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"Yes," a fele instantly died as the blood rushed in my ears I felt a burn in the botto inside of me, made me tiptoe silently around the bins

All the hope I’d been feeling exploded and disintegrated aroundstaff against a brick wall, I realized what an idiot I was What a childish, na&iuer settled in The frustration The pain… that soood enough for ht I was good enough, so as I holding out for? For flowers and sonnets and ato happen This was reality Sex was sex There was nothing ry person, but the burn of jealousy fueled it and I turned silently back to the hotel As soon as I was inside, the i beforeback e out ofto his brother in the function room and thankfully Mu to ask she’d probably not be happy about

"Els, what do you want to do with all these presents?" He asked, pointing to a table that had been set up at the back

"Can I ask you and Mu what that favor was "You want us to take the presents back hoo onto a club, if that’s okay?"

Clark studied hed, "Go on before your Muave hi hih the dance floor and found Liaether I pulled Liaetic so"

His body tensed and his eyebrows drew together "Just o?"

I pressed close to hi my intentions very clear "Where do you want to takestuttered He seeet us a roo from the party before Mum or Braden could see h the hotel to the reception, and I fought hard not to throw up as Lia as the lift took us up to the first floor and as soon as ere inside the rooainst hiainstto bleach froles and excited butterflies, I wanted flushed skin and passion I wanted trust and safety, I wanted affection and laughter I wanted loyalty and friendship I wanted love

Unfortunately, life had played a cruel joke on me and I’d fallen in love with the one person in the whole world I couldn’t have

Just because I couldn’t have him, however, didn’t ins any ift Or at least I liked to roift I supposed what it really used to be was a mark of ownership But this was the 21st century No one owned ive to whoever I pleased

"Yeah," I whispered back, reaching up to unknot the halter tie on my dress "Yeah, I’m sure"

Liam thankfully took his time He made me come before he put on a condom and pushed inside of me so I was as ready as I could be Still, it hurt After a while the pain diminished and it felt okay Liaain but I didn’t I couldn’t stop thinking over and over again as heup for myself

I’d promised myself since I was fourteen years old that the first ti in soift I offered, and I casually let him I felt a heaviness settle onto hier and jealousy get the better of me

I lay there for a couple of hours but eventually decided I couldn’t stand to stay in the hotel roo I snuck out of there and had reception call me a taxi

The wo dress and knew exactly what I’d been up to The save me made me feel cheap, and I realized quickly that the only reason I felt cheap was because I thought I’d acted cheap

I tried not to cry as the taxi took me home, and I definitely tried not to cry as I quietly lettoward the stair when a head popped out of the kitchen and gavea hand to ht froer at ain of hier returned

I followed him into the kitchen and he closed the door behind me I studied his face and saw his eyes were bloodshot The smell of coffee filled the air and I noted cheese toasties sitting on a plate He was obviously hungover and trying to dis that I didn’t notice his anger

"Where the hell have you been?" he hissed athiinity "Out"

"Where?"

"Just out"

He narrowed his eyes "With who?"