Paid to love

d something decent to wear. The major

to my bed, where I'd flung it. Mateo Lo

me a bogus addr

way;

I'm at the c

leek black BMW idling in front of my apartment. That was unmistakably him. "I'll come outsid

quicken. I hadn't told Mateo about how bad my flat was

the first-floor flat.

ass of the BMW. It slid down, and Mateo emer

xactly

reside

t was cheap. I'm nearly done; you

ed that he did n

'll be coming back do

e my apartment. I hoped that jeans and a t-shirt would do f

ed in the mirror. I couldn't envision standing next to Mateo, no matter how hard I tried. He was

into my Vans and took my purse, making careful to lock the door behi

We'd be entirely alone for the first time. I took a long breath before slippin

on-up shirt, a black tie, and a dark grey vest. I trailed his body down until

's dressed

ing and scrutinized me for a bit. It was rather spectacular, albeit a bit

ave a dress in that

"Isn't what I'm we

rge hole to reveal a portion of my bra. Sucking with a gasp of asto

something, so I booked an appoi

re a me

shifting into gear and

d wasn't in excellent condition, but I didn't experie

ce. "I recently gave in my previo

I said before I cou

ore than

mething like that so casually? For the price o

on the road. "This is a fairly modest automobile for my

r into my seat. "It had t

long look at me.

, but

makes me feel like I m

ips. "It's rea

an afford some

m saving cash

u at co

t until September because some of us have to work to pay off our education." This was the first year since high

our family a

stereotypical oh-poor-me-my-parents-are-dead g

?" he said after

e of your concern, and I do

iod, he remaine

alk about. My mother died, my father abandoned us; and my brother is

yway?" I realized I sho

ity," he

anything resembling a to

bled. "New Yo

ed, surprised. "That's

d the vehicle has Wi-Fi if yo

hicle with him? Did he intend to abduct me? Oh my God. I should not have trusted h

pay someone else to do it if he genuinely needed to. At the very least, I w

ice. "Sebastian instructed me to— or rather, I al

mean? I can

steering wheel. "I apologize f

y many times, but I wasn't sure which on

d expression. "Don't m

what you're on

r remarking your breasts the other da

to bring it up? While we were tra

to continue, but I cut him off by re

iusXM, I switched to ALT Nation and set the volume u

e a length