Double Pleasure, Double Pain by Nikki Rashan

Author:Nikki Rashan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2013-01-05T05:00:00+00:00

7

Monday morning I overslept by forty-five minutes after a night of restless sleep. Tori and Vanessa were already on their StairMasters when I arrived at the gym. I had spent the previous afternoon shopping for Gladyce’s birthday gift and hanging out with Jeff, the whole time lying about my whereabouts Saturday night.

I told him Steph and I stayed at the library until eight o’clock, which was why I missed his first phone call at five o’clock. My cell phone was turned off at the library, you know, to avoid those irritated stares if my phone were to disturb others’ studies. We were starving when we left, so we went back to Steph’s place and ordered pizza. Oh, why didn’t I call him back? Because he was out to dinner with Kent and I didn’t want to interrupt. See, Steph and I fell asleep shortly after eating and slept the rest of the night. So why didn’t I answer my phone when he checked in after getting home from the bar (I guess the fact that I was supposed to be sleeping wasn’t enough)? Well, my phone was in my purse, which Steph had put in the closet with my jacket. I guess I didn’t hear it ring.

I was mentally exhausted from telling those lies, and the guilt was eating me alive. I figured that’s why I wasn’t able to sleep. That is, until about three o’clock in the morning when my body finally gave in. So I slept until seven-fifteen, even though I’m normally at the gym by seven-thirty.

Vanessa was full of enthusiasm when I arrived. Tori seemed a bit annoyed. I had enough on my mind, so I’d worry about her moody ass later.

“What are you all smiles about?” I asked Vanessa. Her smile made me smile and perked me up a bit.

“Roger and I moved the date up,” she screamed, excitement belting through her veins like electricity. “We found the perfect place for the wedding and reception together. This way, no one else is getting their way but us!”

“What’s the new date?” I asked.

“Take a guess. You’ll never guess!” she exclaimed.

“All right, just tell me then,” I said, sharing her excitement.

“New Year’s eve,” she almost screamed.

“Really? As in only two and half months from now?”

“Yep,” she squealed.

“You’d better start hustling. That day will be here before you know it.”

“I know, girl, I know. But I got so much done this past weekend already. After I talked with you Saturday morning—by the way, thank you,” she sang to me. “I called Roger and he came over right away. We sat and talked for hours and agreed that our wedding should be just that, ours. So we put our heads together and decided to combine the wedding and reception into one neutral place. Guess where?”

She was really into the guessing game this morning. I looked over at Tori who was eyeing a cutie lifting weights across the room. Obviously, she had heard this story already.

“Tell me, Vanessa,” I said.

“The museum,” she said, actually clapping her hands.

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