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“They arenotmy boyfriends. They’re just… it’s casual.”
But Leah seemed to believe that about as much as my central nervous system did, which is to say not at all. If I could get all of this amped-up, anxious energy to disperse, life would be a whole lot easier.You’ve already fucked them all, Jade. What is there to be nervous about?
Dating the three of them felt so much more real, somehow. Even if the homecoming game was more of a group hang, and my date with Dane was all to advance the revenge plot, everything was starting to feel a lot more serious than it had while I was drowning in multiple orgasms.
“Do you know what you’re gonna wear for your date with Dane?” Leah asked more casually, turning back to her lunch at last. I felt like I could breathe more easily with the reduced scrutiny.
“I really haven’t thought about it. He says the plan is a surprise, so I’m not even sure what we’re doing.”
“Oh, that issoromantic. You can say it’s casual all you want, Queen, but that boy is down bad if he’s planning a whole surprise date for you.”
If I were being honest with myself, I was inclined to agree. But Leah’s eyes lit with excitement, an idea striking her, andwe didn’t dwell longer on that topic. “Oh, my God, wait. This is theperfectopportunity for a makeover. I’ve always wanted to give someone a perfect glow-up. Can I help you get ready?Pleeeeeease?”
Her kid-on-Christmas enthusiasm made me laugh, and what could it really hurt? I shrugged, and Leah let out another squeal. Then she leaned in, her voice conspiratorial and devious. “Honey, we’re gonna make sure you look even more drop-dead gorgeous than usual. Meet me at my place after school, and we’ll show these boys what the queen of revenge really looks like.”
Leah’s familyhome was quaint and comfortable, and once her mom finished supplying us with a smorgasbord of after-school snacks, the transformation began. Leah used her makeup skills to give me a tasteful, sexy smoky eye with a sharp winged liner. She and I were a similar dress size, so Leah lent me a deep green dress with cute ruffles around the hem, and she whistled and whooped at me when I tried it on. “This color with your hair? Girl, you’re gonna give that boy a heart attack.”
“That’s what I’m going for.” I laughed.
When my hair was tamed into smooth waves and the look was finished, I got to have my stereotypical mirror moment. She’d turned me into someone I almost didn’t recognize, a certified hot girl who screamed confidence.
Leah snapped a picture of me, her eyes gleaming with mischief. “Jade,thisis your new profile pic. Trust me, Owen’s gonna question every life choice he’s ever made.”
“Done and done.” I chuckled, setting the photo as my profile picture in a few quick clicks. Then, for shits and giggles, I added an extra touch of drama and set my relationship status toIt’s Complicated. I ignored the immediate notifications I got on the post.
Leah continued to chat about my date, excited for me and even more excited to get all of the updates after the date was over. Despite my protests, she also couldn't resist doing a bit of online stalking.
“I just wanna see what all the fuss is about this Owen guy,” she told me when I tried to protest. A sick part of me was a little curious what was up with my ex, too, so I justified it by telling myself it was just Leah who was looking, even though she’d tell me whatever she learned right away.
When she found a photo of him with a cute blonde, kissing her cheek, the news hit me a little harder than expected. Apparently, Owen wasn’t just playing the field. He wasactually datingone of the girls he had cheated on me with, posting all kinds of couple-y photos with her everywhere he could. “You’re way prettier than her, if it helps,” Leah told me by way of apology.
I didn’t blame her for looking, though. Who cared if Owen was seeing someone, really? It bothered me more that he was being so open and proud, posting sappy captions, the kind of stuff he never shared online when he was with me. It stung, but in a strange way, it also felt like closure. Besides, I had three guys taking up all of my attention now, and there was no part of me that longed for the “good old days” with Owen.
Thinking about my upcoming date with Dane wiped all traces of sadness from my mind, though. Not only would I leave the night with plenty of cute, romantic photos to use as ammunition against Owen, but I was excited to spend some time alone with Dane, too. I couldn’t wait to see what he had planned.
A text dinged on my phone right as we heard the rev of a car engine in Leah’s driveway. I checked my screen to see a brief message from Dane, who had only added his number to my contacts earlier that day.
“He’s here,” I told Leah.
She grinned, ushering me toward the front door, shoving a borrowed matching purse into my hand. “This is gonna be so great! You look amazing. Okay, now remember, don’t do anything I wouldn’t do! So basically, use protection!”
I cackled as she practically shoved me out the door and into the night. A sexy, vintage black car gleamed in the driveway, and this may not be a fairytale, but I figured it was just as good a chariot as any.
25
DANE
“Where are we going?” Jade asked from the passenger seat of my precious, prized Impala. I kept my eyes on the road, because having gotten a perfect view of her as she climbed into my car, I knew I wouldn’t be able to think straight while looking at her. Damn, the girl cleaned up nice. I didn’t remember her looking this good even on the night she caught me in the pool house, and remembering it now, it felt like so long ago.
“Be patient, beautiful,” I said, surprising myself. “We’re almost there.”
When I pulled up to the small shopping center and parked, Jade still looked confused, but she resisted the urge to ask a million questions until we got out of the car. There, with no distractions and nothing keeping me from drinking her in, I could really admire how good she looked. Her lovely face was enhanced with makeup and probably black magic, her delectable curves shown off to perfection by the form-fitting green dress. And damn it, that color really brought out her eyes, too. “Jesus Christ, you’re gorgeous,” I told her without meaning to. “I can’t believe I get to touch you.”
Jade beamed at me, a sunshine smile to stave off the oncoming winter. She smoothed down her skirt against her lush thighs, and I noticed how she squirmed a little, too, so delightfully reactive. I couldn’t wait to be inside her again, get an even bigger reaction out of her. “You look really good, too,” she told me quietly, a sweet sheepishness in her voice, and damn it if I didn’t want to kiss her hard right there in the parking lot.
But we had plans. A date. I held out my hand for her to take and led her into one of my favorite places in the world.
The little shop wasn’t impressive from the outside, just a dusty window and a faded old sign, but the inside of the used bookstore was like my mecca. As soon as she saw where we were, Jade let out a delighted little laugh.
