Rising Up: Finding Me book 1 Read Free Page A

and dark blue come-hither eyes, she has never had any trouble attracting men.
    “Yeah, sure you are!  I'm the one that should feel self-conscious!”  I know I should have more confidence, but after having it literally beaten out of me it’s very hard to see what my friend sees.
    “Fuck off Ginny, you're gorgeous, and you should have a bit more confidence.  This time you have re-invented yourself, no-one knows us so we can let our hair down and have fun.” 
    Grabbing my hand to reassure me, and I nod squeezing her hand back appreciating her concern. It's really busy but the pretty server gets to us quickly, and I order us a couple of beers, I know we'll switch to our signature margaritas soon, but a beer is a good start.
    After about half an hour I get a strange tingle down my spine, as if I'm being drawn to something, and my stomach is alive with fluttering, bustling butterflies, and goose-bumps erupt over my skin as the hairs on my arms and the back of my neck stand up. 
    I've never felt anything like it before, it feels like a cross between nervous excitement and panic, and that there is something I’m missing. I feel myself being drawn towards something or someone, and I turn my head towards two guys looking in our direction, and I feel my heart rate increase and my skin flush as I stare at one of them in particular, as he scrutinizes my face and a slow lazy smile appears on his rugged handsome face.  What the hell is going on?
    Maddie follows my eyes and sees them too.  “Hey Ginny, we're being checked out,” she turns her head to look back at me.
    I pull myself away from his intense stare with a shiver running down my spine.  “Don’t stare Mads, they’ll think we want to be picked up.”
    “Why not? They're well hot!  The blond one can pick me up any time he wants.”  She smiles sweetly, but turns away from them.
    “Because we don't know them, they could be serial killers for all you know.”  But the pull is still there, so much so that I look around again at the dark haired stranger and see he is still scrutinizing me.
    “Don't be stupid, they're just hot guys checking us out, and let's face it, we are gorgeous!”  Laughing and taking a slug of her beer.  “Anyway it looks like they're heading over our way,” Running her hands through her hair shaking it down her back she looks at me and winks. “Play it cool Ginny, you don't need to tell them anything, just have some fun.”  Giving me a wink.
    “Yeah right, that's what I said to myself about Jake, and look where that got me.” I shrug my shoulders and pick up my drink.”
    "Well he's nothing to do with you now, so whatever shit he drummed into you it's time to let it go.  Please believe me Imogen, I want my friend back to her old self, not this diluted version.  You're 27 years old and beautiful, and it's time to relax and start living."
    "Well okay, as long as you know that when we're being kidnapped and about to be cut up into pieces, I'm going to blame you."  This causes her to laugh and snort her beer out of her nose, just as the said hot guys reach us.  "Classy move there girl!"  I can't help laughing too and that's how they found us.  Laughing our heads off!
    Jake
    "Heidi, Heidi?  Where the fuck are you?  I've been trying to call you all week and the office said you'd called in sick, what the fuck is going on?"  I’m shouting as I walk through the door, I haven’t been back here since the morning after what can probably be called the best night of my life so far. 
    I’ve been watching the recording all week and getting harder and harder each time, the boys did such a complete job on Heidi, the next morning she was still unconscious but the marks all over her body made me want to do it all again, except it looked like she’s vomited in her sleep!
    And now I can't believe this, I've been working away for near on three weeks, none of the stupid bitches on set would even give me a blow job, let alone a shag, and now