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Chapter 17

Ainsley

I f the first time Shawn and I had sex together is any indication of what is to come. I’m fucking weak. It’s been a week since Shawn and I went to The Ex, and I know he has been starting up some training camps this week, so I have tried not to bug him. Just the occasional text, or we’ll send each other a funny video from our feed. He also went through and liked almost every single one of my pottery videos. Then he started sharing them on his Instagram story and my followers have almost doubled. Not to mention that Nora and I got to reconnect.

I can’t fully grasp why I’m keeping my distance. Maybe it’s because I know he wants to focus on his first week with the team and build relationships outside of my friends and me. Whatever the case, it feels like a pit continuously stuck in my stomach. Soph has been begging me all week for more details with Shawn, and I just didn’t know what to say, but that’s the great thing about having Millie around. She makes the conversations flow in a natural, honest way.

So now I’m on my way to meet Soph and Millie at the new brunch spot that opened up a few weeks ago. Soph and I were able to convince Millie to come because it’s farm-to-table style, and she will most likely want to ask questions about local sourcing to the chef. I walk around the table and see Soph and Millie already sipping on Mimosas.

“Sup bitches, you started without me?” I call out as I approach my girls.

“Girl, yes! We had to because we’re spending this whole lunch forcing you to tell us what’s going on with you and Shawn. Between the night over there after the gala and this past week, I know y’all have done some serious ‘reconnecting.’” Soph says, wiggling her eyebrows.

“I second this interrogation. Liam and I could see it the second the two of you looked into each other's eyes. We talked about it on the way home. Something is up, so spill.” Mils adds.

Damn. Guess they had time to figure out how to tag team against me.

“Well, okay, I didn’t know this was the brunch convo we were getting to right out the gate. Let a girl have a drink first.” I take a seat.

“Here, have mine.”

Soph practically shoves her mimosa at me.

“Now spill.”

I laugh as I pull the flute up to my mouth and gulp down the rest of the bubbly OJ.

“Well, you’re right Mils. It was like this pull from the second I laid eyes on him.”

“Was that pull to his dick?” Soph eyes me with a smile.

“Shit, if you only you knew.” I laugh. “But it felt stronger than that. I can’t describe it. It was like, oh, this person was always supposed to be in my life. There is no off switch for us.”

“Aww, I get that.” Millie encourages.

“So, he came over to my place for dinner the other night, then he found my bookshelf.”

Soph slams both hands down on the table.

“SHUT UP! Your smut books?”

Millie gasps. “Did he see the one I just gave you?”

“Yep, I was reading it the other day, and it was on my desk. I had it bookmarked with?—”

The waiter walks up, and Soph quickly waves him off.

“Keep going!”

“Well, I have this list.”

“Of?” Soph says, swirling her hand around, trying to get to it.

“Any time I read a book with a new kink that I, um, am interested in, I put it on my list to try one day.”

They both gasp.

“Oh, mierda!” Soph puts her hand to her head.

I shrug. “Well, my ‘one day’ turned into 'right now’ list.”

Millie spits out some of her mimosa, and it dribbles down her chin.

“Yessss girl! Get you a kinky man.” Soph claps.

“Wait, you’re both just like trying out the kinks on each other?” Millie says, needing to know the details.

“Kind of. We had already crossed one of the kinks off the list the night we went home from the gala, so I got to pick the next kink on the list.”

“Shut up. I knew when he showed up with flowers for us the next day that it wasn’t just ‘nice to see you again’ flowers. Those were ‘I like your pussy’ flowers.”

Millie giggles.

“Yeah, yeah. Well, we didn’t have sex that night because he was still getting settled and didn’t have condoms.”

“Shit, you should have asked me for some. You know I’m always prepared and no way in fucksville I was using them that night with Douche man.”

“Yeah, I thought about that a little too late, but we waited. And then he found the list at my place…he wanted to see the city, so I took him to The Ex and Centre Island. Then we took a boat, or I guess yacht, back to the city and, um, he had a belt on.”

“Pause. Rewind.” Soph says.

“Yeah, how did you get a yacht? Why did the belt…ohhhh.” Millie caught on.

“Wait. A. Minute., smut sluts…fill me in here!” Soph interrupts.

“We got the yacht because, apparently, Shawn is a big deal now, and they gave him his first charter for free. And the belt play was next on my kink list. It’s in the book Millie gave me.”

“Oh, okay girl. You got slapped and tied up for the first time?” Soph says, taking another sip of her drink.

“Wait, what do you mean for the first time? You’ve done that?”

I shouldn’t be surprised. I’m sure Soph could teach us all a thing or two, but still.

“Hell yes, girl, give me two belts and just watch what I can do.” Her eyebrows jump up and down. I shake my head and laugh.

“Anyway, I haven’t seen him since, and honestly I’m kind of glad for the brief break because he about broke my pussy in half.”

“Yes! I fucking called that shit. I knew Shawn was packing. No man is that tall and doesn’t have a massive schlong. How big are we talking, like, small, medium, large?”

My eyes get big as I shake my head.

“The new extra-large at Tim’s big!”

“What on earth? Are you okay? On average, a woman’s vaginal depth is between 5-7 inches. So anything more than that…goodness me, are you sure you’re okay?” Millie rattles out.

Soph and I burst out laughing.

“Well, I’m okay, but sore in the best way possible. Let’s just say the fuller you feel, the better you…”

Soph interrupts “Cum!”

Millie's eyes get wide as she mumbles. “Alrighty then.”

Mils is so cute. That girl has all the sexual book knowledge but not much actual life experience.

“I don’t know when I’m going to see him again, but I hope it is soon.”

I shrug as the waiter comes back to take our order. We finish our different assortments of breakfast dishes, and I grab a chocolate croissant to-go as Millie clears her throat.

“So Lee, I ran into Jeremy from school. His work gave him an entire suite to the BLXST concert coming up at Scotia. Apparently, no one else at his work wanted to go, so he said you all could join us if you want.”

Soph and I stare at her, stunned. My mind flashes back to showboat Jeremey, ever the ladies’ man back at school.

“Wait, a hot damn minute, One-in-a-MILLion! You’re telling me that Jeremy Sharemy from grade 10 asked you out? You said yes? And it’s to a BLXST concert, of all things?”

“Yep.” She says, nodding as she looks down at her lap.

“Well, look at my girl, cut her hair, and she is a new woman!” Soph chimes in.

We both laugh, and I pull out my phone and type as I say, “I’ll text the group. This will be so fun.”

“Thanks, I just wanted to run it by you both first. You think all the guys would still want to come?” Millie says.

I hit the send button just as Soph says, “No, wait!”

Millie and I look up at Soph, confused.

“What is the problem? It’s a suite and BLXST; we love him? Something you want to say about the Bouch man, Soph?”

I give her a deadpan look because she refuses to acknowledge her slight attraction to him.

“No, you’re right, it’ll be fun. Plus, I want to meet this Jeremy Sharemy.”

I shake my head as we stand up to leave. Looking at the messages coming through on our group text.

Lee

Millie has a date, and he invited her to a suite he has for the BLXST concert. He extended the invite to the group. Whoever is in, say I?

Millie

Me, obviously! Thanks, Lee.

Books

Shut the fuck up, he’s the best live!! I’ve seen him twice already and it’s so good!

Bouch

I’m down. The food always slaps in those suites!

Soph

Don’t say slaps.

I!

Bouch

Unless it’s followed with ‘that ass’!

Liam

PAUSE

Bouch - no slapping asses.

Mils, a date? Who do I have to hit?

Millie

Hopefully, no one? He is cool with you all coming to the suite for the concert. I think you should give him a hug.

Books

Shit, I’ll give him a hug.

Lee

LOL. Liam, it’s Jeremey Sharemy from grade school!

Liam

Fuck Mils! Do you remember WHY we called him Jeremy Sharemy? I’ll punch him again if I need to.

Millie

AGAIN?!? Liam Christoper. That was forever ago. You will be kind.

Liam

HE WANTED YOU GIRLS TO SHARE HIM!

Lee

LOL, like that was ever going to happen.

Millie

Whatever, are you in or out for the concert?

Liam

Fuck it. I!

We look up at each other and start singing now that our crew is on board.

“Okay, how many bad biddies wanna act up?”