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What next, a black wedding?
I step back to look at myself in the full-length mirror. “Hmm.”
I turn and look at my behind. This dress is a lot shorter than I would usually wear.
My minidress is fitted and strapless, and I’m wearing nude stilettos with a clutch in the same color. I’m fake tanned, my blonde hair is down and full, and my makeup is trying to be sexy.
“Not bad.”
I’m going to let my hair down tonight, have fun with the girls, maybe dance with someone to take my mind off everything. And by everything, I mean my out-of-bounds twat-face next-door neighbor Henley James.
That damn man is distracting.
I’ve been in my house for over two weeks now, and instead of painting and planning my renovations, all I’m doing is plotting and spying . . . on him.
It’s counterproductive and getting really annoying.
I get Barry’s huge bone out of the fridge and take it out back. “This should keep you busy,” I tell him. He just looks up at me, completely uninterested in my gift.
“You eat it,” I tell him.
He ignores it.
I go to walk back inside, and he tries to follow me. “No, you be a good boy and amuse yourself tonight. Momma needs a night out.”
He immediately begins to bark and scratch on the door to be let in.
“No,” I tell him.
“Woof, woof, woof,” he carries on.
“Seriously.” I glance at my watch. “I have to go.” I walk away from the back door. Maybe if he can’t see me, he’ll calm down. He’s quite happy to stay outside if I’m home.
I reapply my lipstick to the sound of him barking in the distance.
Fuck’s sake.
I don’t want Henley to go postal again.
“Barry, stop it.”
Henley
I hold the cards in my hand and take a drag of my cigar. My eyes flick around the table.
Poker night.
And I am kicking their asses.
Blake puts down a stack of chips. “I’ll raise you fifty.”
I narrow my eyes. “You sure about that?”
“Positive.”
“Looks like you boys are making another deposit into the bank of Henley James.” I smirk.
Blake holds the cigar between his teeth as he looks through his hand. “That bank is fucking corrupted.” He throws his cards down.
