Sasha: The Wallflower (The Wallflower Series Book 1) by R.J. Fletcher Page B

pleading with her. “For me, you are different. And I want to try something I have avoided for quite a long time.”
    “Try what?” she croaked.
    Dmitri took in a gulp of air and asked, “Will you go out with me? A date?”
    “What?” She looked at him, confused. “I-I don’t understand.”
    “I want to be with you, Sasha. You don’t have to understand why I feel this way. Just know that I do. Your someone special, I knew it the first time I saw you but I couldn’t fathom exactly why. A part of me still doesn’t understand it but I don’t want to throw away my feelings anymore.”
    Dmitri purposely used those words, watching her eyes widen in shock before a bright smile spread across her face. She stared up at him, her lips trembling as she fought to hold back her tears. Sasha closed her eyes and sniffled. “Y-you don’t want to throw me away?”
    Instead of answering, he lowered his lips to capture hers in a fierce kiss. After they finally parted, Dmitri pulled Sasha to his chest and rested his chin upon the top of her head.

Chapter Seven
    Sasha eyed herself in the mirror, looking over the skin-tight dress Teagan had forced her to wear for tonight. The back was open to her lower back emphasizing her rather large ass and wide hips, and the top showed a fair bit of cleavage. She knew she wasn’t tiny by any means, but the dress helped focus be placed on her hour glass figure instead of how thick her thighs and ass were. For once, she had styled her locs so that they weren’t simply falling down to her back. She had placed them into a large braided bun in order to accentuate her thin, long neck and delicate features.
    She stood there, continually eying herself in the black dress, when Teagan burst into the room. Sasha almost wanted to cringe at her own image when she saw Teagan. Her friend looked like a model in her large stiletto heels, lace top, and fitted skirt. She had curled her hair and put dark mascara and eyeliner on her eyes to make them stand out.
    Teagan, on the other hand, was in awe of Sasha’s transformation in the dress. Her friend looked downright sexy. And she told her so. Seeing her blush and look away, Teagan continued. “I’m being serious. You look amazing Sasha. Your body is rocking!”
    “Thank you, Teagan. You look amazing too!”
    “But,” she brought her hand from behind her. “Your look is not complete without ridiculously high heels. Since I know you can’t walk in stilettos I have brought my own beautiful wedges to grace upon your feet.”
    Sasha laughed as Teagan bowed and handed her the pair of shoes. “You are so ridiculous.”
    Teagan sat on her bed and bounced energetically. “No, I’m just happy to be hanging out with my girl, again. You’ve been spending so much time with Dmitri this week I’ve rarely gotten to see you. I was shocked you even wanted to go out with us this weekend. And that you invited that girl Dina from work.”
    That was one of the many times Teagan had mentioned Dmitri without any sort of encouragement from Sasha. She was still worried about her friend’s feelings.
    “Teagan, I know we haven’t really talked about this but…are you sure you are okay with me dating Dmitri?”
    Teagan’s smile immediately disappeared and her expression grew serious. “Honestly?” Sasha nodded and waited for her to continue. “I’m mostly worried about you. The few dates we went on, he was not very emotionally engaging. I know how sensitive you are and I don’t want him to hurt you. That is the only reason I’m upset. I was surprised when you came home and told me but we had already parted ways and were never serious to begin with. But I know you, Sasha. You’re in this relationship for the long-haul and you’re hoping for the happily-ever-after into the sunset. You need to know and accept that that may not happen. It doesn’t mean there is anything wrong with you. Relationships sometimes just don’t work out.
    “I saw his face when he was holding