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Eloise
“What happened to your head, Els?”Penny’s hand darts to cover her mouth as she stops over the threshold and into my apartment.
“I was chased by the devil.” I follow that with a laugh.
She joins in. “So, a creep chased you for your number? I’ve been there and done that.”
I motion for her to drop the bag she’s holding on my dining room table.
As she does, she sighs. “I should clarify that I was the one being chased. I wasn’t the chaser.”
“Gotcha.” I nod. “Thanks for bringing lunch, but you didn’t have to do that.”
“I may have an ulterior motive for the burgers and fries.”
I was expecting a turkey sandwich on rye, so this is an upgrade.
“I was walking past Crispy Biscuit,” she goes on, explaining the change in menu. “I smelled the burgers cooking and I couldn’t resist. You eat meat, right?”
I don’t get a chance to answer before she’s lost in a fit of giggles. “That sounded very high school of me. I was talking about actual beef, not blowjobs.”
“I figured as much.”
She winks at me. “You get me, Els. That’s why we’re such good friends.”
In my estimation, we are closing in on being friends in the broad sense of the word, but I do like being around her and when she invited herself over, I told her I’d be here waiting for her.
My only task all day has been thinking about last night.
I haven’t given any thought to the point in time when I fell on the sidewalk, but every second after that is playing on repeat in my mind.
The way Gaines touched me. How it felt when he fucked me, and his tender response to my confession is overwhelming me in the best way possible.
“Am I right to assume that you didn’t see any action because of the devil?”
I glance to where Penny is now unloading the food from the bag. “I should pay for half of that.”
She doesn’t flinch at my sudden change in subject. Instead she shakes her head. “No go, Els. I’m here to ask a big favor, so the food is my way of getting you ready for that ask.”
I laugh that off as I reach for a crispy fry. “Ask away, Pen.”
She rubs her hands together before she turns to face me. “Daxton says that Dr. Morgan is going to give him the thumbs up for strenuous activities soon.”
My brows lift in understanding. “Okay.”
“We’re going to go out for dinner first to celebrate and I want to wear just the right dress.” She drops her hands to the hips. “I want to find my own ooh-la-la dress for that.”
I smile at the reminder of what she called the dress I was wearing the night we met. “I get that.”
“If you’re feeling up to it, and have time today, can we go shopping together?”
I glance at the black sweatpants and red T-shirt I’m wearing.
She’s all glam in a white button-down shirt that’s tied at her waist, boyfriend jeans, and cute kitten heels.
“I’ll need to change, but I’m in.”
“Seriously?” She launches toward me for a hug. “You’re the best, Els.”
