Page 20 of Sweet Temptation

Mike sighs, closing the bedroom door and pulls the blanket from my body, quickly shimmying my panties up my body. Another tear escapes, but I avoid watching him, knowing he's only trying to help me. He sits me up, clasping my bra onto my body before he pulls my dress over my head. Harley watches me before he picks me up in his arms. "Open the door, Mike," he demands.

His friend does as instructed before we walk past all the widened eyes in the house, making our way out. More tears escape as I keep my head resting on my brother's shoulder. "Nobody will hurt you again," he reassures me, gently laying me in the back seat of his car. I close my eyes the moment the car starts moving, wanting to forget this night.

Present

Opening my eyes, I let a tear escape as I remember the dreadful memory. I miss Harley. I haven't seen him since I graduated from school and moved to Princeton to go to university. Everything's so different now, but I'm glad I don't live in that town anymore.

Scarlet comes into view with a cup of tea in her hands as she smiles at me. "Here, drink this," she says softly. Taking the cup of tea, I take a small sip from the cup before I look around the room again.

Scarlet stares at me for a long moment. "Maybe you two should talk about being exclusive," she says softly, taking the empty cup from me. This can't be right. Is she trying to help Damon? She hates him. And exclusive? We weren't even a thing.

Sighing, I nod before looking up at her with curiosity. "The boys are having a party tonight. Will you and Bailey come with me?"

Scarlet smiles before poking my nose. "Of course!" She giggles.

It's weird to me. Scarlet is the book nerd friend that dresses gothish. The quiet one nobody notices, but not with us. Not with Bailey and me.

Smiling, I send Bailey a text before getting to my feet. "What should we do until then?" I ask. Scarlet grins at me, and I know I shouldn't have asked. She wants to go shopping. Smiling, I finally agreed to her suggestion.

Getting off the sofa, Scarlet leads me to her makeup room, letting me know she'll do mine. I gave in to that too because since I met her, she has been so sweet to me.

When we finish getting ready, we meet Bailey at the mall. Scarlet insists on stopping at every lingerie store, causing me and Bailey to giggle. "Who do you need to impress? You're stunning!" Bailey chimes.

She's a nerd without glasses. She loves her books and loves to study, but the girl won’t pass up a chance to buy more combat boots or fishnets.

Scarlet winks at us as she picks out an all-black outfit. "Duh! Halloween is coming up." My face pales and I look between the two. "I'm being a sexy vampire for Halloween this year." She smirks.

Bailey winks at me before she turns to Scarlet. "I chose to be Harley Quinn," she responds, twirling as a giggle erupts from her lips.

My face stays blank, knowing I didn't choose anything because I forgot. "The party… it's a Halloween party?" I begin to panic.

Scarlet eyes me before she smiles. " I have an idea… Let's show Damon what he's missing." She smirks, fishing through the rack of lingerie.

Bailey watches Scarlet while tilting her head. "You should be…" she stops speaking and grabs fishnet stockings from the rack. Bailey frowns, looking at me before watching Scarlet again. The next thing she grabs is a weird whip thing. Watching her closely, she pulls out a pair of black rabbit ears, shoving them into her arms. "I have a pair of boots you can use," she responds.

Bailey looks at me, and I look back at her. We're both still wondering what the fuck our friend has planned. Scarlet grabs a leather body suit from another rack, tossing the bunny ears back in the pile of things. "I also have an old police cap and a belt. You can be a sexy police officer!" She claps her hands, handing me the accessories she just picked out for me.

I smile at her as the three of us make our way up to the counter to pay for the accessories we just collected. "I think you're going to look hot." Baileys smirks at me as we head out of the store.

Scarlet winks at me before we head for the Orange Julius stand. "Damon's jaw is going to slap on the floor."

After lunch and finishing up our shopping spree, we all make our way back to Scarlet's to get ready for Sam's Halloween bash. "What about the teeth for your costume?" Bailey asks our friend as she slides the dress up her skinny body.

"I'll do without, or else I'll get a lisp." Scarlet frowns. I laugh softly, pulling the fishnets up to my knees, then slip on the knee-high black boots Scarlet let me borrow.

"Damn, Bailey's going to get fucked tonight!" Scarlet chirps. Our blonde friend glares at both of us as we giggle. She looks fucking stunning with her hair in pigtails, tiny red and blue booty shorts, the half white and blue crop top, and her bright red lipstick. Bailey is an angel dropped from heaven.

Scarlet finishes applying her makeup and fixes her outfit before she poses for us. I finish pulling the leather tube top over my breasts before I slide the booty shorts up to rest on my hips. I have to admit, I do look hot. Dark black fishnets, knee-high black boots, the police belt around my waist, black leather tube top, and the police cap.

My hair is curled into tight curls, and Scarlet added red lipstick to set on my lips, along with eyeliner and flashy mascara. I look fucking sexy. Damon had better watch out. "I was right; Damon's jaw is going to slam into the floor." Bailey giggles, coming up behind me and staring in the mirror. Scarlet smirks before she pulls out her phone.

"Selfie time!" She smiles, pushing Bailey to stand between me and Scarlet. We all pose for the camera as Scar snaps the picture. "It's perfect." She grins, posting it on her Instagram feed.

Bailey grabs her cell, shoving it into her boot, and I do the same with mine. "Are we ready for this?" Bailey asks. I nod and smile softly.

"Be warned, the hockey boys are the only ones who don't dress up at their house; they just throw on their hockey jackets," Bailey replies softly.

Twenty minutes later, Scarlet's car comes to a stop on the curb behind a row of cars outside Sam's condo. I notice the flow of costumes making their way into Damon's. "Let's go, sexy." Bailey grins at me as we climb out of the car.