My eyes flew open as my phone blared, and I immediately closed them again. I should try to remember to close the curtains before I go to bed at night, this Miami sun is absolutely ridiculous.

I tried to silence my phone blindly, reaching my arm out in the direction of the noise. I felt my fingertips graze the edge of my nightstand, and I knew I was close. Trying to get closer, I slid my body towards the edge of the bed, but I slid too far. My body landed on the floor with a loud thump and I groaned. The phone was still ringing, and I reached up to the nightstand to get it.

I answered without looking to see who was calling. "Hello?" My voice was still thick with sleep.

"Good morning sunshine, did I wake you?" the deep voice said with a hint of humor in his voice. I recognized the voice immediately and I perked up.

"No, not really," I lied.

He laughed. "Sure. Hey, are you down for a party tonight?"

Hell yeah I'm down for a party, that's exactly why I'm here. But should I party with Corbin? I don't think I'm any good with this one night stand concept. I mean he's the only person I've been with since I came here and I can't seem to get him out of my life.

That's because you don't want him out of your life, my inner voice chimed.

"Lolita?" His voice brought me back to reality.

"What? Oh, um.. I'm not sure if that's the best idea..." I bit my lip.

"Oh come on, you know you miss us. I haven't seen you since that day at the beach." I could practically hear the fake pout in his voice.

Well that's because I've been trying to ignore you.

"Well, I've been super busy..." Lie.

"Bullshit. You're coming out with us."

I heard shuffling on the other end of the line.

"Come out and play little one, I miss you! I need someone to hang out with other than my brother," Corrine's cheery voice rang through the speaker.

I rolled my eyes, but a smirk was evident on my face. "Fine, I'll go out with you losers. It won't be fun without me anyway." I flipped my hair for effect before I realized they couldn't see me.

"Great! See you later sweetheart." Corbin's voice uttering that severely overused pet name somehow made it sound like the best thing I ever heard in my life. I heard him hang up, and I found myself a little disappointed.

My stomach growled and I was brought out of my thoughts. I crawled until I got to my door, then I used it to help me get up. Once I was safely on two feet, I sprinted to the kitchen.

Hmm, what to eat?

I opened the fridge and stared at it for a while, as if a fully prepared meal would jump out at me. Disappointed by the lack of interesting grub, I slammed the fridge door shut and started opening the cupboards. When I opened the third one, I hit the jackpot. Pancake mix! I pulled it out, along with my secret ingredient.

I started humming as I made my Complete Pancake Mix: Just Add Water! (I know, I'm such an amazing chef). Maggie lazed her way into the kitchen just when I was done mixing everything. She ran her fingers through her strawberry blonde hair, and I admired her.

My best friend is really gorgeous, if I say so myself. Her hair used to come all the way down to her butt before she decided she wanted a change and cut it. Now it came down to the middle of her back in perfect curls I still refuse to believe are natural. She has huge gray eyes that all the guys and gals fall for. Shit, I would fall for them too if I swung that way. She was also super small and cute, measuring in at a whopping 5'1". Sometimes I wish I could be that small. I tower over her at 5'8". She has little bitty A cups, but she more than makes up for it with her perfect rear end. All in all, her parents did an A+ job.

"What's for breakfast?" Maggie let out with a yawn.

"My special pancakes!" I winked at her as I went to get the pan.

"Lola, your 'secret ingredient' is fucking vanilla extract. Get over yourself."

I huffed. "I never hear you complain while you're stuffing your mouth you ungrateful sloth."

She rolled her eyes as she got up to help me. "That's because Aunt Jemima makes some bangin' ass pancake mix you stupid antelope."

I let out a loud laugh. "I keep telling you that's not an insult. Antelopes are majestic creatures. I'd be honored to be one."

"Yeah, well, this is my house. Shut up," she mumbled in defeat. She stuck her finger in the pancake batter and put it in her mouth.

Wrinkling my nose in disgust, I said "That's so nasty. Pancake batter isn't even that good!"

"Again, this is my house. You don't like it, get out." She pointed her thumb towards the door.

I gasped in fake shock. "You would never!"

"Try me darling," she said as she slapped my ass and offered me a wink.

Ladies and gentleman, our friendship in a nutshell.

-

I stared in the mirror as I put the final touches on my makeup.

"I still don't know about spending so much time with Corbin. I was only planning on seeing him once and never again, you know?" I checked myself out in the mirror. I was wearing a tight purple crop top and high waisted denim shorts. I was wearing gold sandal wedges, but I decided I needed something to complete the outfit. Going through my jewelry, I picked out a pair of gold studs and put them in my ears. I checked myself out one final time. Yeah, that's good.

"You know, there are other options besides one night stands," Maggie explained in a matter of fact tone.

"I already told you I'm not looking for a relationship. That's-"

"Not what you're in Miami for, I know," she interrupted. "I'm not talking about that you hardheaded freak. Ever heard of a casual fling?"

I turned to her and raised an eyebrow. "Go on,"

She rolled her eyes. "A casual fling. You know, you guys hang out whenever and enjoy no strings attached, mind blowing sex. And whenever you've decided you've had enough, you end it. It also doesn't even have to be exclusive if you don't want it to be. You can still go out and have as much mindless sex with as many strangers as you want."

I thought about the idea. A casual fling doesn't sound too bad anyway. Sex with Corbin was the best I've ever had (not that I have much to base it off of), and I totally wouldn't mind doing it again. And again. And again. I just hope Corbin would be down for the idea.

I broke out into a smile. "I like it."

Maggie turned around and smirked at me. "I knew you would you little slut."

My phone vibrated with a new message, and I unlocked it.

Corbin 9:48 pm - We're outside, angel

Even through text, Corbin's little pet name made my ears heat up. I typed out a quick response.

Me 9:48 pm-I'll be down in a minute!

I closed my phone and looked at Maggie. "Well, my ride is here. You sure you don't want to come with us?"

She laughed. "No thanks, I got a bar calling my name, some legal drinking to do, and some men to fuck." She winked at me. I have no doubt in my mind that she'll find someone to bring home tonight. Her curls were left as is, and she was dressed in a spaghetti strap black leather crop top, and a high waisted maxi skirt with an extremely revealing slit up the side. She wore black pumps that brought her to the average height of 5'5". Simply put, she looked stunning. As always.

I waved her off. "Whatever girl. Have fun!" I rushed downstairs to meet up with the twins.

"You too love!" She called out after me.

-

We arrived at the party fashionably late, and it was thankfully already in full swing. The bass could be heard from the street, and I couldn't tell the difference between the music's beat and my heartbeat.

Corrine and Aaron rushed inside hand in hand, effectively leaving us behind.

Corbin chuckled his deep, manly, sexy chuckle and stuffed his hand in his pockets. "Well, I guess it's just you and me now." I stared at him for a moment, not able to form any coherent thoughts beyond how good he looks. He wore a plaid shirt with khaki shorts and navy blue Sperry's. The shirt clung to his muscles in a delectable way, and I had to fight hard to not reach out to him.

"Yeah," I said shyly as I snapped myself out of my thoughts.

He chuckled again, as if he could sense he was the subject of my thoughts. He grabbed my hand and I tried to ignore the tingles that shot up my arm.

"Come on, let's go inside." He led us inside of the house and maneuvered through the crowd with ease. He brought us to the kitchen first and I grabbed a couple of beers. I pulled out my keychain and used the bottle opener attached to pop the tops off.

Corbin smirked and gave me a look of appreciation as I handed him the Heineken. "I never expected you to be so...skilled in the art of drinking. You came here prepared and everything."

"Well, you did meet me at a party. What did you expect?" I sent him a mischievous wink.

He took a step towards me and said in a lowered voice, "I definitely wasn't expecting the sex to be that amazing."

I gulped, all of the confidence I had just a few seconds ago dissipating. Corbin smirked at me again and grabbed my hand.

"Come on." He led me through the crowds again with such ease, it's almost like he knows the place inside and out. He took me to a room, checked inside to see if it was empty, and took me inside.

Once inside, he sat on the bed and I followed suit.

"Why are we here?" I questioned.

I stared into his hazel eyes as he answered. "I'm not really into the party mood tonight." He shrugged to emphasize his point.

I chuckled. "You're the one that invited me here. We could've gone to see a movie or something."

He played with his hands as if he was nervous. Is he? "Nah, my sister dragged me here. She insisted that I should have more fun." He left his mouth open for a moment, as if he had something more to say, but he decided against it and closed his mouth. Then there was a silence I didn't know how to fill.

"So!" Corbin clapped his hands together. "Tell me about yourself Lolita."

I rolled my eyes. I always hate when people say that to me. It's so vague and leaves me with so many directions to go in. "Well, my name is Lolita Barnes, I'm seventeen, I live in Manhattan, and my closest friend is twenty one. Any questions?"

He laughed, and I raised an eyebrow because I don't remember saying anything funny. "You're an interesting girl, you know that Lolita?"

"You can just call me Lola, everyone else does."

"Okay Lola, I have a question. Do you have a boyfriend?" I didn't even realize that Corbin got closer to me, and that his hand rested on my thigh. A wave of chills went through my body.

"Um, not anymore, no," I said nervously. I pushed my hair behind my ear and bit my lip.

"What happened?" he asked, voice filled with genuine concern.

I forced down the memories before I could get too lost in them. "It's not important anymore."

He nodded. "That's fine. But just know, you deserve better than whatever your ex put you through. You deserve the world and then some." He cupped my cheeks gently, and my ears started to burn. He moved in slowly, and I closed my eyes. When his lips met mine, it was like sparks went off inside my body. Corbin placed his hand on the small of my back and deepened the kiss. I immediately felt heat pooling in my core, and I wrapped my arms around his neck.

He broke the kiss and started planting soft kisses down my neck and collarbone. It was like fanning the flames of the fire deep within my core and I let out a low moan. He growled and started to unbutton his shirt.

I stopped him. "Wait..Corbin. I don't think this is the best idea..."

He gave me a confused look, his eyes still dark with desire. "Why not angel?"

I shuddered with delight at the sound of the pet name, but I shook it off. "This, what we're doing here, might turn into something more. I'm not ready for a relationship right now, I'm just in Florida to have fun."

"So...what do you want to do?" He still had a very confused look on his face.

"What about..." I faked consideration, even though I already knew what I wanted. "How do you feel about having sex with no strings attached? You don't have to take me out, we don't have to date. Just sex."

A flash of what looked like hurt passed through his eyes as he considered my offer. He was silent for a few moments, before he said "Sure, we can do that."

"Good." I kissed his jaw softly.

It seemed to turn on a switch for him. He jumped into action, pulling my shirt over my head quickly and unsnapping my bra. He pulled my bra off, and before I could question his sudden eagerness his mouth was on my bud. He sucked on it feverishly and I threw my head back as he quickly turned me into a moaning mess. Oh, I am so glad he agreed to this...

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Hey guys! New chapter, woo! I would usually write a way longer note, but my phone is dying and I want to post this before it does!

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- Thea :)