“Can’t you get more details once you accept?” asked Chastity. Her encyclopedic knowledge of the Society contract and app was impressive. And suspicious. Was she secretly a member?
I clicked “Accept” and then navigated to the wish details. I read it aloud: “Raven Black. You recently got divorced and you’re seeking a fresh start.”
“So you’re just you again,” said Madison.
“Yup. Looks like it.”
“Whatever,” said Chastity. “What matters is how we’re going to use this date to determine that Tanner and Ryder are two different people. #ThatBoyIsMine.”
“Or that they’re the same person,” I suggested.
“Yeah, whatever. Here’s what I propose. Ash, you go on the date and see if Ryder’s part of it. Madison, you wait outside One57 to see if he walks out and gets into his Rolls Royce. And I’ll go to Tanner’s office to keep tabs on him. If we catch them in two places at once, then it’ll prove they’re two different people.”
I tried to think of a plan that wouldn’t involve Chastity possibly flirting with Tanner, but I came up blank. “Alright, let’s do it.”
Stalker Problems - Chapter 25 - Odegaard Gangbang
Thursday – April 13, 2023
I glanced down at my phone. 7:55. Almost go time. But the plan was not off to a great start.
Tanner had been in meetings all day, so Chastity had been forced to just wait in the Rhodes VC lobby. Then when he left his office around 6, she failed miserably at following. So now she was camped outside of One57 with Madison. I was terrified that she would walk up to him and confront him. Or seduce him. I cringed at the thought. Ryder was mine!
Or at least, I wanted him to be. I just didn’t know how to make it happen. Our date had been wonderful and it felt like he was into me, but why would he likeme?I wasn’t like those models at spin class. Or his slutty secretary. I pulled her picture up on my phone. Yeah, I had saved it. Don’t judge me. She was tall and had impossibly big boobs for her impossibly skinny waist. I couldn’t compete with that. Maybe that was why he hadn’t kissed me the other night. He had kept calling mecute. I needed to spice it up.
I rummaged through my drawers. None of my clothes seemed right for the occasion. What was good for clubbing and also easy to take off? I pulled my tightest dress over my head. It was a sexy little red number that I’d bought for my first Valentine’s Day with Joe. And somehow it still fit. Kind of.
I got it over my shoulders, but then it got stuck around my boobs thanks to the mega-pushup bra I was wearing. For a second Icouldn’t breathe. My life flashed before my eyes. I pictured the police showing up and finding me on the ground half-naked. But before that all happened, the dress tore in half.Son of a bitch!It must have been made of the cheapest fabric in the world.
“Eh, it would have been too hard to get off anyway,” I said to no one in particular. Really I was just trying to make myself feel better about literally tearing a dress in half. It was the damn muscle weight. I still hadn’t figured out if the protein before a workout was a good idea. Maybe I just had to give up protein completely…God no.That sounded terrible. I’d take the splitting dresses over no protein any day.
I eventually settled on a flared skirt and a tank top. I finished it off with the pair of white heels that I’d worn to my high school graduation. The two-inch heel was soooo sexy. At least, it had felt that way when I bought them in freaking high school.
My phone buzzed. 8:01. I looked at the text from Madison. There were no words. Just a picture of Ryder ducking into his Rolls Royce.
Ah! It’s happening!Tonight was the night. I was going to see Ryder again. Or maybe I should just not go. Ididhave a crap-ton of work to get done if we were going to finish those new ad campaigns by tomorrow afternoon. Missing a deadline was just as bad as being late, which was my second biggest fear.
No.I shook my head.You got this, Ash. I refused to let myself wallow in misery while Joe and Sierra lived happily ever after. I was going to get my happily ever after too, and I was going to get it with a billionaire. Besides, I only had to complete my three wishes before I got to cross it off my to-do list and nominateChastity to be part of the Society.Three chances to make Tanner fall in love with me. Or Ryder. Or whatever his name is.
I put on my black wig, fastened a black bracelet to my wrist, and headed outside before I could change my mind.
A black Rolls Royce limo pulled up right at 8:30.OMG!Ryder came to get me!The driver got out and opened the door for me. My heart was beating out of my chest. What would I say to him? Would I act natural? Would I playfully be mad at him for leaving me alone after our first date and then pretending not to know who I was at the meeting?
Apparently I’d do neither, because Frankie was the only one in the back of the limo. I should have known because the driver wasn’t the little man in the butler’s outfit that usually drove Ryder around.Crap.
“Hey Raven!” she said, handing me a glass of champagne and giving me an awkward seated hug.
I took a big sip.
“How was your date with Ryder?”
“Kind of amazing. Did you know he was gonna pull that whole FBI thing?”
She looked confused. “I have no idea what FBI thing you’re talking about, but I warned you he was dangerous.”
That doesn’t answer my question.“He didn’t seem dangerous. He was actually quite a gentleman.”
“But not in bed, I bet?” She winked.
