So Not a Hero by S.J. Delos

Author:S.J. Delos
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: S.J. Delos
Published: 2015-05-19T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12: JUST LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE

“You look awesome,” Alexis said, a gigantic smile on her face. “Detective Sexy isn’t going to know what hit him.”

I turned and looked in the mirror. The girl looking back at me seemed so anxious I couldn’t tell if she was going to float on air or projectile vomit.

I’d let Alexis drag me back to the mall so I could try on forty or fifty different outfits in over a dozen stores. The teen might have been a dervish practically spinning me in and out of dresses and skirts, but she was attentive enough to know something was wrong. After we left the third boutique, she led me to a bench near the wishing fountain and made me sit. She plopped down beside me and looked into my eyes. “Am I being too spazzy?” she asked. “We can totally just leave if you want.”

I patted her hand and shook my head. “No, I don’t want to do that. You’re having too much fun with this and I … I need the distraction.”

“What’s wrong? Did Greg or Richard say something to you about going out on a date with the EAPF?”

I shook my head. “No, nothing like that. I sort of, maybe kinda, ran into my ex earlier.”

Her eyes widened and her mouth dropped open. “Oh. My. God. Where? When?”

“Downtown,” I said. “Right after we got that kid Bobby loaded onto the transport. I was heading back to the tower and ran into him.”

She grinned. “He’s all jealous, isn’t he? You’re a big shot hero now. I bet he asked you to get back together with him didn’t he?”

Had he? While I was sure that if I’d agreed to make his triplet fantasy come to life he wouldn’t complain, did Martin really want me back? Not that it would ever happen. Of that I was absolutely positive.

Mostly.

I shook my head. “No. He was with a … he’s moved on. I think.”

“Well, if you ask me, you’re better off. Any guy who doesn’t think you’re a catch is crazy.”

Yes, of that I had no doubt.

I stood up and looked down at her. “Come on, Lexi-chan,” I said using the nickname I’d recently bestowed upon her. “Find me something that will take Kurt’s breath away. Or at least give him a raging boner.”

The teen giggled, covering her mouth with one hand, and then the shopping whirlwind resumed.

We eventually agreed upon an emerald green, A-line dress with a sleeveless halter top. The upper half fit snugly enough to support and accent the girls without squishing, and the bottom flared out just above the knee. It was both fetching and conservative. I had originally complained that it was too loose in multiple spots to be practical. The teen had countered by insisting that it had to be possible for me to go one evening without running into any Enhanced trouble.

I slipped my feet into the matching flats we purchased from the same store. Alexis had protested repeatedly that heels would

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