Page 24 (1/2)
Soot bored and went off to scare the crap out of some other cute little meerkat So, the meerkat crawls out from her hidey-hole to carry ht she was hole swoops down and catches her in his big-ass claws
Well… I know exactly how that little ain, or text, or e with rader could have written, cleaning the aparte of the distraction that was the Edinburgh Festival with Ellie We hit the Theatre Big Top in The Meadows to catch the show, The Lady Boys of Bangkok, and damn, were those some pretty boys, went to the Edvard Munch exhibit out in the west of the city at The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, and we bought cheap tickets to this young, up and coy roo of the Student Union at the university ht back a lot ofout in there I tried to let myself enjoy the crowds of the festival, the tourists everywhere, the smell of coffee, and beer, and hot food everywhere Peddlers on the sidewalk, peddling their wares--jewelry, posters, rando visit to my therapist and spoke about Dru for the first time
Yeah I didn’t want to think about it
Suffice to say by the tied to convincewith me After all, if he’d been serious he would have at least textedNada
I’d changed my shifts at work frohts so I was free to hang out at hoht because she felt like hanging out with her fa of it I was unprepared I was relaxed, thinking Braden had forgotten about me
I stuck my stupid head out of my stupid hidey-hole
That’s when Braden swooped in like a big-ass eagle
The apart roolass of wine and watching Zack Snyder’s 300 I realize nohat a bad idea that had been All those rippling uid side-effect of the wine… I blamed it all for what happened next
"You know you should really lock the door when you’re ho wine all overat Braden who stood in the doorway, looking un-amused What did he have to be pissed about? His favorite jeans hadn’t just gotten ruined! "Jesus C, Braden, for the last ti knock!"
His eyes dropped toback to my face "If you prorew still, taking in his serious expression Was he… concerned about lass on the coffee table "Fine," I one for the night"
My eyes shot to his face and I found hi a suit, but he looked a little ru for hours and had co a pit stop My stomach flipped as realization dawned "Did you orchestrate that?"
The left side of his ht with a box of cha to kill the traitor
Especially because Braden looked so daood That and the fact that the costume department for 300 had done a number on my libido caused the hormonal wreck that stood before Braden I willedfifty steps ahead I toldlife in the present because planning a future was just so terrifying But while I lived my life in the present, I constantly worried about what awaitedI take my own damn advice and live for today
But with Braden?
It was too dangerous I already knew I didn’t want a relationship with hi me?" Braden asked as he settled hi to appear intimidated, I slipped back into ed to convincethat ere done hatever that was that happened before…"
He shrugged out of his jacket "You ainst a wall?"
My jaw locked with irritation If he’d been a character in a book, I would have hated his dirty mouth As it was, my body loved his dirty mouth No need to tell him that "You know, Braden, I’ve watched you over the last few entleman to everyone but me What’s with that?"
"I want you inin bed"
Good point "Gentleood tiood ti I just won’t be well-ht we already discussed this You and I are not happening"
He frowned atforward, his elbows on his knees and his hands clasped together between theain It was like he knehat that did to hed heavily "Braden, I like you, I do Yeah, you’re an overbearing ass and you say whatever is on your ood guy, and you’re a good brother to Ellie" Our eyes caught, and I aled across ood friend and I love living with her here I don’t want to mess that up And I don’t want to be in a relationship With anyone"
He looked atto ever respond I had just decided it hts, when he relaxed back against the couch His eyes darkened I knew that look Uh oh "Good thing I’ a relationship"
It was safe to say I was co?"
"Just sex"
What? "What?"