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Ugh,I’m cutting this so close. I slept in late, and then wanted to check the Chapel to see how the nuns did. The white flowers they decorated with are beautiful, and make my eyes fill with tears. I’ll never be able to enjoy something like this, but dammit, Chastity will get the best of everything.
I barely have enough time to run back to my room, change, and get a ride share out to see my best friend.
I know I’ll be able to use this girls’ day as much as she does. Throwing on ripped jeans, a cropped bra top, and a long sleeve, button-down shirt to hide it until I get off campus, I jump in the car when it arrives.
Giving Jacob’s address, I lean back to relax for the hour-long ride. I don’t care though, because I made sure to bring a book in my bag. I hide my smut from Mother Superior, because it’s just one more thing that she wouldn’t approve of.
Smiling as we arrive, I ask the driver to wait as I run up to ring the doorbell. A man I don’t know opens the door, and my forehead wrinkles.
“Hi, I’m looking for Chastity. We’re supposed to have a spa day,” I tell him with a small smile.
“Are you saying you’re kidnapping her from us,” he gasps, and I can’t help but giggle.
This definitely isn’t Jacob. “Who are you?” I ask, shaking my head.
“Chas, your friend is here,” Jacob yells from somewhere in the house, before I can even see him.
“Tempest, this is my roommate, Otto. My sister will be here in a second… Why is the rideshare still here?”
“Ummm, I was going to take it to the spa with Chastity. You’re very busy, and I just wanted to treat her to this fun girl's day, before she gets married,” I explain with a shrug.
“I was going to drive you,” Jacob says, frowning harder at the car as he honks. “Tell him to go. You can drive, right?”
I shake my head, because my mother never allowed me to. “Jacob, you know how sheltered Chastity is? I’m almost as bad. My mother insisted on having a car take me everywhere, so I never learned to drive,” I explain.
Jacob hums under his breath. “You both need driving lessons,” he mutters.
“Why? What car am I driving?” I ask him, because this conversation is silly.
“You both need a car in case of an emergency. Levi is a busy man, and his marriage to Chastity will give her certain freedoms that other students don’t have. I am not usually someone to flaunt things like this, but you need to be able to do things. You can share the car, since you’re basically attached at the hip,” he insists.
Chastity comes to the door at the tail end of the conversation. “What did I miss?” she asks, lips pursed.
“Jacob is crazy,” I sigh as Otto chuckles.
“You can go!” he yells at the car, waving him away.
“Wait, that was our ride,” I protest as the driver pulls away, and Otto shakes his head.
“I’m driving you,” Otto tells us. “Jacob, you have a meeting in twenty minutes, which I know you’ve forgotten about. I’ll take the girls to their appointment, and then go to the store for dinner.”
Jacob grimaces at the reminder of the call, and I guess he really doesn’t want to be on it.
“Fine, yes, that’ll work. Chastity, you have Otto’s number. Text him when you’re done, and have fun,” he says, pulling out his wallet and handing me money.
I open my mouth to protest, but he shakes his head. “Learn to take help when it’s offered, Tempest. I really need lemon squares in my life. See if you can get my sister to bake me some,” Jacob teases.
Otto snorts, and I wonder if I’m in the Twilight Zone. All the stories I’ve heard tell me that Jacob is a scary asshole. Chastity also appears surprised, looking at her brother as if she doesn’t know who he is.
Otto shoos us to the car, and I decide to go with it. We need the ride now, regardless. Chastity sits next to me in the back seat, and I squeeze her hand.
“I peeked into the Chapel before I left,” I tell her with a smile. She grins at me, and I know she’s excited about the wedding. Chastity hasn’t known Levi for long, but I know he loves her. “It’s gorgeous. The flowers are so pretty, and they did an incredible job.”
Sighing happily, she nods. “It’s surreal, but I’m really excited. Even outside of the practical reasons for removing Grandmother from being able to dictate my life, marrying Levi feels right,” she tells me with a smile. “He’s careful with me, but I know he loves me.”
“Careful, how?” Otto asks, and Chastity flushes with embarrassment. I know Levi has a lot of sexual kinks that have pushed her to the brink of what she’s comfortable with, but he’s never pressed her for sex.
“People think I’m a whore,” Chastity says with a shrug. “When there’s intrigue and rumors that fly around, people think you’ll open your legs for just about anyone. Levi has never pressured me for anything I’m not willing to give.”
