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to my room and smiled to see
the bathroom door closed and the shower running. I looked down to
see the money and her phone on the floor. I picked them up. The
mobile was ancient with no camera and the money was ten dollars.
Jade needed a new phone. I’d get her one like my dad had for my mum
with the top of the line-tracking device. I frowned, my mother
forgot her phone all the time. Dad had given her a special
necklace, she never took it off. I’d do the same for Jade. Then I
would have insurance in case she forgot the phone.
    Jade would never accept a new phone from me,
especially if the one she had was working. Hearing the shower still
going, I dropped the phone and stood on it, smiling, when I heard
it crack. Picking up the broken phone, I smiled. Placing the money
and phone in my pocket I went to my bedside drawers and I got out
my own phone and wallet.
    I heard the shower turn off. I went and got
socks and shoes, coming out in time to see Jade walking out of the
bathroom. She wore my shirt tied in a knot with the tight skirt
below it. She gazed at me and I watched as her guard slammed back
in place. I braced myself for what she would say.
    “I need to go. This was all a big drunken
mistake. I’m just happy we didn’t have sex. Um…thanks for looking
after me though. I’ve got to go now. If you could just point me in
the direction to exit I’ll be on my way.”
    Clenching my fists, I took a deep breath to
calm myself. I knew she was going to close up again. I pulled her
phone out of my pocket. “I’ll give you a ride home. You can get
changed and I’ll take you to the shops. I’m sorry but I stepped on
your phone. Let me buy you a new one to make up for this one.”
    Her eyes widened and she came to me looking
down at her smashed phone. “Great, just my luck.” She looked up at
me and guilt assaulted me as I saw tears glisten in her eyes. “You
don’t have to buy me a new phone. It’s my fault for leaving it
somewhere you could break it.”
    Shit. “Ah, you didn’t leave it
somewhere it could get stomped on. It was on the bedside table and
I accidently knocked it off and when I got up I stepped on it. It
was my fault. So you have to let me replace it.”
    She groaned and I could see the war going on.
“I don’t know.”
    I grabbed her hand and walked her toward the
door. “Come on. I can afford to replace your phone. It won’t even
put a dent in my bank account.”
    She stumbled along following me. “I won’t be
in debt to you?”
    I hid my gin before I glanced at her. “No. I
promise.”
    “Okay. Before we go can I borrow your phone
to call Cassie and tell her I’m okay? I also need to get my things
from her house.”
    I pulled my phone out and gave it to her.
“Cassie knew you were with me. I can take you to her house to get
your things.”
    She nodded and stepped away from me and
dialed the number. We stood in the hall and I listened as she
talked to Cassie. When she was done I walked to the kitchen. I
didn’t bother turning I knew she followed.
    “Everything is clean. You’d never even know
you had a party here.”
    “The cleaners have been here. The caterers
would have cleaned up after themselves too.” Jade looked around and
he could see the awe on her face. I took her through the kitchen
exit to the garage. Punching in the code to unlock the door I
opened it and pushed her in shutting the door. Jade stood still in
front of me staring at the garage.
    “It’s huge. Who needs this many cars?”
    “Most of them belong to my parents. They
don’t ‘need’ them, but they are fun.”
    I went to the cabinet, put my code in, and
took the keys to my jeep. Jade still hadn’t moved. I walked back to
her and took her hand guiding her to my car. I opened the passenger
door and Jade sat and did her seatbelt. Shutting her door, I went
around to the driver’s side and got in, did my seatbelt and put the
keys in the ignition and turned on the car. I reached into the
glove box and pressed the