-vixen- Olivia Nova - Confessions Of A Side Gir... -

Tonight, I’ll delete his number. By next week, he’ll find a new Vixen. Younger, maybe. Blonder. It doesn’t matter. The role is the same. The confession is the same.

— Olivia Nova

I am not the one he wants. I am just the one who said yes. -Vixen- Olivia Nova - Confessions Of A Side Gir...

The real confession: I don’t do this because I’m broken. I do it because I’m good at it. I am a master of the half-hour. The art of leaving before the coffee gets cold. I can turn a hotel room into a memory in twenty minutes flat. I know which angles make me look like a fantasy and which ones make me look like a liability. Tonight, I’ll delete his number

Last night, Marcus fell asleep. First time. His head on my chest, snoring softly. I stared at the ceiling and felt the strangest thing: not love, not hate, but a quiet, hollow sadness. He was dreaming of her. I could tell by the way he smiled in his sleep. I am not the dream. I am the detour. Blonder

I learned the rules fast. Never call first. Never post a photo with his face in it. Never cry on a Tuesday because Tuesday is “family night.� Your job is to be the glitter in the gray. The silk robe in a closet full of fleece. The 2 a.m. text that says, “Come over,� not “I’m lonely.�