Falling For The Enemy

Ivy Chase

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“You’re lying!” I hissed through gritted teeth as I pulled the blanket closer to my body. “There’s no way I’ll ever sleep with you!”

Parker leaned against the dresser with a mischievous grin plastered across his face. His eyes sparkled with mockery and he folded his arms. “Oh sweetheart, you didn’t just sleep with me, you practically begged for it.”

“You’re a disgusting liar!” I spat at him, not wanting to believe what he was saying. “It’s not possible. It can’t be possible!”

Parker laughed, a cold, mocking laughter. “I’m not even sure if you’re pretending that you don’t remember or you actually don’t remember.”

I honestly couldn’t remember any events from the previous night. My memory was scrambled and my head hurt as I tried to recall everything that happened.

Even if it was difficult to remember, I was certain that I couldn’t have slept with Parker. If I did, it meant I cheated on my boyfriend with his biggest rival.

And that would be really bad!

I hope it was just a misunderstanding. Maybe he just happened to be in the wrong room. There was no way I would have followed Parker into a hotel room.

He was the one man my boyfriend, Sebastian, couldn’t stand. I mean, after all the bad things my boyfriend had told me about him, I couldn’t stand Parker either.

Nothing made sense. I wouldn’t even have a conversation with him on a normal day.

“I think you’re lying. I have no idea why you did this but it isn’t funny!” I added, my voice cracking slightly. Sebastian would be devastated if he even knew I was in the same room with Parker.

Parker let out a soft chuckle. “Call me anything you want, Ivy. But it doesn’t change the fact that you were in my bed. And you weren’t exactly shy about it.”

“I don’t believe you!” I barked at him. I had no idea what had happened or how I even got to the hotel room. I was trying to process everything and trying hard to remember.

“You want me to jog your memory a little bit?” He asked, leaning closer. I tightened my grip on the blanket and shifted away from him. “You remember walking up to me at the party? With your friend? I honestly have no idea if she was your friend or not.”

My throat immediately went dry as I swallowed. As I began to remember the events from the previous night, I knew that there was a chance that Parker was telling the truth.

I had an argument with my boyfriend the previous day and decided to attend the party just to spite him. We had both been invited to a work event but he was out of the country for a business trip.

He asked me not to attend since he wasn’t going to be present. But I was too stubborn to listen to him. I called my friend, Zara, and asked her to accompany me.

Zara was always prepared for such adventures, so she agreed immediately. I could only remember the argument and my arrival at the party, but I couldn’t remember anything else.

I couldn’t remember speaking to Parker or any other man. I didn’t go to the party with the intention of meeting someone else, I went there to enjoy myself and have fun.

“Was I drunk?” I couldn’t help but ask because that would be the only logical explanation as to why I ended up in a hotel room with him. “And where is my friend, Zara?”

Parker shrugged his shoulders. “How am I meant to know? Stop asking me all these questions.” He replied. I was guessing that he was running out of patience. “We had a good time and that is all that matters.”

I couldn’t hold back a scoff. “How am I sure you’re even telling the truth? You just did all these to frame me, I didn’t have sex with you.” I added, my voice filled with uncertainty.

I was still in denial and didn’t want to believe that I had sex with someone else. Especially if that someone else was Parker.

It would break Sebastian.

Maybe it was a dream. A nightmare. I started pinching myself. I needed to wake up from this horrible dream. I didn’t want to cheat on my boyfriend. Not even in my dream.

Parker sighed, running his fingers through his hair. “Why are you whining about it like a baby?” He asked, raising a brow at me. “Do you think I’ll go that far just to frame you? Why would I even want to frame you?”

“I don’t know. Maybe because you and Sebastian are enemies and you want to get back at him or something.” I replied, my tone defensive.

Parker smacked his lips. “You cheated on your boyfriend and there’s nothing you can do about it. You can deny it all you want but it won’t change the fact that it happened.”

My heart skipped a bit. What if I actually cheated on him? Maybe I had too many drinks. I should have listened to my boyfriend and stayed back at home.

My eyes glistened with tears and I didn’t even know what to do. “Please, don’t tell anybody about it. I want to be the one to tell him about it myself.” I pleaded, my eyes mirroring my desperation.

After much back and forth, Parker finally raised his hands in surrender. “Fine, I won’t say anything.” He added, his expression unreadable.

I let out a deep sigh, trying to calm myself down. “Thank you,” I said, my voice barely above a whisper. Then, Parker responded with an uninterested nod.

I didn’t trust him but could only hope he was being honest.

I asked him for some privacy while I got dressed and grabbed all my belongings that I could find. Before he could come out of the bathroom, I fled the hotel room.