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another drink.
"I guess," he answered.
Of course she was hot. The problem was that she knew it.
"I wouldn't mind if she came up to me and paid me that sort of attention," Matt chuckled as he continued to look at the trio.
"I know. You've mentioned that a few times."
"Are you telling me that you wouldn't do her? I know you're still hurting, Nate, but how could you resist that?"
"I don't like my women loose and fancy free."
"Not for a permanent relationship, no," Matt said. "But it doesn't hurt to have fun once in a while."
Nate only grunted.
"Come on, Nate. Loosen up a bit. I brought you out to enjoy yourself," Matt said, ordering another drink. "Stop sitting there like your cat just died. If you don't like Rae, there are plenty of other nice women in here."
"I don't need a woman to enjoy myself," Nate stated.
"But they help," Matt chuckled as a brunette in tight jeans and a tight top brushed past him and gave him a wicked smile.
"Why don't you go ahead," Nate suggested when he noticed the little exchange. "I'll be fine."
"You sure?" Matt asked, but he was already following the woman.
Nate shook his head and drained his drink. He'd have one more then he'd go. As he ordered it, he couldn't help looking at the trio again. He didn't need a second guess to know where they were going to end up later. He shook his head and looked away. How could anyone be so blatantly sexual? It was as if she wore a sign that said 'fuck me, I'm easy'!
Well, maybe it was better like that, when you knew what you were getting right from the start. It had taken him so many years to finally see through Beth and realise she wore the same sign. He was finding it hard to trust any woman after that. How could he have been so blind when so much of it had gone on right in front of his eyes? Well, he wasn't doing that again in a hurry.
Draining his drink, he got up to make his way out but backed into someone.
"Sorry," he started, turning around.
"Don't worry about it. I like being bumped into."
Nate looked straight into the blue eyes of the woman who'd been the talk of the whole company since she arrived only two days before. Then she gave him a wicked smile as Kennedy and Adam led her out of the club.
He shook his head again at the sight then also made his exit. What he needed was an early night. If he didn't dream about Beth, at least he'd have a few hours' break from thoughts of that cheating, lying bitch.
Chapter Five
Rae had been kicking herself since she left Adam's room, which was only an hour ago. She'd arrived only three days ago and she'd already slept with four people. It didn't help that Corey had just laughed in her face about it. She knew he didn't think she could stick to just one person but that was because he didn't understand how vital it was that she did. John had been more sympathetic, telling her that she just needed a bit of self-control and she'd do it, but that was the one thing she'd never been able to master. If she could control herself, she wouldn't have been such a mess, would she?
The elevator stopped and when it opened revealed the one person she didn't really want to deal with. He was with Kendrick.
"Hi," Dave said as they got in.
"Hey," she smiled then looked away.
See, in the past she never had any of these awkward situations. She would have easily blanked him out and blatantly gone to work on his friend. She'd never given a shit about anyone else. But now she was trying to be nice. After sleeping with him the other morning, he had cuddled her and tried to start talking. The boredom had set in straight away. It wasn't that he was boring, in fact he was far from it, but she had found she still couldn't stand conversation with a conquest. She found it pointless. So instead of getting to know him like she had planned, she'd had to tell him she would never be with him again. She hadn't said it in a nice way, either.
"I'm Brian."
Rae looked at the eager young man next to Dave and smiled. The old Rae would
"I guess," he answered.
Of course she was hot. The problem was that she knew it.
"I wouldn't mind if she came up to me and paid me that sort of attention," Matt chuckled as he continued to look at the trio.
"I know. You've mentioned that a few times."
"Are you telling me that you wouldn't do her? I know you're still hurting, Nate, but how could you resist that?"
"I don't like my women loose and fancy free."
"Not for a permanent relationship, no," Matt said. "But it doesn't hurt to have fun once in a while."
Nate only grunted.
"Come on, Nate. Loosen up a bit. I brought you out to enjoy yourself," Matt said, ordering another drink. "Stop sitting there like your cat just died. If you don't like Rae, there are plenty of other nice women in here."
"I don't need a woman to enjoy myself," Nate stated.
"But they help," Matt chuckled as a brunette in tight jeans and a tight top brushed past him and gave him a wicked smile.
"Why don't you go ahead," Nate suggested when he noticed the little exchange. "I'll be fine."
"You sure?" Matt asked, but he was already following the woman.
Nate shook his head and drained his drink. He'd have one more then he'd go. As he ordered it, he couldn't help looking at the trio again. He didn't need a second guess to know where they were going to end up later. He shook his head and looked away. How could anyone be so blatantly sexual? It was as if she wore a sign that said 'fuck me, I'm easy'!
Well, maybe it was better like that, when you knew what you were getting right from the start. It had taken him so many years to finally see through Beth and realise she wore the same sign. He was finding it hard to trust any woman after that. How could he have been so blind when so much of it had gone on right in front of his eyes? Well, he wasn't doing that again in a hurry.
Draining his drink, he got up to make his way out but backed into someone.
"Sorry," he started, turning around.
"Don't worry about it. I like being bumped into."
Nate looked straight into the blue eyes of the woman who'd been the talk of the whole company since she arrived only two days before. Then she gave him a wicked smile as Kennedy and Adam led her out of the club.
He shook his head again at the sight then also made his exit. What he needed was an early night. If he didn't dream about Beth, at least he'd have a few hours' break from thoughts of that cheating, lying bitch.
Chapter Five
Rae had been kicking herself since she left Adam's room, which was only an hour ago. She'd arrived only three days ago and she'd already slept with four people. It didn't help that Corey had just laughed in her face about it. She knew he didn't think she could stick to just one person but that was because he didn't understand how vital it was that she did. John had been more sympathetic, telling her that she just needed a bit of self-control and she'd do it, but that was the one thing she'd never been able to master. If she could control herself, she wouldn't have been such a mess, would she?
The elevator stopped and when it opened revealed the one person she didn't really want to deal with. He was with Kendrick.
"Hi," Dave said as they got in.
"Hey," she smiled then looked away.
See, in the past she never had any of these awkward situations. She would have easily blanked him out and blatantly gone to work on his friend. She'd never given a shit about anyone else. But now she was trying to be nice. After sleeping with him the other morning, he had cuddled her and tried to start talking. The boredom had set in straight away. It wasn't that he was boring, in fact he was far from it, but she had found she still couldn't stand conversation with a conquest. She found it pointless. So instead of getting to know him like she had planned, she'd had to tell him she would never be with him again. She hadn't said it in a nice way, either.
"I'm Brian."
Rae looked at the eager young man next to Dave and smiled. The old Rae would
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