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Chapter One

Gabrielle Black swore loudly when her alarm clock woke her up She didn’t even have a real job – she certainly didn’t need to be up first thing, not today anyway

Gru to herself, she rose fro off since she didn’t need to be waking up at six am tomorrow either Until she found a per Not that she was co, but she did have bills to pay

There was no way she could go back to bed now The night had beenshe needed a shower, Gabrielle stripped off her night shirt As she passed by the wall e She hadn’t been paying oodness she was the low-ood skin that didn’t need days in the spa to glow And she didn’t need to spend hours in the gyure

But then she had never been too critical of her attributes If anyone was looking for perfection, they definitely wouldn’t find it in her She was just happy in herself, though she always gave roo dark hair, brown eyes, and nice face – she especially liked her pointy nose and chin – chocolate skin, nice boobs and ass, and just the right side of five feet to have people pointing out she could have been a model

Well, that hadn’t happened since she was in her teens Now, at twenty-six, she’d given up drealish, but judging by her ee, she’d never put her degree toa success even three years after graduation

Finally dressed in skinny jeans and a sweatshirt, Gabrielle made for the kitchen As she walked down the hallway, she passed by her roommate and best friend’s room Ayana’s door ide open, and Ayana was bare-ass naked with some dude asleep next to her

Gabrielle shook her head with a chuckle She was getting more than a little jealous of Ayana’s carefree exploits She always had hot guys all over her,her Masters – on a full ride, no less And she still had time to work as a bartender for her day job – just for fun, as Ayana put it

Sohed as she bit into a banana in the kitchen Looking around in the fridge, she realized they needed groceries, but Gabrielle couldn’t stretch her current funds that far and would have to ask Ayana for another loan

To think Gabrielle had believed

It had always see city could offer her so much more than her small town ever could Her parents had told her she’d neverplace, and she hated to think they lish degree would be next to useless in the real world