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Three cocktails later, we emerge from the bar in fits of laughter.
With the alcohol flowing through my veins and my girl’s arm looped through mine, I almost feel like my old self again.
As we round the corner, Jodie having already announced that we’re heading to her new favourite lingerie shop next, a shiver runs down my spine.
Spinning around, I drag Jodie with me to search the space around us for a familiar face, or even an unfamiliar one who might be watching us.
Now I know we have security following us, it makes our reality that much more serious.
The guys think we’re at risk enough to employ a detail each to keep us safe. That’s either some serious shit, or they’re taking their possessive tendencies to a whole new level.
I find both our tails fairly quickly, but it’s not their attention that caused me to react like that.
Seeing nothing of concern, I push my worries aside, telling myself it’s just the alcohol making me paranoid.
“What’s wrong?” Jodie asks when I drag her around once more.
“Nothing. Please proceed.”
Her eyes narrow as she looks at me.
“I knew I should have cut you off at two.”
“Where’s the fun in that? Let’s go buy you some sexy outfits for your boy,” I announce happily, allowing her to lead me toward the shop. A shop we never would have stepped foot in prior to her getting with Toby. It was well out of our price range. Well, for me, it still is.
I can’t help but smile as I think about her new life. Trips to Primark are long over for her.
I trail behind her as she runs her fingers over the delicate lace and soft satin. She plucks her size from the racks and hooks them over her fingers, ready to go and try on.
“Oh my God, this one has your name all over it,” she says, pulling a bra from the rail and spinning around to show me.
I can’t help but laugh. “I don’t think so, Jojo.”
I don’t need to look at the price tag to know that it’s well out of my reach.
“My treat,” she says, turning back to the rail and pulling my size out.
“No, Jodie. I’m not—”
“Just try it on. You’re going to be bored waiting for me to get through this lot. You could snap some photos while you’re in there to torture Nico with.”
A growl rumbles in the back of my throat at her suggestion, but she shoves the garments into my arms and flounces off before I get a chance to say anything.
I catch up to her as she hits the nightwear section and snatches up a few more items.
Toby has no idea what’s coming his way.
“Are you trying to break your boyfriend or something?” I ask lightly.
“Nope, just remind him how lucky he is to have me.”
“I’m pretty sure he already knows,” I mutter as another shiver rushes down my spine.
Spinning around, I scan the shop. But just like outside, I find no one. Other than a handful of other women and two shop assistants, there’s no one in here.
“Come on, let’s go try these on.”
