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"Dad, could you give me a minute with Seth?" I ask, quietly

I have no idea what I’ if Seth doesn’t talk toto flip out

Dad nods curiously "Okay"

When my dad leaves, Seth orders his people out and soon it’s just me and him As the door closes Seth storms over to me, each step he takes becomes more purposeful,through the clear glass and I feel like an animal in a zoo

"Can we have e body lass darkens and we can see out at the people in the gym, but no one can see in

No one can see us

I s hard at the realization He watches me from the wall and I can’t help but to stare back at hi My hands are sweating inside loves and I can’t wipe it away on loves" His voice is unbearably intimate, but his eyes are eerily dark I don’t reply I have absolutely no idea what to say to that His chest is still htly worried How hard are they working hi bad happen to you?"

Bad? Is he referring to soed? I shake ht hohtly in relief Why does he care?

"If you had come to dinner with me it never would’ve happened"

"That’s true, but I didn’t"

His thick arhtly as he makes his way over toto spread acrossfors hiainst each other I have to force h hands slide into the nape on each side of my neck He presses his forehead to mine and his head is dah his nose, controlling his fast breathing and then lets eit back into focus

"One ofyou fros at the tape, un-wrapping it from his hand "I orried"

I feel unnerved that his friend saw Selena and I at the club It seems everyone has an eye on someone in this city What confuses me the most is the fact that Seth is worried about uy that appears to avoid his feelings and only wants sex froive him Am I the only one that can’t make sense of this entire situation? I wonder if the reason he’s been in such a bad ht out No bullshit

"Because you’re a good girl"

I roll ain

Seth’s voice darkens at irls that pass out in clubs?"

"Maybe you have the wrong idea about ood as you want"I don’t want you to be good I want you to be bad so I can do all the things I’ve wanted to do to you since I saw you and not feel fucking guilty about it"

"I was bad, re ainst this chest and try to back away, but his grip is tight My face is cal to be bad, but you’re not" His hand travels up limmer of sorrow fills his eyes and I frown "I was determined to have you, but then I ran into you at the steakhouse and I couldn’t do it You were sitting there all nervous and unco his hand fro his hands over his face "Besides, I’m still not one hundred percent sure you even wanted et back at your ex"

His quiet, vulnerable words stole the air froht, but not to Blade--tofun and spontaneous I almost succeeded until Seth decided to develop morals

"I did want you" My voice is barely audible--almost breathless, but he hears it loud and clear Seth’s hand caresses my hip bone and I close my eyes I do want you The words fall silently to the back ofmyself from this beautiful man because if I let hiood, so corazes acrossmy jaw I let out a slow exhale as he tilts my head upward and I open my eyes

"Why you do this to ive a shit?"

He frowns and his tongue abruptly glides across his bottom lip I realize he has no idea why he’s always onfor hie turn of events" My dad’s voice rings through the roo of desire dissipates as his sudden entrance shakes some sense back into me I’m annoyed athter with a fighter? Who would have guessed?" Dad’s suy he’ll approve of

"I’m not with him" I state proudly "He just doesn’t kno to keep his hands to himself"