บททั้งหมดของ Club Red: Sin And Seduction : บทที่ 191 - บทที่ 197

She's given me a pretty detailed list of my indiscretions. “I only recently bought this club and the conversation hasn't come up. I don't work here as much as just own the place. I didn't realize there was an expectation for me to disclose partners.” If she had boundaries, they should have been set at the beginning, but I know this is also my fault. I still can't remember if I ever went into detail about how I prefer no strings attached situationships to relationships. “I apologize for not being clear about my intentions sooner, but I don't generally get into relationships.” As I say the words, her lower lip trembles and tears shimmer in her eyes. That reaction alone tells me where I went wrong; she’s under the impression that we’re more than what I’d thought we were. Her mouth closes, her jaw flexes, and she blinks, her whole expression hardening. “That's good to know.” Of course, the way she says the words tells me that there's nothing good about this whole situation and she’s mis

“But did he mean it?” That's the real question here. What he did to my best friend is absolutely unforgivable, so I can't even imagine accepting an apology from him or thinking he's changed or that he's worth our time. “I have no idea, but I doubt it.” She scrapes the side of her bowl with her spoon and pops the last bite into her mouth. When she puts her bowl on the coffee table, the spoon clinks and rattles. “He also tried to tell me that he really loves me and breaking up was the biggest mistake of his life.” I’m fully ready to laugh at her words when an alarm on my phone goes off. I pull the device out of my pocket and stare at it for a moment, trying to make sense of what I'm seeing before glancing up into her curious, worried eyes. “Weird question and this might be the drugs talking, but would you drive me to my office?” She nods her head and stands up. I rise from my seat slowly, trying to make sure that woozy feeling doesn't come back. Arson isn’t here to catch me if I fal

“Clearly, your guys’ cars are into one another, so you'd better date him. I’ve seen how this ends when the owner’s dogs fall in love, and I need to know how it ends with cars.”Mia takes over as Laurel covers her face with one hand, her cheeks going red. “Look, if the cars bumping uglies isn't a good enough euphemism for you then I believe you two shouldn’t be together, and maybe we can't be friends.”Angie decides it’s her turn again as Laurel goes scarlet. “If he keeps ramming into you like that, I'm going to leave a Google review that says this place is not family friendly, so you'd better tell him yes so he can stop.”“Oh my gosh, you guys, knock it off.” Laurel is so red I worry she’s about to have a stroke, but I can’t stop laughing at her friends.“Laurel, he makes you happy. Give him a chance.” Mia’s tone has shifted to one of sisterly love and concern. “You are going to regret it forever if you don't.”“Besides, he's super cute. If you don't date him, somebody else is going t

Laurel I don't think I've ever been this nervous to go to the bathroom before. I pace back and forth across the rug in front of the sink and put one hand on the back of my neck before lifting my chin and tilting my head back to stare at the ceiling. I'm not really sure what compelled me to get out of bed at three AM besides the need to pee, but now I’m not sure I’ll be able to get back to sleep. Maybe a hot shower would help me relax and mold me back into slumber. Or I could always go climb into bed beside Arson and ask him to rub me until my body can’t stay awake any longer. It wouldn't be the first time he’s taken care of me like that. Speaking of taking care of me, there's another way he could exhaust my body until I'm ready to sleep. My cheeks burn as I think about all of the ways he does just that on a nightly basis. The rug is soft under my feet, but the tile is cold; the odd contrast wakes my body up even more and my dreams of sleep slip even further away. I walk over