quiet? I want to talk to you about what happened,” Bentley begged, placing his hands on my shoulders to keep me from dancing for a few seconds.
I leaned in close to him, knowing how much he wanted me. I licked his ear then whispered, “Was she good? Like really good?” I placed my lips right against his ear so I knew he could hear me. His breath hitched and I wasn’t sure if it was from my breath grazing the sensitive skin on his neck or if the words themselves stung. Part of me hoped it was because the words felt like knives to his heart, just like I had felt when Shay texted me the pictures of him. “Or just one of those one-and-dones?” I couldn’t help myself. This was a fight that had been brewing for a month and my drunken state made me ready to confront him.
“It wasn’t like that,” he sighed. His shoulders slumped forward slightly as he leaned down so he was looking me in the eye. “Nothing happened. Since the night I stayed with you, I haven’t seen anyone else except for her that night. And I walked out on her because I realized it upset you.” He might as well have been on his knees begging me. As much as I wanted to, I wasn’t sure I could believe a word he was saying. His reputation didn’t allow for me to think he was the type of guy who would stop sleeping around after simply sharing a bed with a girl for one night.
I knew I was being bitchy about the situation. I mean, everyone had a past and I couldn’t hold his against him. Maybe he really had changed. If people held my shitty choices against me, I would really be screwed in life. Plus, I’d been seeing Landon. Granted, I never groped him in public, but I’d been with him the same night Bentley had been with the bimbo in the bar.
“Let’s get out of here,” I whispered in his ear. It was time to talk and a crowded bar wasn’t the place to do that.
I headed towards the counter to collect my credit card, Shay and Jake, before he got himself into as much trouble as I was determined to get into before the night’s end. Shay watched carefully as we walked to my apartment, making sure Bentley didn’t make any unwelcome advances. As protective as she was being, I wouldn’t be surprised if she tried out some of her karate moves on him.
“Why did you invite him back to the apartment?” Shay hissed in my ear, making sure she was quiet enough that Bentley couldn’t hear her.
I didn’t have a good answer for her. “I need to see where this goes, I guess.” If I’d been honest with myself, I would have realized I had no idea what the hell I was doing. I just wanted him there with me.
The entire thing was going to be a disaster, another reason I had ignored him for a month. The moment I saw him my guard was down. By the time we reached the lobby of our building, I was exhausted. It had been a long day and I’d had way too much to drink. It was all catching up with me and I needed to either go to sleep or pass out, I wasn’t sure which. I just hoped it wouldn’t be preceded by me throwing up.
When we finally got into the apartment, I dragged Bentley down the hallway to my bedroom. Shay grabbed Jake’s arm and they both stiffened a bit as they watched us walking down the hall. Shay knew better than to get in my way, but I was sure, by the time morning came, she would want all the details.
I looked Bentley in the eyes. “Don’t get your hopes up,” I warned as I pulled him through my door. Privacy was my goal. Nothing more. Then again, in my alcohol-induced haze, jumping his bones didn’t sound like a half bad idea.
“Charlotte, please let me explain.” He looked my way, but couldn’t force his eyes to meet mine. Taking a deep breath, he continued. “I was confused. I’ve never felt like this in my life. I never had any feelings or respect for women, my mother screwed that up a long time ago.” That was a refreshing thought. At least he was honest about the fact that he didn’t respect women. His admission left me
I leaned in close to him, knowing how much he wanted me. I licked his ear then whispered, “Was she good? Like really good?” I placed my lips right against his ear so I knew he could hear me. His breath hitched and I wasn’t sure if it was from my breath grazing the sensitive skin on his neck or if the words themselves stung. Part of me hoped it was because the words felt like knives to his heart, just like I had felt when Shay texted me the pictures of him. “Or just one of those one-and-dones?” I couldn’t help myself. This was a fight that had been brewing for a month and my drunken state made me ready to confront him.
“It wasn’t like that,” he sighed. His shoulders slumped forward slightly as he leaned down so he was looking me in the eye. “Nothing happened. Since the night I stayed with you, I haven’t seen anyone else except for her that night. And I walked out on her because I realized it upset you.” He might as well have been on his knees begging me. As much as I wanted to, I wasn’t sure I could believe a word he was saying. His reputation didn’t allow for me to think he was the type of guy who would stop sleeping around after simply sharing a bed with a girl for one night.
I knew I was being bitchy about the situation. I mean, everyone had a past and I couldn’t hold his against him. Maybe he really had changed. If people held my shitty choices against me, I would really be screwed in life. Plus, I’d been seeing Landon. Granted, I never groped him in public, but I’d been with him the same night Bentley had been with the bimbo in the bar.
“Let’s get out of here,” I whispered in his ear. It was time to talk and a crowded bar wasn’t the place to do that.
I headed towards the counter to collect my credit card, Shay and Jake, before he got himself into as much trouble as I was determined to get into before the night’s end. Shay watched carefully as we walked to my apartment, making sure Bentley didn’t make any unwelcome advances. As protective as she was being, I wouldn’t be surprised if she tried out some of her karate moves on him.
“Why did you invite him back to the apartment?” Shay hissed in my ear, making sure she was quiet enough that Bentley couldn’t hear her.
I didn’t have a good answer for her. “I need to see where this goes, I guess.” If I’d been honest with myself, I would have realized I had no idea what the hell I was doing. I just wanted him there with me.
The entire thing was going to be a disaster, another reason I had ignored him for a month. The moment I saw him my guard was down. By the time we reached the lobby of our building, I was exhausted. It had been a long day and I’d had way too much to drink. It was all catching up with me and I needed to either go to sleep or pass out, I wasn’t sure which. I just hoped it wouldn’t be preceded by me throwing up.
When we finally got into the apartment, I dragged Bentley down the hallway to my bedroom. Shay grabbed Jake’s arm and they both stiffened a bit as they watched us walking down the hall. Shay knew better than to get in my way, but I was sure, by the time morning came, she would want all the details.
I looked Bentley in the eyes. “Don’t get your hopes up,” I warned as I pulled him through my door. Privacy was my goal. Nothing more. Then again, in my alcohol-induced haze, jumping his bones didn’t sound like a half bad idea.
“Charlotte, please let me explain.” He looked my way, but couldn’t force his eyes to meet mine. Taking a deep breath, he continued. “I was confused. I’ve never felt like this in my life. I never had any feelings or respect for women, my mother screwed that up a long time ago.” That was a refreshing thought. At least he was honest about the fact that he didn’t respect women. His admission left me
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