The-Sinful-King-By-Claire-Contreras-PDF

“I’m not ready to do that. I’d rather deal with this
embarrassment than that one.”
“You built a company, Addie. You’re missing out on all
the events you dreamed of putting together because you’re
scared of a little gossip.”
“It’s not a little gossip when everyone’s seen your vagina,
Etienne.”
“So? Everyone saw Thomas’s penis.”
“Yeah, and celebrated its size. My vagina, unfortunately,
wasn’t even talked about. The only thing people have said is
what a whore I am.” I sighed. “I know I have to go back and
deal with it, but I’m not ready.”
“Well, don’t hide out too long.” He started walking out of
the room, rolling the suitcase along with him. I stood and
followed. “Has Thomas been in touch?”
“Yeah. He feels bad.”
“You need to move past it.” He stopped walking and put a
hand on my shoulder. “I know it’s easier said than done, but
I’ve known you since you were born and I’ve never seen
anything get you down like this. Not even those high school
photos of you smoking out of that bong.”
“Oh, God.” I laughed weakly. “That’s because I was fully
clothed.”
“Well, for what it’s worth, all of my friends think you
look great naked.”
“Etienne!” I pushed him away as he laughed and
shrugged before walking past me, to the front door.
“This too shall pass, Addie. This too shall pass.”
I said those words to myself as I drove back from the
airport after dropping him o . This too shall pass. Maybe if I
said it enough, I’d believe it. It wasn’t only the tabloids and
having my business out there that bothered me. It was also
the fact that I couldn’t look my father in the face after the
fact. It was that every single man he knew had probably