“Do you want bottle service tonight?”
I saw her poke her head out from behind the closet door. The curlers had been removed, and now her golden locks were looking bouncy and beautiful. “Hell yeah I do!” she said with a megawatt smile.
“Great, what's the name of the club you're going to?”
“It's new, on 5th street. It's called Root 25.”
“Root 25, got it. Thanks!” He closed the door, then turned to me. “I'll be waiting for you out in the lobby. Promise you won't try and sneak out without me?”
I sighed and let out a brief smile. “I doubt Nicole will let me at this point.”
“I doubt she will, either. See you soon.” With that, he walked away. He was already typing something out on his smart phone, probably finding out about the club and arranging things for tonight.
I took a deep breath and stepped back inside my room. Nicole was still wrapped in her towel, fixing her hair and spraying hair spray into it. She raised her eyebrow at me in the mirror. “So...” she started.
“So, what?” I plopped down on my bed, watching her tease her hair into perfection.
“So, who is that guy?” she asked. She bit her lip and I could already tell what she was thinking. It was what every girl thought the moment they met James.
I sighed. “James is...” I didn't want to let her know that he was my stepbrother, because I had no idea what was going to happen between us tonight. However, thanks to myFace, I knew that Nicole already knew that I had a rich brother. I knew that if he was going out with us, he'd probably be buying all the drinks, spending money like crazy. There would be no hiding it. “James is my stepbrother.”
Her expression quickly turned to one of joy. “That's him? That's the guy that owns the tech company?”
I laughed. “That's him.”
Nicole giggled and looked back toward the door. “For a minute I thought it was the guy that made you so mopey this week. So, why is he here?”
I shrugged. “He just came to say hi, I guess.”
She bit her lip again. “So, you wouldn't mind if I tried to hook up with him tonight?”
I had already figured that she was going to try, but my skin crawled at the very thought of James rubbing up against her. Nicole was hot, like, supermodel hot. Her tits were much nicer than mine and her body was incredible. Men loved her hair, and she loved getting her hair pulled by them.
I knew she was on birth control, but if James belonged to anyone, he belonged to me. I didn't want her anywhere near him.
I smiled sweetly. “Of course! I have to warn you, though. He's a bit of a playboy.”
She shrugged as she looked back at the mirror. “I'm not looking to marry him, I just want to fuck him.”
I was glad that she had looked away because I was sure that my anger was written all over my face. That was not the reaction that I wanted or expected. Still, nothing I could do about it right now.
I did put a little extra make-up on, though.
Naturally, Nicole chose a little black dress that put my outfit to shame. Her cleavage practically bulged out of the front of it and her heels made her ass look fantastic. I couldn't change without admitting to her that I was competing with her, but I figured I had already lost the battle.
Maybe this is for the better, I thought. Maybe this is the easiest way to forget James forever. Foist him off on Nicole, have him go past the point of no return, and that will be that.
I felt my belly once more, convinced that, no matter what, I had something of his that would never let me forget him.
As soon as we got to the dorm lobby, I saw James waiting for us. He was sitting awkwardly in one of the warn, gray chairs that no one ever actually sat in. He stood up as soon as he saw us. Nicole had taken another hour to get ready, so it was no surprise that he looked a little nervous by this point. He might have even thought that we had sneaked by him.
Immediately, his eyes went to Nicole. He gave her a once-over that there was no mistaking. Yep, I thought. After tonight, I won't have to worry about him anymore. I couldn't decide if it was relief or horror that was flopping around inside of me.
He smiled and gestured us over to him. “The limo is waiting outside,” he said.
“Oooh, a limo,” Nicole said. I rolled my eyes. She was definitely the type of girl who was wowed by money.
I looked at James. The once-over of Nicole had been unmistakable, but now his eyes were on me. The same hungry look that was on his face was on there now. I immediately felt myself start to melt under his gaze.