Chapter 23 #2
Unacceptable. This is a Code Red. We’re dressing hot, we’re going to the party, and we are GOING to pull Yelena out of her funk. Okay?
Yelena
Ari, you really don’t have to come lol. It’s fine.
Wren
Ari, I swear to god, if you bail…
Arianna
FINE! I’m coming.
Wren
Yay!!
Lucia
YESSSS!
Arianna
But only because I love you, Lena.
Wren
Galiiiiinaaaa. This is the part where you ask what time we’re meeting and how we’re all dressing.
Galina
I wanna come! But I have to check something. I might have a conflict.
Wren
OMG you had better be joking.
My phone chimes with a new DM.
Velvet Villainess
Can I ask you something?
Anything…
The Ghost Prince
Yes.
Velvet Villainess
What are you doing tonight?
My dick immediately rises to full attention.
The Ghost Prince
Is this you asking me over to Netflix and chill?
Velvet Villainess
*Eye roll emoji* Well not ANYMORE it’s not…
The Ghost Prince
Actually, there is something I have to do tonight.
Velvet Villainess
Oh, ok. No problem.
She frowns at her phone.
The Ghost Prince
Kidding, little villain. The only thing I’m doing tonight is you.
Velvet Villainess
lol
Velvet Villainess
Why is that hilarious when you say it and not cheesy?
The Ghost Prince
Because I’m staggeringly charming?
Velvet Villainess
And so humble!
The Ghost Prince
:D
Velvet Villainess
Now, when you say you’re “doing” me tonight…
The Ghost Prince
I remember your rules, don’t worry.
Velvet Villainess
Sorry if it’s a buzz kill.
Velvet Villainess
The whole no sex thing, I mean.
There is literally nothing about this girl that even remotely endangers the life of any buzzes.
The Ghost Prince
It’s not a buzz kill. I’m quite content to devour your pretty pussy until you beg me to stop.
Galina squirms, biting her lip as her thighs squeeze together.
Velvet Villainess
Yes please…
The Ghost Prince
So polite. Good girls DO get rewarded, you know…
Velvet Villainess
So…tonight?
She asks, eagerly.
Galina cringes.
Velvet Villainess
Okay I didn’t mean that to sound so desperate.
The Ghost Prince
Are you asking me if I’d like to bury my tongue in your pussy tonight while you ride my face?
Her eyes widen as pink stains her cheeks.
Velvet Villainess
Yes.
The Ghost Prince
I think you know what the answer is, little villain.
She swallows, her face throbbing with heat as she switches back to her group text.
Galina
I’m so sorry, ladies! I forgot, I promised my parents we could have a FaceTime date.
Wren
BOOO!! Everybody boo this woman! BOOO!!
Lucia
Galina!
Arianna
Dude, are you for real? They roped ME into this fucking thing.
I won’t lie. The smug, shit-eating grin that spreads over my face is…biblical. It’s not that I want Galina to ditch her friends, of course. But the fact that she is? In favor of hanging out with yours truly?
And here I was thinking my self-confidence couldn’t get any higher.
Yelena
You guys, be nice!
Yelena
Galina, it’s FINE, I promise!
Galina
I’m so sorry!!!
Yelena
It’s not a problem!
Wren
It’s a huge problem.
Wren
I am OFFENDED, Galina. O F F E N D E D.
Yelena
lol, Gal, don't sweat it. Go spend time with your parents. I’m honestly okay. I got the rest of these girls!
Galina
Have the best time!
Arianna
Boooo. But okay. Say hi to Roman and Val for me.
Lucia
We’ll miss you! :(
Wren
Lucia you spelled “be putting a hex on you” wrong.
Lucia
LMAO
Yelena
Lololololol
My grin only widens when Galina switches back to our convo.
Velvet Villainess
Sorry. Just had to take care of something.
The Ghost Prince
All good?
Velvet Villainess
Yep.
Velvet Villainess
So, when are you free tonight?
She groans and drops her phone into her lap.
“Fuck. Could I sound like more of a desperate whore?” she asks the ceiling.
I chuckle as I start to type my reply.
The Ghost Prince
You assume I have any plans other than you.
She grins and bites down on her bottom lip.
Velvet Villainess
Someone’s being extra charming tonight.
The Ghost Prince
I promise, it’s just to get into your pants.
Galina giggles. Then her brow furrows.
Velvet Villainess
The whole no sex thing…
The Ghost Prince
You don’t have to explain it. Your decisions and your lines are your own.
“Fuck, that’s smooth,” Galina mutters aloud.
I allow myself to preen a little.
Velvet Villainess
Thank you. But I feel I owe you an explanation.
The Ghost Prince
You really don’t.
Velvet Villainess
Tough. You’re getting one anyway.
Velvet Villainess
Brace yourself, because this is going to sound REAL dumb. But, you know how I love romance books?
The Ghost Prince
Oh, is that what you read?
Velvet Villainess
lol. WELL…maybe it’s the books, but I always had this image in my head of my first time.
Velvet Villainess
I know it’s weird to be 19 and still a virgin.
The Ghost Prince
There’s nothing weird about that.
Except how much it turns me on that no one else has touched you like that before…
The Ghost Prince
It sounds like you know what you want, and what you don’t.
Velvet Villainess
Yeah, basically. I mean, I’ve tried to have sex…
Red clouds my vision and my jaw tightens until my teeth hurt.
Velvet Villainess
lol why do I KNOW you’re glaring at your phone right now.
The Ghost Prince
There’s a chance I have a small jealous streak.
Velvet Villainess
There’s a chance I do, too.
The Ghost Prince
So who is this walking dead man.
Velvet Villainess
Lol. No one. This guy I was sort of dating in high school.