Dead Girl's Dance(32)

      Only she had. 

 

      He smiled. She wondered if the shadows were ever going to leave his eyes again. I could do something fun. 

 

      Ummm She licked her lips. Define fun. 

 

 Quit doing that, jailbait. Its distracting. 

 

      The whole idea that somebody would even think of her as jailbait was tremendously exciting. Especially Shane. She tried to hide that, and act like she wasnt quaking on the inside like a Jell-O fruit salad. So now you want me to stay up? I thought you said I should go to bed. 

 

      You should. He didnt put any particular emphasis on it. Cause if you stay down here, theres going to be fun. Im just saying. 

 

      Video game fun?

 

      His eyes widened. You want to play video games?

 

      Do you?

 

      You are the weirdest girl. 

 

      Please. You live with Eve. She was not doing this right. How did girls seduce boys? What did they say? Because she was pretty sure that talking about video games and bringing up roommates wasnt in the have-fun game plan. She was hyperaware of her body, too. How was she supposed to move? She felt awkward, all angles, and she wanted to be one of those graceful girls, all delicacy and elegance. Like in the movies. 

 

      Eve would know. Shed had those garter hose on, and those thong panties, and Claire didnt even own those things, or have any idea how to get them. And Eve had worn them for Michael, or maybe just as a secret little excitement for herself around Michael. Yeah, Eve would know what to say. 

 

      Say something sexy, she commanded herself, and in a blind panic, she opened her mouth and blurted, Do you think theyre doing it? She was so appalled that she clapped both hands over her mouth. Shed never in her life wanted to take back words so much, and so fastand for a second, Shane just looked at her, like he couldnt figure out what she was talking about. 

 

      And then he laughed. Man, I hope. Those two could use a gooduh He blinked and she saw her age flash in front of his eyes. Hell. Never mind. 

 

      Words werent working for her. She leaned forward and kissed him.