Page 81 of Indecent Lies

She trusted Roux; she was like her Guru for all MC know-how.

When Roux went off to the bathroom, Poppy played on her phone.

Zero messages from anyone at home.

She told herself it shouldn’t hurt now, but it still stung in a place that was vulnerable and just wanted her family to love her for herself and not for who they were trying to make her be.

They’d always thought she was weird… off-beat, now she was starting to believe them.

She gave them headaches, this much she knew because she was sodifficult.

Stop being so difficult, Penelope.

She smiled when she saw a text from Tait.

Tait:Everything okay on girls night?

Poppy:Absolutely. So much fun!!

Tait:Good. See you at home, little girl.

Home.

Her insides were syrup and she was grinning like a dreamy lunatic rereading his words when a waitress came by and dropped off two drinks.

Roux must have ordered them on her way to the bathroom.

Sipping hers, she found it tasted like cotton candy so she took a bigger gulp and then finished it off right as Roux sat back in their booth.

“You got me a prissy drink,” she complained, pushing the pink cocktail in the direction of Poppy.”

“You ordered it, lady, don’t waste it.”

“I didn’t order these.”

“Then who did?”

Roux swore and was up off her seat, searching out the whole bar. Her face was serious when she sat back down. “That fucking assclown probably sent them over. You drank yours?”

“Well… yeah.”

“Cinderella, never drink anything in a bar like this that you didn’t see being poured or it comes with an unopened lid.”

“So, you’re not drinking that one? I’ll have it, it’s yummy.”

“No you are not, fucks sake. It’s like babysitting a puppy.”

Roux grabbed the other drink and took it back to the bar.

When those two guys left, they made a point to stop by the table. “Be seeing you, baby doll.”

Not if I see you first, she thought.

After that little scene, they danced for a little while until Poppy became too hot.

She got really hot, really fast and needed to sit down when the whole bar started to spin.

“Whoa, I think you’re cut off, Cinders.” Roux said, her voice sounding far away as she grabbed Poppy’s arm and took her to sit down.