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Chapter 70

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NICK

LAINE NEEDED to be cared for, just as I needed to care for her. Both need that special someone to slot so nicely into their broken parts.

It was beautiful.

It still is beautiful.

But this game can’t be all we are, not anymore.

I pour her a whisky as I pour myself one. “It’ll help calm you down,” I say.

She manages a smile.

I take a seat at the table opposite and we sit in silence no longer simmering with conflict.

We’re past that now.

My demons have backed away into their shadowy pit, and the girl in front of me no longer looks like her soul is breaking.

“Tell me about Kelly Anne,” I say. “Not just about what a cow she is, but about why you ever liked her in the first place.”

“You want to know?”

I nod. “I want to know. It was part of you, Laine. I want to understand why. Maybe that way we can stop it ever happening again.” “It won’t happen again anyway. I’m done with her.” I believe her. Her eyes are full of the pain of betrayal.

I know it’s a tough pill to swallow.

She takes a m
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  • Dirty Seduction   Chapter 72

    EPILOGUELAINEHE TELLS me my old house is finished. Good as new he says.I kick off my heels and thank him, but it feels so far away from that place.I guess it will be nice for Mum should she ever come back.Maybe she’ll be back for Christmas. Maybe I’ll get a text.Maybe she’ll even come to dinner with Nick and me. Maybe I don’t care that much anymore.I’m EXCITED about my own life now.I’m excited about finishing up my college course, even though Nick tells me he earns enough for both of us. For all of us. For the children we plan to have and the life we want to lead. Enough for everything.At least child studies put me in an alright position to have babies of my own.I want so many of Nick’s babies.HE SAYS he’s going to redecorate Jane’s room. A new room for new little people when they come along.He’s already started boxing up her things.He’s moved her DaDDy drawing to the corkboard in the pantry. I trace my fingers around the letters sometimes and wonder what it will be like

  • Dirty Seduction   Chapter 71

    LAINEIt’s strange to wake up in such a big bed, but there’s so much more room for stretching out. I kick out my legs and enjoy the space, and Nick is right beside me with a quiet smile on his face.“Morning, sleepyhead.” “Morning, Nick.” Nick.It’s going to take some getting used to. How funny, how things change. We’ve been on a rollercoaster, him and I. It climbed so high so fast, and then it tumbled, so scary as the train sped over the drop. But we’re still on the rails, and somehow I think we’ll be climbing even higher this time.It’s late, I can tell by the light at the window. I take in the surroundings, and it’s nice in here, in his space. I like it.I look at the bedside cabinet on my side and wonder what I’ll fill it with. I wonder which wardrobe I’ll hang my clothes in, and if it would be appropriate to bring Mr Ted in here too.“Are you hungry?” he asks.I shake my head, and I’m not today. I’m not.I stroke his face, my thumb brushing over his shadowy stubble, and I want hi

  • Dirty Seduction   Chapter 70

    NICKLAINE NEEDED to be cared for, just as I needed to care for her. Both need that special someone to slot so nicely into their broken parts.It was beautiful.It still is beautiful.But this game can’t be all we are, not anymore.I pour her a whisky as I pour myself one. “It’ll help calm you down,” I say.She manages a smile.I take a seat at the table opposite and we sit in silence no longer simmering with conflict.We’re past that now.My demons have backed away into their shadowy pit, and the girl in front of me no longer looks like her soul is breaking.“Tell me about Kelly Anne,” I say. “Not just about what a cow she is, but about why you ever liked her in the first place.”“You want to know?”I nod. “I want to know. It was part of you, Laine. I want to understand why. Maybe that way we can stop it ever happening again.” “It won’t happen again anyway. I’m done with her.” I believe her. Her eyes are full of the pain of betrayal.I know it’s a tough pill to swallow.She takes a m

  • Dirty Seduction   Chapter 69

    LAINEI’ve NEVER RUN SO FAST in my life. My feet barely touch the floor as I pound the beachfront, my heart in my throat as I realize what I’ve done. What she’s done.I’m out of breath as I see his car in the distance, but I still keep running, and then I see him, and he’s running too.I slam into his body and wrap my arms around his neck and I want to tell him how sorry I am but no words will come.“What, Laine?! What is it? What’s going on?” His hands are in my hair, on my cheeks, checking me all over, and his eyes are wide and petrified. I struggle for breath, and it pains me so much to see what I’ve done.“Nothing…” I wheeze. “Not like that… it was Kelly Anne! She changed my clock! I didn’t know! I swear I didn’t know!” His eyes are so hurt as he realizes. So hurt.It makes me feel like shit upon shit. I struggle not to cry, but I don’t deserve to cry, not after being so stupid. I’ve been so stupid.I am naive. Just a stupid fucking idiot. Just like Kelly Anne says.“You gave her

  • Dirty Seduction   Chapter 68

    LAINEKELLY ANNE IS TOO DRUNK to listen to anything much I have to say, but whenI tell her at eleven that I might make a move early she seems to hear that loud and clear.“NOOO!” she wails and grips my wrist for dear life. “I need you, bestie!”Like hell she does.She’s grinding away on Tyler’s friend Mickey, trying to smile so coyly like there’s any chance she won’t be fucking him this evening. Tyler is too close to me for comfort, dancing so close with a stupid grin on his face. I dance away a little, trying to keep a bit of distance, but wherever I go he follows.“I’m serious!” I tell her. “I’m going soon, Kels! Nick will be waiting soon anyway!”“I’m so sick of hearing about fucking Nick!” she snaps.And I’m so sick of her bullshit and our one-sided friendship, but I bite my tongue and keep dancing.It is her birthday, after all.NICKMY HEART IS in my throat as the bell tolls midnight. I’m scouring the street, scanning the people walking from club to club for any sight of her be

  • Dirty Seduction   Chapter 67

    LAINEKELLY ANNE POURSses a sneaky vodka from her dad’s bottle and tops it up with cheap cola. She clinks her glass against mine as she plays some drum and bass compilation I don’t like, as though simply having a bit of alcohol is cause for celebration. It doesn’t feel like it. Not so much.I’ve learned since her last birthday that some celebrations mean something, but it seems Kelly Anne didn’t get tagged in that particular life post.“Gonna get so fucking trashed tonight!” she tells me, and my stomach rolls before I’ve even taken a sip. I have no doubt she’s gonna get so fucking trashed tonight, only there’s no way I’ll be joining her in that. Not with Daddy Nick’s Mercedes waiting like a pumpkin carriage as midnight strikes.I’ve been telling her all week about my curfew. I didn’t say it like that, that it’s a curfew, just that we have plans. Plans. We do have plans. Nick is going to take me shopping for a Christmas party dress tomorrow once the birthday celebration is done and dus

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