Page 96 of The Sniper
I did find it interesting learning that diamond thefts were on the increase in Los Angeles.The LAPD detective said it was starting to look like a crime ring, and these things could be tricky to resolve.
They reiterated that having my brand associated with diamonds put me at risk.
This was my last public event for a while where I’d be wearing anything valuable.Once the launch was done, it all went digital.The award season was over, the holidays approaching.
My mind drifts to Jayden as it does every day.I wonder what he is doing for the holidays?
Would he go home to Fort Worth with Liam and Jessie?Does he have a girl back home?Someone he’s met, and that’s why he hasn’t replied.
Would I answer if he called?
Has he thought about me at all?
Does he feelanything?
Guess I should have learned my lesson when I was younger.These GI’s just want to get into my pants.I fell for it again.But Jayden used my body in a way no man has.
The things he did.
The things he said.
The way he looked into my soul while pounding was orgasmic and deeply erotic and intimate.The moment we woke, the barricade around him was back up.
But it was the night at the bar and the way he looked so cold that truly hurt.You shouldn’t be here, princess.
I drank so much tequila after he left I nearly made myself sick.In the morning, I burst into tears.
Pretty sure Jessie was up to speed after that and felt sorry for me when she invited me to her upcoming birthday party.
“Dwon’t fink I’ll be welcome,”I said, then hiccupped.
“Rubbish, you’re one of us now.Right, Liam?”Jessie asked.
“Leave me out of this,” he muttered.
That said it all.
He was Jayden’s best friend and knew everything.More than me, likely.Hell, I think everyone knows more than me.
I’d been rejected.
There wasn’t much more to say.
But they hadn’t seen the way he watched me walking down the stairs in my black Prada dress as if I were his prom date.Like he was a boy falling in love.
Gah.
I need to pull my head out of the clouds and focus back on my financial goals.
Get this product line launched successfully, pay Dad off, then perhaps date a few of those guys Mom has been trying to set me up with.
Or move to London.
“Eeek, Hashtag Luxe Diamonds is going viral.”Sadie does a little dance on the spot, snapping me back to the moment.“Already.”
The Blush Empire team is spotted around the sides of the runway, live streaming to all my social media accounts and monitoring comments.
“Yay, us!”I rub my hands together, getting nervous as my moment to step out on the runway approaches.
