Street in Lebanon. The red-blue lights of a cop car outside
on the street had painted the ceiling and wal over our
heads. He'd torn away my panties, tossed them to the
side, used his body to pin mine to the wal while his hands
side, used his body to pin mine to the wal while his hands
held my ass.
I bore the marks of that last encounter on my back for a
few weeks where a nail from a falen picture had gouged
me. I hadn't noticed the pain or the blood while we were
going at it. I never had found my panties.
It had ended but wasn't over. The plain truth is, with a few
drinks in me there was little chance of my resisting Austin.
Not drunk. Not sober, either. Why else had I moved so
far away?
'Hel, no,' Kira said when I found her downstairs and
brought up the subject. She shook her head and looked
over my shoulder to where I was sure Austin was
watching. 'You told me to never, never, never let you fuck
him again!'
I made myself stare at her, not look back at him. 'I know.
But that was before.'
'Before what?' Kira's lip curled.
'Before you thought it would be fun to invite him out with
us. I haven't talked to him in months. Since before I moved
here. But now here he is.'
here. But now here he is.'
'And looking utterly fuckable.' Kira didn't lose the sneer, but her gaze flickered back and forth to my face and over
my shoulder. 'You know, Paige, I've known him as long
as you have. He moved up here, wanted to know where
the good places to go were. I told him we were coming
here. I didn't know you were going to go home with him. I
thought you were over him.'
'I am over him!' I looked over my shoulder and caught his
gaze, then turned away with hot cheeks and fast-beating
heart.
'Whatever.'
'I'l give you my key.' I looked back at Austin, now bent
in conversation with Ethan.
'Fuck, no. I'l get Tony to come pick me up!' Kira shook
her head and stumbled a little bit.
I reached to steady her and she clutched at my hand. 'Wil
he come for you?'
'He wil if I fucking tel him to.' Kira straightened, then
'He wil if I fucking tel him to.' Kira straightened, then
swiped at her hair.
'I'l wait with you until he comes.'
'Don't do me any favors,' Kira said, then slung her arm
around my shoulder. 'Paige. Don't forget what happened.'
As if I ever could. 'I'l be fine!'
