Being Julia (A Forever Novella) by Sandi Lynn Read Free Book Online Page A

her eyes.
    “Great, I hope he’s not in a mood.” She smiled.
    The minute I opened the door, he looked up at us, and threw his phone across his desk.
    “Am I glad to see my favorite girls!” He smiled as he walked over to me, kissed me on the cheek, and then hugged my mom tightly.
    “What was all that about, Dad?” I asked.
    “Just a business deal gone bad. Nothing for you to worry about, Princess.”
    “All right. Are you ready to go to the gym?” my mom asked him.
    “I’m more than ready to get the hell out of here.” He smiled as he put his arms around both of us and we walked out of his office.
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    We walked through the doors of the gym and went to our private locker room. As soon as my dad changed his clothes, the three of us climbed on the treadmills. Most teenagers would be embarrassed to be working out with their parents, but I wasn’t. I had my headphones in, listening to my music as my mind was still reeling over Brody. When my time was up on the treadmill, I stepped off, grabbed the towel from my dad’s hand, and looked across the gym as Brody Sullivan was lifting weights. I gulped at the sight of him. Instead of feeling weak in the knees and butterflies, I felt rage, anger, and hostility. My skin started to heat up as I threw my towel down and stomped over to the weight bench. He was on his back, doing bench presses when I stood over him, staring down into the eyes I wanted to poke out. He lifted his weight and I grabbed it. Holding it with him over his head.
    “Umm... hey, Julia. How are you?”
    “I’m good, Brody. How are you?”
    “I’d be better if I could put this weight down.”
    I looked straight ahead and saw my mom and dad watching me. My dad took a step forward and my mom grabbed his arm and held him back. I helped Brody put the weight back on the bench and he sat up and looked at me as he wiped his face with a towel.
    “Why haven’t you called me?” I asked.
    He looked down as he wiped the back of his neck. “I’ve been busy.”
    “Funny, you weren’t busy when you were trying to have sex with me.”
    “Julia, lower your voice,” he said as he stood up and looked around.
    “You took something from me and then you ignore me?”
    “I took what you gave. You wanted it and you were more than willing to give it up. Don’t play the good little girl, Julia,” he said as he started to walk away.
    I grabbed him arm and stopped him. “Did you use me for sex? Did you only date me because you wanted to have sex with me?”
    “Listen, Julia. You need to leave me alone. I’m not interested in you, and I’m sorry if you became attached.”
    I actually felt my heart break when he said that. “You didn’t answer my question,” I whispered.
    My mom and dad walked over and my mom looked at me and then at Brody. “Hi, Brody,” she said as she hooked her arm around his neck and squeezed.
    “Mrs. Black, you’re hurting me,” he said.
    “My daughter asked you a question and you will give her an answer.”
    He looked up at my dad, and my dad just shrugged his shoulders. “Sorry, Brody. You play, you pay. I’ve been there, done that and, believe me, it’s not pretty. Piss off a woman and be prepared to deal with the consequences.”
    “Okay..okay. I only dated you to have sex with you.”
    My mom tightened her grip around Brody’s neck after he said that. I felt like a complete fool and I wanted to cry right there. But I wouldn’t give him the pleasure of seeing me break. So I did what seemed natural. I grabbed his crotch and held his royal jewels in my hand. By this time, everyone in the gym was staring.
    “It’s okay, Brody. Because these, right here in my hand, are nothing to be proud of.”
    I held up my pinky finger from my other hand in front of his face. “See this? This is your dick. Now every time you see me and I hold up this finger, you’ll be reminded of how small you really are,” I said as I let go of his balls.
    “You’re a crazy bitch. You know