The Second Wife by Melinda Mulera (book club reads .txt) 📗

Chapter 9: rings

"Hm?" I raised my brows as I glanced over my shoulder to the woman that smiled and stood beside me. My eyes instantly dropped down to her large chest, a chest larger than mine and so.... Round.
 

 

"Sia Fox." She smiled as she stared at me, her bright blue eyes stared back at me with almost a lot of tension. "You are?"
 

 

"Iris Brown." I smiled slightly, brushing off the fact that she held my waist earlier even though I did not know her. "Have we met before?"
 

 

"Oh no. I just wanted to say hi." She chuckled lightly, smiling with her red plumpy lips, forcing me to believe she had gone under the needle before. "You're a really gorgeous woman, Iris Brown." She said and I stared at her in wonder, only to nod slightly with a nervous smile.
 

 

"Thank you.... I don't get much compliments." I chuckled nervously and she raised her brows at me.
 

 

She was the definition of a goddess.
 

 

Not me.
 

 

"Well, gorgeous people don't need to be told they are beautiful." She winked and I smiled slightly. "Here with your boyfriend?"
 

 

"No, a best friend. I don't... Have a boyfriend." I shrugged my shoulders and took in another black berry, feeling my face flush as she looked shocked. 
 

 

"No boyfriend?" She asked in shock. "Oh, broke up recently?"
 

 

"Never had a boyfriend before." I admitted, mostly because she seemed to be open and friendly. "I sort of repel men."
 

 

"Men are women's slaves." She chuckled as she poured herself the same sweet wine as mine. "So, how old are you?" 
 

 

"Twenty six." I nodded to myself with a smile. "I suspect you're twenty eight?"
 

 

"Nine." She nodded with a wide grin. "Twenty nine."
 

 

"Oh, you're already married?" I asked as I glanced down at her countless set of rings on her finger.
 

 

"Oh no, don't let these rings fool you. They are decorations. Plus it keeps men away." She chuckled and so did I. "I want to set up a date for you. If you will allow it."
 

 

"With whom?" I asked and she smirked as she took a sip.
 

 

"Hm... Can't say." She said whilst stirring her wine. "Will you allow it?"
 

 

"Well, if the person isn't a brute." I shrugged my shoulders. "A blind date I guess?"
 

 

"You could say that." She smiled and sighed out as she fanned herself and looked around. "It's really hot, care if you join me outside?"
 

 

Says the woman wearing a jeans jacket on top of her swimsuit.
 

 

I nodded and she led the way, letting me trail behind her as I carried my plate of fruits. A few eyes glanced our way and I knee she wasn't just a woman in fancy clothes, she was probably a rich girlfriend to one of the many hot men.
 

 

If I'm lucky enough, this blind date with whomever she is referring to is probably not just rich but a devil in appearance. I just hope he doesn't have a rotten personality.
 

 

"Let's sit here." She said as she began to take off her jacket, reveling a swimsuit that exposed her entire back in a V-line manner, stopping just above her tail line.
 

 

I stood there, mesmerized at how smooth and round she was with an exaggerated tiny waist. She was practically a bomb and a very attractive one.
 

 

I wish I looked like her. I doubt men would run from me.
 

 

"Sit." She chuckled when she saw me gawking her. I cleared my throat and blushed as I sat down on the edge of the pool and dipped my feet in. 
 

 

"Are you one of Craig's friends?" I asked and she shook her head in denial as she gazed towards a couple under the tree chatting and laughing across the pool.
 

 

"I just came looking for a party without too many people." She winked and I nodded slowly as I continued to eat. "Where do you think the date will be?" She asked and I glanced at the water, trying to figure out a place I would simply chat with a stranger.
 

 

"Um... A breakfast restaurant?" I asked and she nodded as she glanced from me to the water.
 

 

"An expensive one?" She asked and I shook my head in denial. "Just a casual and lay back kind of style?"
 

 

"Nothing fancy and expensive. Somewhere I can enjoy my food." I said and she chuckled.
 

 

"Makes sense." She nodded. "You don't seem like you're the type to look for money. I like that."
 

 

"Thank you." I smiled and she nodded in agreement. "So, what do you do, to get rich?"
 

 

"Just making some jewelry. If you'd like, you can take any ring you like on my hand. No charge, just a gift." She said as she held out her hand to me to look.
 

 

"Oh no. I wouldn't, they look expensive." I shook my head as I glanced down at my plate instead.
 

 

"Please?" She begged as she batted her eyes. "Just one, just to advertise my work."
 

 

"Oh....okay." I nodded and glanced down at the rings, scanning every ring until my eyes landed on a simple, yet beautiful and stood out most. "This one looks nice." I pointed st the ring and her eyes grew wide as she stared at the ring as well, pausing for a moment. "Or I'll pick another-"
 

 

"No, it's just that the rest look amazing and you chose a simple one." She said as she began to take off the rings before the one I picked. She held out her free hand, signalling me to put mine there. I placed my hand on hers and she reached for the marriage finger, slipping it on and pressing the two sides together so that it gripped on my finger well enough not to slip off. "That way you won't loose it." She smiled and I nodded as I viewed the ring on my finger.
 

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