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Chapter 250: A Terrible Hostess
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Pelican Bay Security Chapter 251: Don't Be a Moron
"I mean, don't trouble yourself. I appreciate the lawn."Better.At least I used actual words and not a jumble of sounds and moans like earlier.He doesn't take me seriously and as he puts his shirt back over his head, covering his magnificent body. I am left to pout about the loss of his six-pack as I pull the turkey from the pressure cooker. My brother's house doesn't have much in the way of decorations, but he likes food and that works out well for me because it's a family trait. There are more cooking devices in my brother's kitchen than I know what to do with on any particular day, but I still plan to use every one of them. My phone has YouTube so I can figure it out.With the tongs, which came with the pressure cooker, I pull the turkey free and place it on a plain white platter. "It's a little small for carving, but feel free to whack off a leg," I say placing the platter on the table next to the steaming bag of broccoli.He laughs. "I'm more of a breast man myself."
Pelican Bay Security Chapter 252: Best Friend Regrets
Crispin's eyebrows fall, looking at me harder than he did earlier."August twelfth, to be exact. My best friend in the entire world threw me the biggest bachelorette party you've ever seen. We planned on having a quiet wedding out of the city with our friends and family. Keep it simple, you know.""One day I had a 5k scheduled, but came home earlier than expected."Crispin's eyes hold sympathy, but he hasn't heard anything yet. "And?"I laugh, the sound harsh and jaded like I've become since that fateful night. "I walked in my apartment to find my best friend, Elizabeth, in bed with my fiancé, Ben.""Wow," Crispin says. "Are you sure?"Like I wouldn't double check that one for myself. "They weren't sleeping." His dick had still been wet.I take another pause, but Crispin doesn't ask extra questions."It'd been going on for a long time. Elizabeth even accused me of stealing Ben from her.""How did you steal him if he was your fiancé?"The memories of times so far ago
Pelican Bay Security Chapter 253: It's My Neighbor
No, it's my neighbor.I hesitate for two seconds, wiping away a bit of drool before reminding myself I have no time for men. They are yucky."Hey," I say as I open the door because at least I'm pretty sure I could get out one word without screwing it up in front of him. We had a good chat the other day, but who knows when I'll fall back into weirdo mode.Crispin smiles, and his gaze drops, getting stuck on the small patch of belly exposed between my workout shirt and pants. "Hey," he says watching me pull down my shirt. "Have you eaten?""No, I was just deciding." I called Harley in the first place to see if she wanted to get Chinese since it was my cheat meal, but she was eating leftovers from last night. "I have a huge pizza in my truck and there's no way I can eat it all. Do you want to come over and help me out?"If I was a smoother woman, someone like Harley, I'd make a pun and guarantee it was sexual in nature. But I'm not Harley. I don't even come close. Her awesomenes
Pelican Bay Security Chapter 254: Do You Have N*****x?
His words remind me of my brother's flower gardens and my head ticks a few inches to the right to peer out the window and see the patterned grass Crispin has given back to the place. It's possible there is more to my brother's obsessive need over his flowers than wanting something pretty in his yard."Do you want to eat at the table or in the living room?" Crispin asks."Do you have Netflix?" There is no better way to find out the merit of a man than to see what he's favorited on his Netflix queue. I can't go with the flow like Harley, but I can snoop better than the FBI.... The next night Crispin's truck idles on the side of the road in front of my house after he took the time to back out of his driveway and park at the mailbox and then run up and knock on my door. He then walks me to the truck and holds the door open. It's quite unnecessary but appreciated."This makes it official, you know," he says as soon as he's taking his rightful seat in the truck and we start down
Pelican Bay Security Chapter 255: Where's the Escape?
I glance behind me for an escape but only find chairs painted in brilliant colors other than pink lined up against the wall with the tables stuck in between them. Asking none of the hundred questions I have, I sit at the one behind where Pearl had been."These situations?" I ask when I can't keep the most pressing issue at bay any longer.Katy smiles. "Well after the last one, we don't assume anymore, but there's a reason. Chocolate cupcake?"I puzzle through her words, but pull it together right before she selects a chocolate cupcake from the display. "Cookie. Chocolate chip, if that's okay."Tabitha smiles, grabbing a small plate, and hands it to Katy. "The chocolate chip cookies are to die for here."The words "to die for" remind me of the gunshot wound I should expect later and cause a shiver to run up my spine."So how do you know Crispin," Tabitha asks, leaning against the counter.Katy peeks back at her and grins. "Good opener," she says putting a thumb up in Tabit
Pelican Bay Security Chapter 257: Keep Those Thoughts to Yourself
His back hunches over and his breathing is wild, all of it coming from his mouth and not his nose like it should in proper form. "Who?"I slow my pace further, not only to tell him the full story, but so Crispin can catch his breath and not pass out on the sidewalk. "My ex. He's sending me text messages and pictures." I'd left those details out the day I'd told him about my history with Ben."Pictures of what?" Crispin asks in one complete sentence, getting control over his breathing."You don't want to know.""I think I do."I've been working so hard to keep the thoughts to myself, so as the story comes out, I pick up the pace making Crispin follow. "It's my ex. I don't understand why, but whenever he's been drinking, he texts me messages with pictures of him and Elizabeth. Definitely inappropriate pictures you wouldn't put on Facebook." Nothing to the level of being porny or anything, but that doesn't mean I want to see them."Argh," he huffs."I would block his number,
Pelican Bay Security Chapter 258: Fifty-Fifty shot
There's a fifty-fifty shot I've won a million dollars in sweepstakes from my Nigerian friends or... the true gift, they have selected me as America's newest shoe ambassador.I click on the email and squeal in delight — thankful there's no one around to hear — when my new favorite shoe company's banner loads at the top of the email.The first line reads, "Congratulations, you've been selected." I skim through the first paragraph and a bunch of legal jargon about how my entry to the contest was picked out of thousands. Then at the very end the last paragraph of the letter says, "We'd like to offer you a position as our newest brand ambassador.""Oh my crap!" I stand up so fast my chair flies behind me and I scream in the tiny room I'm using as an office and a bedroom.I got it. The promotion, which will keep my blog afloat for the next few years. I'd worked so hard on my video and spent a year learning how to use Instagram the best possible way. I even took a stupid hashtag cours
Pelican Bay Security Chapter 259: Poor Guy
My eyes widen, and I bite my tongue so I don't laugh. "Oh my word, get back inside and sit. What are you doing answering the door?" I follow him inside, shutting it behind me and wait until he's sitting on the couch in front of the TV before I walk farther in. A video game is paused on the screen, a dragon frozen as it swoops down in the sky, ready to blow fire at his character."Are you okay? Have you seen a doctor? How bad is it?" The questions fly out of me and I forget all about the reason I came over originally.He props his legs up on the coffee table in front of him and leans back. "No, just irritation. I wrapped them to keep the medicine on. Ridge made me take the day off work and I had to miss a big stakeout, but now that you're here, things are turning out for the better."I refuse to let my cheeks turn pink because then he'd know I like him a little more than I should. Definitely more than I imagined I'd ever like anyone again. "A stakeout? I thought you installed secu
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