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right.” I declared. She grinned at me. “I’m always right Lucky Harris. That’s why I’m your best friend. Now drink your beer and loosen up.” She pushed my hand that was holding my cup up to my face and I took a drink of the frothy liquid. The beer was nice and cold which helped considering it was still warm in the basement. There weren’t as many people now, and anyone left was either standing around talking or crowded with Matt, collecting their winnings.
    I spotted Dixon standing near Tucker. They were talking and laughing about something. Dixon’s head turned and his eyes spotted me. He immediately stopped his interaction with Tucker and began to walk toward me. I glanced at Hannah. “Do I look like I did before I went back with Zeppelin?” I asked quickly as I instinctually smoothed my hair. “You look fine. Your lips are a little fuller though.” She said with a wry grin. That didn’t help. I wondered if Dixon would notice. Did guys notice those things? I started to panic. Would my cousin be pissed if he knew I had been kissing his friend? I didn’t have any more time to think. He stopped in front of me.
    “How did you like the fight Cuz?” He asked with a smile. “It was pretty awesome. I wasn’t sure how to feel about it at first, but I liked it.” I said. Dixon nodded and pulled a wad of cash out of his pocket. “This is your payment for making calls for me today. I really appreciate your help.” “Thanks.” I took the money from him and shoved it in my back pocket. I had left my purse in the car with Hannah’s. She had said they weren’t necessary inside. “As soon as the place clears out, we were going to head back to the house and have a few beers. Are you cool with that?” Dixon asked. “Sure, I don’t mind.” I replied. I smirked at my cousin. “You really don’t have to ask my permission Dixon. It’s your house.” “I know, but it’s yours too for the time being. After last night, I wasn’t sure if you’d be okay with it.” I nodded and playfully glared at him. “As long as you’re not offering up my room to someone else, I think I’ll be fine.” Dixon chuckled and nodded. “It won’t happen again.” He assured me.
    Matt wandered over to us and flung his arm around Dixon’s shoulder. “Zeppelin killed it tonight.” He grinned. Dixon nodded. “Hell yeah he did. It was quite the turn out too.” “You ready to roll man? I don’t want to hang out too long in case cops are around.” Matt said. “Yeah, you and Tucker start kicking people out.” Dixon said. He turned his attention to Josh who was on the other side of the room talking to Zeppelin. I hadn’t noticed him come out of the room. He had changed back into jeans and a black t-shirt. His face looked like it had been cleaned up.
    “Hey Josh, you want to help me get this keg out of here?” He hollered. Josh and Zeppelin both shifted their gazes in his direction and began walking over. “Are you coming to the house?” Dixon asked Zeppelin. Zeppelin glanced at me a moment before replying. “Yeah sure, I’ll hang out for a bit.” “Cool.” “You don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here folks! Get the fuck out!” Matt shouted from the middle of the circle. He began shooing people as they made their way to the stairs. Dixon shook his head.
    “That dumb ass.” He muttered. “He knows how to get people amped up when he needs to and get people out when it’s over.” Zeppelin stated and shrugged. “That’s because he’s a loud mouth.” Josh added. “You ready to go baby?” He turned to Hannah who was just finishing her beer. “Yeah, hey I think we should stop at the store and get some fruity stuff for Lucky and me.” She decided. She glanced at me sideways and chewed on her bottom lip. “Um, I think Lucky should ride with Zeppelin. It might take a little bit longer if we’re stopping. She said she was tired.”
    My eyes widened and I shot my friend an “I’ll kill you”