again!
She squared her chin. “Okay, I’ll do it. I’ll wear the hat because I want to wear it.”
“Good,” he said, then smiled as he glanced at the saleslady who was beaming.
Of course she beamed. The woman knew she had a sale. Destiny didn’t care. With a determined stride, she marched to the small partitioned changing room in one corner. A dark blue sheet on a string closed it off from the rest of the shop. A hundred and twenty-two dollars for a hat!
She turned once more and let her gaze fall on the mirror. For just a moment, she felt as young and carefree as the young woman staring back at her. The girl next door.
Where had the seductress gone? The demon-in-training? The girl who stared back at her looked innocent and pure. As if she finally got to play dress up. As if she’d had loving parents. As if nothing bad had ever happened to her.
But none of this is real , her mind screamed. She wasn’t the girl next door. Was she ever innocent? She was a troublemaker in school because that was the only attention she ever got. She was the girl who would do anything on a dare. She didn’t care about anyone but herself. Why should she? This person staring back at her wasn’t who she was. Her hand trembled as she reached to remove the hat.
Chance grabbed her hand. “I like the way the hat looks on you. What would it hurt to just enjoy the day? One day. That’s all I’m asking.”
She looked away from the mirror, closing her eyes tight. “I don’t think I can.” She didn’t know how to be the girl in the mirror.
“I’ll help you. I’ll be with you every step of the way. I’ll never leave your side. Just one day, that’s all I’m asking, Destiny.”
She sighed, the fight leaving her when she opened her eyes. Her glance fell once more on her reflection. She’d wanted to be that girl so badly. Maybe Chance was right. No harm would come if she took one day to just have fun. She raised her chin, defying anyone to tell her differently.
“Thank you for the gift,” she finally told him.
She stilled. Nothing happened. The world didn’t come crashing down on her. No one stepped forward to say she couldn’t do exactly as she wanted. She breathed a sigh of relief.
“You’re welcome,” he said. His gaze slid over her body.
The warmth from that one look made her body start to tingle. She could almost feel him entering her. Slowly moving in and out… caressing her with his dick…
She grew damp as her fantasy played out in her mind.
Her legs would wrap around his waist and pull him in deeper and…
“Are you hungry?” he asked.
“What?” She quickly cleared her mind.
“I need food,” he told her, then laughed.
She was hungry too, but not for food. His stomach rumbled. She would let him satisfy his emptiness. Later he could satisfy hers.
After lunch, they watched as most of the children in the stands scampered to the arena. Whoever captured the ribbon from one of two calves turned loose would win a ten dollar bill. They cheered the winners and applauded the ones who didn’t win but seemed just as happy anyway.
They drank beer from paper cups until her head was spinning. They watched the barrel racing, rooting for Nevaeh when she raced out of the gate, then stood and clapped when she was awarded a silver belt buckle for second place.
“I’ll be right back,” Chance told her as he stood and made his way down the metal stairs.
Destiny leaned against the step behind her and smiled. The day was perfect: exactly what it would have been like if she could have led a normal life.
If she’d had the opportunity.
But she hadn’t had that choice, and she hadn’t been one of the good girls.
Chance made her feel as if everything would have been different if she’d met him first. There was something special about him. She couldn’t quite put her finger on what it was, but it was there, and she’d loved spending the day with him. She wasn’t ready for it to end.
But did it have to? Every
She squared her chin. “Okay, I’ll do it. I’ll wear the hat because I want to wear it.”
“Good,” he said, then smiled as he glanced at the saleslady who was beaming.
Of course she beamed. The woman knew she had a sale. Destiny didn’t care. With a determined stride, she marched to the small partitioned changing room in one corner. A dark blue sheet on a string closed it off from the rest of the shop. A hundred and twenty-two dollars for a hat!
She turned once more and let her gaze fall on the mirror. For just a moment, she felt as young and carefree as the young woman staring back at her. The girl next door.
Where had the seductress gone? The demon-in-training? The girl who stared back at her looked innocent and pure. As if she finally got to play dress up. As if she’d had loving parents. As if nothing bad had ever happened to her.
But none of this is real , her mind screamed. She wasn’t the girl next door. Was she ever innocent? She was a troublemaker in school because that was the only attention she ever got. She was the girl who would do anything on a dare. She didn’t care about anyone but herself. Why should she? This person staring back at her wasn’t who she was. Her hand trembled as she reached to remove the hat.
Chance grabbed her hand. “I like the way the hat looks on you. What would it hurt to just enjoy the day? One day. That’s all I’m asking.”
She looked away from the mirror, closing her eyes tight. “I don’t think I can.” She didn’t know how to be the girl in the mirror.
“I’ll help you. I’ll be with you every step of the way. I’ll never leave your side. Just one day, that’s all I’m asking, Destiny.”
She sighed, the fight leaving her when she opened her eyes. Her glance fell once more on her reflection. She’d wanted to be that girl so badly. Maybe Chance was right. No harm would come if she took one day to just have fun. She raised her chin, defying anyone to tell her differently.
“Thank you for the gift,” she finally told him.
She stilled. Nothing happened. The world didn’t come crashing down on her. No one stepped forward to say she couldn’t do exactly as she wanted. She breathed a sigh of relief.
“You’re welcome,” he said. His gaze slid over her body.
The warmth from that one look made her body start to tingle. She could almost feel him entering her. Slowly moving in and out… caressing her with his dick…
She grew damp as her fantasy played out in her mind.
Her legs would wrap around his waist and pull him in deeper and…
“Are you hungry?” he asked.
“What?” She quickly cleared her mind.
“I need food,” he told her, then laughed.
She was hungry too, but not for food. His stomach rumbled. She would let him satisfy his emptiness. Later he could satisfy hers.
After lunch, they watched as most of the children in the stands scampered to the arena. Whoever captured the ribbon from one of two calves turned loose would win a ten dollar bill. They cheered the winners and applauded the ones who didn’t win but seemed just as happy anyway.
They drank beer from paper cups until her head was spinning. They watched the barrel racing, rooting for Nevaeh when she raced out of the gate, then stood and clapped when she was awarded a silver belt buckle for second place.
“I’ll be right back,” Chance told her as he stood and made his way down the metal stairs.
Destiny leaned against the step behind her and smiled. The day was perfect: exactly what it would have been like if she could have led a normal life.
If she’d had the opportunity.
But she hadn’t had that choice, and she hadn’t been one of the good girls.
Chance made her feel as if everything would have been different if she’d met him first. There was something special about him. She couldn’t quite put her finger on what it was, but it was there, and she’d loved spending the day with him. She wasn’t ready for it to end.
But did it have to? Every
Similar Books
