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some commodity rather than a person with feelings. I was smoothing my dress back into place and trying to decide what to say when the toilet in the stall next to me flushed, and the door banged against the frame. The voices dropped off, and the sound of water turned on. The other girls stayed quiet, but Jade, of course, didn't.
"Beautiful dresses, ladies." Her voice oozed charm.
Through the slit between the door and the frame, I could see the ladies preen in the mirror. Jade acted as if she did a double take. "Oh, dear. What is that brown spot on your face?" She asked the dark-haired girl.
"What? Where?" She leaned closer to the mirror, wiping at an imaginary spot on her forehead.
Jade stepped back. "Oh, never mind. I think it's just some residual shit from where you had your head so far up your ass."
"What? How dare you!" the girl sputtered and rested a hand over her heart like a drama queen.
"Oh, no one needed to dare me."
"You bitch!"
I'd had enough cowering. "Better a bitch than desperate," I announced as I exited the stall. I moved to the vanity area and washed my hands, locking eyes with them in the mirror.
The dark-haired woman paled slightly, but she stood her ground. "Oh, the goody-two-shoes has claws," she said, running her eyes over me with a smirk.
"Maybe. But I have something even better."
"Oh, yeah? What's that?"
"Jax."
Her body went rigid. "It won't last."
I dried my hands as I turned to face her. "Oh, I'm not so sure. You see, when Jax fights for something he wants, he keeps it. It took him a while, but he wore me down. Now he just wears me out in bed."
Her mouth dropped open before an ugly scowl formed. "Enjoy him while you can. He'll be back for me."
Years of practice enabled me to smile sweetly at her, despite my back teeth grinding against each other. "Oh, I will, but don't hold your breath. It appears he can't get enough of my milk and cookies, especially those late-night snacks. You know the kind where you can peel back the layers until you can lick the cream, if you catch what I mean."
Her eyes popped as my double entendre sank in.
Jade's smile was wicked as she linked arms with me and we left the bathroom. As soon as the door closed behind us, I leaned against the wall, my shaky hand covering my mouth.
"Can I just say I've never been prouder of you?" Jade's shoulders were shaking as she laughed. "Licking the cream? That was priceless! I love how your claws came out. You're full of surprises lately."
"I’m used to people talking about me, but the way she talked about Jax...well, they just brought it out in me."
Jade looked smug. "Come on, kitten. Let's go back to your man before he sends out a search party."
As we made our way back to our table, I saw Jax scanning the room. As soon as he caught sight of us, his features relaxed and a smile broke out on his face. He said something to the rest of our table party and met me halfway.
"You were gone a while. Everything okay?"
"Fine."
Jade coughed to cover her hissed, "Bullshit."
"Hush. Let's go back to our seats. I think the speech and auction announcements are coming up." I slid my hand down Jax's arm until our fingers linked.
Jax didn't move. He looked at Jade. "What happened?"
I drew his face back to mine. "Nothing important. We ran into a couple of women who weren't appreciative of our efforts here tonight."
His eyes grew warm. "Then they're idiots. You've both done a fantastic job." He offered both of his elbows and escorted us back to our seats, where dinner was just being served.
