Okay, let me say I have no idea where this is going. I have no plan...it may not come together in a perfect way. But we can all be surprised together, right?
Beth felt fabulous. A day at the spa with Maggie was her birthday gift to her sister. Maggie had no particular love language...all 5 would do for her. So spending time and money on her and talking her up over drinks...and the most wonderful massage she had ever received. By Beth's reckoning it was 4 down 1 to go. But she had volunteered to help out with party planning...so there you go, she was "officially the best sister in the world!", at least according to Maggie.
It had felt even better than she had imagined it would be. They had been massaged, waxed, buffed and polished. Then they had a mani/pedi, and when Maggie went off to meet Glenn for dinner she stayed and had her eyebrows shaped and her hair cut...she literally couldn't remember when she had the time to have them taken care of by a professional and not having Rosita or herself do it.
The next day she went shopping for something to wear to Maggie's party...her gift to herself both the clothes and the alone time. Maggie and Amy were not invited...for once it was about her, and what she wanted. By noon her phone had been turned off and was residing at the bottom of her purse. Maggie was driving her crazy. "Dress up nice, Beth...Bring a date Beth...Don't fuck Merle, Beth. Buy some nice underthings, Beth!"
Bossy much?
By the end of the day she had her outfit...and it was dead sexy. Oh, not by Maggie or Amy's standards, but by hers. She was going to attend this party and for once feel comfortable with what she was wearing. It was the most she had ever spent on an outfit for herself that wasn't intended for a wedding or a funeral.
The dress itself wasn't that expensive….considering what she spent on the accessories to go with it. But it was love at first sight. The dress was simple white eyelet, and so sweet that it was going to give Merle a cavity if he didn't brush his teeth afterwards. Almost innocent, or it would have been if not for the plunging neckline and the short hemline, she wouldn't be wearing it to church, or bending over in it for that matter. She matched it with a brand new pair of $600 cowboy boots that she vowed to never, never, EVER get manure on.
And then to make her feel like a total sex pot...the most amazing white lace bralette and matching panties. So sexy that she could almost be happy just dating herself. They cost more than the dress, but less than the boots. Beth, normally a sensible shopper, wouldn't have even tried them on...but once they were on she didn't want to take them back off. And the image of a certain someone's face, if he were to see her in them, made the damage to her bank account less important than it normally would have been.
When she had the whole outfit on...it was like fucking magic. She looked good. No, she looked fuckin hot. The alchemy of the dress paired with the boots was incredible, but the addition of the undergarments somehow transformed her. They made her walk different, she stood taller...her breasts seemed perkier, her butt looked so good that before she took off those sexy little pieces of lace she had one of the girls at the shop take a few photos of her...she felt like a Victoria's Secret model, all she needed was a pair of white feather angel wings.
She was a bit sad she had nobody to send the photos to, so she settled on sending them to Maggie. Texting…Per your majesty's demands, I now have a new outfit and new undies. Now leave me alone for the rest of the week or I'll ask Paul to go to the party with me.
Last thing she needed to do is see if Rosta would do her hair for her, that girl had a gift that she gave out freely when she could have charged almost anything she wanted to any of the girls at work.
More likely than not it was because of Carol and her insistence that she and Merle were "perfect" for each other that had made her start thinking about him, and once she had started she just couldn't seem to stop.
Or it may have been because the sex had really been just that good. But it could be that she was just horny. Afterall it had been over two months since they had sex. Maybe it was that she just needed a release from all that studying.
A good fuck, for good behavior if you will...
Not that she hadn't gone longer, and not that she couldn't find someone else to sleep with. But her options were a little limited at this time. Work was a time-suck...now that the music store had finally replaced her...the girls at the bar had taken advantage of her availability. The bar was a full time job...and even if anyone at the bar peaked her interest, Abe had a strict no fraternizing policy, with both the customers and the staff.
She could have picked someone from school...but the only guy that she was even remotely interested in had just announced that he had gotten engaged. She didn't really even know him well enough to realize he was in a serious relationship. But he was nice, good looking and had the most amazing butt, so of course she should have known that it was a good possibility that he would already be in a relationship.
There was the option of meeting someone new...and despite the whole "Merle Disaster" (as Maggie called it) she normally didn't have sex with someone without getting to know them first, one night stands weren't her style. But in her opinion this whole thing with Merle could totally be laid it the feet of Maggie, not that she regretted it...not at all!
Sure at first it was all about pissing Maggie off. But that had quickly changed. She discovered Merle was not at all what she had expected. He was funny and self deprecating. And under that bad boy exterior, there resided a bit of a southern gentleman. And the sex. No, let her rephrase...and THE SEX! THE SEX had been so very, very good. Maybe because it was "forbidden" (at least by Maggie...and maybe her Daddy if he knew about it) or because Merle was so uninhibited, or that because she felt no judgment from him it allowed her to be uninhibited too. Truly sexualy uninhibited for the first time, and boy did it seem to make a difference.
She knew that Merle was still available, Carol had let it slip not so subtly...she already knew how good he was...and that he wasn't going to be blowing up her phone when all she wanted was a little bit of sexual release.
All she wanted was a little in-and-out...without all that ups & downs of a actual relationship.
Maybe they could work something out...like a monthly
subscription!
Glenn was sitting at the bar, while Maggie was running Sam ragged with her party set up. Merle and Daryl were taking bets if Sam would just pick her up and throw her ass out the door or if he was going to try to hire her to manage his bar.
Merle being Merle, was taking advantage of Sam being distracted by a demanding Maggie and had gone behind the bar and was happily serving himself mug after mug of beer.
The phone on the bar started to vibrate and Glenn picked it up and casually glanced at it.
"Holly fuck…". He said and looked up guiltily to see where Maggie was. Quickly he put the phone back on the bar face down.
"Ahhhh, China-man...what you see on that phone that's making your face so red and your eyes lookin' like they gunna pop right out of ya' head?" Merle teased, "Maggie's others boyfriend sendin' dick pics?"
Glenn shook his head vigorously and his eyes cut over at Maggie again, but she was still across the room with Sam.
"Come on Glenn spill." Daryl demanded taking in the blush on Glenn's cheeks.
"Not a dick pick...Beth." Glenn said, pushing the phone further away from him. "You should not see you soon to be sister-in-law in nothing but sexy underwear...and you definitely should not like what you see. I'm going to hell." Glen said rubbing a shaking hand over his eyes.
Both Daryl and Merle made a grab for the phone, but it was Daryl was closer and got to it first. He laughed gleefully and backed away from the bar and out of Merle's grabbing hands.
He turned the phone on, and his eyebrows climbed up into his hairline. "Holy fucking shit. Wow, I need to find out where she got those...I need Carol to have something like this. I wonder if they come in red. Who's Paul?"
He was still looking at the phone when Glenn snatched it out of his hand. "Maggie's ex. Goodlooking, tall and making good money as an artist...Maggie and Beth are still friends with him. I hate him on principle alone. Do not get me in trouble. Maggie…"
That was as far as he got before Merle had the phone in his hand taking a look.
He stood looking at it for a moment before a shit eating grin spread across his face as he sent a copy to his phone.
Handing the phone back to Glenn. "Better hide the fact that you sent me a copy or Maggie will probably kill you." He said pulling out his phone to look at Beth's picture.
"Oh, yeah," he said smugly, and licked his lips "just like I remembered. Boys, let me just tell you that girl tastes just as good as she looks."
"Fucking Merle." Glen muttered while messing with Maggies phone.
"No, Abe. We are NOT telling Maggie, at least not until after her party." Beth told her boss, her voice firm. "I mean it. Glenn is going to propose...they deserves to have the attention and spotlight on them."
"Beth, don't you think that Maggie..." Abe started
"Yes, yes I do. But maybe this will work itself out, and in the meantime, Rick, you said that you would look into this, right?" Beth asked Abe's long time friend, Rick who was a police officer that he had called in to take a look at the items.
Rick looked at the photos in his hand, "These indicate that this man is watching, and that he is somewhat "invested" in you. I can't say if he will do more than that, but I think it is a good thing to stay near Abe or Ty just in case."
"Fine. But no going out by yourself, I mean it. Both Ty and Sasha know what's going on, and starting tonight you are going to be staying with them. So you can make us any excuse you want to Maggie, but you are with me or Ty until this is settled." Abe demanded.
"Fine." Beth said sullenly.
Rick took the letter and photos from Abe. "Next time don't open it, and I will see if we can find any fingerprints...I'm going to take these to the station, maybe one of the lab techs will still be able to find something." He told them as he put everything in a bag.
"Beth, this is a serious pile of steaming dog shit. I need you to take this serious...this guy has a screw loose, and I will not have you and my bar on the six o'clock news. No going anywhere without one of us...promise me." Abe demanded.
"Fine, I promise." Beth said her lower lip poking out, "This is ruining all my plans of getting my big bad biker in all sorts of compromising positions...you know that right?"
"Far be it for me to get in the way of your sex life...but at least you'll be alive...horny, but alive." He told her, his mustache twitching, indicating a smile.
"Hey little sister, Why you so grumpy?" Ty asked as Beth tried unsuccessfully to get her cat into the travel case.
"I had plans...I bought new underwear...sexy underwear...expensive sexy underwear! And now I have to have an armed escort wherever I go. Merle probably won't even approach me if you or Abe are standing behind me like a Dementor." Beth grouched as she tried to push the uncooperative cat in the case again.
"What the fuck is a dementor?" Ty asked as he rescued the cat from her frustrated owner.
"Soul sucking...ghost things...Harry Potter?" When he just looked at her, she added. "They suck out all of your good memories...only in this case you and Abe are sucking away all my chances of getting laid."
"Well that's a bit harsh, don't you think?" Ty said as he gently put the cat into the case.
"Maybe." Beth said and dropped down on her sofa and pulled a throw pillow to her chest. "Do you really think that Blake or whoever is sending those photos will do something to me?"
"Don't know. When we talked to Mr. Blake he seemed genuinely sorry for scaring you. And he showed the photo of his wife...there were similarities, if you really wanted them to be there. Blonde, blue eyes...petite. But really that was all that was there, unless it's the way you move or talk." Ty sat down next to her.
Throwing his arm around her shoulders, Ty said. "How about if this biker of yours shows up and you feel like you want to leave with him, you let me talk to him first. It can't hurt to have more people watching your back."
She sighed dramatically. "I don't know if I want to tell him...he might tell Glenn or Daryl and then it won't be long until Maggie knows too. Glenn sucks at keeping secrets, and getting them out of people is one of Maggie's special gifts."
"Fine...let's just get all your stuff to our place. It's only a few more days until Maggie's party. After that is over, you will tell her. And hopefully we can figure out who is following you. And tonight we are going to have a nice dinner and you are going to tell me and Sash all about this man you are all worked up about." He said as he pulled the end of her braid playfully.
"Great, let the inquisition begin…" She said as she slouched
Beth's dress is For Love & Lemons X Revolve eyelet dress $160...soooo cute! And unfortunately out of stock :( the undies kind of look like the super inexpensive ones on Chic me (Eyelash lace lingerie bra set) because, I can't seem to find the ones I looking at, but they are close.