telling me to bow out. I don’t know if it’s because he wants to go on a date with her or he doesn’t want me spending that much. I’m hoping it’s the latter because I can’t stop. I can’t let her win. It will totally kill my pride and well…probably my heart.
When we get to twenty five hundred dollars I can’t take it anymore and jump ahead, hoping to end this once and for all. “Four thousand dollars!”
Gasps sound around the room just before it falls to a dead silence, everyone freezing in place.
Oh shit!
“What the hell are you doing?” Jase gapes at me from the stage, his words loud enough to hear.
“Amazing,” Lindy says, sounding as shocked as I feel. “Four thousand going once, twice… Sold!”
The knot in my stomach tightens.
What did I just do?
Stephanie wastes no time approaching me. Her expression is stoic but her eyes are raging. I brace myself for the catfight I’m sure is about to ensue.
“Only you would have to pay that much to get a date. I, on the other hand, already had him for free,” she taunts, giving me a smug smile.
Before I can tell her to go to hell she’s gone, leaving me to stand here like an idiot.
“Ignore her, Sam. She’s jealous,” Zoey says, trying to make me feel better.
I look around the place, the next bid already off and running. My eyes land on Jase again to find him still staring at me like I’ve lost my mind.
Shaking my head, I swipe my purse from the table. “I’m sorry, I have to go. I’ll call you later.”
I feel bad ignoring Zoey when she calls me back, but I need to get out of here before I completely lose it. Pushing through the door, I step out into the fresh air, the cool evening breeze a welcome relief to the fire invading my cheeks.
Jase comes crashing out not long after me. Unable to deal with him right now, I turn away and move for my car.
“I don’t think so, baby.” He grabs my arm and swings me around to face him. “What the hell was that? Are you fucking crazy?”
I rip my arm back, all my pent-up anger bubbling up to the surface and exploding like dynamite. “Yes, I am! I’m crazy because she makes me crazy and so do you. Now I’m standing here in the parking lot screaming like a crazy person, but you know what? I don’t give a shit,” I yell, unable to stop my tirade, no matter how much my mind is telling me to shut up. “Everyone always talks about how sensible Sam is. Well Sensible Sam has finally lost it. First I fuck my brother’s enemy in the back of his truck, then spend four thousand dollars on a date with him, but at least that one is for a good cause. So you all can take Sensible Sam and shove her up your asses!” By the time I finish, my throat is dry and chest heaving.
Jase stares back at me, seeming at a loss for words, the beginning of a smile playing at the edge of his perfect lips.
Releasing a deflated breath, I drop back against the concrete building. “I really have lost my damn mind,” I mumble.
With a chuckle he falls back next to me. “Well, we’re all bound to lose it sooner or later. I lost it over peaches last night,” he says, tossing a sexy smirk my way.
“I just couldn’t do it,” I admit on a whisper. “I couldn’t let her win. Usually, I’m not catty, but she brings out the worst in me.”
He grunts. “Yeah, she’s got a gift for that.”
Glancing over at him, I gather up the courage to ask a question I fear to know the answer to. “Are you upset I spent that kind of money or because you wanted that date with her?”
His eyes narrow. “What the hell do you think?”
I shrug. “I have no idea. That’s why I’m asking you. She seems to think you guys have more. Regardless of the money I spent, I have more pride than to be someone’s second choice.”
I’m caught off guard when he pushes from the wall and crowds me against it, his arms caging me in on either side of my head. “Let’s get a few things straight. Stephanie and I have been over for years. It
When we get to twenty five hundred dollars I can’t take it anymore and jump ahead, hoping to end this once and for all. “Four thousand dollars!”
Gasps sound around the room just before it falls to a dead silence, everyone freezing in place.
Oh shit!
“What the hell are you doing?” Jase gapes at me from the stage, his words loud enough to hear.
“Amazing,” Lindy says, sounding as shocked as I feel. “Four thousand going once, twice… Sold!”
The knot in my stomach tightens.
What did I just do?
Stephanie wastes no time approaching me. Her expression is stoic but her eyes are raging. I brace myself for the catfight I’m sure is about to ensue.
“Only you would have to pay that much to get a date. I, on the other hand, already had him for free,” she taunts, giving me a smug smile.
Before I can tell her to go to hell she’s gone, leaving me to stand here like an idiot.
“Ignore her, Sam. She’s jealous,” Zoey says, trying to make me feel better.
I look around the place, the next bid already off and running. My eyes land on Jase again to find him still staring at me like I’ve lost my mind.
Shaking my head, I swipe my purse from the table. “I’m sorry, I have to go. I’ll call you later.”
I feel bad ignoring Zoey when she calls me back, but I need to get out of here before I completely lose it. Pushing through the door, I step out into the fresh air, the cool evening breeze a welcome relief to the fire invading my cheeks.
Jase comes crashing out not long after me. Unable to deal with him right now, I turn away and move for my car.
“I don’t think so, baby.” He grabs my arm and swings me around to face him. “What the hell was that? Are you fucking crazy?”
I rip my arm back, all my pent-up anger bubbling up to the surface and exploding like dynamite. “Yes, I am! I’m crazy because she makes me crazy and so do you. Now I’m standing here in the parking lot screaming like a crazy person, but you know what? I don’t give a shit,” I yell, unable to stop my tirade, no matter how much my mind is telling me to shut up. “Everyone always talks about how sensible Sam is. Well Sensible Sam has finally lost it. First I fuck my brother’s enemy in the back of his truck, then spend four thousand dollars on a date with him, but at least that one is for a good cause. So you all can take Sensible Sam and shove her up your asses!” By the time I finish, my throat is dry and chest heaving.
Jase stares back at me, seeming at a loss for words, the beginning of a smile playing at the edge of his perfect lips.
Releasing a deflated breath, I drop back against the concrete building. “I really have lost my damn mind,” I mumble.
With a chuckle he falls back next to me. “Well, we’re all bound to lose it sooner or later. I lost it over peaches last night,” he says, tossing a sexy smirk my way.
“I just couldn’t do it,” I admit on a whisper. “I couldn’t let her win. Usually, I’m not catty, but she brings out the worst in me.”
He grunts. “Yeah, she’s got a gift for that.”
Glancing over at him, I gather up the courage to ask a question I fear to know the answer to. “Are you upset I spent that kind of money or because you wanted that date with her?”
His eyes narrow. “What the hell do you think?”
I shrug. “I have no idea. That’s why I’m asking you. She seems to think you guys have more. Regardless of the money I spent, I have more pride than to be someone’s second choice.”
I’m caught off guard when he pushes from the wall and crowds me against it, his arms caging me in on either side of my head. “Let’s get a few things straight. Stephanie and I have been over for years. It
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