Everything She Needs (The Everything Trilogy) by Shandwick, K.L.

of us, but our group was used to us dancing together, and always made light of it. Everyone apart from Sam, judging by the scowl that was on his face. I glanced over at him, and he put his head down, seemingly either pissed or uncomfortable . I wasn’t sure which, because I couldn’t see his facial expression. I felt the best way to deal with this was head -on. I couldn’t allow any animosity to come between us because of a drunken mistake. It would have destroyed the group. I made my way around the table and planted myself down beside him. “Hey Sam, are you okay?” I rubbed his arm affectionately and hoped he’d see things my way CHAPTER 4 – OLD FRIENDS Sam , Elle’s younger brother, took my virginity during a drunken fumble the week before I left to study in Miami. I was still mortified that it happened. I had been dreading dealing with the mess left behind between us, and it had been on my mind ever since. Sam turned to face to me looking hurt. “You were ignoring me at dinner.” True. I had, but I still had to find a way to make him feel okay about seeing me, otherwise the future of us as a group could have been in jeopardy. “It may have seemed like that, Sam, but everyone was speaking to me, and you were sitting next to me, so my attention was naturally across the table at people. I hardly spoke to Elle either.” I tried to continue to have a conversation with him, but it wasn’t easy with the noise of the club. “So, how have you been? How’s college?” He shrugged. “Okay, I guess…t