Page 89 of Daddy's Wild Girl

Complete and utter betrayal.

It didn’t matter what was announced. Her mother couldn’tmakeher do anything. Sure, she could send her passive-aggressive messages. She could attempt to push her into doing things. And she could make digs at Bebe all she liked for not having a job, a career, a life.

But that didn’t mean Bebe had to believe the shit she spouted.

Or do anything that she didn’t want to do.

“Bebe, you’re not getting undressed,” Corbin suddenly said.

She startled. Where the heck had he come from? “When did you get back in the car?”

“Just now, baby. And I’m worried about the fact that you didn’t even notice. You were out of it, away with the fairies. You need to get those clothes off.”

“I can’t d-do that here.” Although she was concerned that she was drifting with her mind unable to settle on one thing.

What was wrong with her?

“Here, let me hold up this blanket to cover you. No one will see you, just take some things off, okay?”

He held the blanket around her for privacy and she tried, she really did. But her fingers didn’t want to work.

“I c-can’t.”

“Shit.”

“Just d-drive home.”

“I’m not letting you freeze half to death on the way there.”

“The h-heater is on.”

“It’s not enough.” He drew the blanket away and reached for his shirt that she was wearing.

“C-Corbin.”

“I’m just taking care of you.”

He said it like it was something he did all the time. Maybe he did. Perhaps she wasn’t as special as she’d like to be.

He reached for the buttons of his shirt. “Sometimes it’s easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.”

Huh?

What was he trying to say? She knew the saying but her brain wasn’t working.

“She c-can’t make me d-do it,” she muttered.

“Of course she can’t,” he soothed. “Which is why you can’t let her get to you. Besides, the only person who will look stupid when you don’t turn up on her new show is her.”

Right. Only he didn’t know her mother. She had a way of twisting things. Of making herself look good.

What did she stand to gain?

Either her mother thought she’d pressure her into doing the show or she had a storyline to use . . . something that would bring in the watchers.

She couldn’t figure out what was going on. It was too hard with everything else.

“I need you to lift your butt up, baby.”

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