Page 82 of Call Me Mrs. Taylor

rodeocarter Oh she in love fr

munilawng Not you tryna be soft for a man

99problmz She gone

420twkr What he do to you? Spill

I snap out of my trance. “Whathasn’the done? He’s just…different.” I dot cream blush over my cheekbones and around my eye. “He’s a nerd. And I mean that in a good way. Bae is smart. Oh my God, y’all, he’s damn near a genius. But beyond that, he’s not one of these half-stepping, weak-minded dudes out here. He’s a wholeman.”

beysnosehair05 I’m bout to throw my phone

queenbratz We love a MAN

I blend the blush in light pats. “He makes me feel safe.”

Safer, anyway. I won’t feel completely safe until the ring is on my finger.

“When I’m with him, it’s just us. Everything else fades. No noise. No distractions. None of it matters.”

caramelpop09 Love that for you

rainbowjseo1 Im jealous, but go awf

freakbtchh What color is that blush?

“This is it,” I say, my makeup forgotten as the beauty blender sits softly in my palm. “I feel it. I can see forever. It’sright there.”

I snap to, realizing I’m still live, and that there are almost a hundred people posting in the chat.

I pick up my bronzer, swirling my brush around the pan. “I just have a few things I need to handle first.”

8downn Handle?

rihspinkynail Bestie wdym?

I dust the bronzer along my cheeks, my jawline, and the sides of my nose. “Nothing serious,” I say smoothly. “Just some loose ends. In the form of people who don’t know how to mind their business.”

erikablue72 No because WHO are you talking about?

mommy9857 Not you speaking in riddles

shontee73 We ride at dawn

Highlighter goes on next, dusted lightly over my cheekbones, cupid’s bow, and the tip of my nose. I tilt my face, watching the light catch on my skin.

Perfect.

“They think they can come between us,” I murmur at my reflection. “Like I’d ever let that happen.”

I grab my eyeliner and lean closer to the mirror. “Nobody’s ever gonna come between us, and I mean that.” I drag the liquid liner along my upper lash line with a steady hand. “I don’t care what I have to do. I’ll die first.”

idrisluv04 Um

skatrgrl25 …

normanisleg11 Ma’am

popprz00 Unhinged

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