33. Chapter 32
Arianna
Going to school the next day after creating a plan, but not seeing it come to fruition felt a little anti-climactic.
It was like when I walked out of my father’s study after planting the pill that would eventually kill him.
I was going to have to be patient, and that was not a word that could really be used to describe me.
I couldn’t ride to school with Leyla today due to the orders of the parents.
Until Bradley was no longer a risk, all of us had to go to school with our security.
It pissed me off because I was the one to handle the situation the day before so I really didn’t understand why Christian had to come with me.
From the look on Potter’s face when I walked up to the ledge where Leyla was holding court, I wasn’t the only one pissed off. He’d thrown a fit yesterday when Atlas declared all of us, even Potter and Brennan, would have security with us at all times.
Doug, Pott’s guard, and Lewis, Leyla’s guard, stood off to the side together, eyes scanning the crowd. Christian joined them when we approached.
“Ugh.” Leyla rolled her eyes. “Why do we all have to have security guards just because Pott got jumped yesterday?” Her eyes flicked towards her cousin. “Probably wasn’t even jumped, just didn’t want to fess up to his dad that he likes a little violence when getting dicked down.”
The decision had been made that no one outside of that room would know the truth.
The story would be that Potter had been jumped and robbed by someone when he was in town.
In theory, it was a big enough threat that the men would want their children to have protection with them, but not something that would make most of the kids bat an eye.
Telling them the truth, however, would risk ruining our plans.
If Bradley thought his attack had scared us into having guards with us, he would be less likely to think we were plotting revenge.
If he thought we weren’t plotting something, then he was dumber than I’d given him credit for. There was no way in the world I wouldn’t go after someone that came after my family. It wasn’t how my genetics worked.
Potter scoffed and pointed to his face. “I might be good with rough sex, but I would never allow anyone to mess up the money maker.”
“So you admit you’re nothing but a pretty face?” Leyla grinned smugly.
“I meant my big brain, but good to know you think I’m pretty.” He winked at Leyla before hopping off the ledge and heading in the building.
It didn’t escape my notice that this was the second day in a row that he’d followed Carlisle inside, but if he wasn’t ready to share, I wouldn’t pry.
Leyla’s voice pulled me back to the conversation. “What I don’t get is how someone was able to get the jump on him. I’ve seen him take down Apollo in the ring, so how did some random thug take him down and steal his wallet? And why was there a random thug in Crestwood?”
My bestie was smart, so I wasn’t surprised she was asking questions. The story was flimsy at best. “I have no idea, Ley. Maybe this place isn’t as safe as it seems.”
“If I can’t get dick because of the guards, I’m going to need more toys. Who knows how long this stupid security mandate will last. My dad is seriously over protective.”
Leyla dropped Karly off at home, then came back to my place to pick me up to go shopping. Of course, Lewis and Christian were in tow.
“Honestly, I’m kind of surprised we’re not locked down. I mean, if Potter got jumped in town, doesn’t it seem silly that they’d have guards following us to school, but still let us go around town?” She eyed me as we got out of the car at our favorite sex toy store, Kiss and Tell.
That look said it all. She knew, or at least suspected, that I knew more than I was letting on. Keeping secrets from her sucked, but I knew I had to. “They’re not really just letting us go around town, though. I mean, we’re not trapped, but we have to have our guards with us.”
“You’ve always had to have a guard around town. That part doesn’t surprise me. I’m not even surprised that I have to. I’ve been waiting for the day that they started requiring it. But at school? We’ve never had that. Even you have to admit that it’s weird.”
I shrugged. “Who knows. I just know that we have to do what they say, for now.”
One eyebrow raised suspiciously. “You’ve never been one to just do what they say. What’s going on?”
“Tuck and I had a rough summer, but are on good footing right now. We’ve come to an agreement that I have to trust him and we have to work as a team.
I’m trying to do better about that.” I needed her to drop it, so I had to change the subject.
“So why exactly do you need new toys?” This girl had a collection that most grown ass women would be amazed by.
Her smile grew until it took up her entire face as we walked through the door.
“The plan is two fold. One, Lewis will give my dad his daily report and have to tell him we went to a sex toy shop to buy toys.
That will make my dad uncomfortable. I figure if I have to be uncomfortable by having a guard follow me everywhere, where I go each day should make him feel a smidgeon of that.
“Two, Jack’s penis is a definite step up from any other guy I’ve been with and none of my toys hold a candle to that.
I need something that will keep me satisfied while Lewis back here clit blocks me.
” Lewis chuckled from the spot he was standing guard near the check out.
“Plus, your toy collection is seriously lacking. Now that you don’t have to have your hymen, you should get some more adventurous toys. ”
“I have a dick I can ride at any time I want. Christian isn’t clit blocking me or your brother would fire him, so I don’t think a dildo is needed.”
Leyla took a deep breath. “There are more toys than dildos, Ari. Broaden your horizons.”
I headed to the section that was labeled couple toys. While I could murder a man a dozen ways and get away with it, I was out of my depth in the sex department. Something my bestie definitely couldn’t say.
My eyes wandered over everything, landing on the strap on with a pink dick. I picked it up and turned to where Leyla was looking at dildos. “Think Tuck would let me wear this and peg him?”
She turned to see what was in my hand and burst out laughing. “I’d pay good money to be there when you asked.”
I laughed as I put it back, knowing that wouldn’t be my husband's thing.
Blow jobs, however, he loved, so when I picked up this pineapple toy that you used at the base of their penis while you sucked the tip, I knew it would be a hit.
Leyla had talked about the grapefruit technique before, and I felt like this would be the same concept, just cleaner and less risky.
Next, I moved on to something I’d been thinking a lot about but hadn’t brought it up yet. I picked up the pink sparkly vibrating anal training set and headed towards my bestie. These were all I needed for now.
It seemed she’d gotten a little sidetracked. While yes, she had a dildo tucked under her arm that looked larger than other ones I’d seen her buy, she was currently holding and studying something called a creature cock. “I know that is not what Jack’s penis looks like.”
Leyla looked at me with a big smile on her face. “No.” She held up the box for me to see it better and I saw that it was called a sea stallion. “But haven’t you ever wondered what it would be like to have sex with Poseidon?"
“Can’t say I have.”
Rolling her eyes, she popped out a hip. “Okay, so Poseidon probably wouldn’t have been my first choice. I’m more of an Ares girl. Sue me, I like my men bloodthirsty and with anger issues. But Poseidon is what they have, so I guess I’ll just settle for him.”
I really wasn’t sure what the Givenchy’s obsession with Greed gods was. Atlas and Apollo were names of Greek gods, and Percy is derived from Perseus, while Zephyr comes from Zephyrus. Thankfully they didn’t continue the tradition or I’d probably be married to someone named Thanatos or Cronus.