Chapter Twenty-two

Derek had completely forgotten about that late-night call he’d made to Cassie sometime last week after another day of dealing with sexual frustration from being so close to Rachel but not being able to touch her or tell her how he felt. He’d arrived at his home and rung his supermodel on again and off again girlfriend but she’d turned down his invitation because she was mad at him for not informing her before leaving town.

Now here she was out of the blue, just when he had finally succeeded in being honest with Rachel about his feelings and winning her trust. Why was fate messing with him this way? How was he going to explain Cassie’s visit to Rachel without looking like a liar?

“Listen, Cassie, you have to leave now,” said Derek in a low voice. He couldn’t hide the urgency in his tone because he needed this stubborn woman to comply with him and get out of his house right now.

“Why?” Asked Cassie with a frown. “Weren’t you the one who invited me here?”

“Yes, but that was last week. Yo