“He invited me over to his home tonight to see if hot fudge would have the same effects as the Jojoba oil,” I said. And then I waited.
I could see him working it through his mind, and I knew it wouldn’t take long, and I was right.
His face twisted in a grimace.
And at that grimace, Everly and I started laughing again.
He shook his head, “That’s just fucking disgusting.”
Everly smiled, “Well, I mean, if it was with someone hot, I wouldn’t mind it.”
I grinned, “Neither would I. Reverse the roles...” I said.
Her eyes smiled as a blinding smile hit her face, too. “You’re totally right.”
Carter had just opened his mouth to say something when Everly said, “Damn, but I need to get laid.”
Carter closed his mouth with an audible snap.
“So, what brings you by?” I asked.
“Need a favor,” he said.
I nodded, “Okay, shoot.”
With his eyes locked with mine, he said, “Having a rewards banquet at the headquarters office in two weeks. Wanted to know if you would go with me. Hate attending that shit alone.”
I thought about it, “What date?”
“April twenty-eighth.”
I nodded, then pulled out my phone and called my mom.
She answered on the third ring, “Hey, Belly belle. What’s up?”
“Do y’all have coverage on the twenty-eighth?” I asked.
I was surprised when she didn’t have to check the calendar, “We do. Apparently, Alec did something to upset you, so he offered to help on the weekends for a month.”
I snickered. I was still doing my own payback. That little weasel.
***
It was two weeks later, and I was getting ready.
Since I’d never been to any type of banquet, I had been unsure of what to wear.
That had been where my girls had come through.
Our text thread went like this.
Badass Chick Thread
Me – Carter asked me to attend a rewards banquet with him on the 28th. What do I wear?
Talia – One night we will go shopping.
Talia – Love my brother, but those things are kind of boring.
