Glancing up at the clock, I knew my next appointment wasn’t until noon, but he didn’t have to know that. “Love you too, Dad.”
As I hung up the phone, I blew out a deep breath. “Jesus, help me get through this weekend and I swear I will do good things until I can’t do good any more.”
Melissa knocked on my door and pushed it all the way open.
“So, I picked the dishes.”
My headed pulled back as I gazed at her. “What are you talking about?”
“The challenge you have with your hotter-than-hot fiancé.”
My eyes rolled. “When are you going to stop calling Gray that? Plus that was forever ago, I forgot all about it.”
“First off, I’ll stop calling him that when he becomes ugly, and second, your hotter-than-hot fiancé was the one who called to remind me about it. Seems like he wants to win this pretty bad.”
Giggling, I shook my head. “You’re so bad and yes, I’m sure he does.”
Melissa lifted her eyebrow and said, “I will get it out of you what the winner gets.”
I leaned back in my chair and chewed on the end of my pen. “So, what’s the dish?”
An evil smile spread over her face. “Beef tenderloin with cognac butter, shaved broccoli apple salad with tarragon and bacon, and chocolate almond cheesecake bars.”
My mouth fell open as I dropped the pen. “What the hell? That’s an entire meal and I don’t even know what half that shit means.”
Melissa laughed. “Oh man, I just wanted to see your reaction. Okay seriously, it has to be a meal made with beef tenderloin.”
“What’s a beef tenderloin? A type of steak?”
Staring at me with a stunned expression, Melissa shook her head. “Jesus, I hope whatever you agreed to if Grayson wins it isn’t anything too crazy.”
My face blushed as Melissa’s eyes grew wider. Leaning toward me, she dropped her mouth open. “Oh. My. God. Meagan Atwood you have to tell me what it is.”
“Two words . . . hell no.”
With a pout, Melissa dropped back against the chair. “Okay this is not fair. You can’t ask me to be a part of this and not tell me what the stakes are.”
“Nope. It’s too personal.”
“It’s anal sex isn’t it?”
I sat there with a stunned expression on my face. “W-what? Why is that the first thing you think of?”
Melissa shot me a please look. “I may be older than you, but I’ve been out with you and I’ve seen you with guys.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?” I said as I gave her a dirty look. “Are you calling me a whore?”
With a laugh and a brush of her hand, Melissa dapped at her eyes. “No! I’m just saying you’re . . . friendly . . . with the boys and I would have to guess you’ve had your fair share of sexual encounters, but I don’t take you for the kind of girl that would let any guy dive into the deep dark world of anal sex.”
Who was this person sitting across from me?
“Who are you? The deep dark world of anal sex? You make it sound forbidden.”
“Isn’t it?”
I shrugged my shoulders. “I don’t think it’s something you’d sit around the table and tell your mother about, but no, I don’t think it’s forbidden. I also don’t think it would be something I would attempt to do with just any guy.”
Leaning forward, Melissa gave me a wink. “And we both know, Grayson is not just any guy.”