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She’s everything I’m not We’re coet your hair done?” she asks as we set the tables for the evening I’ out the freshly polished glasses and I’m so startled by her question, I stand there with h that she speaks again
“It’s okay to admit it He took me for a haircut and mini ed red “Colin likes to take in strays and fix the us to our full potential, is how he phrased it to me”
Her words make me feel the tiniest bit less special, and I want to smack myself “Don’t you think that’s sort of…”
“Weird?” she finishes forthe silverware on the table and watch her as she carefully adjusts the last water glass,it sit just so The table linens are a perfect, creaseless white, with an equally perfect silver bowl sitting in theAll vibrant pinks and lavenders and whites, they add a touch of sophisticated glamour to an otherwise plain palette
The entire restaurant is like this Sexy yet restrained elegance No wonder all the beautiful people love to coht in shining armor to all of us Like he swooped in and rescued us froave us new ones,” Jennifer explains
I frown I don’t need someone in my life with a hero coot me absolutely nowhere
And why the hell does everything still have to coo, once and for all “That’s ridiculous,” I say
Jennifer shrugs “It’s the truth, isn’t it? Where were you working before? I was at some crappy bar on the outskirts of tohere the customers couldn’t keep their hands off o, all clean and golden and shiny He practically begged me to come work for hi secrets from me, I’m sure “It was just before Christmas, I was pretty much broke and alone He took me in and I haven’t looked back since”
“Took you in, what do you aze skitters away from mine “I’m not the first I won’t be the last”
Wow He’s like the Pied Piper and we all follow after him like a bunch of hypnotized ave irls ork here he’s taken under his wing
I’m such a skeptic I still can’t help but wonder if he has an ulteriorin at nine” Tenerria walks into the dining area, her de worked with Colin at his previous restaurants He brought her with him to help open The District and I’ on I respect the hell out of T, what everyone calls her, but she also scares the crap out ofa twenty-first birthday so be prepared That confirmed number will probably fly out the ”
My heart drops totonight? He’s not one to be social and last I heard—because the rumor mill is rampant in this small town—Drew had left Not that I ever pay too much attention to ru you to the wolves tonight, Fable,” T continues, a s the new “uniforave us earlier: black shorts, white lace tops with a black bra underneath I added the black heels that I teeter precariously on He even gave us the same lipstick, so that we’d allthe private party We have an extra bartender on staff as well so you should be set”
Nerves eat ataround football players will ive me shit because yep, I’ rope sessions but still Back when ht their attention was the only kind I deserved So e rude
More than anything, I hope Drew’s not there
Okay, I lie A teeny-tiny part of me hopes Dres up Not that I knohat I’d say to hi all over o over real well
“What do you think of the new duds?” T asks
I glance down at myself The shorts are extra short but at least I’ out And the lace tops and bra are oods are on blatant display I’ around throughout the evening for that to happen “I like the so she stands beside me “I prefer the shorts to the dresses Feels like I can reeave us allthe question out loud made me realize just how odd the situation is