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“Hmm… curiouser and curiouser.”
With a chuckle, I stood and gave her a kiss on the cheek. “Be safe and have fun tonight. Take your gun, too. I’m telling you that man is a drug dealer.”
Her eyes rolled as she stood and walked over to her dresser. “When Jeremy asks you to be his play girlfriend again, say yes.”
“Sakura…”
“We both know it’s the only chance you’ll give a man to give you the companionship and love you deserve. Enjoy it.”
I know she didn’t mean for her words to put me in my feelings, but they did. My mouth twisted to the side as my eyes watered. Swallowing back my emotion, I nodded and abruptly left her room. She was right—I had no desire to date. Well, I desired male companionship, just not the love and loss that came with it. It was proving safer to focus on work, family, and solo experiences, and I was okay with that. Sometimes I was a little envious of my sister’s social life, but I had no one to blame for that but myself.
When I was done putting my new items up, I lit a few candles, put some music on, and took a long, hot bath. There was a new thriller out that I’d been itching to start, and I got to the fifth chapter before getting out of the tub. After oiling myself down, I popped some popcorn, added jalapeños, and grabbed a bottle of Port. Just as I was getting comfortable in bed, Sakura was coming in to show me her outfit for the night.
“Whew! You look good as hell, sis. The body is bodying, okay?”
With a giggle, Sakura gave me a twirl. The leather mid-thigh length dress wrapped around her short, stacked frame perfectly. Her makeup was beat, and I loved the plum-colored matte lipstick she wore. It looked great against her caramel-colored skin. Her short natural hair was under a long thirty-inch sew-in with a middle part. Gaudy gold jewelry accentuated the simplicity of the leather dress. Baby Girl was going to be turning heads all night.
“Thank you, sis. I doubt if we’ll make it to too many places tonight.” She sat on the edge of my bed. “Are you really calling it a night this early? Why don’t you come out with us for drinks? That’ll keep Tim from ripping this dress off me as soon as he sees me.”
I chuckled with a shake of my head, checking the time on my phone. It was then that I noticed I had two missed calls from Jeremy. My heart dropped instantly, and I completely lost track of our conversation.
“Maritza?”
“Hmm?”
“Are you okay?”
“Uh yeah. What were you saying?”
“I said why don’t you come out with us for a few drinks?”
“Oh, no, ma’am. I’m not going to be the third wheel.”
“Then tell Jeremy to join us.” She shot me a wink and laughed as she stood, avoiding my hand swatting her.
“I hate I told you about that already.”
The doorbell rang, and I was glad Tim was here to get her ass.
“Bye, sis!”
“Have fun and be safe!” I repeated.
It took several minutes before I worked up the courage to return Jeremy’s call. This was the first time he’d ever called me, and I was pretty sure it was about what happened at the country club. A few seconds passed after he answered before the music in the background lowered and I heard his raspy, deep voice.
“Hello?”
“Hey, you called?” I shut my eyes and palmed my forehead.Of course, he called.
“Yeah, I was just calling to thank you for earlier since you wouldn’t let me at the club.” His sexy chuckle made me smile. “And I wanted to make sure you made it home safely. You seemed pretty upset when you left.”
“You’re welcome, and I wasn’t upset. More like flustered.”
“Was it the kiss? Did it unnerve you?”
I thought about his question carefully, not wanting him to think he had any type of physical power over me. I also didn’t want to lie and say it was just him asking me to lie to his parents and pretend to be his girlfriend.
“It was all of it,” I admitted, squeezing the back of my neck. “I wasn’t expecting that or prepared, but I’m glad it worked out for you.”
