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“Yes. It’s the first time anyone truly gave me a gift without expecting me to perform.” Lisaan spoke softly. “Per-form?” Chel knew immediately what Lisaan meant, but didn’t want to believe it was true. Things like that just did not exist in her world. It was something she read about in books or saw occasionally [...]
“Do not say something stupid.” Chel chided herself to think before she spoke. This was not a conversation she wanted to say the wrong thing in and upset Lisaan. She didn’t know her very well, but she had quickly picked up the vibe of someone who had been hurt in ways that Chel didn’t even [...]
“I have a lot to discuss with Riley.” Chel folded her arms and already had several opening lines running through her head, none of them very nice or … civil. “Don’t mention me … please.” Lisaan’s eyes widened and she pleaded with Chel. “It’s not right.” “It’s the way things are.” “Only if you don’t [...]
“Men can be so difficult to understand,” Claudia sauntered into the room. “… or control.” “Stay good …” Chel told herself. Claudia was not someone she really wanted to deal with right now and judging by her dress and blatantly sexy movements, she had her mind on things other than meaningful conversation. “That’s a beautiful [...]
“In that?” Claudia blocked Chel’s exit. “It’s such a dreadfully plain dress!” “I like -” Chel growled. Claudia’s tone reminded her very much of a certain group of girls at school and in college whose entire lives seemed to revolve around their things and how much better they were because they had them that ‘average’ [...]
