Jessica's Cowboy Daddy - Melinda Barron Page 0,23
going, and they used their stale cookie excuse. He’d offered to come along, but then his phone had rung and that had distracted him enough so they could get in Holt’s truck and leave. They were almost to Amarillo now, and she was sure Austin realized they’d been gone longer than they should have been. Would he have driven to the bakery and had Natalie, or Lizbeth told him Jessica hadn’t been there?
“We’re going to pick out a dildo,” Aurora said, and Jessica was glad she was not driving, because her body tightened up so much she might have jerked the wheel and lost control.
“Excuse me?”
Aurora laughed. “It’s a wedding present for Holt.”
“You’re giving him a dildo?” That brought up so many questions. Was it something she hoped Holt would use on her, or the other way around? Truthfully, it wasn’t a question she wanted to ask because she didn’t want to know the answer.
“Well, it’s more than that.” Aurora glanced at her ever so briefly. “You know those machines that you can use to, well, to fuck yourself?”
Jessica put her head in her hands. “This is so surreal. Yes, I know what you’re talking about.”
“My friend Dana knows a carpenter who built one for me. When Dana came up to visit a few weeks ago she took my measurements for him. It’s done and hiding at Dana’s house, but I need to pick out the dildo to go with it. Her carpenter said he thought it would be better if I did. But I didn’t want to go to the adult toy store on my own. I wasn’t sure you’d come if I told you where we’re going.”
“Of course I would,” Jessica said with a laugh. “But I can guarantee you we’re going to be in a world of hurt when our men find out.”
Aurora made to pass an eighteen-wheeler and Jessica wanted to compliment her on her driving. A recent accident had kept Aurora from driving for a while, but Holt had gotten her back behind the wheel. But instead of changing the subject, Jessica decided to keep on the subject of the adult toy store.
“I’ve been in this place before, you know.”
“Have you?” Aurora sounded surprised, and happy about it. “This is a first for me. I’ve never been in any of them. I never really lived until I met Holt.”
Jessica thought about telling her she was sorry for that, but then she thought how she would feel if someone said it to her. It would make her really angry, and something told her it would do the same thing to Aurora. She’d had a hard life, killing her abusive husband and spending time in prison for it, then putting up with her late husband’s asshole of a brother.
The air inside the truck cab had grown heavy; it was time to lighten the mood.
“So, what sort of dildo did this carpenter suggest?”
Aurora giggled. “He said all that was up to me. The—opening—can be adjusted to fit different toys. It’s a bench. There’s a picture of it on my phone if you’d like to see it. My phone is in my purse.
Jessica dug until she found the phone. She then put in the code Aurora gave her. After she found the pictures her eyes widened. It was a bench, one that she envisioned using for many different things.
“Can he make us one?” she asked with a laugh.
“I can ask,” Aurora said.
“With the bench I can be on my back, or…”
She stopped talking, as if she realized she’d said too much, at least for her.
“You know what I like about it?” Jessica tapped the screen. “You can be on your back, or on all fours, doggy style. That’s my favorite. I think Hawk would love this. When you get a chance text your friend to see about getting another one made.”
“I will,” Aurora said. They were on the outskirts of Amarillo now, and Jessica noticed her friend’s grip on the wheel had tightened.
“Do you know where we’re going? Do you want to pull over and switch drivers?”
“No, I’m okay.” She turned on the blinker. “And yes, I looked it up so I know where we’re going.”
They drove the rest of the way in silence, and when they pulled into the parking lot it was much fuller than Jessica thought it would be. But it was a Saturday afternoon, she reasoned out. People would be buying toys to use for their Saturday evening sexual adventures.
“You ready for this?” Jessica asked