you hurt him. I’ve never seen him this upset over a girl
before.”
Briana looked at Roni with regret.
“ I’m sad to hear that. I
hate to think that Kent is hurt, and that I’m the cause, but I
don’t feel that way about him. I just don’t, and I think it
would’ve hurt him more in the long run if I hadn’t let him go.”
Briana paused for a moment as her words registered. She had to
admit, at least to herself, that she finally understood Colin’s
reasons for breaking it off with her before he left for
college.
Roni nodded. “I get it, and sure, we’re
cool. I just have to stick up for my brother, ya know.”
“ Of course,” Briana assured
her. “Listen, I know you’re here temporarily, but I was wondering
if you were interested in getting a job while you’re
here.”
“ Actually, I’m going to be
staying longer than I originally thought, and I’ve been looking for
a job and maybe an apartment. I love Kent, but I can’t live with
him anymore.”
“ We have a hostess position
opening up here and Pam, the boss, asked if I knew anyone who would
be a good fit. It’s not the best pay, but it’s a job and it’s a
good place to start. Kara and Nicole both started as hostesses
here. I can take you back to talk to her if you’re
interested.”
Roni smiled, her dimple flashing, and Briana
had to blink at the brilliance of it. Roni’s beauty would have been
intimidating if she wasn’t such a cool girl.
“ That sounds great. Are you
sure she would want to see me now? Do I look okay?” Roni smoothed
her fitted top and pretty grey skirt.
“ You look amazing I’ll go
back and ask Pam if she’s ready to talk to you now. Oh, and I think
Nicole is looking for a roommate, so if you’re looking for a place,
you should talk to her.”
“ Thanks, I will.” Roni
smiled and looked excited about the new developments in her life.
Briana couldn’t help but feel happy that she had a part in
that.
Chapter Seventeen
Briana received a text from Colin, asking
her to come over after work, so she cleaned the kitchen as quickly
as she could and texted Colin that she was on her way.
She decided to walk, since it was just down
the street, and left her car parked behind the restaurant. When she
got about halfway down the street, she noticed Colin waiting in
front of the store. He spotted her and started down the street at a
jog in her direction.
“ Hey,” he said when he got
close enough. “I would have come to get you if I’d known you were
walking.”
She ran into his arms and laughed when he
swung her around. The streets were dark and still, and she heard
the strained sounds of her coworkers closing up and leaving for the
night.
“ It’s such a nice night, I
thought I’d enjoy the walk,” she replied. “I appreciate you waiting
for me.”
She snuggled her nose into the crook of his
neck, then gave him a little nibble.
“ Careful,” he joked, “Don’t
start something you can’t finish.”
She pulled back and looked at him. “Oh, I
plan to finish it.”
He grinned. “Big talk.”
She ran her hands over him, pausing at the
denim that strained against her hand. She felt brave in the cover
of darkness and stroked him seductively.
His breath caught and he closed his eyes,
seeming to enjoy the contrast of the cool wind against his enflamed
skin. He groaned softly. Her breathing grew shallow and her body
went pliant in his arms. She was getting turned on by giving him
pleasure and sensed that he knew it.
“ We should go inside,” he
whispered in her ear, as he tried to move his body away from her
eager hands.
She stepped forward, not willing to let him
go that easily. Placing her hands on his hips to hold him in place,
she rubbed her body against his as she kissed him.
“ I don’t want to go
inside,” she murmured, moving her hands up to stoke his hard
nipples.
He shook his head, as though trying to clear
it. He grabbed her hands by the wrists and kept them still.
“ We
before.”
Briana looked at Roni with regret.
“ I’m sad to hear that. I
hate to think that Kent is hurt, and that I’m the cause, but I
don’t feel that way about him. I just don’t, and I think it
would’ve hurt him more in the long run if I hadn’t let him go.”
Briana paused for a moment as her words registered. She had to
admit, at least to herself, that she finally understood Colin’s
reasons for breaking it off with her before he left for
college.
Roni nodded. “I get it, and sure, we’re
cool. I just have to stick up for my brother, ya know.”
“ Of course,” Briana assured
her. “Listen, I know you’re here temporarily, but I was wondering
if you were interested in getting a job while you’re
here.”
“ Actually, I’m going to be
staying longer than I originally thought, and I’ve been looking for
a job and maybe an apartment. I love Kent, but I can’t live with
him anymore.”
“ We have a hostess position
opening up here and Pam, the boss, asked if I knew anyone who would
be a good fit. It’s not the best pay, but it’s a job and it’s a
good place to start. Kara and Nicole both started as hostesses
here. I can take you back to talk to her if you’re
interested.”
Roni smiled, her dimple flashing, and Briana
had to blink at the brilliance of it. Roni’s beauty would have been
intimidating if she wasn’t such a cool girl.
“ That sounds great. Are you
sure she would want to see me now? Do I look okay?” Roni smoothed
her fitted top and pretty grey skirt.
“ You look amazing I’ll go
back and ask Pam if she’s ready to talk to you now. Oh, and I think
Nicole is looking for a roommate, so if you’re looking for a place,
you should talk to her.”
“ Thanks, I will.” Roni
smiled and looked excited about the new developments in her life.
Briana couldn’t help but feel happy that she had a part in
that.
Chapter Seventeen
Briana received a text from Colin, asking
her to come over after work, so she cleaned the kitchen as quickly
as she could and texted Colin that she was on her way.
She decided to walk, since it was just down
the street, and left her car parked behind the restaurant. When she
got about halfway down the street, she noticed Colin waiting in
front of the store. He spotted her and started down the street at a
jog in her direction.
“ Hey,” he said when he got
close enough. “I would have come to get you if I’d known you were
walking.”
She ran into his arms and laughed when he
swung her around. The streets were dark and still, and she heard
the strained sounds of her coworkers closing up and leaving for the
night.
“ It’s such a nice night, I
thought I’d enjoy the walk,” she replied. “I appreciate you waiting
for me.”
She snuggled her nose into the crook of his
neck, then gave him a little nibble.
“ Careful,” he joked, “Don’t
start something you can’t finish.”
She pulled back and looked at him. “Oh, I
plan to finish it.”
He grinned. “Big talk.”
She ran her hands over him, pausing at the
denim that strained against her hand. She felt brave in the cover
of darkness and stroked him seductively.
His breath caught and he closed his eyes,
seeming to enjoy the contrast of the cool wind against his enflamed
skin. He groaned softly. Her breathing grew shallow and her body
went pliant in his arms. She was getting turned on by giving him
pleasure and sensed that he knew it.
“ We should go inside,” he
whispered in her ear, as he tried to move his body away from her
eager hands.
She stepped forward, not willing to let him
go that easily. Placing her hands on his hips to hold him in place,
she rubbed her body against his as she kissed him.
“ I don’t want to go
inside,” she murmured, moving her hands up to stoke his hard
nipples.
He shook his head, as though trying to clear
it. He grabbed her hands by the wrists and kept them still.
“ We
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