Virgin for Sale

Faye steps out of the elevator, passing Dean without another glance. That’s something else I love about her. Where some men give her a second or third glance, she never reciprocates. Her focus is on me, and that is exactly how I want it to stay.

Chapter Thirteen

Faye

“You had fun?” I ask.

My sister shrugs. “It was okay. Kind of boring. We had to take a book and to read during times of reflection. Building stuff was cool. I didn’t like the circle of truth.”

“What’s that?”

“Where you tell people about your life and why you’re there.”

“Did you tell them?”

“I got in the circle. You have to, and I just said that some bad things happened to me and I was having a hard time dealing.”

I nod.

Chase is in the car, and as I roll Kerry’s bag behind me, I don’t know what to say.

“So, there’s something I have to tell you.”

“What is it?”

“My boss is taking us home.”

do the same. This is not a conversation

“Your boss?”

“Yes.”

she spots Chase she tenses up. “Do I need to know

“No.”

“Are you being careful?”

I know what to do, and you don’t need to worry

a long time. She asked

“You like him.”

let’s get

with me. You like

lips, I push some hair out of my face, and try

lie to me. I’m not going to break because you suddenly like a guy. I love that you’ve got

to Kerry. “He can leave if he makes you uncomfortable.” I don’t want her to pull away

“Seriously!” Kerry shakes her head. “I

“But…”

know what is right and what is wrong. Don’t put your life on hold and use me as a reason to do it. I’ve got no

that, Kerry brushes past me and walks right over to the parked car waiting for us. I’m not using her as an excuse.

and rush to the parked

climb in Kerry is chatting animatedly with Chase, and she sounds genuinely interested in

my seat belt and listen. All the way back to the apartment she talks about camping, hiking, the truth circle. She doesn’t talk about anyone’s story, just what it was like and her own thoughts about

She sounds happy.

in the back to make sure she’s okay and sure enough, she has this radiant smile on her face. If I’d known all along that camping would have worked, I’d

Chase parks, she’s out of the car and gone, leaving me and my boss to gather her