Page 5 of She's Mine

Bea turns and cocks her eyebrow at the bitchy girl, “No one cares what you’re buying, Ariel. Daisy, can you cover for me for a minute.”

The one named Daisy gives us a friendly smile and nods her head. Daisy fits because she has big blonde ringlets and light blue eyes. I could see this girl gliding down a staircase at one of those debutante balls but she’s not bitchy like the other two at all.

Bea pushes past the other two girls after taking me by the hand and pulling me outside.

“Where is your car?”

“Truck.” I correct her and take her by the hand this time. “It’s over here.”

I have to help her up into the truck bringing home the fact of just how tiny she is. And once I’m in the cab and realize the whole damned thing is full of her scent, the scent that had me so torn up and out of sorts before brings home just how much trouble I’m in.

“What are you doing here? Really?”

“I really wanted to come and say I’m sorry. That’s all.” She gives me a raised eyebrow and I continue, “But then I heard those girls…”

She puts her hands up to stop me from saying anything else. “I…thank you for trying to help, really, but…”

“But?”

“I don’t…”

“Those bitchy girls are looking at us.” She starts to turn to look at them, but I stop her by cupping her face and keeping her head turned to me. “No, don’t look!”

I also grab her by the hip and pull her closer.

“So, I shouldn’t flip them off?”

“Not if you want to keep up the ruse.”

“What ruse? There is no ruse. You were right, it was a stupid idea…”

“Look, do you like this guy?”

“I…yes, I like him. At least, I like what I know of him.”

“Even though this dirtbag didn’t want you when you were available?”

She narrows her eyes at me, “It’s not like that.”

“Then let’s do this.” I cup her face again and bring my mouth to hers… and discover a secret about my little Honeybee.

“You’ve never been kissed before?”

She pulls back and tries to put space between us, but I don’t let her.

“It was one of the reasons Paul refused to date me, okay. He said I was too innocent and naïve. Which is why he got so interested when he found you walking around my apartment. He said he didn’t want to be with a virgin.”

“What a douchebag.”

“He just didn’t want me to get “attached” to him and he said virgins did that kind of thing.”

“Darlin’, you’ve never even been kissed before.”

“If you call me a baby, I swear I’m going to smack you. And I don’t care who’s watching.”

“It just… it matters, sweetheart. If you are any kind of man at all, you don’t fuck around with virgins.”

She rolls her eyes and turns to make a grab for the door. I catch her by the arm to stop her and pull her back.

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