Semua Bab The Fated Fake Marriage: Bab 21 - Bab 30

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My brother Joshua—Stan as we call him—walks into the gym dressed to train after finishing work. We are in his office building gym, and it’s 5pm in the afternoon. We come here most days, and although he is only in LA a few days a week, Murph and I are here daily. This is the only reliable place where we get to see each other. Obviously, Stan and Murph work together, but with my crazy work schedule and all of us busy on weekends, this sixty minutes a day with my two best friends is sacred. When they are not annoying the fuck out of me, that is.Stan frowns as he sees me and walks over to the treadmill to watch me for a moment. Murph joins him and they stand in front of me, both smirking.“Fuck… off,” I pant. “I’m not in the mood for your fucking shit today.”“Did someone die?” He frowns. Usually I only get like this if I lose a patient. Thankfully, that’s not my reasoning today.“Nobody died,” I grunt, exasperated.“Then what’s up your ass?” Stan asks.“Nothing. I’ve had a prick of a da
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Owen smiles a proud of himself smile.I put my arm around his shoulders and kiss the top of his head. “I know. My little prince.” I begin to press kisses all over his face until he swats me away, laughing.“Stop it, Mom,” he squeals. “Stop it.”Jenna pushes my plate over to me and I look down at the casserole and mashed potatoes she has made.“Thank you.” I grab her hand over the table as emotion overcomes me. “I can’t tell you how much it means to me that you do all you do.”She smiles warmly. “I know.”Her eyes glance to Owen as he sits beside me, and then she pours me a glass of wine. “I can’t wait to hear all about your day and your new boss.” She widens her eyes in jest. I shovel the first fork full of food into my mouth. “My new boss is nice.” I gesture to the food. “This is delicious.”“And?”I smirk around my mouthful, not wanting to elaborate in front of Owie. “And I will tell you later when I have drunk this bottle of wine.”Two hours later I am trying my hardest to explain
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Leave your car, walk down the stairs, and up the other end is an office.“I’m… I’m going to be late for work,” I stammer in a panic.“Seems so,” he replies sarcastically.Shit!I hang up, lock my car, and half run to the stairs, taking them two at a time. I get to level two, take my heels off, and bolt to the other end of the parking lot with my heels in my hand, with only my stockings hitting the bare ground. I arrive panting and a skinny guy who couldn’t care less looks up at me.“Oh, are you the lady whose parking ticket isn’t working?”“That… would… be me,” I pant. Oh, man, I’m out of shape.I give him the ticket. He scans it and then opens the gate with a button. I watch on his security camera as it rises.“You couldn’t do this for me when I was up there?” I snap. Honestly… some people.“No. I don’t want to get into trouble.” He smiles sarcastically as he hands over my card.I snatch it from him and turn to run back to the stairs and up to my level, and then over to my car. I’m o
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“Can you do something about my sight?” she pleads. “If only I could read. This is a cruel end, not being able to read.”His eyes meet hers and he nods sadly. “Unfortunately, I can’t restore sight, Gloria. If only I could.”A lump in my throat forms as I watch on. As an avid reader I can’t imagine anything worse than the day when my sight will no longer allow me to read. Dr. Stanton continues to read the chart. Unable to help myself, I speak up.“What is your favorite book, Gloria?”She looks over at us, surprised by my question.“I’m Ashley.” I smile as I hold my hand out and gently shake her little hand.She smiles. “Hello, Ashley.” She reaches up and cups my face in her hand. “God blessed you, my love.”I frown. “I’m sorry?”“You are so beautiful.”I smile bashfully, embarrassed by her attention.“Pride and Prejudice.” She smiles a soft, far away smile. ‘If only I could read it one more time.”I smile as I try to block out the emotion. “That’s my favorite book, too, Gloria.”“It’s a
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Amber’s loud laugh is contagious and I find myself giggling like a schoolgirl as she pretends to drive fast and turn the wheel back and forth. “Oh, Amber, suck my dick while I drive you to my castle,” she mimics again in her bad Aussie accent.I burst out laughing. She is the most refreshing fool I have met in a long time. Med school people are usually so boring.She turns to me, all serious. “You know what this means, don’t you?”“No. What does this mean?”“It means I need to bag myself Dr. Stanton.”I smirk.“And if he doesn’t want me… then you have to bag him.”“He doesn’t want me,” I reply.“He might.”“He might want Henry.” I smirk. “He could bat for the other side.”“Fuck.” She thinks for a moment as she falls serious. “Then there is only one solution to that problem.”“What is it?” I smirk.“You will have to give me a gender realignment.”My eyes widen. “And where am I getting your new penis from?”She twitches her lips as she thinks for a moment. “Got any old boyfriends we can
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“Sure.” His eyes fall to me.“Do you want me to keep filing?” I ask.He frowns. “Actually, just leave that and come back to it later. Will, take a seat. We will talk in here.”I stand and head to the door.“Ashley?” Dr. Jameson calls.I turn back to face the two men. “Yes?”“We are having a welcome reception for coffee on level two this afternoon. You will join us?” He smiles warmly.“Thank you, that would be lovely.”“See you at two.”I nod, and without looking back at my dreamboat Dr. Vegas, I leave the room.That was close.I glance at my watch as the cashier rings up my purchase. I chew the last of my sandwich as I wait. I was starving and I couldn’t have waited a minute longer. I ducked out in my lunch hour to a store to pick something up. I couldn’t help myself. I can’t imagine not being able to do my most favorite thing in the whole world.She hands me my brown paper bag. “Here you go. Enjoy.” She smiles.I take my package from her. “I will, thank you. Have a great day.” I exit
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“Aha.”“Just welcome them with Welcome to Club Exotic and then check the screen to make sure that their name adds to the bottom of the list.”“Got it.” I frown. “Wait, do I ask them their name?”“No. They don’t ever tell you their name, but their real names come up on the screen. But you never acknowledge that you know it. That’s a big deal. Never let them know that you know who they are.”My eyes widen. “Oh, okay.”“If someone is going to the Escape Lounge tonight, you will have to wait until I get back, so just let them in, but tell them they have to come back to see me.”I nod. “Got it. How will I know if they are going to the Escape Lounge?” I ask.“Their name will be red on the screen.”“Okay.”She disappears into the darkness and I stand and wait at my position by the door. I’m wearing my little leather cream outfit. My hair is down and the girls put my makeup on tonight in the staff room. I’m feeling a bit sexy, to be honest. I watch as Simone, one of my new friends, walks past
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I put on the hot pink lipstick and stare at my reflection in the mirror. I’m wearing a tight leather skirt and a skimpy tie around leather top, gold high heels, long dark hair with a sailor’s cap, pink glasses and pink lipstick. I do hate to admit it, but I don’t even recognize myself.“Thank you.” I smile. “Shall I just go back out?” I ask.“Yes, go and find a job where he won’t see you,” Ebony replies.Find a job. What job? “Should I go back to the bar?”“Maybe collect glasses from the tables until you see where he is and then decide where he will least likely see you.”I nod. “Good idea.” I think on it for a minute. “Will I get into trouble for not going back to the bar, though?”“No, it’s cool. The glasses need collecting from the table anyways.” She gives me a smile and runs her fingers through my long dark hair. “You make a pretty hot brunette, Viv.”I look at her over the top of my rose-colored glasses and smirk. “Thanks.” I turn and walk back out into the club feeling a little
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Cameron.He’s with five other men and they are all around a table eating and laughing, paying no attention at all to the women in the fashion parade. I drop my head and continue walking into the kitchen to place the tray in the line up for the dishwasher. A waitress is in the kitchen running the food.“Hi.” I smile as I watch him through the peephole.“Hello.” She smiles. “God, it’s hectic tonight.”“I know.” I grin as an idea runs through my mind. “Hey, see that table of men up the back?”She glances over at them. “Yes.”“How long have they been here?”“A few hours.”I nod. “Okay...” I hesitate. “Thank you.”I drop my head and walk back out of the restaurant. Please don’t see me, please don’t see me. I pick up another tray and begin to collect my empty glasses again. After another hour of restaurant door stalking, I glance up and see Cameron and his group of friends walking out of the restaurant.Shit. I drop my head and scurry into the darkness between the crowd. I watch on as he an
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We both turn our attention back to him. He’s wearing a red and black flannel shirt, has a few-days growth, and his blonde hair is shaggy. He’s hammering something into the fence. We watch him for a minute.“You should probably be a good neighbor and take him out a cup of coffee.”She smiles into her cup. “I really should, shouldn’t I? It would be rude not to.”“And cookies,” Owie interrupts.Jenna smiles and I get out another cup.“How did last night go?” she asks.I roll my eyes. “Guess who’s a member?”She frowns. “Who?”I raise an eyebrow.Her mouth drops open. “Fuck off,” she mouths.“Nope.”“Did he see you?”I shake my head again and glance at Owie eating his breakfast as he watches the morning cartoons on television.“Oh my God,” she whispers as she leans in so Owie can’t hear her. “Was he with anyone?”“Not last night, but obviously he’s been before.”Jenna’s eyes widen as she bites her bottom lip. “I have no words.”“I have one,” I whisper, deadpan.“Hmm.” We both stay silent
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