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“That’s absolutely my intention.”
But then there are voices in the hall. It’s Vera and Maria talking.
He presses his face against my naked chest. “No screaming today. We can’t keep doing this.”
“Oh yes, we can. It’s painful but so damn hot.”
His eyes flash up at me. I love this vision of him, face buried against my chest. His rough whiskers chafe against my skin.
“Ensley James, you are going to kill me.”
“What a way to go.”
The voices recede toward the lobby. They’ll soon notice we’re both missing. With a reluctant sigh, I slide off his lap, swiftly clasping the bra and buttoning the shirt.
He watches me, his jaw set.
I open the door, ready for the ruse. “I’ll get those files done and close out the register for the week.”
He nods.
Maria walks up to the door and waits for me to leave.
“If I don’t talk to you again, I’ll see you Monday.” I step aside so Maria can go in the office.
I keep my composure until I’m alone in the lobby.
Is this really my life? I’ve never felt like this before.
And I don’t think Drew has, either.
Tonight, we’ll get to do it all.
Both of my sisters help me get ready for date two. We’ve always been all up in each other’s business, so Tillie sorts through my bras and panties to choose the right ones for tonight.
“Definitely the thong,” she says. “Guys lose it over a thong.”
“But it doesn’t match the bra. He digs the front hook.” I lift the pink one that has made Drew crazy twice now.
“Tillie’s right, give him something different,” Lila says. “I think I have a cute one. I can’t wear my old bras anymore, anyway.” She pressesagainst her boobs. “Sore and swollen. I don’t think I’ll even look at another underwire for a year.”
While she’s gone, Tillie lifts the dress that I bought from a thrift store after work. It’s designed to get his attention, shimmery gold with sheer long sleeves. The skirt is the same gold fabric at first, but it quickly disintegrates into a mix of solid and sheer strips that make you wonder how much of a peek you’re getting when I walk.
I feel grateful to have found it. It’s a size too big, but I made a swift hand-stitched alteration of it half an hour ago. One thing you get good at when you love thrifting is quick and dirty alterations.
“This looks like a dress for sex.” Tillie plucks at the sheer sections of the skirt. “Maybe a thong is risky.”
“It covers my butt. And I’m totally banging Drew Daniels tonight. It’s a miracle it didn’t happen on his desk.”
She sets the dress down. “You’re playing with fire, sister.”
“I’m kind of enjoying the heat.”
“At least you have an out. If it doesn’t work past this weekend, you head back to Alabama. I’ll already be there. I have to finish out my last shifts at the old job and pack my room.”
I sit on the corner of the bed. For the first time, I realize that my failure here means that I will also lose my sister time. I’ll be getting an apartment to live in by myself. And I will have lost Drew.
That can’t happen.
