Addicted

"Yeah. Tinsley Myers. Stupid bitch." She turned as I stiffened. "Oh great. You know her? You totally slept with her, didn't you?"

I didn't have a voice for a few minutes. There was no way in hell it was Tinsley that slept with Cora's ex. She was a virgin. A good girl. Or maybe... I stood up and started to pace the boat.

"You have to fucking be kidding me." I glanced over at Cora. "Are you sure it was Tinsely?"

"I'm quite positive. I walked in on her getting it in the ass." Her expression hardened as my stomach grew sick. "Brody. Did you sleep with her, too?"

"What? Fuck, no." I ran my fingers through my hair and let out a long sigh. "Shit, Cora. She's my baby sister."

Chapter 27

Cora

His sister?

I couldn't stop thinking about it for the rest of the afternoon and evening. I let it go pretty quickly in front of him so that we could enjoy the rest of our afternoon together, but it wouldn't leave me alone. He was just like his sister, right? That was the assumption I made the first day I saw him. He was a player. She obviously was, too. That bitch had known that Brandon was in a relationship, and yet she still chose to sleep with him.

The number of girls I'd seen Brody with over the first couple of days of us getting to Lake Havasu haunted me as I laid on the couch that evening and ignored everyone. They were all headed out for another shopping trip, and I was honestly shopped out.

The night before with Brody had been the stuff of dreams, and yet having let myself go with him only seemed to lock in the fact that I was falling for him. I didn't want to, either. He wasn't the kind of guy that would make it in a long-term relationship, from what I could tell. Fuck, his sister was as much a whore as he was.

"Hey. You okay?" Cindy sat down on the couch beside me and reached out to rub my arm.

"Hmmm? Oh, yeah. I'm doing great. Just a little tired from last night." I smiled and scooted over to give her more room. "Did you guys have a good time at the beach?"

"Yeah, but the cops were on their patrol big time. There was one that kept coming around, and I thought Derek was going to blow a fuse." She laughed and wrapped her arms around herself. "I didn't mind him so much, though. He was crazy cute."

"Cuter than Derek?" I lifted my eyebrow.

"The cop again?" Emily walked in and sat down on the other end of the couch by my feet.

"Yep. He's worth bringing up a few more times, don't you think?" Cindy's cheeks colored pink, and I couldn't help but chuckle.

"He was a fine, fine man." Dedra walked in and sat down on the coffee table. "Come on. We only have a little more than a week left with you. Don't make us spend the evening without you. We can go see a movie or eat all the chocolate in the candy store in town, but come with us."

"I agree." Cindy turned to me and reached out to brush my hair from my face. "Our time is growing short, thanks to your dumb parents. Come with us tonight."

"Yeah, you're right. I'll come. We can go shopping, though I'm in a bit of a mood. Be warned." I pushed at her hip so that she'd move and I could sit up.

"We like moods, right?" Cindy stood up and smiled. She was a little too positive for my liking, but I swallowed my need to growl and got up.

"I don't feel like driving." I walked to the door and slipped on my sandals. "Can one of you do it?"

"I'll drive." Emily grabbed the keys and touched my back. "You okay? Something go wrong with Brody?"

"It was his sister that Brandon cheated on me with." I shrugged as my friends gasped.

"Oh, fuck. Seriously?" Dedra opened the door and gave me a sympathetic look.

"Yeah, and I know it's stupid, but I just can't shake the fact that he's just like her. I mean, I must have seen him with five girls over a three day period before

we decided to give each other a try." I walked to the car and pulled my sunglasses onto my face. Going out with my friends was the like the last thing I wanted to do, but it was probably because it was the only thing that would pull me out of my funk.

After the incredible night with Brody, I couldn't help but think I was in trouble. It wouldn't take much to drown in a man like him. All I had to do was to learn to trust him and I would be completely lost. I guess it was somewhat of a good thing that I didn't trust him, at all. Especially not now.

"I know you don't need for me to tell you this," Emily started as she glanced over the top of the car at me, "but you know that Brody isn't his sister, and he's not Brandon, either, Cora."

"I realize that." I opened the door and got into the car as my phone dinged. Brody. I dropped it in the cup holder and buckled up. "I just don't want to end up in an emotional coma like I was three months ago. I was just starting to feel like the ice was melting around my heart."