"Can't believe she's done this," I muttered after putting my phone back.
"What's up?" my cousin asked and I gave him the look.
"That clingy ex again?" Jess chimed in. She was nursing her baby, and she looked over at Chris with a quizzical look.
"Yeah," I responded with a roll of my eyes and a sigh of exasperation. She pat my hand gingerly, and I smiled at her.
"She hasn't met me, has she?" Jess asked with a smile. I shook my head and she piped up with, "I'm happy to pretend to be your girlfriend to make her jealous."
I nodded along with a smile, then I got an idea. Jess was a petite, but tall girl, while Megan, the ex, was on the shorter side, and was more than a tad overweight. She'd never have let me talk to someone who looked like Jess while we were together, she was way too insecure. The seeds were definitely planted now.
"Hey, how serious are you about that?" I asked her with an evil glint in my eye.
* * *
That weekend, we set the plan in motion. Jess and I booked a really nice motel room, the plan was to eat at this place that we knew Megan frequented, and loudly talk to get her attention so that she'd see us, and knowing Megan, she'd try and track us back to our motel room. If this didn't drive the point home, I didn't know what would.
* * *
"That is so funny! You are way too bad," Jess giggled and pinched my arm. I flashed a cheesy grin and gave her a poke in the arm. She smacked my hand away and chuckled. "I'm so lucky to have someone like you."
I hugged her close and kissed the side of her head. We shared a sweet moment and I whispered in her ear, "Has she seen us?"
Jess peeked under my arm and answered, "Yes. She's staring. She looks pretty pissed."
"Your arse looks fantastic, of course she does."
Jess giggled and shook her waist, "Thank you Eden. I seriously just had a crack with a hole in it before she came along."
"She is adorable too."
"She is. And I love her, but I am glad for a night off," Jess admitted feeling a little guilty.
"Most new mums are glad for a night off. She's okay right?"
"Yeah, Mick's got her," Jess responded wearily. I figured she was still into her character.
"Looking forward to tonight?" I asked a bit louder for our audience.
"Oh yes! Our first night together, and it's at Central Plaza... You're so romantic. Why would anyone let you go?" Jess said with her hand on my cheek. We then shared a kiss and I opened my eyes and saw Megan glaring at us. It was working, a bit too well.
* * *
That evening, Jess and I checked in. I opened the door to the room and looked in, then my jaw hit the floor. Jess followed shortly behind me and bounced up and down, completely in an excited fervor.
"Wow! Omigod! This is great!" Jess spewed out in a hurry.
"What you expected?" I asked, still a tad in shock. The room was luxurious in size, but the bed took up most of that. "Guess we're sharing-"
"I'm okay with that, nice piece of man candy to protect me," Jess winked at me. I'm no Adonis, but Jess always made me feel good about myself.
We sat on the bed, which was covered in rose petals, and I immediately grabbed the TV Remote and Jess said she was off to shower. She took her overnight bag in with her and I flicked through channels. I made myself a bit more comfortable, stripping down to just my jeans and my boxers, then ordered dinner.
A knock came at the door not that much later, about the same time as Jess strolled out of the bathroom wearing a thick, pink nightdress.
"Food?"
I carried in the food over to the bed and responded, "Yep, nothing fancy, dig in."
Jess chuckled and took to her food like she'd never eaten before, "It's good."
I poked her nose and she giggled. We sat there and stared at one another, letting the feeling between us last, and then finished our food. We both turned back to the TV and she cuddled into my arms as we watched it.
After getting a bit too comfortable, there was a sudden knocking at the door. Jess hopped up and quietly wandered over to the door. "It's her," she told me as she came back toward the bed. She pulled the nightdress over her head and revealed her body in her negligee. Her stomach was toned and pale, and her body ran down to very lacy place panties. Her modest breasts were exposed, and they were perky, with pointed, small, light pink nipples.
I didn't know how to react to that, she looked amazing. "How do I look?" she asked with a sultry gaze. I couldn't take my eyes off her, and my jaw was still on the ground.
"You had a kid?" I asked in amazement.
"Yeah-"
"Doesn't show," I cut her off and she giggled an evil giggle.
She bounced off to the door, showing off her amazing derriere as she went. The door opened and I could make out Megan on the other side.
"Oh..."
"Can we help you?" Jess asked her in a meek tone.