TWO

With the help of Harper, Lily got out of the pool and was escorted inside.

Inside Harper’s bedroom, Lily sat on the recliner, draped in a towel.

Tears threatening to slip from her eyes.

She despised how the triplets humiliated her.

“I’m sorry Lily.” Harper said, stepping out of her closet with a pair of clean dry pajamas.

“I’m fine.” Lily managed to say before biting her lip.

Harper sighed, crouching next to her best friend.

“All this will be over soon.” Harper consoled.

Lily took the encouragement, soon she’ll leave the city, and the Blackwood boys will be all behind her.

Harper returned to the party, but Lily was too embarrassed to go downstairs.

She stayed, with her laptop on lap as she watched Netflix.

She felt a bit tipsy from the alcohol, but she couldn’t stop replaying the scene with the Blackwood brothers.

There was a brief knock at the door, but Lily didn’t say a word.

The door opened and it was Andrew.

Her frown deepened, and she stood straight from her slouched position.

“The party is downstairs.” She said dryly.

“How do you feel, Cookie?” Andrew’s deep voice asked.

She shivered slightly at his tone.

“It’s Lily.”

Andrew's expression softened as he took a step closer to Lily.

"Look, Lily, I know things got out of hand earlier. I just want to apologize. You don't deserve to be treated like that, and you deserve better than Harvey."

Lily's eyes narrowed at his words, sometimes Andrew was the sensible one.

“And what do you know about what I deserve?" she shot back.

Before Andrew could respond, he reached out and gently lifted her chin, his touch sending a jolt of electricity through her body. Lily's breath caught in her throat as she stared up at him.

What was he going to do?

And then, without warning, Andrew leaned in and pressed his lips to hers in a searing kiss. Lily's mind reeled as she felt his lips against hers.

Was her effect of the alcohol playing tricks on her?

But as quickly as it had begun, the kiss ended, leaving Lily breathless. She pushed Andrew away.

"It's the alcohol," Lily muttered to herself, shaking her head in disbelief.

"I never desired you in that way."

Andrew's gaze held steady meeting Lily's eyes.

"I don't regret it," he said firmly.

Lily's heart skipped a beat at his words.

She hated his audacity.

"Andrew, you can't just..." Lily began, but her words trailed off as he moved closer, his proximity sending a shiver down her spine.

"I know you feel it too, Cookie,"

She wanted to correct him, but she couldn’t find the words.

She knew she should push him away, to put an end to this before it went any further. But despite her better judgment, she wanted him.

"I can't," Lily whispered, her voice barely audible as she struggled to resist the pull of his domineering presence.

Andrew leaned in for another kiss and Lily felt her resolve weaken further.

Desire emitted off Andrew and it turned her on further, his hands roamed her body, his fingers finding its way beneath the waistband of her pajamas.

He touched her at her soak femininity and she shuddered at the contact.

Andrew gently lifted Lily off the recliner, With practiced ease, he began to undress her, his hands moving with a purpose, his mouth found its way to her areolas, sucking and teasing it.

And when his teeth grazed it lightly, she let out a soft moan.

She needed him.

His warm calloused hands were between her hot thighs.

"I've never...I'm untouched," Lily whispered, her voice barely audible over the pounding of her heart.

Andrew's eyes fell on her lips and he brushed a gentle kiss against her forehead.

"I'll be gentle,Cookie. I promise," he murmured.

‘It’s Lily.’ She wanted to correct, but she was too immersed in the waves of pleasure that kept knocking her off.

Her back hit the bed, Harper’s bed but Lily allowed herself to surrender to the moment. As he undressed himself, revealing his monstrous member, Lily gulped, she doubted such would fit into her.

But as Andrew pressed his length into her, Lily's doubts melted away, replaced by a burning need that threatened to consume her, Andrew’s large hands muffled her moans

Andrew's length filled her and Lily felt a rush of sensation unlike anything she had ever experienced before. She gasped as she felt him swell inside her.

Her fingers dug into Andrew's shoulders as he moved slow and deliberately.

She surrendered herself to the pleasure, losing herself, Lily felt herself unraveled, her body tensing with the intensity of her release. She cried out his name, as she hit her peak.

She felt Andrew come and Thank goodness for the condom he had on, his thrust began to falter as he collapsed on her.

For a while, they simply laid there. Lily reluctantly pulled away from Andrew.

"We should go," she whispered, her voice tinged with sadness as she looked into Andrew's eyes, she had just betrayed her best friend.

Andrew nodded.

"Yeah, you're right,"

Together, they dressed in silence. Andrew made his way back to the party and Lily ran to her house.

It had been almost a month, and everything seemed back to normal, and it wasn’t very weird that she was avoiding the Blackwood mansion as Harper thought she was still upset about the pool incident.

Lily was waiting to get into college, but over the past few days she had been experiencing terrible morning illnesses.

She decided to go to the hospital, when the doctor advised her to go for some tests.

Lily's heart pounded with fear as she sat in the doctor's office, her hands trembling in her lap.

"I'm sorry, Lily, but the tests confirm that you're pregnant," the doctor said gently.

Lily felt her world shatter in an instant.

There was no doubt the baby was Andrew's, but her stomach churned with guilt.

Motherhood at 18 was daunting enough, but the thought of facing Harper's wrath was even more terrifying. She knew her best friend would never forgive her if she found out about the baby.

Reaching home, Lily rushed to her bedroom. Lily's hands shook as she hastily packed her belongings.

She knew what she had to do, even if it meant leaving everything and everyone she had ever known behind.

She grabbed her bag, some cash and a photo frame.

She made her way to the nearest bus station with only one conflicting thought. She could live without her best friend but she couldn’t live with the idea that Harper hated her.

She knew she couldn't stay. She couldn't bear the thought of facing Harper, of seeing the disappointment and betrayal in her best friend's eyes.

And so, with a deep breath and a silent prayer, Lily boarded the bus, leaving Tacoma for good.