Part 30 (2/2)
Taddy held her hand. ”Lex, I'd love to see Birdie today. Please invite her. I need to tell her a few things.”
”Such as?”
”I want to give her an apology for starters, followed by a thank you. And I could use a Birdie hug.”
”I'll make the call. Be right back.” Lex smiled as if she understood.
”You're remarkable.” Warner pulled Taddy in close and they sat back down with Vive and Blake. ”You know that?”
”You bring it out in me.” She kissed him.
”Wow!” Vive shrieked, breaking their sweet talk. ”Who the fudge b.a.l.l.s is that stud?”
Motorcycle helmet in hand and covered in more tattoos than Warner remembered, his brother walked up.
”h.e.l.lo, Manhattanites,” Sheldon greeted. ”Brother.” He nodded.
”Meow,” Blake hissed playfully.
”Everyone, this is Sheldon.” Warner pulled up a chair for him to join them.
”Sheldon, this is Vive, Blake. You pa.s.sed Lex at the door on her cell, and my girlfriend, Taddy Brill.”
”Shel! Come sit next to me,” Vive demanded.
Taddy's friends laughed.
Epilogue.
Neve Adele's Candy Land Reality Later That Week Upper East Side, New York City Let's party!
Up in a swing, Taddy hung from her ballroom ceiling over the crowd, playing her part as Princess Lolly. She threw glitter dust out at the dancers below.
On the dance floor, s.h.i.+rtless, in a white fur thong that covered his c.o.c.k, Warner carried a large lollipop scepter whirled in colors. On his head was a gold king's crown. A sash across his chest read ”King of Candy Land”. He was such a good sport.
G.o.d he's f.u.c.king hot! And he's mine!
Gyrating their hips around him in a small circle were Lex and Blake. Lex had been iced from head to toe in crystals. Taddy had convinced her to get vajazzled at the Exhale Bliss Spa, hoping she'd get laid tonight. Lex played Queen Frostaine better than anyone. Blake held his hands up, clapping. Dressed in purple tights as Duke of Swirl, Blake had the legs to pull it off.
Instinctively she searched for Vive then remembered that Miss Farnworth had hosted a pre-Candy Land Ball c.o.c.ktail party and may have been too trashed to make it. d.a.m.n her.
The music's volume lowered as did her swing. Yellow lights focused on her in the middle as she descended over the audience.
She held on to a microphone. ”Good evening, New York City.” Her voice boomed surround sound from the Candy Hearts Room to the Mola.s.ses Swamp and created feedback noise in her earpiece. ”Thank you for coming. We've raised three million tonight for charity.”
The crowd screamed.
”My Brill girls have been working their a.s.ses off to bring you a new accessories lifestyle line inspired by an iconic reality TV star. She's a reigning Miss Glamour USA who's captured America's hearts.”
A build of antic.i.p.ation filled the room. No one knew who the surprise guest was except for Blake and his team. They'd kept it a secret.
”Some of these treats are in your goodie bags tonight, darlings,” Taddy continued.
”Brill. Brill. Brill,” the audience chanted.
Taddy pressed on. ”America's number-one reality TV star is in Candy Land to make her music debut with her new song, 'I'm A Reality'. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Neve Adele.”
Going bonkers, the audience screamed, ”Neve Adele!”
The swing came all the way to the floor and dropped Taddy off in Warner's arms.
”You were amazing.” He hugged her tight as she handed her microphone to a nearby stageman.
The lights focused on the stage. Neve Adele came out from a curtain singing to her track. She wore an Easton Essentials gown made by Lex in her signature color-lilac.
”Is she lip-synching?” Warner asked as he wrapped his arms around Taddy. He pulled her in to him as they listened to the synthesized song. Neve's verses were about her life as a beauty queen spouting off in a monotone lisp.
”She sure is,” Taddy whispered in Warner's ear. ”She's our manufactured superstar.” Taddy smiled and put her hands out, cheering Neve on, and danced.
Warner grabbed Taddy's hips, pulling her in closer. It made her happy to be with him. She put his arms around him. ”I love you, Warner.”
”I love you too.” Swinging his hips with hers, Warner's c.o.c.k grew hard against her. Tonight, Taddy wanted to celebrate for having Warner in her life. She knew it would be hard to let go of her past completely but with such a wonderful future ahead of her, she focused on the good.
”Going to get a drink. Catch ya later.” Blake held on to Lex as they left Taddy and Warner alone.
”I'm real, I'm a reality, I'm beauty. I'm a beauty queen,” Neve sang her chorus. Catchy, it would be a hit with the gays.
The lights spun around the ballroom with a flash. Then everything went dark. Pus.h.i.+ng her body against Warner's, Taddy felt his chest and rested her palm over his heart.
”I know what you want. It's real. It's a star. It's a reality star.” Neve's song sped up.
Taddy's body vibrated to the music, but it remained impossible to keep up with Warner's insatiable pace. Everything on King Candy danced. She stepped back, letting him get into his groove.
The music changed out as Neve's song came to a close. DJ Dejon, who'd flown in for the night from Utah with Kiki, spun a remixed '90s cla.s.sic. Taddy had convinced them to come back in time for the ball.
Techno pulsated through her body. It was time to show Warner who she really was. She pulled his head down to hers and whispered. ”I want to show you something.”
”What?”
”It's a hidden room. But you have to promise you won't judge.”
”I swear.”
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