Read Online Slipway Grey: A Deep Sea Thriller by Dane Hatchell, Mark C. Scioneaux - Free Book Online

sure everything was okay.”
    “Yeah, everything’s fine. It was a mess, like I thought it’d be. Took me forever to clean up.”
    “Men, who needs them?” Sarah seductively smiled and moved in closer.
    Mandy’s heart sped up as the intoxicating aroma of perfume, sweat, and smoke invaded her senses. She wasn’t sure why, but the smell of someone coming home from a bar always turned her on.
    “Sarah…” Mandy started and never finished, unable to speak as Sarah nibbled on her neck.
    Mandy closed her eyes and rubbed her hands through Sarah’s hair, allowing the passion to overtake her. She brought her face up, and they kissed, long and slow, not for show like the display at the bar. She broke the embrace.
    “We need to get back before Chet comes looking for me,” Mandy said.
    Sarah sighed. “What do you see in that retard anyway?”
    “I’m not gay…not all the way, anyway. I still like dick. Sorry, Sarah, but you know that.”
    “I know. Just one of these days, though, I’m going to change your mind.”
    Sarah smiled, and the moonlight made her look even more irresistible. Mandy debated letting her try right there on the beach, but instead grabbed her hand. The two walked back to the beach house. She heard a splash in the water, and all she could think was, soon.
    *
    “Come on you pussy! Drink!” Chet screamed as Desmond cheered.
    Luke shotgunned beer number four and slammed the aluminum can down on the table. The guys let out loud cheers while Serena rolled her eyes. The door closed, and Mandy and Sarah entered the room.
    “Babe, where you been all my life?” Chet grabbed Mandy and twirled her around. She laughed as he let her down.
    Sarah rolled her eyes and grabbed the bottle of vodka and a can of cranberry juice. Luke watched as she poured a drink that resembled slightly pink vodka. She picked it up and chugged it. She poured another which she downed just as fast.
    “Let’s move this party out to the deck,” Mandy said.
    Everyone fixed their drinks and marched through the double French doors which led to a large outdoor deck overlooking the bay. Waves crashing and the calls of night birds gave Luke a sense of tranquility. Chet and Desmond stacked wood in a large fire pit and lit crumpled old newspaper to get the fire started. Within minutes, a roaring inferno was ablaze, mixing heat with the cool breeze. The teens pulled chairs around the fire and sat. For a moment, no one spoke.
    “I’d like to propose a toast to Mandy,” Luke said, holding his drink in the air. “Thank you for inviting us to your beach house.”
    The others raised their glasses. Mandy blushed. “It’s nothing, you guys. I just wanted to spend time with everyone before we go our separate ways.”
    “So what are we doing?” Desmond asked. “It’s getting late, and I’m thinking of turning in for the night.”
    “Turning in? Don’t be a bitch, bro,” Chet said, punching Desmond in the arm.
    “We could play a game,” Glenn said.
    “Let’s play Spin the Bottle,” Chet said. “That way Luke can get his first kiss.”
    “Maybe he’ll land on Mandy,” Glenn said.
    She laughed, and Chet looked pissed.
    “How about Truth or Dare?” Serena said. “I haven’t played that since ninth grade.”
    They all agreed Truth or Dare sounded like fun, and the game began. It started innocently enough. Typical questions about who were their ‘firsts’ at everything, Desmond ran around the beach naked, Mandy flashed everyone, and to everyone’s delight, each girl took a turn kissing one another.
    “Truth or Dare?” Glenn asked Sarah.
    “Truth.”
    “Are you into me?” Glenn smiled wide.
    “Furthest from it,” Sarah replied, and his smile dropped.
    “Is it because you’re a lesbian?” Desmond asked.
    “Desmond!” Serena slapped him on the arm. “That’s pretty rude.”
    “No, it’s okay,” Sarah said. “Yes, everyone, I am a lesbian. Have been my whole life.”
    “No way,” Chet said. “But you dated Dane