Virgin for Sale

Chapter 30

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.”

I do the same. This is not a conversation I want to

“Your boss?”

“Yes.”

when she spots Chase she tenses up. “Do

“No.”

“Are you being careful?”

know what to do,

she’s touched me in a long time. She asked me to never hug her again. The request broke my heart, but I wasn’t going to give her a reason to

“You like him.”

get

with me. You like

face, and try to distract

break because you

“He can leave if he makes you uncomfortable.” I

shakes her

“But…”

you nervous. I get it, okay. I’ve been messed up and I’ve struggled, but I’m doing okay now. I 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 problem hanging

car waiting for us. I’m not

stall, and rush to

Kerry is chatting animatedly with

buckle 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

She sounds happy.

okay and sure enough, she has this radiant smile on her face. If

out of the car and gone, leaving me and

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