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“Are you sure? I don’t give a shit if Sammy’s attracted to you. You say the word and we can make them leave. And…”
I looked up then, being met by my friend’s concerned stare. “Continue.”
She sighed, pulled her long blond hair back into a ponytail, and tied an elastic around her hair. “I just worry about you. I don’t want you to end up with another guy like Aaron.”
I laughed then, rising to my full height. “Trust me. Sammy may be an ass, but he is nothing like Aaron.”
“And how do you know that?” she asked, stepping in line with me as I neared the room that held change rooms, costumes and anything else the girls needed to spice up their routines whenever they danced.
I thought a moment. HowdidI know that? It wasn’t like I knew Sammy really. I knew he was brooding, possessive and overbearing but I didn’t really know much about him other than that. “I guess I don’t actually know.”
“He’s made the other girls cry,” Shawnee pointed out.
“I know.” I pushed open the door that led to outfits of all different colors. “Have you heard from Gigi? She’s supposed to be teaching us a new routine.” Gigi Rodriguez was a former ballerina who hurt her knee after falling on it the wrong way. She taught us a routine a while ago that we did for Candace, our boss, and she loved it. A few tears were shed but she appreciated it nonetheless.
“Stop trying to change the subject.”
“Listen.” I turned toward my friend, someone who had been by my side since we were kids. “I’m attracted to Sammy. There I said it. What he wants is strictly just sex. No emotions. No commitments. Just pure sex.”
Shawnee frowned. “Is that what you want?”
“It’s all I can handle now, but Sammy is not Aaron. How do I know this? I don’t know exactly but with Aaron, there were red flags almost instantly that I missed or ignored.” I shrugged. “I was young and naïve. You know how shy and awkward I was growing up. Aaron was the first boy who noticed me, and I fell in love almost instantly.” I sighed, not liking to think ill of the dead but the bastard got what he wanted. I never even had a chance to divorce him before he died. It was like that fact alone made it seem like he still had his clutches in me.
“Just be careful,” Shawnee said gently, pulling me from my thoughts.
“I will. I’m going to organize this room finally like Candace asked, so you girls don’t have to do it.”
“And so you don’t have to see a brooding biker?” Shawnee laughed lightly.
“Yeah.”
She came up behind me, wrapping her arms around me from behind. “I love you, Amber, and I can understand being attracted to him but if he hurts you, I will gut him like a fucking fish. I stayed back and minded my own business with Aaron, but no more.” She spun me around. “You hear me?”
I wrapped my arms around her, pulling her against me. “I hear you.”
“Good.” She gave me a squeeze and slapped my ass.
I yelped, jumping away from her. “Seriously.”
She laughed. “I’ll leave you alone. Just make sure to lock the door behind me.”
“I will.” I followed her to the door and closed it behind her once she left the room. Clicking the lock into place, I looked out at the room before me. As much as I thought I could distract myself from thoughts of Sammy, I knew that it would be almost impossible. I also knew that I would text him. Eventually. Maybe not tonight. Or even tomorrow night. But it would happen.
He knew it. I knew it.
It was only a matter of when.
Amber
It had been afew days since I’d seen Sammy and Will. Both of them got under my skin in very different ways. Sammy for the good and Will for the bad. Very bad. Every time I saw him, it reminded me of how stupid I’d been as a young girl. I wanted attention. I craved it. I didn’t grow up with a father, so maybe that was part of my issue. Aaron wanted me. Will wanted me. Two guys. What more could a girl ask for? But the way they wanted me was unhealthy. I just didn’t know it at the time.
Even though Aaron was no longer around, I felt like he was at times because both he and his brother had been so much alike. It was unreal. They weren’t twins, but they were close, and their personalities were quite similar. But if I had to choose between both of them, as much as he had hurt me over the years, I would have chosen Aaron every single time. There was something off about Will. Always had been.
It was now Thursday evening, and I had the night off. I was sitting on my bed with my laptop in front of me, getting ready to video chat with my mom. It had been a routine we did often, at least twice a month, sometimes more if life allowed it.
Getting comfortable, I turned on the computer and waited for it to load. I sent my mom a quick text, letting her know that I was about to video call her. Once the laptop was booted up, I called her through Facebook and waited for her to answer.
When she finally did, I couldn’t help but smile. My mom was more than just my mom. She was my best friend. Between her, Shawnee, and the other girls at Rouge, I had the best friends a girl could ever ask for. While I had known Shawnee the longest, I was close with all of them.
