see August anymore everything in my body knew Zeb was coming for me.