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With his eyes glued to mine and a cocky smile that says, “I can make you come with my little finger,” he takes said finger and licks it. My dry mouth drops open.
“This thing between us, Cris, this isn’t something you can ignore and you know it. We’re gonna need to talk about this eventually.”
Then, just as quickly as he came in, he leaves me there. No other words. He doesn’t need to say anything. I know the power he has over me. I’m screwed.
It takes me a good five minutes to cool my skin down enough to leave the safety of the bathroom. With my head down, I slink out and try to make it past Jess, but her arm is longer than I thought, either that or she’s Elastigirl, and she catches me as I go by.
“What they hell were you two doing in there?” she demands.
“Wh- what. Nothing,” I laugh nervously and look anywhere but at her face.
“Really? Because Bo jetted out of here like a bat out of hell. Looked like the damned devil was chasing him, he looked so frazzled.”
“He did?” I ask. Good, it’s nice to know that when I’m not looking, he’s as vulnerable to me as I am to him. “Well I have no idea why.”
Jess narrows her ice blue eyes at me. “You two fucked, didn’t you?” she asks accusingly.
“Sh, the kids will hear,” I pull my arm out of her hand. “And we didn’t fuck,” I tell her, though I still don’t look her in the eye when I reply.
“Look at me when you lie,” she commands. I do, but start laughing at how serious she looks. She gasps at my audacity. “You did!”
“No we didn’t. I mean, fingering doesn’t count, does it?”
“Gross! And in my sweater!” She pulls at the material of the gray cotton pullover with her middle finger like it’s dirty. “You are never wearing my clothes again!”
I push her hand away. “Jess, the only reason I wear your clothes is because you insist on dressing me in them, like I’m your doll or something.” True story.
She pats me on the head and I slap at her hand. “It’s cause you’re so small,” she mocks.
“Or maybe you’re just that big.” I roll my eyes and shake my head. “Look, let’s not fight. I’m embarrassed enough as is. I’ll pay you back for this.”
“Nah, don’t worry about it. Just keep it. And that red dress, too. Now that I think about it, if I stop giving you clothes, will you stop fucking Bo?” she asks with mock innocence.
“Oh, hush!”
“Well, definitely something to think about,” Jess says over her shoulder. She goes to gather all the kids, and like little soldiers, they snap to attention, even Mia, and do as they’re told. “I want to see five kids, here, in front of me in ten seconds. Snacks in hand…”
Actually, before I know it I’m in line with the kids awaiting our next command, and as we all march out to our cars, I look back at the bathroom where I didn’t just have sex with Bo. I remember every detail of our encounter, just like every other time I’ve been with him. But just like every other time I’ve been with him, I file it away in the deepest recesses of my mind. It cannot be.
Wiping at my watery eye, I look away and leave.
