Read Online Break My Fall by Chloe Walsh - Free Book Online

We all hate her.”
    I smiled at that.
    At least everyone else hated her too; it made me feel a little better about my outburst.
    “She’ll probably want revenge, especially since you took her down peg in front of Kyle.”
    Rachel didn’t like me as it stood, how much worse could it really get?
    “And you committed the mortal sin when you kissed Kyle.”
    I cringed. Did she have to bring that back up?
    I tried not to think about the kiss, at least not until I was tucked up in bed at night.
    “He kissed me first.”
    Cam laughed as she paid for her popcorn.
    “He kissed you. You kissed him. Is there really a difference?”
    Was there? No, no there wasn’t.
    “He doesn’t like me Cam. Rachel has nothing to worry about. It’s the other women he’s with that she should be angry with, not me.”
    Cam studied my face for a moment, her gaze slipping to behind me.
    “Hmm I’m not so sure about that babe.”
    She walked off in the same direction.
    “Hey boys, what a surprise it is seeing you here. You’re not checking up on me now are you?” Cam said cheerfully.
    I turned around, and quickly turned back.
    Why God, why? Of all the nights…
    “Of course not, come here and give me a little kiss,” I heard Derek say.
    That was a big fat lie.
    From what I’d seen, he was always checking up on Cam.
    There was a truckload of trust missing from their relationship.
    It wasn’t my business though, so I didn’t ask.
    “I’ll meet you inside Lee,” Cam said.
    I didn’t bother answering her.
    My night had just taken a major nosedive, not because of Derek showing up.
    It had more to do with Mr. Tall dark and sarcastic next to him, and the way my heart wouldn’t calm the heck down.
    I paid for my soda and popcorn, while plotting all the ways I could get out of seeing this film.
    Cam drove here, and it was a twenty-minute car ride with lots of different turn offs; I would never be able to find my way home.
    Falling on empty, I turned around and slowly made my way over to the doorway with the sign ‘screen one’ over it.
    With any luck, they had chosen a different movie to us. I didn’t believe that though.
    Derek hadn’t shown up for any other reason than to keep an eye on Cam.
    Maybe I could just wait outside in the lobby until it was over?
    Dammit, I had been looking forward to seeing the movie.
    How was I supposed to relax with him nearby?
    “Hey princess.”
    I jumped, startled, and ended up spilling my entire tub of popcorn all over the floor.
    “Whoa, there’s no need to be so jumpy. It’s just me.”
    Yeah it was just him; the walking, talking bane of my hormones.
    I turned around to scold him for sneaking up on me, but the words wouldn’t come out.
    Why did he have to look so good?
    It wasn’t fair.
    God must have been in a real good mood the day he made Kyle Carter.
    I took in the dark jeans and tight grey t-shirt he was wearing.
    Couldn’t he wear clothes that made him less…edible?
    It wouldn’t matter much what he wore though; Kyle smiling that perfect smile of his was enough to turn me into a puddle of mush on the floor.
    That dimple did strange things to my chest.
    “Why did you sneak up on me?” I asked, when speaking was manageable again.
    He threw his head back and laughed; a deep virile laugh and my heart accelerated.
    I couldn’t turn my eyes away from his throat, and the way his Adams apple vibrated…
    “I was just waiting for you. The others have gone in already. Cam said it was your first time at the movies, I thought you might get lost.”
    Gee, thanks for that Cam, as if I needed to look anymore country.
    Kyle took a step towards me and I gasped.
    I needed to get a grip.
    I backed up, and managed to snag the heel of my shoe on an upturned piece of carpet.
    My coke flew out of my hand, as I flayed my arms out.
    Oh great, I was going down.
    Before I could holler, two arms snaked around my back, pulling me into a chest of ribbed muscle and toned abs.
    I knew that because I had to endure