"Tell me how this isn't a disaster?"
Charlie asked over the phone as she made dinner.
Holly sighed as she walked into her closet and groaned in frustration. She had zero idea on what she was going to wear.
"It is but damn it to hell I'm just going to do it."
"Don't you think you should maybe call Kim? Since she's the reason all this is happening?"
Holly shook her head.
"I'm not sure... She's being pretty vague these days. I just really wanna do this one thing and get over it."
"Don't you think it's better you tell her you're n
Holly stared at her door for a full minute."I need a drink." She murmured to herself as she walked to her kitchen and fished out a bottle of vodka from her cabinets."Ah! That's the stuff." She said to herself as she walked back into her room.She found out that her search results on her laptop had loaded and Holly out of curiosity decided to watch one video.One video turned to two and two turned to three. And in a little over an hour Holly had consumed almost half the bottle of vodka and watched about five explicit lap dancing videos.She was tipsy but she also felt like a sex goddess as she practiced some of the moves.A text from
Walk of Shame.Walk of shame. That's what Holly would call the embarrassing way she had to leave Ryder's apartment. He still ended up finding out she was sneaking out of his apartment. And it had even made it all even more humiliating.He had caught her while she was trying out different combinations for his passcode which in turn triggered his alarm. Not to mention that she had been incredibly rude to him before she practically ran out of this apartment. She was still shocked by what she did. The scenes from the night before were a constant loop in her head.But she had been satisfied. Deeply. Holly didn't think she had ever been so happy after having sex in her entire life. Being with Ryder wasn't a waste of time after all. She had to admit, he knew how to please a woman. He was very good at it.
"Do you really think I'll agree to that?"Holly asked with a raised eyebrow."It was worth a try don't you think?""Were you joking?"Ryder sighed as he ran a hand through his hair."I was not and the offer is still open just in case you reconsider.""No thank you Ryder. If you'd excuse me, I'd like to go back to work."Holly stood up from her seat as she turned to leave, not ready to look into Ryder's eyes. She was afraid she might change her decision.Well, she couldn't change her decision, because then it would be wrong. No matter what her body was telling her, Ryder Bates was not the right guy for her and she had to start accepting it.So far, his presence in her life has caused her to lose her best friend. There was no way in hell she'd allow him to still stay in her life.
Ryder gently patted Holly awake when they reached the front of the four star hotel.She had fallen asleep barely a few seconds into the car ride and she looked so tired that he decided not to pester her.Holly rubbed her sleep filled eyes as she stretched a bit."Are we there yet?""Yes, we are. Come on let's go."It took a lot of convincing to get a very sleepy Holly out of the car. Ryder took care of their bags as they walked into the hotel.At the reception desk, the receptionist flashed her teeth as Holly gave her details."I'm sorry, we don't have any reservati
Holly woke up to the annoying sound of her phone alarm.It was around six in the morning. The first thought that came to her head was how Jamie would be arriving in an hour and she was still lying in bed naked with Ryder.Ryder was fast asleep as she untangled herself from him. He was also naked. His dark brown hair was tousled and all over his face while he slept peacefully with a petulant pout.Holly wondered if she snored the night before. Sometimes if she was too tired she always snored after a long day. Hopefully Ryder didn't notice, she told herself as she slipped out of bed.After a quick shower and blow drying her hair with the portable hand dryer she had packed along, Ryder finally stirred a bit in the bed. He smiled at her as he watched her hastily putting on her dress, but not before catching a glimpse of her black underwear."Good morning beaut
"And fifteen seconds later, he was like, did you come?""And I was like, Mark I'm still in my underwear!!"The whole table busted into another round of laughter. Ryder was holding Holly's waist as he threw his head back in laughter.The table arrangement had put Ryder and Holly in the same table as two of Mark's aunts that he hated and one of Dulce's cousin she didn't really like and the table was far back.But with a generous amount of alcohol, Holly and Mark's aunties had loosened up. Mark's Aunties entertained the table with tales from Mark's childhood and Holly made them all laugh with their boring sex life and relationship fails.
"Breakfast is served!!" Charlie said as the waiter brought their plates to their table. Holly smiled mildly. She was too tired to even make a comment. Charlie had picked out the place this time. And so she was going to be eating pesto asparagus with a side of cauliflower salad. It looked yummy and Holly was hungry so she didn't care that it was vegan as she dug in her plate.It was good. She thought as she took another bite of the creamy asparagusthat was in sauteed ribbons served with a rich pesto sauce."This is much better than I thought it would be.""See!!! I told you. Vegan food can be really delicious. Beside I love this place, they have so many recipes and new ways to try out vegan food it's so satisfying."Holly nodded in
Holly woke up to the smell of freshly brewed coffee wafting through her nostrils, how long had she been asleep? she thought as she felt the empty bed next to her.Obviously for a very long time, she thought as the bed felt cold to the touch. Where the hell was Ryder? She asked herself.She really hoped that he wasn't making a mess in her kitchen. She stretched for a while and walked to her bathroom, eager to brush her teeth and change into new clothes. Standing in front of her mirror she noticed she look ravaged, there were love bites all over her neck and her lips looked plump and red. Her hair was a bird's nest and it looked far from cute or sexy. She used a hand to examine her lingerie that was a bit torn at the side and it brought back delicious memories from last night's rendezvous.