Chapter 46 #3
“I sure hope so. She is such a sweet kid,” I say and take another sip of the delicious drink.
“Like the sweetest kid I've ever met. I know this must be a really weird transition period for her. But she is doing really well. I feel like I see a connection and a bond between her and Remington already, which warms my heart because my dad is my everything.” I pause, suddenly feeling guilty about the fact that I hadn’t called my dad back in a couple of days.
“I’m going to have to see if I can see him next weekend.
He doesn’t really have anyone but me. And I know our weekends together are the highlight of his month,” I say, blinking rapidly. I feel like tears are going to come.
“Are you okay?” Skye looks nervous. “What happened? What did I say? What did I do? Is it because I asked you if you had a crush on Remington? I was just joking. I mean—”
“No, it’s nothing to do with that,” I say quickly.
“I guess I was just thinking about Canyon and Remington and the special relationship they have. And then I just started thinking about my dad and how he has dedicated his whole life to me. And it just means so much, you know? And I feel really bad that I dropped him and didn’t go for his lasagna when he was probably looking forward to it all day. I just feel like a bad daughter.”
“Remington needed your help,” she says. “That’s not your fault.”
“Yeah, but let’s be real, Skye,” I say, giving her a wry smile. “If it was just my boss asking, I likely would have said no. But because it was Remington—”
“But Remington is your boss.”
"Yeah, he is my boss. Yes, I do think he’s cute.
And maybe I’ve just been embarrassed to admit that out loud because I know I’m not his type.
And I know you think I’m just being hard on myself or that I have low self-esteem.
But I know what I’m working with. And I know what he normally goes for.
And it’s not people or women that look like me.
” It all comes out in a quick rush, and I hate that alcohol always makes me spill my guts.
“I truly don't think you see yourself for who you are, Juniper.” Skye shakes her head slowly.
“And my goal in life is for you to look into the mirror and know that you are absolutely gorgeous on the inside and the outside. Every man in the world should want to be with someone like you. They would be lucky and happy to be with someone so sweet, so compassionate, so kind, and so absolutely wonderful.”
“You're going to make me cry. You didn't have to say that to me to make me feel better.”
“I am not saying anything to make you feel better.” She cuts me off, reaches over, and grabs my hands. “I'm saying it because it's true.”
“What am I missing here?” Lila says as she approaches the table and looks down at us.
She looks gorgeous with her blonde hair in curls.
She's wearing a red sweater and black leather pants, and I can understand why Max fell for her, hook, line, and sinker.
She's absolutely gorgeous and one of the funniest women I've ever met in my life.
“Are you guys going to run off and get married or something?”
“No.” We laugh in unison and drop our hands.
“Skye was just being an amazing friend and telling me I was wonderful because I was feeling a little down on myself.”
“Oh, no. What happened?” Lila frowns as she sits next to me. "You okay, girl?"
“I was just telling her that I have a little crush on Remington.” I pause and wrinkle my nose. “But I know he would never be interested in someone like me.”
Lila stares at me, at Skye, and then looks back at me again.
“You're crazy, right? You do know that Remington would be the luckiest man in the world to have someone like you.
Physically, you're stunning. Inside, you're beautiful.
And once we've given you this makeover, you are going to look like an A-list star, believe you me.
" She stares at my face and smiles as she studies my features.
"Remington's jaw is going to be hanging to the ground when we are done with you.”
I giggle slightly. “I mean, I would love to see him with his jaw on the ground.”
“He is going to be begging you for a date,” Skye adds. “In fact, when he asks you out, I want you to make me one promise.”
“What's that?”
“I want you to make him work for it.”
“Work for what?”
“You know what I mean,” she says, winking.
“What are you talking about?” Lila grabs my glass and takes a sip of my margarita. She groans in satisfaction as she hands me back the glass. "Okay, I need five of them. Stat."
“I’m talking about the spanking,” Skye says loudly as she spanks her hand. "Oh, spank me, Daddy. I've been a bad girl."
"Skye!" I exclaim in shock. "Stop it."
Lila looks at us confused. “What is going on here? Who is spanking who?”
"Remington wants Juniper on her knees and over his lap," Skye adds with a grin. "And I just want to remind her that when he asks her out on that date, he doesn't have to be the one in charge."