Everything Changes by Shey Stahl Read Free Book Online

he had a hefty bank account and bought not only the truck he
had with cash but also this condo.
    Once we arrived, I had a feeling by the way they
acted that they must have spent every summer here. They seemed comfortable as
they showed us around the thirteen hundred square foot, two-bedroom condo. It
came complete with its own pool and hot tub that I was totally pumped about.
    That was when Addy hit
me with some rather alarming news. She wanted me to share a room with Parker so
her slutty ass could stay with Justin. You see, the condo was beautiful but it only had two bedrooms. Apparently Justin and Addy would occupy one room, and shy boy and I would be shacking up in the other
room. My first thought involved a vision of Parker and me tangled in sheets
while I tried every position I’d ever seen in Cosmo with him. That did things
to my panty area, and I had to focus on other things and not panty changing
things. My second thought was when did they get so close, anyway?
    “Are you sure that’s a good idea?” Nervously, I
stole a brief glance at her right before she flicked my heated cheeks.
    “Why wouldn’t it be? Listen, Rowan, I’m seventeen
and still a virgin .” She implied virgin as though she was the last one
on the face of the planet. “I plan on changing that, and Justin is the right
guy.”
    “You just started having conversations with him
the other day. Now you’re ready to drop your panties for him?” It wasn’t that I
held onto virginity like the Holy Grail or anything, but I did believe in
waiting until the right time and right person. I saw too many girls my age
rushing into it only to have the guy never talk to them again. I didn’t want
that for Addy or myself.
    “Rowan...” Addy took a
dramatic sigh and bit her lip “...Justin and I have been dating for about two
months now.” She refused to make eye contact with me.
    What the hell?
    I didn’t say anything. What could I say? I thought
I was her best friend, and she doesn’t tell me something like this?
    Blinking in disbelief, I asked, “Why didn’t you
tell me?” Dropping my bag on the floor in the kitchen, Parker and Justin
shuffled in, both with confused expressions.
    Addy quickly pushed them back outside onto the balcony off the living room before
turning back to me. “I never meant to not tell you. I didn’t want to
hurt your feelings since you were so caught up with Parker and all. You guys
are so shy, and Justin is not . If it wasn’t for him, we’d be just like
you two — kissing
and then not speaking.”
    I was about to say something before I realized
what she said: kissing . Last night when we returned to the campground,
neither one of us said anything. I wasn’t about to tell her in the car this
morning with Parker sitting right there.
    How did she know?
    “Parker told Justin.” She answered my unspoken
question. “Justin told me.”
    Well shit.
    I could see Justin and Parker on the balcony
outside leaning against the railing talking. Parker’s dark gray T-shirt moved
with the subtle wind. His white hat made the strands of curled chocolate hair
peeking out the sides noticeable.
    “What did he say to him?” My eyes stilled on
Parker until Addy squealed in delight.
    Addy lived
for gossip and faithfully watched Jerry Springer. She thought that shit was
real and would argue with you if you told her it wasn’t.
    She jumped on the counter in the kitchen and
spilled. “Well, last night when they were in their tent, Parker told him he
kissed you.” Her eyes widened with animation. “He told Justin how much he liked
it and hoped you did too.”
    My checks flushed in a way that made the
blistering Utah sun feel like the fucking moon. “Anything else?” I squeaked
out, breathing deeply.
    “Well...” she pulled her legs up on the counter
with her “...he told Justin he was glad we came with them.”
    This made me feel better. Since we left, Parker
and I had only spoken few words to each other and now we’d kissed. That