Page 26 of Kiss My Crown
“I swear I don’t even know why I like you sometimes.” I shake my head.
“Because I’m amazing.” She flips her hair and bats her eyelashes
“What do I do about the whole avoiding him at work? I’m really getting sick of taking the long way around the park especially in those damn heels.”
“Maybe stop being a bitch and if you like him own it.” She shrugs. “Eventually that shit is gonna catch up to you and when it does you’ll be screwed.”
“I am in enough shit with this whole demotion. I really don’t need to be the laughing stock of the park right now.” I know that the way I’m being is really crappy, but I cannot deal with more issues at work right now. Once I get my status back and get Ethan off my back, then I can worry about letting the cat out of the bag. Until then that shit needs to stay sealed up. “How do I look?” I turn toward her dressed in skinny jeans and a low cut V-neck shirt.
“Like a lying whore, but a sexy lying whore.” She smiles at me before getting up and walking out of the room.
My phone buzzes.
Justin: Get your sexy melons out here.
I smile and grab my purse. “Goodbye, sluts.”
They yell back something at me as the door is closing. I love that we have the relationship that we do. That we can name call each other knowing it’s basically a term of endearment.
For me, if I’m nice to you that’s when you better watch out. When I smile and don’t insult you it means you’re on my shit list.
I walk over to Justin’s car and get in. “Hey, stranger, how are you feeling?” I smile at him.
“Well, I still can’t walk completely right since our last date, which normally I’d think was a good thing.” He laughs. “In our case, let’s not do that again.”
“Deal. Guess we aren’t going to the sex store again”? I arch an eyebrow at him.
“Definitely not. In fact, I think they should ban you from those places. I’ll have to make a request.” He pulls out of the parking lot.
“So what are we doing tonight then?”
“I figured we could do what I had originally planned for the other night.” He turns on the radio, and I decide not to ask any more questions and let him have this secret.
I really want to talk to him. I want to explain to him how things are at the park right now and tell him how I’d like to keep things quiet for a while. I don’t think he’d understand, though.
I’m not sure that I would if I were in his position.
We pull up to the Movie Tavern and as much as I might have wanted to I’ve never been here. I’m excited that this is where he chose to bring me. This place is really unique because you order food before the movie starts and they bring it to you while it’s going on.
“You down for this?” Justin asks as we get out of the car.
“Definitely! I have actually wanted to come here, but I feel like I’m always working.”
“Speaking of that…” he says as he holds the door open for me to walk inside. “I feel like I never see you around. Where have you been hiding?”
Far away from your area.
“Oh, just here and there.” I shrug my shoulders, hoping that I don’t seem like I’m avoiding his questions.
He doesn’t respond, and I thank God for that.
The movie he picked is a comedy and the food is great. Halfway through the movie, his arm slips around me and I lie my head on his shoulder. It feels nice to be close to someone and to have a connection.
With Jeremy, I was always trying to make him happy by being what he wanted me to be. There was an underlying fear that if I didn’t make him happy he would leave me.
That’s no way to live your life.
Justin and I went back to his place after the movie last night, and I more than made up for the disaster that happened last time. No medics were needed this time, thank God.
