Unapologetically Me

Chapter Thirty Nine

Everyday, I held out hope that my mom would pop up, just so that I knew that she was alive. I knew if she ever did show her face, she would have to go back to jail for breaking her parole, but at least I knew she was in there instead lost and in the streets.

We were so close to graduation now and while my grades had improved marginally, I was having to go in earlier for extra credits because I was so close to not being able to walk the stage.

James was ever the amazing boyfriend and would even do some of my assignments for me while I was at work.

Today he was hanging around the counter, talking to me in between customers when a couple of women walked in wearing next to nothing, grinning . They were absolutely gorgeous and had no reason to be on this side of town. That's what was unusual about them. One of them had long, bleach blond, wavy hair and her face was made up with natural makeup. She wore a tube top with giant double d breasts and a micro mini skirt and six inch heels. Her body was tanned to perfection and she had a tight, toned stomach.

Her friend had long dark brown waves had a dark red lipstick and black lines eyes. She oozed s*x appeal. She wore a halter crop top, also sporting boobs that made me jealous just by existing and some short jean shorts with six in heels.

James took one look at them and turned away with a blush started from his ears.

They began browsing the aisles, calling across the store from eachother and gathering up armfuls of snacks.

James peeked back at them every now and then and I did get a little jealous that he did. They were drop dead gorgeous and I was meh...wearing the smock they provided me for work and looking shapeless without make up and my hair up in a messy bun.

When they got to the counter, the blonde one eyed James curiously and I struggled to withhold an eye roll.

"Will this be it for you girls today?"

"Holy s**t, you're gorgeous!" The brunette told me as she eyed me up and down. I blushed and gave her a small smile.

"Thanks."

"No, like seriously, you are...damn. " She smiled at me with perfect white teeth and dug in her purse as I began ringing them up.

"It'll be fifty two dollars and twenty two cents."

She pulled out a card and then a wad of cash. She handed me the card, still eyeing me and I couldn't help but smile.

"How much do you make here?" She asked me as I ran her card.

I blushed again and shrugged. "It's minimum wage."

"Hmm..." She dug into her purse some more then pulled out a card. She placed a business card on the counter with a pretty manicured hand and slid it across to me as I bagged their stuff.

"If you ever want to make some more, you should come try out here. Kade is always looking for fresh new faces and just the way you look right now, you're a shoe in."

She gave me a small flirty smile and left with her friend after I stared at her go. I picked up the business card and swallowed hard when I saw where it was that she worked.

The card was black with the symbol for a high end gentleman's club right off the strip. James took the card from me quickly and frowned.

"Was she flirting with you?"

I shrugged at him with wide eyes and he huffed and walked behind my counter and threw the card in the trash.

"I don't think she was."

"I do. She looked at you like she wanted to devour you."

"Are you jealous?"

James grinned and shrugged. "Maybe just a little bit."

"Don't tell me you weren't all hot and bothered over them. I saw you blushing."

"I've seen worse on the strip. I just...not so close." He shrugged and chuckled.

"So you're nervous around strippers?"

"No."

"Liar. You so were!"

"You were too! You were blushing way more than I was!"

We laughed and I shook my head. I glanced back at the card in the trash and bit my lip. The wad of cash she had and the amount she paid in just snacks...it was a lot. Working in Vegas as a stripper was probably a good paying job. But would I even have the confidence for that?

"Why did you throw the card away?"

He snorted and opened up a book he brought it. "Because you're not working there."

I raised my eyebrows at him. "Why not? I bet I could make up just rent in one night by the looks of the money she had in hand."

James raised his eyebrows at me and smirked. "And you'd want to dance and let rich assholes leer at you half naked all night? Possibly touch you when the bouncers aren't looking and proposition you for s*x?"

"Well when you say it like that." I scowled at him and he grinned.

"I mean, don't get me wrong, Kelly, you're f*cking gorgeous and I'm the luckiest f*cking guy to have gotten you, but I don't think you're cut out for all that."

"I f*cked you in one night, what makes you think I can't handle dancing half naked?"

"It's not just that and you know it."

I rolled my eyes and began checking out my next customer. I continued to think about it during the rest of my shift and at one point, when James went to the bathroom, I took the business card out of the trash and stashed it in my purse.

It wasn't like I was going to do it, but maybe the card would come in handy one day. Maybe we'd be strapped for cash and I could do it every once in a while.

After my shift, James took me home and we showered before bed. Laying down, he curled up behind me and kissed the back of my neck. "You know, I think I kind of was jealous of that girl flirting with you."

I laughed and turned around quickly, wrapping my arms around his neck.

"What? Why?"

"Because...I've said it before. You're f*cking gorgeous. I still don't know what you see in me, because you're completely out of my league, but I'd like it if you stay blind to my awkwardly skinny body and gap tooth."

I looked at his face feeling my heart melt. "I like the gap and you're not awkwardly skinny. You're amazing and if anything, I'm the lucky one ymto have you. You're...everything I've ever wanted in a man and I'm glad I found you when I did. And even though she was extremely hot and had giant boobs and pretty lips and was completely kissable, I would never trade you for her."

He chuckled and rolled his eyes. "If I didn't know any better, I'd think that you were completely into her."

"Weren't you? I mean...I literally drooled when she walked through the door. Completely sexed out. I would definitely switch teams if I wasn't with you and she propositioned me."

"They were both artificially beautiful, but they have nothing on you. She was completely right about you. You're gorgeous even without make up and with messy hair."

"So you think I'd make a killing at the club?"

"You would absolutely murder that place, but...not to sound like some chauvinistic pig, I'd prefer if my girlfriend didn't dance naked for other men."

I smiled. "Okay. I won't. But you can't look at bleach blondes with giant boobs again either. Like...at all."

He chuckled and I could practically see his face heat up. "She wasn't my type."

"What's your type?"

"Kelly Whitmore."

"Hmm...so you're picky."

"Very."

"Well, I guess I should feel so lucky to be a Kelly Whitmore."

"Very."

I pressed my lips to his and he kissed me back gently. "We should get to bed. You've got that quiz in Peterson's class and I've got one in Mackenzie's class."

"Damnit, okay but you owe me one." I reached down and squeezed his semi-hard d**k and he grinned.

"I'll pay you double if you ace your quiz."

"Ooh! And if I walk the stage?"

"Then I'll f*ck you on every surface of our new apartment in Massachusetts when we get there."

I raised my eyebrows. "You think you'll be able to get hard for that many surfaces in one day?"

He chuckled and shrugged. "I'll pace myself."

"When do we go see the apartment again?"

"We go the weekend after graduation to see it and then we move in a month later."

I nodded and sighed. Graduation was a month away and I hoped that my mom popped up before I left. I didn't want to have to worry about her after I left.

"Fine. But I want you to f*ck me in our new apartment when we go see it. Just to break it in."

"That was the plan."

We went to sleep after that. The next morning, James woke me up with his face in between my legs, his tongue working me. I tangled my hand in his hair and moaned as he sucked on my cl*t and pushed two fingers into me.

"Mmm...someone was hungry."

"I couldn't help myself. I've been dreaming of this all night."

I closed my eyes and arched my back as he ate my p*ssy and right before I came, he moved up my body and kissed my stomach and sucked on my n*pples roughly before he lined himself up to me.

He pushed in with a groan and I gasped at how good it felt. He moved slowly, kissing me with every thrust of his hips. I breathed eachother in, our mouths inches apart from eachother and even though we've had plenty of s*x, today seemed like the hottest we've had in a while.

Not just the feelings of our bodies intertwining, but the passion and the look of unadulterated love in his eyes as he moved inside of me. I didn't think I could ever get enough of him. I never wanted to.

He was perfect and he made me feel like I was too.

When he finished inside of me, he breathed against my neck, kissing my pulse point gently as he shuddered.

"I love you," he whispered.

"I love you too."

Afterwards, we got dressed and went off to school and I felt light as a feather. It was a good start to my day and I felt like even he felt it because he smiled and joked around the whole morning.

After school, when he asked about my quiz, I teased him about only wanting to know because he wanted to f*ck me again and he shrugged.

"Why not? It's a nice, wet, warm place to call home."

"Ew. I don't know why, but that description just isn't it."

"Why not? It's true. It's my d**k's home."

I rolled my eyes. "I passed with a ninety two."

"Hell yes! s*x at Kelly's job!"

And that's exactly what happened. While Linda, the sweet old lady that worked the shift with me, watched the front, James and I f*cked in the women's bathroom while I was supposedly cleaning it.

The same girls came by again after that and the brunette introduced herself as Kimmy. The bleach blonde was named Hayley and she asked me if I had thought about the job.

James had gone out to the car to study, so it was easier to talk to them. "I have, but I think I'll pass for now. I'm moving soon, so it wouldn't be a good time to start a new job."

"What a shame. A girl with your looks could pull in plenty a night. Is that your boyfriend?" Hayley asked me, peering out of the front window at James' car.

"He is."

"He's cute."

I furrowed my eyebrows. "Thanks."

Hayley smiled at me and Kimmy elbowed her. "Don't worry about her, she's into the skinny guys, but since you're out new friend, she won't touch him, right Hayles?"

"Yeah, no worries."

New friend? Huh.