do that again.” Jamie placed a cool wet washcloth on her forehead, and Lily smiled.
“Yes, Mom.”
“Damn straight. Really, Lily, what’s wrong?”
Lily sighed and rubbed her temples. “I don’t know. This is the first time that’s happened. I have been feeling a bit more tired lately. Since…you know.”
Jamie nodded, her eyes full of a quiet understanding. “Well, I haven’t had any of what you’ve been having, hon.”
“You do look a bit more tired this morning.”
“Gee, thanks.”
“You know what I mean.”
“I do, and yes, I’m a bit tired today, but nothing like what you have.”
“It’s just a bit troubling.”
“I know, hon, but we’ll figure it out. We have to.”
Something was going on, and Lily was nervous as hell to figure out what. If what had just happened was only the beginning, she was in trouble.
Chapter 10
“What about this one?” Becca held up a red scooped-neck dress that Lily hadn’t worn in years.
“Not this time,” Lily answered. “He’s picking me up on his bike; I can’t wear a dress.” Her body warmed at the thought of Shade on his Harley, and she smiled.
“Oh, I remembered, but I thought you could have fun with it anyway.” Becca winked and put the dress back in the closet.
Becca had come over a few hours after Lily had started feeling better from her episode in the bathroom to help her and Jamie get ready for Lily’s date. She and Jamie had decided not to mention what had happened to Becca for the time being since it would just worry their friend.
Lily would have to sit down with everyone at some point and tell them what was going on. As much as she’d like to, she couldn’t bury her head in the sand anymore, though the idea seemed more appealing with each passing moment.
“Okay, then,” Becca continued, “are we going for slutty or cute?”
Jamie laughed and set down a sliver-glitter top and a white jean jacket on the bed in front of Lily.
“How about sexy cute?” Lily asked.
Oh, God. Why had she said yes to Shade? Her palms were sweating as if it was her first ever date. She’d been engaged for God’s sake.
None of her experiences could prepare her for Shade.
Lily drifted to the bathroom and changed into the clothes Jamie had picked out. The top and jacket set went perfectly with skinny jeans and silver boots. She’d blown out her hair and then clipped it on the base of her neck so she could wear a helmet and still look okay. Well, at least she hoped. Maybe Shade wouldn’t care about helmet hair.
At least her boobs looked good in this top. That was something.
She walked back to her bedroom and did a slow twirl. “So, what do you think?”
“You look great, hon,” Jamie said.
Becca wrapped an arm around Jamie’s shoulder and dried an imaginary tear from the corner of her eye. “They grow up so fast, don’t they?”
They all laughed, and Lily walked to her dresser to put in some small silver hoops.
There. She was ready. Well, as ready as she could get. She picked her up small purse and put everything in it. She’d either snap it under her jacket or put it in a side bag if Shade had one. She looked around her room and straightened the already smoothed out cream bedspread and flicked off an imaginary fuzz ball.
“Your house is as immaculate as always, Lily. Stop worrying,” Jamie said.
“Yep. It’s perfect, which is good because since Shade is just in town for a bit, he may not have a place to take you afterward.” Becca wiggled her eyebrows, and Lily blushed.
A soft pang entered her heart at the thought that Shade wouldn’t be here for long. She had to remember that. He wasn’t here to stay. He’d be gone soon, and Lily would be alone with her ODC and her thoughts.
“Lily, stop that.” Jamie smiled.
“I know. I just need to think about tonight and not the future. It’s just a date and I need to have fun.”
“That’s the spirit,” Becca said. “Okay, we need to go before he gets
“Yes, Mom.”
“Damn straight. Really, Lily, what’s wrong?”
Lily sighed and rubbed her temples. “I don’t know. This is the first time that’s happened. I have been feeling a bit more tired lately. Since…you know.”
Jamie nodded, her eyes full of a quiet understanding. “Well, I haven’t had any of what you’ve been having, hon.”
“You do look a bit more tired this morning.”
“Gee, thanks.”
“You know what I mean.”
“I do, and yes, I’m a bit tired today, but nothing like what you have.”
“It’s just a bit troubling.”
“I know, hon, but we’ll figure it out. We have to.”
Something was going on, and Lily was nervous as hell to figure out what. If what had just happened was only the beginning, she was in trouble.
Chapter 10
“What about this one?” Becca held up a red scooped-neck dress that Lily hadn’t worn in years.
“Not this time,” Lily answered. “He’s picking me up on his bike; I can’t wear a dress.” Her body warmed at the thought of Shade on his Harley, and she smiled.
“Oh, I remembered, but I thought you could have fun with it anyway.” Becca winked and put the dress back in the closet.
Becca had come over a few hours after Lily had started feeling better from her episode in the bathroom to help her and Jamie get ready for Lily’s date. She and Jamie had decided not to mention what had happened to Becca for the time being since it would just worry their friend.
Lily would have to sit down with everyone at some point and tell them what was going on. As much as she’d like to, she couldn’t bury her head in the sand anymore, though the idea seemed more appealing with each passing moment.
“Okay, then,” Becca continued, “are we going for slutty or cute?”
Jamie laughed and set down a sliver-glitter top and a white jean jacket on the bed in front of Lily.
“How about sexy cute?” Lily asked.
Oh, God. Why had she said yes to Shade? Her palms were sweating as if it was her first ever date. She’d been engaged for God’s sake.
None of her experiences could prepare her for Shade.
Lily drifted to the bathroom and changed into the clothes Jamie had picked out. The top and jacket set went perfectly with skinny jeans and silver boots. She’d blown out her hair and then clipped it on the base of her neck so she could wear a helmet and still look okay. Well, at least she hoped. Maybe Shade wouldn’t care about helmet hair.
At least her boobs looked good in this top. That was something.
She walked back to her bedroom and did a slow twirl. “So, what do you think?”
“You look great, hon,” Jamie said.
Becca wrapped an arm around Jamie’s shoulder and dried an imaginary tear from the corner of her eye. “They grow up so fast, don’t they?”
They all laughed, and Lily walked to her dresser to put in some small silver hoops.
There. She was ready. Well, as ready as she could get. She picked her up small purse and put everything in it. She’d either snap it under her jacket or put it in a side bag if Shade had one. She looked around her room and straightened the already smoothed out cream bedspread and flicked off an imaginary fuzz ball.
“Your house is as immaculate as always, Lily. Stop worrying,” Jamie said.
“Yep. It’s perfect, which is good because since Shade is just in town for a bit, he may not have a place to take you afterward.” Becca wiggled her eyebrows, and Lily blushed.
A soft pang entered her heart at the thought that Shade wouldn’t be here for long. She had to remember that. He wasn’t here to stay. He’d be gone soon, and Lily would be alone with her ODC and her thoughts.
“Lily, stop that.” Jamie smiled.
“I know. I just need to think about tonight and not the future. It’s just a date and I need to have fun.”
“That’s the spirit,” Becca said. “Okay, we need to go before he gets
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