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When I bend over to grab my shoes, a flash of blonde hair catches my eye. There, upside down and facing me is the woman who held me in her arms and kissed away my boo-boos. Her mouth is covered in slutty red lipstick and forms a perfect O. Her eyes are closed as she purrs. She must be leaning over the bench for me to see her face, which means he’s banging her from behind.
I panic. I don’t want to finish the thought. I don’t want to picture Matt butt fucking my mother in a changing room. I make a strangled sound and pull my shoe on as fast as I can.
Mom’s eyes flash open and she sees me. “Kerry!”
I’m not seeing this. This isn’t happening. I grab my bag and run from the dressing room with one sneaker in my hand and the other on my foot. The sales girl looks concerned when I come racing out, face flushed.
“Are you all right?”
“Yeah, fine.” I push past her and dart out the front of the store without waiting for Beth. I race down a corridor off the main hallway and grab a bench behind a potted plant that’s huge and can hide me. I bury my face in my hands and try not to cry or scream.
It’s not right. It’s not fair. It’s fucking wrong! I’m leaning forward, rocking gently, and growling into my hands by the time Beth finds me. “What the hell was that?” She plops down next to me.
I flip my hair out of my face and offer a plastic smile of indifference. “Matt was doing my mother in the dressing room next to mine. Isn’t it a lovely day?”
Beth glances back down the way she came. “Are you serious?”
I nod and bury my face in my hands. “I saw her. Do you know how horrible it is to see your parents having sex?”
She grimaces. “Unfortunately, I do.”
“Now add your first love to the mix and see where that gets you. How am I supposed to be okay with this? They’re both assholes!” I stand up and shake my hands in the air as if that might help.
Beth stands next to me. “They are, and you know what—you don’t need them. You still have your dad and your siblings. You shouldn’t keep people around you that are toxic and this is like munching on poisoned pops for kicks. Kerry, there’s only so much suckage a girl can take.”
“I know and I’m past it. I’m over the limit.”
“So, go back there and tell her. Hell, tell them off.”
“I will.” I jump up and rush back the way I came, formulating a plan in my mind. I walk straight to the back of the store and grab the piece of lingerie I wanted. I walk over to the line at the cash register and stand there, knowing she’ll come to me.
A few moments later, there they are, all sweaty and freshly fucked. My mom puts her hand on the small of my back. “Honey, I thought we lost you.”
I turn and she drops her hand. I manage to pry open my locked jaw and speak. “Oh, hi. I didn’t see you there.”
She glances at my hanger dangling from my index finger, making it easy to see. “Is that for a new boyfriend?”
Smiling, I shake my head. “Nope. It’s for a frat party. Slave girl auction.”
She blanches. “You’re going to wear that to a frat party?”
I shrug. “Yeah, of course. What else would I wear?” I don’t say anything else and turn around.
Just then Josh spots me and rushes over. He whispers in my ear, “Beth told me. I’ll play along. Do your worst.”
I swat at him. “Later. You have to bid like the other guys. It’s too skanky to do it in the dressing room.”
Josh feigns insult. “That’s not what you said last night.”
My eyes narrow, cutting to the side as the corner of my lips pulls into a sly grin. “Oh, that’s right. I said that to your brother, too.”
Josh’s jaw drops. “Which one? Justin? Jace?”
“Kerry,” Mom tries shoving between us to butt in. “Who is your little friend?”
She wants an introduction. Is she kidding me? As if this wasn’t bad enough, Matt struts up behind her and places a hand on her shoulder. He peers down at me with pity. Asshole.
I put my arm around Josh's waist and pull him in tight. “This is my fuckbuddy. Josh, this is my mom and my ex-douche of a boyfriend, Matt. Soon he’ll be my dad and it’ll be like Sister Wives, but with my mom!” I feign excitement then turn around, not waiting for a reply.
