The Lies That Loved Me

I let Tina steer me through the club towards

eaving?"

aight.What do you expect? Am I res

of his eyes. "It's just that, you-know-

etting a dance with me all week is creepy. Açre you sure he's not some Lifetime movie predator type? He's

ike that. He's not a member of the club either. He just started showing since you began workin

ow does he e

much more than he was letting on, and I was too lethargi

he hell alone. He's creeping me out." I tugge

I was rocked awake from my short-lived slee

time i

ttle after

turned to face me. "You'

mbled. "There's no point if

mes to you. I'm thinking he wants you to quit and get with

l night, but if I smile at him, his face gets all serious and disapproving

didn't, because the

a do now. Dancing onstage had looked

even last more t

are strong, smart and fearless, Amelia

ohol still had me off-balanced. Tina rounded the car an

ot y

ling was just not for me. At some point in my life, I knew I w

s a private and exclusive members-only gentlemen's club, where

own booth.Eric made loads from those guys.Making use of an inherited

last week with a few pieces she'd ordered. She'd been onstage when I arri

deceivingly promising apple; the vast amount of money Tina ma

ons, that it was the easiest and quickest way to pay off my d

needed a carefree psyche or a completely inebriated

s coming to see you tomorrow night, remember? That's at least a thousan

aded man did give

around for my keys, retrieve

anything at all, don't h

I stumbled across the thresho

's had a busy night

dled up on the big black couch in my

" I grumbled as I walked rather clumsily over to the

that movie lasts, like, twenty hours and day. We were ju

ly, though. How

itt

rk hair stylishly pigtailed with red hair ties, her bodacio

five years. Polar opposites, though. She was from an affluent upbrin

r me, were a luxury. That, along with the fact I could be used as an excu

in-law Mr. and Mrs. Moore would approve of. He was quintes

But I couldn't lie though, I adored the curly-haired, Hispan

nish swagger to him. He had a large heart-shaped tattoo with mass

with five bathrooms," I slurred

e with twice as many bathrooms. So, tell me again why you g

sed down, my limbs feelin

e damn rent when Carmela gets

nt," Troy snapped, his words all curled u

n help you with easily. Nothing's wrong with accepting help sometim

pity. Didn't you guys say you were leaving?" "S

babe. Le

and then I felt their

See you in the morn

heir leave. Unsteadily, I got up and headed to my ro

to do before I met up with sleep. Reaching over to the nightstand, I r

blurred, but I strained nonetheless and repeated the highlighted words

die. First, help me never to tell a lie. Second, give me neith

from my lips, my eyes instantly