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glass window. Alex reached around Donnie and pushed the doorbell. "This is where Trevor lives?" Donnie whispered. Alex nodded.
    The door swung open. "Alex!" Trevor gave him a fist bump. "Good to see you again, Donnie."
    "Hey," Donnie said with a nod.
    "Come on in, guys." Trevor stepped aside so they could enter. "Party's outside tonight. Parents went away for the weekend so the house is all ours."
    Donnie couldn't stop staring as he followed Alex and Trevor through the house. There was so much to take in. A carpeted spiral staircase that opened to a spacious living room, a dining room with a table large enough to seat fourteen, a kitchen that looked like it belonged in a five-star restaurant, and a den fit for a king. Trevor stopped, slid open the massive glass door and stepped out onto the patio. Donnie's eyes widened. A lagoon-style pool was accented by a built-in hot tub shaded by a bamboo umbrella and a waterfall cascaded near the rock slide at the far end of the pool. A half-dozen plush lounge chairs lined the edge near the waterfall and patio furniture large enough to seat twelve stood to the left. A matching mini bar and a two-person swing were to the right of the table. A brick wall divided the grass from the concrete that led to a full size basketball court. Enough strands of white lights hung from the wall, the house, and the trees to illuminate the entire backyard.
    "Parker and Lyndsey are here. Jonah and Ethan are on their way," Trevor said as he led them toward the patio table. "And I think Jason and Beth are coming, too."
    "And Teghan?" Alex asked.
    "Sorry, man." Trevor patted Alex on the back. "Haven't heard from her."
    "That's all right. Didn't really expect her to show up anyway," Alex said.
    "She'll come around man, don't worry." Trevor smiled. "I raided the cellar. Got plenty of beer," he said.
    "You're old enough to buy it, why not just go to the store yourself?" Alex asked.
    "Why buy it when I can get it for free?" Trevor smirked.
    Donnie laughed. "He's got a good point." Donnie really liked Trevor. He was fun.
    "I'm just glad you have some because I have a feeling I'm gonna need it tonight." Alex laughed.
    "What about you, Donnie?" Trevor extended a bottle of beer toward him. Donnie accepted it, twisted the top and took a long, slow drink. Trevor grinned. "We're gonna get along just fine."
    ~ * ~
    "Do you really have to do this right now?" Annabelle asked with frustration. "We're gonna miss the movie."
    "I won't be long, Annie. I promise. Anyway, I'd rather do this tonight instead of Sunday when my parents will be around." Teghan pulled into her parents' driveway. "What the hell?" She looked at the half dozen parked cars. "Trevor," she grumbled. Teghan turned off the engine, ready to go yell at her brother for his blatant stupidity. "You wanna come along?"
    "No, I'll wait here," Annabelle said. "Please make it quick."
    Teghan agreed and hurried into the house. She'd find Alex, apologize, make everyone happy then go on with her life. Yeah, it'll be that easy. But first she had to find out what the hell her brother was thinking.
    "Teghan? What're you doing here?" Donnie walked out of the kitchen with a handful of plastic cups.
    She stopped, her heart thudded loudly in her chest. "Uh, this is my house. What are you doing here?" God, he looked so much better than she remembered. That hair and those eyes…she wanted to devour him right here.
    "I'm here with Alex," Donnie said. "Trevor invited us, remember?"
    "How many people are out there?" Teghan asked as she started toward him. "Is he having a party?"
    "Seven or eight," Donnie said.
    Teghan stopped in front of him. She leaned a little closer and took a deep breath. His cologne awakened her senses despite the vague hint of alcohol that surrounded him. She cleared her throat, hoping the action would help to clear her mind as well. "Are you guys drinking?"
    Donnie tucked his free hand into his pocket and smiled.
    She pushed past him, marched outside and