American Honey

x officially introduces Jasmine to Tanner and me. I can see why she caught Knox’s eye. She a sassy, no nonsense kind of girl and exactly what Knox needs in his life. I see how different Knox is with Jasmine. My heart swells for him, he deserves to be happy after everything he’s lost.

Saturday night rolls around and we all decide to go to Club Mango. I was a little worried at first since Knox has only been there a handful of times over the last five years but he said he was fine and he wanted to do this.

The guys are all piled in the living room watching TV while waiting for the pizza to arrive. Jasmine, Summer and I are up in my room rooting through my closet trying to find something for Jasmine to wear out tonight since she didn’t pack any clothes to go to a club.

After trying on a few dresses, Jasmine decides on a silver one with a plunging neckline and a back scoop that ends just above her ass. I lent her a pair of black stilettos. Damn, she looks better in this dress than I do when I’m wearing it.

Summer comes out from the bathroom wearing a short, shimmery blue, one shoulder dress that hugs all her curves. She is sure to turn a few heads tonight. She pairs the dress with silver heels and piles her hair high on top of her head in a tight bun.

“Look okay?” Summer asks Jasmine.

“Yup, Rex is going to have to fend the guys off.” She says with a smile. I’ve gathered from last night that Rex and Summer are a couple. “He’s going to have to keep you on a tight leash tonight.”

Huffing and puffing, I’m looking in my closet for something equally as drop dead gorgeous.

“Everything ok?” Jasmine asks.

“Yeah, yeah, just can’t decide on what to wear.” I yell back from way in the back of the closet.

I hold a dress up to me.

Jasmine peeks her head in my closet, “That’s the dress.”

I turn sideways in the mirror, “You think so? White doesn’t make me look too fat?”

Jasmine rolls her eyes at me, “You, fat? Trust me, Tanner’s not going to be able to keep his hands off you tonight.”

The dress is white with a scoop neckline. One shoulder is cutoff while the other is a full see-through sleeve. There are black lace trim strips that wrap around the dress and it’s tight fitted and stops about mid-thigh.

Jasmine bends down and picks up a pair of white heels and hands them to me, “Wear those and it’s stunning.”

I don’t waste any time stripping off my t-shirt and shorts and then slide the dress on. I slip my tiny feet into the heels and do a full turn in the mirror. “Hair up or down?”

Jasmine shakes her head, “That’s Summer’s department,” she laughs and turns to Summer, “Hair up or down?”

Summer leans against the doorway to my closet, “Definitely down but with big waves.”

I nod and kick stuff out of my way to get out of the closet that I buried myself in. When I make it out, Summer takes a seat at the vanity and turns on the curling iron.

“What’s the matter, Jas?” I ask while looking at her through the mirror.

Jasmine sits on the end of my bed and looks down to make sure her girls are still covered. I reach into a drawer in my vanity and throw her some tape. “Thanks,” she says. “I don’t want to sound like I’m prying or anything but how often are you and Tanner here? I got the impression that it was only used for a shore house.”

I pick up a hairbrush and start brushing the knots from my hair. “We used to be here all the time but not so much in the last few years. We haven’t really taken all our things home with us because we’re hoping things will go back to normal eventually.” I stop brushing my hair and look down at the brush in my hands. “This house holds a lot of memories for all of us.” Just thinking about it brings tears to my eyes.

I look back down to my hands, “When she left, all of the memories that were spread throughout the house did too, even the ones of his parents.”

“Who is she?” Jasmine asks.

My eyes fill with unshed tears, “You’ll have to ask Knox. It’s not my story to tell.”

Summer clears her throat loudly. “Let’s get your hair up, Jas, and then I’ll help Rhea real quick and we’ll be on our way.” Summer says, steering the conversation in a different direction.

As Summer finishes up with my hair, Tanner pops in, his eyes go wide at the site of me. I glance over at Jasmine and she gives me a ‘told you so’ smile.

Tanner stalks right over to me and kisses me until we’re both breathless. “Cabs will be here in like twenty minutes.” He whispers against my lips.

“K, Sugar Lips,” I coo as I reach up and wipe my lipstick from Tanner’s mouth.