Autumn POV
I had no clue how long I had slept, but by the time my eyelids fluttered open, I noticed that in my sleep I had accidentally put my head on his left shoulder. Carefully I lifted my head and turned to see him, still sleeping with his lips slightly parted.
Even with his eyes closed, there was a frown on his forehead, almost as if he was pondering about something while he was sleeping. It made me wonder if he truly was. Somehow I had the urge to smoothen his forehead. Just when my hand went up, trying to wipe that frown away, he opened his eyes. Those grey eyes bore into mine and a small smile slowly appeared on his lips. “Hi, luv. Do you like what you see?”
I rolled my eyes. “Keep dreaming.”
“Well, I can tell you for sure that
Autumn POV “Seriously, Autumn. I don’t know how you could simply throw away those two years for a guy you just met!”At Steven’s last sentence, I snapped. “Do you think I wanted it to end? I was not the one lying, I was not the one making shit up when in reality, I was actually meeting my ex.” I let out a long exasperated sigh and grabbed a glass of champagne off the tray, ignoring the startled waiter.I knew I had told myself that I would stay away from alcohol and that alcohol did not mend a broken heart yet right now, I felt that alcohol would be the only thing that would calm me down. Maybe I would become an alcoholic. I cursed under my breath as I swallowed the bubbly drink, letting the coolness soothe my troubled mind like iron on a disheveled laundry.
Autumn POV“You look like someone who needs a drink.”I turned and saw Phraser holding two glasses of champagne, one in each hand. “Pfft,” I took one glass and twirled my wrist. “Why, because my ex brings a new girlfriend that is not the same girl he left me for?” I couldn’t help the sarcastic tone laced in my sentence.He chuckled. “To better days,” he put his glass forward and I clinked mine with his.We both took a drink, enjoying the champagne in silence. “Cas is worried about you,” said Phraser as he took a seat on the empty chair beside me.I finished the remaining champagne in one go and put the empty glass on the table. “And you’re not?&rd
Tyler POV Talking to my long-lost brother was easier said than done. No matter how hard I’d tried to convince him that Dad was a good man, he didn’t believe me. It was no surprise, really. I mean, why would he believe someone he only met two hours ago? Why would he believe someone who had called him an asshole and told him that he wasn’t welcome in the family?I remained in the bar even after Flynn and his girlfriend, Kelsey, had left. I drank steadily from the bottle of champagne I’d asked earlier to cool down Flynn’s mood. Who would have thought that I would be the one downing the alcohol all by myself?“Hey, are you alright, bud?”I turned to see Faith taking Flynn’s seat. She plopped her arms on the cool metal surface and watched me with a frown. “You l
Autumn POV“What are you saying?” I frowned. If there was one person who always managed to give me an answer that made my brain do the extra work, it was this guy standing in front of me. “We know you don’t want me.”Phraser gave me a sad smile. “Do we?”“I kissed you.” My pride was beyond saving right now as I faced him and admitted that he had rejected me on that night on the beach. “But you pushed me away and left to God knows where for days. It’s evident that you don’t want me, Phraser. So tell me what is really going on? Why have you been ignoring me for the last forty-five minutes since we got into this room.”“Because I want you too much, Autumn.” His voice was hoarse as
Phraser POV‘Good’ didn’t begin to describe sex with Autumn. It was more than good. More than satisfying. More than anything I’d ever experienced and that alone said a lot since I had had sex with many girls in my life. My whole body felt alive, burning everywhere our bodies touched.If there was one thing I regretted, it was the part where I told her that I loved her. How dumb could I be? No one said anything about love the first time they had sex. I put my elbows on my knees and rested my head on my palms. “Bollocks!”Autumn was taking a bath right now while I had spent the last fifteen minutes trying my best to find a way to rectify the situation or whatever damage I had caused by saying those three words. After I had said those words, she went quiet and told me sh
Tyler POVDad asked me to pick Shanelle up since there was something happening at Carlton High that required his presence. He mentioned something about a group of snobby boys, a nickname he had for the Crown boys. I knew those boys were trouble but I never thought they would do something on dad’s special day or weekend. I had seen two of them during the rehearsal so it must be the other three.Once I parked the car in the parking lot at the hotel’s basement, I went up to the first floor using the lift. I pulled out my phone and sent a text to Shanelle, letting her know that I had arrived. Her reply came shortly after,Still explaining things to Autumn. I’ll let you know once it’s finished.The
Frazier/Phraser POVIt was around four in the morning when we finally had enough. The sheet beneath us was a wrinkled mess. Our bodies touched, but we weren’t really touching each other. Our breathing was in a similar state. Harsh and ragged. Just like the previous one and probably the next one, sex with Autumn had been amazing and laying on the bed, my body felt both worn out and satisfied. It was one of the best feelings and it stayed that way until my eyes landed on three used condoms on the floor and the uneasiness started to creep in.I shoved those thoughts, pushing them to the back of my mind yet they always managed to find their way back into my already troubled mind. “Autumn, what are we?” Those words left my mouth before I could not stop myself or process them.“Hm
Autumn POVI bit my lips to prompt myself from crying. I had no one to blame but myself. I did not have the right to cry or to console myself by saying I did not mean any of that to happen because it was not true. When I had walked into that room, my mission was to do exactly what Tyler had said: have sex with Phraser. I had been so angry that I wanted to hurt him by doing it with Phraser.One was supposed to be enough. If I had self-control and if it was purely my revenge against Ty, one sex should be enough to prove a point yet I had kept both of us busy until four in the morning.Phraser was right. It had not been an accident. As much as I hated to admit it, I had used him to make myself feel better even if it was just for a few hours. He had the right to feel used, he had the right to feel hurt. I had been horrible to him. Not only that I had used him, but I also had harshly told him that all of that meant nothing.Had it really meant