Chapter 6: Sex Sells


    Around my third week in California, I ended up switching my major to psychology. English Lit was too


    wide of a career starter. Our gig with the tango was approaching fast. Lana never warmed up to me,


    and it got to the point where I just didn’t care anymore. Finally, our costumes arrived. Luca handed


    each of us a hanging bag with a hanger already inside. I took my bag excitedly and took out my


    costume. I held up the hanger and my eyes widened. It was basically a silver costume with sparkly


    fringe all over it. It was a one shouldered dress with a clear strap on the other side. There was a huge


    cut-out on the side that continued into the back. The fabric started again right where my butt started.


    The fringe cascaded down in a diagonal at the bottom of the dress. There was barely any fabric at all. I


    sighed mentally. The basic flow line at the top of the dress meant that my boobs were going to be


    bouncing all over the ce. It also meant that I couldn’t wear a sports bra.


    “Where’s the rest of it?” I asked. Hayden only chuckled.


    “We want you to look sexy. We don’t want you to look like you’re on your way to Sunday service. Sex


    sells,” Hayden said with a smug expression. I could see his eyes just screaming ‘goodie two shoes’. I


    rolled my eyes and tried to think quickly on my feet.


    “I was talking about shoes, moron,” I countered. I mentally took a sigh of relief when Luca jumped in on


    myment.


    “Girls, you guys are wearing little dance slips. You know the ones that slip over your toes and just cover


    the ball of your feet. I ordered sparkling ones to match the dresses,” Luca exined. I held my tongue


    and just nodded. We were each instructed to try them on to make sure they fit. Quinn’s was the same


    exact costume as mine, except it was blue. Lana’s was red. They were crazy sexy.


    “They should try them on; to make sure that they fit properly,” Hayden suggested. I only red back at


    him. “We need to get used to the girls in it anyway,” he joked. Long story short, we ended up having to


    try them on. We all stepped out and looked at each other before we looked at the guys. They were so


    quite, you could hear crickets.


    “Hayden, what do you think?” Lana asked rolling her hips and turning a slow circle. Hayden wasn’t


    even paying attention to her. His eyes were on me.


    “You guys- or sorry- you girls look great in those costumes! This is going to be a huge hit,” Luca said


    excitedly. Jason smiled along with Luca as they just looked at us. Hayden’s eyes were still trained on


    me. I was trying to ignore him but it was hard with him pretty much drooling.


    “Hayden!” Lana yelled. He snapped out of it, as I offered him a hand. “We’re running the dance in our


    costumes. He gave Lana a half smile and pushed himself up off of the couch. He squeezed my butt as


    he passed me. I wacked his back. He onlyughed. Luca put Hayden and I in the middle because we


    never did the routine he exact same every time and he liked that. He didn’t care as long as it was as


    spicy as the first time we did it. We ran through the routine in our costumes. At the end, my body was


    pressed firmly against his. I was breathing heavily and so was Hayden. His eyes flickered down to my


    cleavage and the corner of his lip pulled up into a half smile. He reached down to kiss me but I pushed


    him back. I started walking away but Hayden grabbed me around my waist.


    “Hayden!” I yelled. Heughed and kissed my neck.


    “What? All of the sudden you reject my kisses?” he muttered near my ear. I tried to push out of his


    grasp but I couldn’t.


    “Stop it, you’re going to rip this poor excuse for a dress,” Iughed. He chuckled.


    “I sure hope so,” he said back.


    “You’re such a pig!” Iughed. I was getting toofortable around him. The other girls went to go get


    changed. Hayden kissed the side of my head before he let me go. I went and changed back into my


    yoga pants and floral crop top. I walked out with my bag and sat on the couch. The others were just


    hanging around as well.


    “I’m feeling like a swim. Is anyone else up for heading to the beach?” Luca asked. I smiled and raised


    my hand. Hayden walked over and plopped down on myp. I groaned and tried to push him off.


    “You’ve got to stop doing that,” I said finally getting him off. He offered a hand to me and I took it.


    “We’re going to go grab our swim gear; we’ll be back,” Hayden said. He pushed my hips as we were


    walking. I pped him hand away, but he just put it right back. After going back to the apartment and


    changing, we went back to the warehouse. The others were dressed and ready to go. We walked down


    to the beach and hung out down there for a while. I wasn’t going to even try swimming far out in the


    ocean. I stayed in the white wash waves and yed with the boogie board. The boys were ying a


    game of volleyball. Lana was lying out in the sun.


    “Jojo!” Quinn called. I walked back onto the beach towards her. “Back flips or one man?” she asked


    excitedly. Iughed and went for the obvious one.


    “One mans,” I said. She smiled and turned. I put my hands on her hips and counted off before I tossed


    her in the air easily. I bumped her up and she pulled a heel stretch and then a bow-n-arrow. I smiled as


    I watched her feet. I counted off again before we did a pop off. I set her on the sand and she turned to


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    me excitedly. She loved stunting and I knew it.


    “Let’s go y with the guys,” Quinn suggested. We jogged over to the guys and Hayden smirked at us.


    “Want to y girls versus guys?” Luca suggested. Quinn nodded excitedly.


    “Lana!” Jason yelled over to her. “We need you to y on the girls team!”


    She pulled her sunsses off and strolled over to our game. She stood in the back corner. I was


    against the and Quinn was positioned on the other side in the middle. Our volleyball game was


    going well until it was Lana’s turn to serve. She spiked the ball and it hit me right in the back of the


    head. I turned and red at her. She smiled smugly and shrugged.


    “My bad,” she said. I let out a breath before I turned back around. She did it again. I snapped around


    and stormed over to her.


    “What is your problem?!” I yelled. She red back at me.


    “You’re my problem!” she snapped back. I felt an arm restraining me as I started for her.


    “I haven’t done anything to you!” I yelled.


    “You stole my boyfriend,” she said. Everyone stopped and looked at her confused.


    “I’m sorry?” I asked for rification. Her eyes flickered over to the person holding me back. It was


    Hayden. I looked at him curiously. He looked confused.


    “We’ve messed around a few times but I’ve never been your boyfriend. I’m not anyone’s boyfriend. I


    never yed that role… ever,” he practically seethed. “I’m leaving,” he muttered. He grabbed my wrist


    and started pulling me along back to his truck.