Part 5 – The Unanswered Question

As they drove out of the compound in the back of Aiden's eagle decorated van the pumping music lowered to more acceptable decibel. Noah was sat opposite Tara. She nudged him with her foot as they turned the corner.

"So you were telling me about Holly?" she probed, rather unsubtly seeking information on the girl of his dreams she had seen him chatting up at the party the day before. "What's her deal?"

"We talked." said Noah. Not giving anything away.

"And..?"

"That's for me to know and you to find out." he teased.

Tara frowned.

"We had a deal."

Noah smirked.

"You said I only had to tell you if we'd 'made out'…"

Noah watched the realisation spread over Tara's face as she worked out what he wasn't telling her.

She held out her fist to him.

"You go bro." she said proudly.

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