Page 76 of Ruthless Rose

“If you think he intends to pay for my homecoming dress, that would be a yes.”

“And are you going to accept it?” She raises an eyebrow.

“You know me pretty well after a couple months, don’t you?”

“I do.” She pauses the kneading she’s doing to remove the bubbles from her clay and sets the lump down on the table. “And I know it probably eats at your pride to accept it. But with the way those snooty Roses act, you don’t want to show up looking anything less than perfect. If it helps, Xander insisted on paying for mine. Helped me pick it out, too.” Her eyes twinkle.

“What’s that look for?”

“We may have had some fun in the fitting room. And almost got thrown out.”

I cover my mouth with my hand. “Oh my God. Do you fuck all the time?” My voice dips down low. I glance around, hoping no one heard me.

She shrugs with a smile. “We have fun with each other.” She picks up her hunk of clay and pats it while she wiggles her brows at me. “A lot of fun sometimes.”

I bite my lip, thinking about Micah taking up most of my little twin bed as we’d lain there naked together and suddenly, I feel very hot. In an effort to distract myself from my train of thought, I say, “Well, you and I won’t have nearly as much fun together, but will you still go with me? I need a shopping partner so I don’t come out with something awful.”

“Yep. Meet you at the River Rock Plaza at six?”

“You’re on.”

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