Page 146 of One Bad Idea
Absently, I said, "Does he know you're here?"
She gave a toss of her long, red hair. "I don't know. Does he knowyou'rehere?"
The question made me pause. Obviously, she knew nothing about me and Jaden. But suddenly, I was almost wishing she did, because I was feeling very strange about the whole thing.
And, could I really judge her?
Just a week ago, I'd been wearing a lot less than that.
Lamely, I murmured, "Well, Idowork here."
"Yeah, I know," she said. "You tookmyjob."
God, I hated this.
I wasn't jealous. Or at least, I didn'tthinkI was jealous. After all, I was nearly certain that Jaden had zero interest in Morgan.
But then, a little voice whispered,"But what if he does?"
My stomach lurched at the thought. Still, I gave myself a mental kick.This was so stupid.
Jaden and Iweren'ttogether. Evenbeforethat argument, we weren't together.
It was just a casual thing.
Right?
I shoved a hand through my hair and tried to think. Suddenly, I wasn't feeling so casual.
"Well?" she said. "Aren't you gonna say something?"
My mind felt slow and muddy. "Sorry, what?"
"Isaid, 'You took my job.'"
I sighed. "Yeah. So you keep reminding me."
It was true. She said this nearly every time I saw her. By now, I was getting so used to it that I hardly noticed.
And yet, I noticed itnow, just like I noticed that she had perfect hair, perfect makeup, and perfectly perky nipples.
Were mine that perky?They didn't feel perkynow. In fact, everything on me felt wrong and disjointed.
From behind the desk, Morgan looked to my hands and frowned. "What's that?"
Confused, I looked down. I was still holding that stupid mask. I heard myself say, "I don't know. I, um, saw it in my office."
She smiled. "Hey, toss it here, will ya?"
I froze. "What?"
She held up her hand. "Come on. Lemme see it."
For some stupid reason, I didn't want to give it up. "Why?"
Her eyes brightened. "Because I'm gonna surprise Jaden with it."
I gave a nervous laugh. "Oh, I think he'll be pretty surprised as it is."
