Red_Roses_and_Black_Dahlias_-_Macy_T

“Maddie!” The woman squealed.
She was wearing a cozy looking pink fur coat, pink killer heels and her
blond hair had a pink bow in it. She was like the live version of Charlotte,
from The Princess and the Frog, Valentina’s favorite Disney movie.
I’d never seen her before, but from the way she hugged Maddox and
seemed so familiar with him, a small part of me instantly disliked her.
“Callie.” Maddox smiled down at her as soon as she pulled away from
him.
Her lipstick stained his cheek— pink, you guessed it, and again, the urge
to wipe his cheek assaulted me out of nowhere. Maybe it was because of
everything that went down lately. Maybe I felt weirdly possessive of him
because I’d just spent the last few days with him and that somehow brought
us closer— or at least I thought it had.
One of his hands remained around her back as she smiled, showing off
her straight white teeth. Her outfit looked fancy, her hair was styled
impeccably, her face was beautiful and fuck even her voice was nice. I
wasn’t close enough to tell but I could swear she smelled like candy cane or
sugar plum or something sweet like that. She radiated feminine energy.
I looked homeless in comparison with my cargo pants and black, longsleeved,
cropped top. My long hair was in a loose braid and I probably had
bags under my eyes from the sleepless nights I’d been accumulating.
Barbie— or Callie as Maddox called her, finally noticed me and turned
around, offering me a smile which, unfortunately, didn't look fake.
“Hi! You must be Sofia?” She offered me her hand, “I’m Calliope, but
you can call me Callie!” I smiled back as best as I could despite the jealousy
remaining in my heart and shook her hand. “I’m so sorry for your loss.” her
smile slipped and she genuinely looked like she was sad for me.