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Thea Garrison had shit luck

Fate was basically a bully and she enjoyed giving Thea constant wedgies Sometimes, she even swirled her head in a dirty toilet

Don’t laugh That nearly happened once Although that had more to do with a three-day flu and a pushy six-year-old than bad juju

Today was supposed to be awesome

She had on her best outfit Like all her other clothes, it was from the thrift shop, but the black pencil skirt and loose white blouse actually appeared brand new and hadn’t needed altering Which, with her boobs and butt was practically a miracle

Plus, she’d actually gotten her brothers to school with time to spare and all their clothes on This was no mean feat Usually she screeched up to the curb with only a fewhis shirt backward Once, Ace hadn’t been wearing any underwear She’d just pretended not to hear him when he’d told her

That had been the same day as her job interview The one she’d been certain she wouldn’t get since she had very little experience Luckily for her, Jardin Malone had run through so ive her a try He wasn’t an easy guy to work for Uptight, blunt, and a perfectionist

He was also hot as hell Although she pretended not to notice, he was her boss after all

Thea was deter else she could get, plus she was good at it She’d stuck at it for over two months now Apparently, his lordship’s previous personal assistant had lasted just a week

Nothing was going to ruin today Not those snobby-ass bitches at the boys’ school calling her names behind her back Not the fact she was basically an outcast at work because of her secondhand clothing and a car that should have gone to the great junk yard in the sky a long tio

She’d even thought she’d be early enough to splurge on a coffee and one of those sticky buns at the food truck

Life had been looking pretty sweet Until twoout of her hood

Atte She was still fifteen minutes from work It was early, so there wasn’t too much traffic on the road And she wanted that sticky bun She could taste it

“Coically disappear

Might happen Maybe

If fate wasn’t a bully and a bitch

The car started to shudder A horn honked at her, no doubt noticing the plu from the hood of her car Or maybe it was just that she’d slowed down to a crawl

She hit her blinker and moved off the road onto the wide shoulder

“Shit Shit Shit” She slu wheel Coirl panties You can deal

She undid her seatbelt and cli to clear the smoke from in front of her face, she stared down at the motor

Fuck a duck

Like she had any clue what she was doing She reached for the cap wherefrom Her skin instantly seared from the heat, and she snatched it back with a yelp of pain, holding the wrist with her other hand Tears threatened

Deep breaths, Thea