Surprise Bidder by Ashlee Price

Author:Ashlee Price [Price, Ashlee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-04T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Leah

"You look perfect," Giselle tells me as we sit in the back seat of the car en route to Fiona's house.

She gives me an encouraging smile as her hand squeezes mine.

I squeeze hers back. "Thanks."

I know the dress I'm wearing looks good. Gavin picked it, after all. I'm also satisfied with my makeup, which Giselle helped me with. I've combed my hair as best as I can. I brushed my teeth. I put on perfume- just a dab. Even so, I can't help but feel anxious as each minute brings me closer to where Fiona and the other prizes are.

Will they understand me? Will they like me?

I know this is a get-together, not a popularity contest. Like Gavin says, I'm not expected to impress anyone, or even make anyone like me. But I don't want to be hated, either, or give anyone the wrong impression.

"What's wrong?" Giselle asks me. I hear concern in her voice.

"Nothing," I answer as I look at her. "I'm just nervous, I guess. I've never been good at making friends."

"But you made friends with me," Giselle reminds me.

I smile. "And I'm glad you're here with me."

This way, even if I don't make any new friends, I'll still have one who's with me every day. So what am I worried about?

"I'll be fine," I assure Giselle.

She gives me another encouraging smile.

I look out the window and draw a deep breath.

And I'm sure everything will be fine.

~

I was wrong.

Everything started out on the wrong foot. The moment I arrived, I realized that another woman, one with long golden hair like I used to have, was wearing the exact same dress as me.

Why didn't that possibility cross my mind? It should have, since I knew I was meeting with other prizes. I should have realized that they're just like me, that they get most of their clothes from Fiona just like me. I should have worn one of my old dresses. Well, my only old dress. If it still fit. No, I should have thought of shopping somewhere else.

But I didn't. And since the long-haired woman got there first, I was the one who appeared like a rip-off. The fact that she started sobbing made me feel even worse.

Thankfully, Fiona had a bunch of other dresses for me to change into. I chose a denim dress, hoping that when the last prize arrived, she wouldn't be wearing the same outfit. She wasn't. The brunette, who introduced herself as Hannah, was wearing a white blouse and peach-colored overalls. Cute, actually.

I thought everything would go well after that, but no. The one with the long hair, whose name I learned was Lily, wouldn't say a word to me, or to anyone for that matter. The other prize, Jan, who had dark skin and hair, wasn't interested in making friends. She was only interested in boasting about everything she had- hot tub, jewelry, her own spa- and complaining about everything she didn't- mainly action in bed. She claimed that her protector wasn't a good lover, that sex was always over too soon.

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