episodes of teeth brushing, it was clear she was in dire need of dental attention. Mostly scraping and whitening, but nothing professional tools couldn’t fix easily. And those brows. She needed to harness those runaway brows.
The girl smiled with fascination in the mirror with that expression of ‘who is that person? Couldn’t be her. Could it?’
“You ready? They’ll think we drowned in here.”
Daniel had come knocking fifteen minutes before and Sofia had explained what was going on and he covered for her. He was glad she was helping. “Make her look nice,” he’d mouthed. She knew he hoped Sarah ended up with Seth. She wasn’t sure why, but dammit, either way it was all shitty, the whole predicament.
Sofia took one more look at her quick groom job. From her eyebrows, to her toenails, finishing with red polish. Fastest make over in the world. Sarah had no jewelry but didn’t need any. She was a half a size below Sofia in shoes so, her red sandaled pumps fit her close enough. Sofia cringed inside. Dara would hate her. Feel betrayed. Dara was beautiful in her own way, but this girl had much more. Minus confidence.
“Chin up. Back straight. You’re beautiful, you’re a princess, you’re Spanish royalty.”
Sarah giggled and blushed. Then she fanned her face and looked up at the ceiling before closing her eyes and muttering foreign syllables. “I am so nervous.”
Sofia suddenly realized that maybe trying to slip in with Miss Dominican Republic wasn’t the wisest idea. “Would you prefer to say hi to Seth in private first?”
She looked unsure and hesitant with a spark of hope and interest.
“He’d probably much prefer that. And it would give you a chance to…talk about things?” Sofia pointed to her tummy.
The girl looked down and worried at her lip while holding her womb. “So scared to tell. What if he is angry? Thinks…”
Sofia took her hands. “Seth is a good man. He cares about you a lot. Don’t be afraid of him.”
She looked down and nodded. “Yes. Very good man.” She leveled clear green eyes on her. “Not afraid of Seth.” She gave a small smile.
“Okay. You go in your room and I’ll…get him?”
“My room?”
Sofia eyed her. “The one you sleep in?”
She appeared confused then gave a small smile and nodded. “My room. I go…to my room.”
Sofia’s heart clenched at how the poor girl got so much joy out of the strangest thing. Like that being her room. Sofia had told her that before, but apparently she didn’t believe her? Hear her? Who knew? And really it was Daniel’s office. He’d moved everything into the garage and covered it so that she had her own space.
Sofia left and went signal Daniel.
“Figured it might be a better idea for Seth to go see her in her room? I didn’t want to embarrass anybody.”
“Fantastic idea baby.” He kissed her forehead and rushed off to get Seth.
Chapter Thirteen
Seth followed Daniel to the back when he got the hand signal. Seth met him in the hall near the bathroom and leaned in close to his brother at seeing it was something on the down low. Daniel pointed to his office door and whispered, “Sarah is in there.”
His heart jolted with fear. “She okay?”
Daniel nodded and leaned close again. “She’s…shy. Dara isn’t exactly taking kindly to her being here.”
“Why?” Anger zapped through him.
“Jealous bro. You know how it is.”
“Jealous of what?”
Daniel flicked his thumb at the door. “She didn’t know at first that Dara was into you and well, she didn’t hide the fact that she really likes you.”
Seth’s heart raced at just hearing it. Out loud.
“Anyway, she’s feeling… less than , let’s say.”
Seth nodded . He understood the rest. She was feeling like trash, scum, worthless. Ugly. “Okay, thanks.”
Daniel gave him a one armed hug and put his forehead on Seth’s briefly before walking off.
Seth took a slow breath and put his hand on the door and hesitated. What
The girl smiled with fascination in the mirror with that expression of ‘who is that person? Couldn’t be her. Could it?’
“You ready? They’ll think we drowned in here.”
Daniel had come knocking fifteen minutes before and Sofia had explained what was going on and he covered for her. He was glad she was helping. “Make her look nice,” he’d mouthed. She knew he hoped Sarah ended up with Seth. She wasn’t sure why, but dammit, either way it was all shitty, the whole predicament.
Sofia took one more look at her quick groom job. From her eyebrows, to her toenails, finishing with red polish. Fastest make over in the world. Sarah had no jewelry but didn’t need any. She was a half a size below Sofia in shoes so, her red sandaled pumps fit her close enough. Sofia cringed inside. Dara would hate her. Feel betrayed. Dara was beautiful in her own way, but this girl had much more. Minus confidence.
“Chin up. Back straight. You’re beautiful, you’re a princess, you’re Spanish royalty.”
Sarah giggled and blushed. Then she fanned her face and looked up at the ceiling before closing her eyes and muttering foreign syllables. “I am so nervous.”
Sofia suddenly realized that maybe trying to slip in with Miss Dominican Republic wasn’t the wisest idea. “Would you prefer to say hi to Seth in private first?”
She looked unsure and hesitant with a spark of hope and interest.
“He’d probably much prefer that. And it would give you a chance to…talk about things?” Sofia pointed to her tummy.
The girl looked down and worried at her lip while holding her womb. “So scared to tell. What if he is angry? Thinks…”
Sofia took her hands. “Seth is a good man. He cares about you a lot. Don’t be afraid of him.”
She looked down and nodded. “Yes. Very good man.” She leveled clear green eyes on her. “Not afraid of Seth.” She gave a small smile.
“Okay. You go in your room and I’ll…get him?”
“My room?”
Sofia eyed her. “The one you sleep in?”
She appeared confused then gave a small smile and nodded. “My room. I go…to my room.”
Sofia’s heart clenched at how the poor girl got so much joy out of the strangest thing. Like that being her room. Sofia had told her that before, but apparently she didn’t believe her? Hear her? Who knew? And really it was Daniel’s office. He’d moved everything into the garage and covered it so that she had her own space.
Sofia left and went signal Daniel.
“Figured it might be a better idea for Seth to go see her in her room? I didn’t want to embarrass anybody.”
“Fantastic idea baby.” He kissed her forehead and rushed off to get Seth.
Chapter Thirteen
Seth followed Daniel to the back when he got the hand signal. Seth met him in the hall near the bathroom and leaned in close to his brother at seeing it was something on the down low. Daniel pointed to his office door and whispered, “Sarah is in there.”
His heart jolted with fear. “She okay?”
Daniel nodded and leaned close again. “She’s…shy. Dara isn’t exactly taking kindly to her being here.”
“Why?” Anger zapped through him.
“Jealous bro. You know how it is.”
“Jealous of what?”
Daniel flicked his thumb at the door. “She didn’t know at first that Dara was into you and well, she didn’t hide the fact that she really likes you.”
Seth’s heart raced at just hearing it. Out loud.
“Anyway, she’s feeling… less than , let’s say.”
Seth nodded . He understood the rest. She was feeling like trash, scum, worthless. Ugly. “Okay, thanks.”
Daniel gave him a one armed hug and put his forehead on Seth’s briefly before walking off.
Seth took a slow breath and put his hand on the door and hesitated. What
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