Protect Me by Jennifer Culbreth Read Free Book Online

clean up good!” Ashley gushed.
    “I love it! You look so hot.” Judy got up and circled her. “Add some heels and you will be on fire girl!”
    “Thank you.” she curtsied before walking back towards her fitting room.
    This one was going in the keep pile. She tried on countless other items, choosing ones that she could wear both casually and out to get a drink. Though she liked dressing up from time to time, Abbi always felt that her clothes needed to have more than one purpose. As she hauled her lot to the counter she was relieved to see that she had only ended up spending two hundred and fifteen dollars on five separate outfits. She figured that she would have spent that much on a pair of sunglasses in this town.
    Over the next three hours the girls made their way through the shops and stores throughout the fashion district of LA. Judy was right she definitely knew how to drive a bargain and find the deals. The girls walked from shop to shop with arms full of bags.  After their shopping trip Judy drove around and the girls showed Abbi LA. Driving by the Macy’s Plaza, the Civic center, and the Staples center, which brought on stories from a few concerts Judy and Ashley had been to.  As the day wore on Abbi began to open up more too.  Sharing a few stories of bar fights back home, even a few of her and her mom, and how they used to make the trip down to the Suwannee River in Florida and camp out. As they turned out of the main traffic, Abbi smiled as she stared out of the car window, knowing that these two girls would be the kind of friends that she could always confide in. Damn it took long enough for her to have that feeling, towards anyone.
    After their sightseeing tour Judy pulled up to the front of a small bakery, quaint and out of the way of the busy LA traffic. Abbi looked toward the shop front and saw the name “Bun Ladies” scrolled across the front glass door. Judy parked the jeep just outside of the front and turned to Abbi before she got out.
    “Ok so I know you come from the land of pies and cakes, but you have never lived if you haven’t had a cinnamon roll from the bun ladies.” She said clapping her hands together in excitement “I know they have to be horrible for you, but I wouldn’t think twice about murking someone for the last one.”
    “I am always down for a sugar rush, and besides I am starving.” Abbi said jumping out of the car; the last thing she was going to do was pass up freshly made baked goods.
    Judy filled the meter as the girls made their way towards the bakery. Just as Abbi grabbed the door to open it she stepped smack into what felt like a brick wall.
    “Ugh” she said gasping. It had nearly knocked the breath out of her.
    “Oh man I’m sorry. I didn’t hurt you did I? Blame it on the…” His sentence trailed off
    Abbi looked up and met the same dark eyes from the club last night. She had just run smack into Ryan Dixon. Talk about a small world in a big city.
    “No, that’s ok. I’m fine, just a slight concussion.” She said smiling as she rubbed her forehead.
    Forgetting where she was at first, Abbi remembered that Judy and Ashley were standing right behind her. Turning around she met a shit eating grin on Judy’s face. At first she considered that Judy might have planned this all along. But the open mouth stare that Ashley was giving the two of them pretty much summed it up to coincidence. However, Abbi believed that everything happens for a reason.
    “I am just gonna go grab us some cinnamon rolls and coffee. You like coffee right?” Judy couldn’t get the smile off her face.
    “Yes, heavy creamer and three sugars please.” Abbi said as Judy grabbed Ashley’s arm and pulled her along as they walked around Abbi, both smiling up at Ryan. Just inside the door Judy turned back towards her friend giving her a wink and two cheesy thumbs up.
    “So, fancy seeing you here today. Day time clothes suit you well.” Though his eyes wandering down to her legs