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I see Bella start to blush and am about to jump in and say something to draw attention away from her when Harper interjects.
"Oh, that's my fault. I threw up last night. Izzy was trying to help me and must have gotten some on herself. Sorry girl, my bad," Harper explains as she hugs Bella.
I'm really going to have to thank her later for that lie. I just hope Ava really believes that is the truth. And pray to God that she didn't hear mine and Bella's intimate moment earlier. No one deserves to hear her breathy moans but me.Heck, if I'm being honest, I don't even think I deserve to hear them. Doesn't mean I'm not grateful I did, though.
"Yeah, we were just being good friends, so shut it, Tucker," I say, giving him a pat on the arm that's a little too strong.
"Now that that's settled, it's time for you three to hurry up and get dressed. It's almost 10 a.m. and this birthday boy is craving lots of carbs for breakfast. Let's go, chop, chop," Tucker declares, clapping his hands.
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
ISABELLA
Igrab my bags and head back to the bedroom with Harper and Ava to change my clothes. I give Harper a quickthanks for covering for melook, as Ava walks ahead. Harper just smiles back in response. As we walk into the room, Ava goes into far too much detail about her and Tucker's romantic night together. Harper and I both roll our eyes as she starts talking about the reverse cowgirl. I secretly listen, even if I pretend not to, as she tells us all about the blowjob trick she tried and how much Tucker enjoyed it.
"Seriously, Ava, I already feel sick enough from the hangover. I don't need the mental images too." Harper fake gags as she throws one of the pillows and hits Ava right in the face. I quietly mouth the wordsthank youto her and continue putting on my makeup.
"So what about you? How was your night alone?" Ava says, turning to look at me. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Harper looking at me too. She must sense I don't want to say anything, as she loudly interrupts. "So my night sucked; thanks for asking. I spent most of it with my arms wrapped around Mr. Toilet. He kept me up all night, sweating, shaking, and gagging until I finally fell asleep from exhaustion."
"Wow, hot date or what?" Ava teases as she fans herself.
"Yeah, and my night was nice, but pretty chilled. I fell straight asleep watching a movie, and this morning we watchedFriendstogether," I mention, purposely excluding the crazy middle part of my night. Everything with Gabe happened even before I spent a mind-blowing morning with Nate.Come to think of it, it was probably one of the wildest nights of my life. So why the hell am I not sharing any of it with the girls?
"Earth to Izzy, where'd you just go?" both Harper and Ava ask.
"Sorry, I was just thinking about something."
Ava lets it slide and continues talking about what she wants for breakfast. Harper just gives me a cheeky, knowing grin. We get ready and head into town, deciding on McDonald’s for breakfast. I go for the Sausage and Egg McMuffin. Tucker, being Tucker, wants the full deal: sausage, eggs, hash browns, you name it, he's got it, and Nate, of course, chooses the same.
Poor Harper says she's too hungover to eat, so she'll have a milkshake and a black coffee instead. After breakfast, Harper goes home and says she needs to sleep off her hangover. Ava and Tucker have plans with Tucker's family to celebrate his birthday. Which just leaves Nate and me, so we decide to go to the movies instead.
"Is it okay with you if we swing by work on the way? I need to pick up my paycheck. I can meet you at the movie theater in about an hour if you would rather not come with me."
"No, I'll just wait for you in the car," I offer with a smile, though I secretly hope to go with him because it would be nice to get to know more about him. See where he works, meet some of his co-workers, and just learn a little more about what he does when we're not together.
"As long as you don't mind," Nate says, opening the car door for me.
When we arrive at his work, he spots one of his colleagues sitting on a wall near the parking lot and offers to introduce me to him. "So, this is Davis. He just moved here from Texas."
"Nice to meet you, darlin'," Davis replies with a strong Texas twang.
He and Nate chat briefly about a few things related to work, which, if I'm honest, might as well be in another language. I've no idea what half the words and phrases they both use mean, but from what I understand, someone ordered the wrong materials for one of the jobs. So they have to go back and finish it again over the weekend. "Anyway, I've got to go and pick up my pay. I'll talk to you soon," Nate mentions as he loops his arm around my waist and turns to lead me inside.
"The lady can stay here with me if she'd like. John’s in one of his moods because the extra work will set us back a few weeks. I don't want him to scare your lil’ lady." I can see the thoughts running through Nate's head as he decides whether to take me with him or leave me outside alone. I give him a reassuring smile, which I guess brings him to a decision. "Stay here with Davis, Bella. He's a good guy."
Davis takes off his jacket and places it on the dusty wall, so I have a clean place to sit. He immediately makes me feel at ease. Davis appears to be in his late thirties, but has a kind face and honest eyes. He even offers me some of his sandwiches, but I decline. We sit there talking and laughing. Davis tells me he has a wife who recently gave birth to their first child.
"I've got some pictures and videos of her, if you want to see them," he offers proudly.
"Sure, show them to me," I say, moving a little closer, so we can both watch the videos on his phone. We’re both laughing and cooing a little over the adorable baby on the screen as I see a shadow appear in front of both of us.
"What the fuck are you doing with her?" Gabe yells angrily as he tugs Davis to his feet by his t-shirt.
"Woah, Gabe, relax!" I yell, trying to push Gabe away, so he lets go of Davis.
"I said, what the fuck are you doing with HER?!" Gabe repeats, glaring at Davis.
Davis punches him in the jaw, which surprises Gabe enough to release the grip on his t-shirt, but he doesn't move away yet.
