Page 68 of Never Gonna Lie
James
More than like. My little slut looks good enough to eat. *devil emoji face*
The curtain being pulled back makes me jump, and I look up to see Mia standing outside the cubicle.
“Wow! You look hot,” she praises, her long brunette hair cascading over her shoulder as she rocks the black two-piece she’s currently got on.
Her words bring a smile to my face. It makes me happy hearing someone compliment me—it’s the people pleaser in me.
“So who’s it for?” she asks as she crosses her arms and gives me a knowing smile.
I blush, looking at anything other than her. “No one. It’s for me.”
“Uh, huh. Pull the other one, Raven, I know you too well.”
I sigh. “James.” I mumble it so low, I’m not sure she hears until she says,
“Oh, hun.” Placing her hand gently on my arm, she continues, “You need to stop this obsession with him. I want to see you happy.”
I’m not usually one to gloat or overshare, but I know Mia’s worried about me, and it comes from a place of love.
I smile as I say, “Oh, he made me happy, alright, when he was making me come so hard I saw God.”
Mia gapes at me before collecting herself, squinting her eyes, and pointing a finger at me. “You’re not bullshitting me here?”
I laugh, hiding my face behind my hands. “No, I’m not.”
Mia squeals and comes rushing over to me, enveloping me in a hug. “Yes, queen. Check you out getting the hot daddy.” She pulls away, wiping a fake tear from her eye. “My baby’s all grown up. I’m so proud,” she fake sniffles.
I give her a gentle shove, chuckling. “Stop it.”
She sits down on the bench and crosses one leg over the other before leaning her head in her hand. “Out with it. I want all the dirty details.”
“Absolutely not,” I scold. “That’s between me and James.” A smile quirks at the corner of my lip as I add, “But I will say he’s opened my eyes to things I never thought I’d like.”
Mia gives me an exaggerated sigh and huffs. “I’m so jealous. Where can I find a hot daddy?”
I laugh as I start removing the lingerie and get dressed. “Well, it won’t be on those horrific dating sites you keep insisting on using.”
“I know, I know.” A grin forms as she muses, “I wonder if there are daddy dating websites? Is Daddy Drew still married?” she asks with a wiggle of her eyebrows.
“Only you, Mia,” I say with an eye roll. “Come on, it’s getting late. We need to get back.”
“Get back to having hot sex, you mean?” Mia giggles.
I smack my forehead and groan. “I can’t with you.”
I finish getting dressed, and we head to the till to pay for our purchases. Mine’s been rung up and paid for, so while I wait for Mia, I wander around the store. A shadow passes over me, and I look over to see a familiar redhead smiling at me. If it wasn’t for the evil glint in her eye, I would’ve thought she was being friendly.
“Oh, it’s you again,” she says, with an air of superiority in her voice. The woman runs her hand across items as she stalks toward me. I turn to leave, wanting to get out of here, when she stops me with her words. “He’s just using you, you know.”
I go to take another step, but she carries on. “He’ll always come back to me. He’s only using you because I left him.”
Trying not to let her know she’s gotten to me, I turn to face her. “I don’t know who you’re talking about but have a good day.”
“James Smith,” she sneers.
As she does, I suddenly remember where I’ve seen her before—Nova’s, the night I went for dinner with Mia.
