Two weeks later, Jackie and Barb were reviewing reservations when Jodi and Billy walked into the hotel lobby. They had gone out for a swim. Billy wore checkered swim shorts. Jodi wore a green one-piece bathing suit.They were breathing heavy, but they were smiling.“You didn’t overdo it out there, did you?” Jackie asked with concern.“No, Mom. I didn’t,” Jodi joked.Jackie and Billy had taken Jodi to her old doctor in Phoenix two days ago. He had told her light exercise would do her good, but Jackie didn’t want Jodi to push herself. He had also renewed her medications and put her on the pill. Other than going to Phoenix, Jodi hadn’t left the hotel.“She’s fine. So much so, Jodi wants to go into town for a party. The town’s anniversary is it?” Billy asked.Jackie’s eyebrows shot up. Oh no, Matt will more than likely be there. Even though Jodi is a lot better than what she was, she can’t handle seeing him, yet. Knowing Matt, he’ll approach her and fire off questions like a pop gun.“It
Jackie, Trina, Barb, and Daniel sat at a table at Garvey’s. They were kicking around ideas for Saturday night. Their brainstorming session was interrupted by Jodi bursting the doors open. She strode to the back of the bar. Billy was behind her, but he stopped to sit on a bar stool.“I need a fucking drink!” Jodi yelled.They all got up from the table and went to the bar.“Careful. The claws are out,” Billy said lazily. “Meow.”“What happened?” Trina said.Jodi found her bottle of choice. Tequila. She slammed two shot glasses on the bar in front of Billy and started twisting the cap off the bottle with a purpose. Jodi hadn’t had a drink since she had found out she was pregnant. She was getting back on the horse.“You ran into Matt, didn’t you? I knew this would happen,” Jackie groaned.“Did you know he was fucking someone else and didn’t tell me, too?” Jodi barked and sloppily poured tequila in the two shot glasses.“Wha . . . what?” Jackie stuttered. She knew some of the ladies in tow
Billy had taken the soft top off of Jodi’s red jeep. Trina and Billy had put posters on the front and back bumper of the vehicle to promote Red Light Special night at Garvey’s tonight. Trina and Billy waited for Jodi in the lobby. She finally came down in a red string bikini. It showed off a prominent amount of her breasts because there were only patches that covered up her nipples. A red patch covered her vagina and C-section scar. A string ran up the crack of her butt. She had curled the ends of her hair. “Oh, my,” Barb said as she stood at the front desk. “You said you wanted some attention,” Billy stated with a grin. “Not to give a hard-on to every man on the street.” Jodi laughed. “I don’t think there will be that many people out at 8 am on a Saturday. But, hopefully, Matt will be. If not, he’ll hear about it.” “If you still want to do this, let’s go,” Trina stated. “Are you sure you remember ho
Matt had left Mindy’s house around 2 a.m. Cindy had spent the night at a friend’s house, which gave Matt and Mindy time alone. Needless to say, he was pretty tired when he left. Yet, he had a good night’s sleep. So, good that he had overslept. He didn’t get to the station until 9:30.He parked his black truck at the side entrance to his office. He unlocked the door and walked in. He fired up his computer to check his email, and then he heard boisterous laughter.“What the hell?” Matt murmured. He walked to his office door and opened it.The talking and laughing was louder.Matt wanted to know what was going on. He quietly snuck down the hall and stopped a few inches from the corner of the wall - a foot away from the reception desk.“Carter, you still looking at that video?” Goldman asked.“I’m showing it to Patty and Dalton,” Carter said.“I’m sticking around to look at it again,” Lawrence stated. “I’m not ashamed to admit it.”“Oh my goodness,” Patty said in a high-pitched tone. “It
For the last fifteen minutes, Matt laid on his couch in his office staring at the ceiling. Six weeks. Jodi had been back for six weeks, and she hadn’t called him or tried to see him. She had to have been at the hotel the whole time. Garvey’s was at least three miles from the rest of town. No one would have seen her unless she wanted to be seen.Boy, was she seen today. Matt felt his blood warm with anger again at the thought of men gawking at her, whistling at her - desiring what was his. What he wanted to be his. There was a tap on the door.“What!” he roared.Williamson opened the door. Matt figured it was him. Anyone else would have been too afraid to disturb him, now, and they should be.Williamson closed the door. He pulled a chair around to face the couch. “I see you haven’t cooled off, yet.” He sat down.Matt didn’t say anything.“I’ve been talking to the guys. They honestly didn’t think you would care. You two broke up months ago. Plus, you’re seeing Mindy, now. What’s the big
Matt was surprised by the woman who sat down on his lap who loudly said, “How you doing, sweetheart.”He looked up at the woman to politely get her off of him. He almost had a heart attack when he saw the cool dark eyes of Jackie Garvey staring him right in the face.“A lot of people have gone through a lot of trouble to help you get where you are today. We’ve all gone through great pangs to keep your reputation clean. How could you come here tonight?” Jackie asked with heat.Matt couldn’t respond because he was still adjusting to what she had on. Jackie was the conservative twin. She didn’t wear skirts or shorts that were too short and she never showed too much cleavage.Tonight, Jackie was dressed like a madam. She wore a black leather corset that was pulled so tight that her tits looked like they were going to pop out. Pants? She wasn’t wearing any. She had on a black lacey thong and black thigh highs that were being held up by a garter belt.“Cat got your tongue?” she asked.“Um .
Matt squeezed by dancers on the dance floor. He found Jodi. She and Billy were slow dancing. They were too close for Matt’s liking. It looked like they were talking. Matt walked up behind Billy and slapped him on the shoulder. “May I cut in?”“Holy shit,” Jodi said as her brown eyes grew wide.“Whoa, partner,” Billy said and shrugged away from Matt’s hand. “That’s a hell of grip you got there.”“Are you nuts? What are you doing here on orgy night?” Jodi asked with a horrified expression.“I came to see you. Isn’t that what you wanted?” Matt replied with twisted lips.“No,” Jodi said firmly.“Well, he’s here, now,” Billy said and moved to stand behind Jodi. “Do you want to dance with him?”“I’m not leaving until I do,” Matt stated.Jodi thought for a moment. “Yes, if I do, he’ll go.”“All right, Kitten. When you’re done with him, meet me at the bar. I’ll buy you a drink,” Billy said and bent his head down to kiss Jodi’s shoulder.Matt wanted to fling him across the room.Jodi smiled.
Williamson held Matt back from going after Jodi. Jackie, Williamson, Lance, and Matt watched as Billy ran after her.Once Jackie saw Billy run out the door to follow Jodi, she whirled around on Matt. He held his hat in one hand and was trying to push Williamson’s hold off with the other.“What the hell did you say to her?” Jackie asked angrily.“Nothing,” Matt answered with bewilderment.“Lance, please go back in the bar. I can handle this,” Jackie said as evenly as she could.“Just holler, if you need me,” Lance said, and then quickly went back through the doors they had run out of.“It had to been more than just nothing,” Jackie stated.“I . . . I . . . noticed a scar. A long red scar between her belly and . . . private area, okay,” Matt answered defensively. “I asked her about it and all of a sudden she had some sort of panic attack. What the hell happened to her while she was gone?” he asked in a demanding tone.Shit, Jackie thought and put her hand on her forehead. Jodi’s C-secti