against his shoulder. Putting those two together will be a disaster in the making. From what Ethan’s told me, he will give her a run for her money in the crass department.
~*~
I’m on my way to pick up Jessica. Ethan gave me strict instructions not to get out of the car. I wouldn’t dare argue because I’m freaked enough from everything that has happened.
Gulping, I try to get the knot out of my throat. A few minutes later, I pull up in front of Jessica’s apartment. This the first time I have been here. I put the car in park and look around.
Her apartment is in a bad neighborhood. Really bad. There is a hooker literally walking down the walkway right now, and a drug deal is going down in the alley across the road. She shouldn’t live here. It’s not safe.
I know what happens in places like these in the dark. I used to sleep in those alleyways. Jessica is a walking beacon for trouble. But she’s pregnant and vulnerable. I know she makes the same money as I do, so why is she staying here?
I see her head pop up over the stairwell. She holds her swollen belly as she walks down the stairs. She’s hitting six months now. She crosses the sidewalk and looks at the men across the alley, and before they can see her, she ducks her head and gets into the car.
“Hey, chick!” Jessica yells a little too loudly and puts on her seat belt.
“Hey.” I smile and put the car into drive.
The closer we get to Ethan’s mom’s house, the more nervous I get. I’m dying to ask Jessica about why she’s living there. I know it’s not because she wants to.
“Hey...” I start uneasily and look at her from the corner of my eye.
“Yes?” She shifts in her seat, giving me the stink eye.
“Why do you live there?” I ask in a rush before I can back out.
She sighs and lays her head back against the headrest, looking up at the car ceiling.
“I’m saving my money,” she says in a bland tone. I can tell she doesn’t want to talk about it, but I also know there’s more to the story than just her wanting to save money.
“It’s okay, you don’t have to tell me. I know all about not wanting to spill my demons,” I tell her softly and rub her knee.
We pull up in front of the house. Sydney and Kane are kissing in the driveway. It’s heated enough to melt the plastic off his truck beside them. Jessica and I get out of the car as another man pulls up beside us and gets out then leans against his truck. A man who I’m guessing is Chase.
“Get a room,” he yells at Kane and Sydney. He starts laughing as another man who was with him comes up and stands beside him.
“Holy hell, I just came,” Jessica says loudly, too loudly, beside me. My eyes almost fall out of my head. Oh my God... Did she just say that?
“I’m Jessica,” she says and walks over to Sydney, who has stopped kissing Kane to look at her.
“I invited Jessica. She’s new to town,” I pipe in.
Ethan’s mom pops her head out the door. “Let’s eat, everyone.”
While Chase walks in front of us, Jessica tilts her head to the side to check out his butt. “Damn, there must be something in the water,” she mutters to herself, but Chase hears her and starts laughing.
A sharp pinch on my backside has me yelping. I turn around, holding my butt. Ethan is standing behind me with a sexy smirk on his face. He pulls my hand away from my butt and places his hand there instead, rubbing it to ‘ease’ the sting.
I roll my eyes as I pull his hand away and push him toward the house.
During dinner, Ethan keeps his hand on my leg the whole entire time. It’s a miracle people don’t ask what is wrong. His thumb strokes the inside of my leg from time to time. I can barely keep still.
Evelyn turns to look at all of us, but her eyes go straight to him a second later. “Does everyone want to go outside on the patio?” she asks when she sees we’re done eating.
We all get up. Chase walks in front of Jessica again. She openly checks him out again with her
~*~
I’m on my way to pick up Jessica. Ethan gave me strict instructions not to get out of the car. I wouldn’t dare argue because I’m freaked enough from everything that has happened.
Gulping, I try to get the knot out of my throat. A few minutes later, I pull up in front of Jessica’s apartment. This the first time I have been here. I put the car in park and look around.
Her apartment is in a bad neighborhood. Really bad. There is a hooker literally walking down the walkway right now, and a drug deal is going down in the alley across the road. She shouldn’t live here. It’s not safe.
I know what happens in places like these in the dark. I used to sleep in those alleyways. Jessica is a walking beacon for trouble. But she’s pregnant and vulnerable. I know she makes the same money as I do, so why is she staying here?
I see her head pop up over the stairwell. She holds her swollen belly as she walks down the stairs. She’s hitting six months now. She crosses the sidewalk and looks at the men across the alley, and before they can see her, she ducks her head and gets into the car.
“Hey, chick!” Jessica yells a little too loudly and puts on her seat belt.
“Hey.” I smile and put the car into drive.
The closer we get to Ethan’s mom’s house, the more nervous I get. I’m dying to ask Jessica about why she’s living there. I know it’s not because she wants to.
“Hey...” I start uneasily and look at her from the corner of my eye.
“Yes?” She shifts in her seat, giving me the stink eye.
“Why do you live there?” I ask in a rush before I can back out.
She sighs and lays her head back against the headrest, looking up at the car ceiling.
“I’m saving my money,” she says in a bland tone. I can tell she doesn’t want to talk about it, but I also know there’s more to the story than just her wanting to save money.
“It’s okay, you don’t have to tell me. I know all about not wanting to spill my demons,” I tell her softly and rub her knee.
We pull up in front of the house. Sydney and Kane are kissing in the driveway. It’s heated enough to melt the plastic off his truck beside them. Jessica and I get out of the car as another man pulls up beside us and gets out then leans against his truck. A man who I’m guessing is Chase.
“Get a room,” he yells at Kane and Sydney. He starts laughing as another man who was with him comes up and stands beside him.
“Holy hell, I just came,” Jessica says loudly, too loudly, beside me. My eyes almost fall out of my head. Oh my God... Did she just say that?
“I’m Jessica,” she says and walks over to Sydney, who has stopped kissing Kane to look at her.
“I invited Jessica. She’s new to town,” I pipe in.
Ethan’s mom pops her head out the door. “Let’s eat, everyone.”
While Chase walks in front of us, Jessica tilts her head to the side to check out his butt. “Damn, there must be something in the water,” she mutters to herself, but Chase hears her and starts laughing.
A sharp pinch on my backside has me yelping. I turn around, holding my butt. Ethan is standing behind me with a sexy smirk on his face. He pulls my hand away from my butt and places his hand there instead, rubbing it to ‘ease’ the sting.
I roll my eyes as I pull his hand away and push him toward the house.
During dinner, Ethan keeps his hand on my leg the whole entire time. It’s a miracle people don’t ask what is wrong. His thumb strokes the inside of my leg from time to time. I can barely keep still.
Evelyn turns to look at all of us, but her eyes go straight to him a second later. “Does everyone want to go outside on the patio?” she asks when she sees we’re done eating.
We all get up. Chase walks in front of Jessica again. She openly checks him out again with her
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