"So you haven't talked to your parents at all?" Winnie asked as her and Josie walked out of class.
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"Nope." Josie answered coldly.
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"And that's not strange to you. Are you even sure they're okay?" Winnie pushed the issue.
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"You don't know my parents." Josie said rolling her eyes. "Things probably got too hot with one of my dad's clients so they took off to some island living it up while my brother cleans up their mess."
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"Plenty of people are defense attorneys Josie, doesn't make them bad people." Winnie argued as they walked down the stairs of the Walker Building with Sean and Dominick following close by. They had been with Josie for a week now and she was slowly starting to accept this was her new normal for the time being.
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"There's just more to it than that Win." Josie replied not wanting to get into it any further. All of her life she heard talks around her that her dad went in further with his clients than he should. Even going to the lengths of making deals with corrupt judges to get his clients off was not out of the normal for him. She loved her dad dearly but didn't respect a lot of his business practices and definitely didn't respect her mom for reaping the benefits of her dad's illegal actions.
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"Anyways..." Winnie said sensing a change of subject was an order, "I scored an invite to a Pi Gama rush party, you'll be my plus one obviously." She smiled.
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"Really?" Josie asked stopping in her tracks. Usually Josie didn't frequent college parties, especially crazy frat ones, but she could certainly blow off some steam.
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"Yeah, just one problem...." Winnie said pointing behind them at Sean and Dominick.
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"I'll talk to Blake. I'm sure these guys could use the night off." Josie said. "Come by the penthouse at like 7 and we can get ready there!"
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"I can't believe you are actually letting me dress you!" Winnie laughed in the guest room of Blake's penthouse that was currently serving as Josie's room.
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"Let's just say, I could use a night of fun!" Josie exclaimed. Between her classes, her parents falling of the face of the earth, her brother dictating her life for the time being, and this weird tension that would sometimes turn into flirting with Blake, sometimes she didn't know whether she was coming or going.
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"You think you'll get drunk tonight?!" Winnie asked.
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"Definitely a possibility." Josie laughed pounding her fist against Winnie's.
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"Yes girl!" Winnie shouted, "I haven't seen drunk Josie since orientation weekend last year!" Josie smiled at the memory. It was her first weekend being a college student and she got so drunk she ended up hugging the toilet bowl the entire next morning completely missing all the freshman activities.
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"So Blake cool with us actually going without the hotties?" Winnie asked as she plugged in the hair straightener to start Josie's hair.
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"Umm...I haven't actually asked him yet." Josie trailed off.
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"Seriously?!" Winnie whined, "We're leaving soon. When were you going to ask him?"
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Truth was Josie was kinda nervous to ask him. Blake had been pretty busy with work and she overheard him screaming at Roland last night. Josie never heard Blake yell like that and it was pretty damn scary. "I'll see if he's around now."
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"Well let me finish your hair and makeup first." Winnie said as she began running the straightener through Josie's long hair.
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"Blake?" Josie asked coming into his home office suddenly getting an uneasy feeling like walking into the principal's office.
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"Busy." Blake barked in response not even looking up from his laptop. Today the stock market took a massive nosedive and a lot of his financial advisers were trying to get him to drop some of his shares which he wasn't about to do. He had gotten word that some of his investors were seeking other companies to put their money into because Ashby Financial was considered too risky at the moment. Blake had been in meetings all day over this shit. The market would improve soon, it always did.
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"This will only take a second." Josie pushed.
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Blake looked up and once he realized who it was his look softened a bit. "What's up Josie?" He asked shutting his laptop and rubbing his eyes out of exhaustion. He didn't notice how long he had been staring at the screen. "Hello?" He greeted noticing a girl in a short black dress standing beside Josie in the doorway.
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"Blake this is my roommate...well old roommate, Winnie. Winnie this is Blake." She introduced.
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"Nice to meet you Mr. Ashby." Winnie said in her usual bubbly demeanor.
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Blake smiled offering a wave to the young woman. She was certainly very attractive and usually a girl he would spend time checking out but standing next to Josie, she didn't seem to hold a candle in his opinion. It was then that Blake noticed how different Josie looked. She was dressed in a short hot pink dress with a black belt and a lot of cleavage showing. Blake also noticed she was wearing entirely too much makeup and it was very dark and made her look 5 years older. It definitely took away from the natural beauty and innocence that he liked about Josie. He couldn't help but wonder why she was dressed like this.
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"Winnie and I have plans tonight and I was hoping that I could go solo." Josie said.
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"Solo? Not following." Blake said folding his arms across his chest.
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"Without the security team." Josie answered.
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"And where are you going exactly?" Blake asked.
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"Just a party." Josie answered shortly.
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"And it's kinda invite only so it would be difficult to get those guys in with us." Winnie added trying to help her friend out.
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Blake disregarded Winnie's comment and locked his eyes intensely onto Josie's. For some reason he started getting this jealous feeling thinking of her going out dressed in such a short dress. "What kind of party is?" He asked staring so forcefully at Josie she was starting to feel on edge.
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"It's a rush party." Josie responded trying her best to stand her ground.
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"As in a frat party?!" Blake asked with his eyebrows shooting up and a disgusted look on his face. "Seriously?"
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"Yes Blake. We are 20 year old girls. That's what we do, we go to college parties." She said condescendingly.
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"I'm a little surprised you'd want to go, frat parties are so degrading to girls and you're going dressed like that!?" He snapped.
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Josie looked down at her outfit, granted it was a little on the short and flashy side, but it wasn't how Blake was implying and on top of that she was getting real sick and tired of Blake having control over her every move. It was time to stop being so nice. "You sure you're the right person to talk about what's degrading, Mr. different girl every single night!" She barked back.
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Winnie was floored. Her roommate never spoke to anyone in this manner, especially someone like Blake Ashby. Meanwhile if steam could physically come out of Blake's ears they would be at the moment. He rose from his office chair and narrowed his eyes at Josie. "You leave this house at anytime security is to escort you! Pretty sure I made that clear already!" He yelled his voice booming against the walls. "I made a promise to your brother to keep you safe and I intend on keeping my word Josie." He added through clenched teeth.
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"I never asked for this Blake." Josie argued back.
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"No but Trevor did and I would really appreciate if you would make all of our lives easier and stop trying to fight this." Blake spat back, his temper still at a high level thanks to her comment about his personal business. "Now be a good girl and drop the subject. Wherever you go the security is instructed to follow so go to this party, it would be awfully embarrassing having them show up in front of a bunch of stupid frat guys."
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This party wasn't even all that important to Josie, however the fact that she was being told she couldn't go somewhere was making it a big deal to her which was why the next statement she made was out of her mouth before thinking. "Ya know Blake, I'm sorry your parents died and you had to grow up so quickly but that doesn't mean the rest of us have to! I should be allowed to live my life without you or anyone looking over my shoulder!" She shouted immediately turning on her heals and exiting his office.
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This comment sent Blake into a fit of rage as he picked up various objects off his desk and threw them across the room. He then picked up his office phone and dialed for Roland. "Sir?" Roland answered half way through the second ring.
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"Josie is not to go anywhere without security, no exceptions! Do I make myself clear?!" He shouted.
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"Yes Sir." Roland responded calmly.
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"And I want reports from Sean and Dominick about where she goes daily. Understood?!" He added.
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"Yes, Sir." Roland answered as his boss slammed down the receiver. Blake took a couple deep breaths to try and calm himself down. Josie wanted to make comments like that, he would make things a lot stricter around here. It was then that he decided on a last minute date and quickly emailed his contact at the escort agency. Hopefully one of their girls could help him let off this tension.
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"Are you okay?" Winnie asked as she followed a shaking Josie out into the hall.
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"I just am getting so sick of being treated like this. He has no right to dictate where I get to go!" She shouted pacing the hallway. "The fucking nerve on that guy!" She then glanced across the hall and over towards the elevator leading downstairs and sure enough standing in front of it was Sean and Dominick. Josie let out a huge sigh. "Winnie just go and have a good time. I'm gonna stay here."
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"What?" Winnie asked upset. "Why?"
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Josie pointed to where she was looking. "It's no use Win. There's no getting out without my chaperones." She said. "I'm just gonna head to bed." She sighed with a defeated attitude.245Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvH8OKIiTP
