Page 26 of Dare You to See Me
“Know how to play ten ball?” she asks me and I respond with a nod. “Perfect. I’ll let you break.”
“No. By all means. Ladies first.” She shrugs and takes the lead, racking the balls and centering the cue ball.
Her break is perfect and she calls her first shot. She sinks that one then calls the next and the next. After missing her third shot, it’s finally my turn and I only succeed at my first shot. We go back and forth a couple times until she bests me.
She calls her last shot then says, “I love french toast so I hope you know a good spot.”
She bends over the table and while I try to divert my attention, I can’t help but sneak the smallest peek at her cleavage. Her stick kisses the cue ball and it gives a gentle shove to the ten ball into its pocket. Soleil looks at me with a satisfied smile and I can’t help but match it. We stand on opposite sides of the table, just staring at one another.
It’s a moment, a connection, and I know she feels it too.
“Did Sunny con you out of money?” I fling my head to look over my shoulder and see Kyle walking up to us with Danté trailing behind her.
Her sleek ponytail is slightly askew and small hairs have fallen from it. Her lips are red yet missing the shiny lipstick that coated it earlier, and she swipes the smudges from underneath her eyes. Looking at D, he adjusts his necklace and wipes the corners of his mouth. I look over at Soleil and she sees what I see. Our gazes lock and we both arch a brow at each other, then both sputter with laughter.
I look down at my watch and note the time.
“Told you. Fool's bet.”
THIRTEEN
SOLEIL
“I cannot believeyou did it with Danté in his office. I mean, I guess it’s better than the restroom, but still.” I shovel the last heaping spoon of ice cream into my mouth as we sit on the couch.
The caramel syrup dribbles down my chin and I rush to catch it with my napkin. Kyle and I both have on a face mask with a bowl of ice cream in our laps and a reality show on the tv. Our night with Malik and Danté went deep into the wee hours of the morning, and we both decided this evening was best spent dressed in our bum clothes, makeup-less and binging on junk food.
“Sunny,did itis not an accurate word for the things that man did to my body. He had me spread wide like an Olympic gymnast, and fuck did he know how to eat. Did you know he has his tongue pierced?” She rolls her eyes and drops her head back against the couch. “It only took minutes for him to make me come. It was un-real”
I lick the spoon and drop it in my bowl. “Thanks for the very descriptive visual. No doubt it will last a lifetime.” Kyle winks then swirls her tongue around her spoon, flicking and moaning as if it’s more than a spoon. “Will you stop it? Good grief you’re a pervert.”
“That’s the best kind of vert. I’m not an introvert. I have a heaping scoop of extrovert, but I’m overflowing with pervert.”
I shake my head, standing and grabbing our bowls to put in the sink.
“Dirty girl. Do you want soda or water?” I shout out to her.
“Coke. I need caffeine. My headache isn’t quite gone, and I’m starting to feel like a fish with all of the water I’ve been drinking.”
I reach in and grab us both a Coke and a bag of gummy bears on the way out of the kitchen. My phone dings with a notification and Kyle immediately dives to get it.
She unlocks my phone –because of course she knows my password. Who else is going to delete my search history when I go? Her eyes grow large and her mouth drops with a cheeky smile.
“Well, well, well. Looks like Sunny has an admirer.” She bites her lip and swings the phone around for me to see.
On the screen is my DM’s box and an unread message from D_King sits waiting for me. I freeze, hands full of carbs and sugar, and I stare at his name.
“Open it,” she commands, grabbing the items one at a time from my arms.
She hands me the phone and my hands shake. My fingers feel numb and I can’t get them to cooperate. My eyes flick from the screen to Kyle who sits with questioning arched brows. I swallow down my nerves and tap the message.
D_King: Hi Sunny. How are you today?
I chew on the inside of my lip, not knowing if I should respond or just pretend I didn’t see it. Quickly I remember that he can see if I’ve opened the message, so I either need to respond or just be a bitch and ignore him.
I rub my eyes then slowly type out a response.
Sunny_Grl: Hello. I’m well. And yourself?
