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“There’s Cinderella,” they say.
“What is this?” My mouth hangs open. “Did you set this up?”
George purses purple-painted lips. “Despite what the movies would have you believe, it is not my dream to help little straight girls find their inner goddess. This was all Jonah.”
They raise their brows like they know exactly what is going on between us. I thought we’d been keeping it under wraps, but I guess not.
I give them wide eyes and a neck slicing gesture when Katie turns to the first rack.
“Like I care,” George mutters. “At least if he’s sleeping with you, he’s not bothering me.”
I choke out a laugh and admire the racks. Silky dresses in every shade of the rainbow, little jeweled heels, massive diamond necklaces. I run my fingers over one dress in deep blue. The artful folds pin at the shoulder and fan out to the waist. Beautiful.
“Want to start with that one?” Katie asks.
“Sure.” I finger the dress and swallow hard when I see the number of zeros peeking out on the price tag. “Um, I can’t afford this. Is it a rental?”
She cocks her head, like I’m daft. “This is paid for.”
My mouth drops open again and George snorts. “All of it? But what if I don’t like it? What if it doesn’t fit?”
She shrugs. “Mr. Crown will pay for anything you keep. Everything else will be returned.”
I’m frozen in shock, until Katie tells me to follow her to a changing area she’s set up in a small sitting room off the main living area. She hangs five dresses and leaves a pair of shoes. “Try these on and show me your favorite of the five.”
I pull my phone out of my bag with shaking hands. I snap a photo of the clothes and text Jonah.
Callie
What is this?
His response comes immediately, like he was waiting to hear from me. I picture him lounging in his chair during a business meeting, with that lazy confidence he adopts when it suits him. No one would dare yell at him for texting during a meeting.
Jonah
I told you. Not like the last time.
My pulse hammers in my chest.
Callie
This is too much. You can’t do this for me.
Jonah
I can do whatever I want.
God, that confidence. Arrogance even. He owns the world and he softens for no one. Except for me. The thought makes me jolt.
I try on a green dress, then a red one, each a cascade of luxurious fabric that makes me feel like a goddess.
Callie
The dresses are beautiful. Thank you.
Jonah
Send me a photo.
