Do Not Fall For The Baseball Captains (Victoria and Elijah) novel Chapter 197

Best Friend Kiss

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Acgle’s POV

“Adele! Get your ass over here!”

Fallon yelled across the wooden patio, her voice barely cutting over the heavy bass spilling from the speakers mounted near the main cabin.

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Fallon was standing near a low table by the lake, waving a red plastic cup wildly in the air.

She was surrounded by a loud, laughing cluster of girls from the neighboring cabin sites up the mountain who had wandered over to join our final night.

I paused, turning back to Natasha, who I’d been mid–conversation with near the drink station.

“I guess I’m being summoned.”

Natasha laughed, waving a hand dismissively.

“Go on. It’s the last night in these mountains, Adele. Go drink with the girls and have fun.”

She flashed me a quick wink before turning back toward the cabin door.

I grabbed my drink, swaying my hips to the beat as I crossed the wooden deck. The cool night air hit my cheeks, but the warm buzz floating through my system kept the chill at bay.

As I closed the distance to the circle, I flashed them a bright smile.

“Hey, girls!”

“Hey!” a chorus of voices shot back, making space for me in the ring.

“What are we doing over here?” I asked, leaning my hip against the edge of the low wooden table.

A girl standing near the center leaned forward, her hair cut into a sharp bob dyed the brightest shade of neon pink I’d ever seen in real life.

“We’re setting up a drinking game, obviously,” she said, flashing a huge grin. ‘I’m Pinky, by the way.”

I raised a brow, an amused smirk pulling at my lips as I took in the neon strands.

“Pinky? Let me guess… because of the hair?”

“Hey, don’t knock it!” a girl sitting next to her called out, tossing her head back. She was rocking a bright teal–blue pixie cut

“I’m Bluey. And before you ask–yes, we did this on purpose.”

I couldn’t help but laugh, taking a quick sip from my cup.

“Wait, are you guys like… a real–life cartoon squad or something?”

That set off a round of giggles across the whole circle Pinky leaned in, her eyes dancing under the yellow string lights hung above us

“Okay, so here’s the lore We’ve all been best friends since middle school, right? High school, college, everything When we were younger, we were obsessed with the Powerpuff Girls and Monster High. So we made a pact back in ninth grade that everyone had to pick a color aesthetic and suck to it for the rest of our lives.

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A: Fall For The Baseball Captains

No way Fallon wheezed from my left, taking a huge gulp of her drink “You guys actually stuck to that

ressively Bluey declared proudly. “Meet the rest of the rainbow. That’s Violet over there with the dark purple braids Reds holding the vodka bottle, Clementine is rocking the orange highlights, and sunny–yellow over there is Goldre

Goldie–a girl with pastel yellow hair and oversized glasses–waved a hand from her chair, looking up from her phone

“That is genuinely iconic,” Nova complimented, stepping into the circle beside me with a fresh cup in her hand I respect the dedication.”

I looked around the circle, taking a mental headcount.

The rest of our main group was scattered across the resort grounds: Nate, Leo, Jace, and Miles were hanging out by the pit while Elijah and Victoria had already retired up to their cabin.

Victoria had started feeling nauseous earlier in the evening, and Elijah, being the ridiculously protective partner he was. Bad immediately pulled her inside to rest.

Party nights were never really Victoria’s scene anyway, so she wasn’t missing much out here.

The rest of us, however, were fully prepared to milk this last night for all it was worth.

“Alright, so what’s the game?” I asked, leaning into the huddle.

“Never Have I Ever,” Red announced, holding up the bottle of vodka with a wicked grin.

“Classic rules. If you’ve done it, you take a heavy drink. No lying, or the mountain spirits will haunt you.”

“Rigged, but I’m in,” I said, lifting my glass.

We started simple. ‘Never have I ever snuck out of my parents‘ house.‘ Everyone drank. ‘Never have I ever lied about my age to get into a club. ‘Half the circle took a pull from their cups.

The laughter grew louder, the atmosphere getting looser by the minute as the alcohol hit harder.

By the time the bottle reached Bluey again, she had a mischievous glint in her eyes. She scanned the circle, resting her gaze on me with a sly grin.

“Alright Never have I ever… kissed my guy best friend.”

I didn’t even hesitate. I lifted my cup to my lips and took a long, easy swallow of my mixed drink

The circle instantly burst into a chorus of gasps and dramatic screams.

“Hold on‘ Hold the fuck up!” Fallon squealed, shoving my shoulder with her elbow “You’ve kissed Miles before?

I shrugged, wiping my lip with the back of my hand, completely unbothered.

“Yeah? It’s not that crazy. It was just a stupid thing back in high school.”

“A stupid thing?!” Pinky repeated, her jaw practically on the floor. “You can’t just drop that and not give details! What happened?”

“It wasn’t romantic, I chuckled, swirling the ice in my cup

“Miles was trying to make some girl in our track club jealous because she was playing mind games with him. He thought if he pulled me in and kissed me in front of her, it would solve all his problems”

“Did it work? Violet asked, leaning forward on her elbows.

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