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I stroke the back of his head, still lost in the lingering sensation of hisover ot a hold of ain? "Waitwhat?"
"We shouldn’t do this," he repeats, pressing his lips to the spot where htest bit, putting distance between us
Staring up at him, I realize he’s dead serious His expression is so a stop to this
Andme feel like a humiliated fool
"Fine" I take a deep breath and drop ht We should definitely not do this"
I sound like every silly ro And I’ot carried away" He lets go ofin his embrace
"I’m sorry too" I smooth my hand over, and I release another shuddery exhale, desperate to get ether and quick
No way do I want him to see how much he affects me, especially after he so soundly rejected me
He bends down and snatches his wallet fro out tenty-dollar bills froh?"
"For what?" Myme off because of the stupid kiss And if he thinks my lips are only worth forty dollars, then I’m completely insulted
"For the dinner you paid for," he says, his voice gentle as he holds the twenties out towardthe ht in my fist I feel so incredibly stupid I don’t knohat else to say
So I say nothing at all Just turn rab my purse from where I left it on the corner ofoverdownin the driver’s seat and desperately trying to stab le ti, and finally get the key in I turn it, the engine starting with its usual dependable, gentle roar I presswheel and let the tears fall silently No sobbing, no cursing, no shaking my fist at myself or the man who kissed me so sweetly, so passionately, I don’t know if I’ll ever experience another kiss like it again
Bright headlights shine onout a frustrated breath I need to get out of here Sitting around crying and feeling sorry for myself is not the way to handle this I’ve always been a pull-irl It’s the Texan in randirl
A pervert chases after me and tries to abduct et in my pants? No worries, just quit A variety of Hollywood jerks proposition me for a blowjob?
Yeah Just walk Find another job Find another boss, another man with too much poho kno to quietly devastatelot and drive out of there so fast, ravel Deterer I refuse to let so that It’s been a patterna pretty face, then let o back to et it
No man has ever held lance up fro in front of my desk, her expression one of pure disappointfor subdued
"Whatever do you mean?" I ask calmly It’s only been a few days since I last saw her I know she’s going to give--it’s back And your hair is in a bun, and you’re not wearing any ht yourself a neardrobe In fact, I know you did--I ith you"
It’s pointless to try and make a man fall for me who so very clearly doesn’t want to Despite the devastating kiss, the inti o back to e like a suit of ar my heart from failure
"I did I wore my new clothes, tried my best to impress Matt and it backfired It was an utter failure" Reaching beneath eous dress Ivy so generously boughtthis to you I appreciate the gesture but I won’t be needing it after all"
Ivy takes the bag as if in a daze, opening it to peek inside before she turns a deterlare on me "Oh no, you don’t Don’t you dare return this to me because you think I spent too ift to you"