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That was half the problem. I should push him away harder than I did. He deserved better than to pine after me and hope to once in a while walk in on me with a vibrator in my pussy. He should meet someone. She didn't have to be anicegirl, if that wasn't what he was into.
What the shit was I thinking? If he likednicegirls, he wouldn't be into me. If I wasn't such a selfish asshole, I would force him to stay away from me. The truth was, I liked having him around.
"We should start getting ready for tonight."
3
"Are you ready yet?"
This time I heard Jake knock so I was ready for him to enter. I wasn't ready for how stinking hot he looked.
He wore a perfectly tailored dark suit that fit so well it could have been painted on. Under that was a crisp white shirt and crimson and red striped tie. He had just enough scruff on his chin for that designer badass look. Although most of his tattoos were covered, the ones on his wrists peeked out from his sleeves, hinting at what else was there.
While I drank in the sight of him, he did the same to me.
He let out a soft, low wolf whistle, no pun intended. Okay, yes it was.
"No one else will be looking at anyone but you," he said smoothly.
"What? In this old thing?" I put my hands out to either side and did a turn, showing off my long, white shimmering gown. The neckline plunged low enough to show a barely decent amount of cleavage. The back plunged even lower. It covered my ass by about a millimetre. Just below the base of my neck was a tattoo of a wolf’s head, surrounded by flowers. I liked to be part wolf, even in human form.
A split in the side of the dress showed a lot of thigh. White stilettos completed the outfit.
"If you wore shorts, a T-shirt and thongs on your feet, people would still only look at you," he said.
I laughed softly. "Is that a challenge?"
He chuckled. "Only if I thought you’d take me up on it. If we're going to go there, let's go one more. I dare you to go naked."
I leaned over towards the mirror to apply my lipstick. "Are you hoping I'll say yes so you can go naked too?"
He stood behind me so I could see his reflection grin. "When have I ever had trouble being naked?"
"Never," I agreed. "But that's not the impression we need to make tonight."
He snapped his fingers. "Okay. We'll save that for another night."
I grabbed a tissue and dabbed my lipstick."How many do we have coming to our little event?"
"Attendees or… Special guests?" he asked carefully. He watched my expression in the mirror.
I made a face at him. "Both."
He nodded. "About two hundred attendees. Eleven special guests."
I knitted my eyebrows. "That many?"
Jake shrugged. "Times are tight."
"I guess so." I straightened up and turned to face him. "We shouldn't be fashionably late. They'll start without us."
"They wouldn't dare. I told them you’re coming." He put a hand on my arm, just above my elbow. "Are you okay? I know these things bring back memories." His eyes bore into mine like he was trying to see into my soul.
"It wasn't all bad memories," I reminded him. "I'll be fine. We just have to focus on what we have to do tonight. This is all about the nephew."
Jake nodded slowly. "In that case, can I ask another question?"
I arched one shapely eyebrow at him. "Can I stop you?"
