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She often wondered about the events thatdifficult, but part of her didn’t want to know The thought of Enzo so young and alone broke her heart She loved the white on white, and the rainfall showerhead with six body sprays was on her ‘one day when I haveon the spray, she stripped down and stepped into the steamy water Heaven
Dressed in a pair of low-slung jeans with a hole in the knee, a white button down, a black sweater, and an over-sized black and white scarf, she folded the blanket She laid it across the back of the couch and grabbed her bag She would love to linger, but she had a list aup a few paintings for her mother’s art show
Hitching the bag onto her shoulder, she left the house that felt just as much like home as her apartment She stepped outside and frowned at the s toward her
“Who are you?” the blonde snapped
Really? She’d seen the blonde hanging around the shop many times before The little tart knew exactly who Aibhlinn was “If you don’t know the answer to that, it sho very unimportant you are Do yourself a favor and avoid the extreme amount of embarrassment you’re about to cause”
She opened her collagen-enhanced lips and closed theirl placed a hand on her boney hip and pursed her lips “And you think you’re so special because ”
“Honey, I don’t have to think, I know And so do you”
“Listen, you foreign bitch You’re just another notch on his belt We all want to land hioing to give you a leg up on the competition”
Was that how people saw Enzo? A walking wallet they hoped got addicted to their sex skills? The thought sickened her Her stoo out there and work for it, the same way everyone else does”
“Oh, don’t preach to me Maybe if you ran on the treadmill more and your mouth less, you’d have him interested He must really be hard up to lower his standards to you,” the blonde said with a sneer as she gave Aibhlinn an up and down glance
Aibhlinn scowled “Silly little girl You aren’t even in ht when I’ve already won I don’t have to put out to get Enzo’s attention I have it now, I had it years ago, and I’ll still have it when you’re nothing more than a blurry memory” She closed and locked the door behind herself “He’s not here for the record, but do please wait for hier to be petted by her h, aren’t you, darling?” Aibhlinn said She sashayed her way to her car without looking back
This is what Enzo wants While I’irl who’ll spread her legs Throwing the car into gear, she pulled out of the driveway, burning rubber as she roared up the street The farther she got froer itched with the need to express herself She’d never been one for words Her tongue got tangled, and her thoughts raced too fast for her to put pen onto paper
She pulled into her parking space of her apart her any coistered The ornate iron statue of the wohts was a blur as she took the steps two in a tirey marble slabs of stone they’d carved into stairs, and the handcrafted maple wood bannister The wood felt smooth under her skin and the fresh s process of it met her nostrils like a silent welcome home Even in her foul mood, her home charmed her
Entering her ho her keys on the hook, and walked into the guest room where she stored her art supplies She took the partially finished canvas and placed it in front of the large doors that lead out onto the balcony The light that flooded in was alass trilass work featured green and red leaves on a vine that worked its way around the doors She’d searched high and low before she found the perfect place for it
The canvas background was a grey landscape with tall trees Their black leaves blotted out the cloudy storm Inspired by her run-in, she picked up her palette then added red, black, and white With her san to add a woman in a red dress When she mixed the red with black for the woman’s hair, she realized the woman was her To represent her personal style, she added tennis shoes instead of high heels A red u the dark form of a man who stood just outside the shelter of the uht in this lonely dance