Worse for Love- Book #3 in the WF Series

Chapter 15: Party

❀ Ivy's POV ❀

We arrive at the party and everything is going fine.

Eliza is having fun with Garrett's friends, she's buying into Kai and I being a couple, and I haven't seen the opportunity to kick someone for treating Eliza poorly yet.

I'm a social person, so I made friends pretty quickly when we got here. Kai hasn't left my side. Because of the boyfriend role obviously.

Whenever I introduce us, he just stands by my side and watches me converse-like he's observing the way I speak to people. And then he'll only say something once someone asks him. Otherwise, he's pretty reserved.

It's a party outdoors, meaning there has to be a bonfire. People aren't too drunk. A few beers are all I see everyone drinking.

I personally can't stand beer. It's bitter and tastes like dirt. I tell Kai that if he wants to drink something, I can drive us home. He denies my offer and I think I know why.

His car is very nice. It's a BMW and I'm guessing he doesn't trust a lot of people with it. Rightfully so, though. If I had that nice of a car, I wouldn't trust me to drive it either.

"Hi, I'm sorry, but I really like your top," a random girl comes up to me, my heart picking up at the random compliment.

My chest I think explodes.

"Can you tell me where you got it?"

I tell her of course and also some other stores where I've seen similar tops like the one I'm wearing.

"Thank you so much!" she exclaims, and again, I feel more comfortable than I've ever been if that makes sense.

"I'm not sure if it'll look good since you're a little bigger than I am, but I'll just try to eat my weight in a pizza," she laughs, her statement coming out of nowhere.

My face slightly falls.

...pardon?

Kai has been holding onto my waist to sell the whole fake dating thing, and the second he hears that I feel myself slightly get tugged to his side.

I didn't think our bodies were that much different. Also, even if they weren't the same, I wouldn't have commented on it anyways.

I force a tight smile. "It's what we all do."

She laughs, thanking me again before walking away.

Suddenly, I wish I hadn't told her anything about my top.

"Why the hell did she say that?" I forgot that Kai was with me until he says something about what just happened.

"Wasn't she pretty? I wish I had hair like hers." I try to be optimistic.

I have this weird thing about being rude to women who aren't blatantly rude. What I mean by that is women who are definitely prettier than I am.

I have confidence on the outside of course. On the inside is a different story.

I would never show those insecurities to anyone because that would be stupid, and when women make sly comments like that about me specifically, I choose to act like they never happened and compliment them instead.

I don't think she meant it in a harmful way. I just took it differently because of those said insecurities.

Kai looks taken aback that I'm not offended, but I wouldn't show him that in the first place about such a small thing.

"Hey! Thank you so much for coming." Eliza walks up to us with Garrett behind her, hand in hand.

"Yeah, of course." I smile, especially at how happy she looks.