All Chapters of Tempting The Bad Boy: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Claire It was the perfect weather for a beach day, the sky was cloudless, and the mid-morning temperature was just heating up. Jupiter and I lay our towels out on the soft, warm sand, far enough back from the shoreline so we didn't get wet but close enough so that we could still keep a good eye on the surfers. I sat on my towel, covering myself in sunscreen, knowing that if I went home with even a hint of sunburn, my mother would lecture me about sun safety all week. I was already worried about my dad's reaction when I told them that Andy and I are now together, considering that he didn't seem to thrilled with us going to the movies. It's funny, really, for years both our parents threw around jokes about us becoming more than just friends, but now my dad was acting weird about it being a possibility. "I love the beach," Jupiter exclaims, rolling over onto her back to even out her tan. She has beautiful olive skin already, but she loves adding colour to it over the summer; luckily

ClaireJupiter and Sebastian were standing by Seb's car when we pulled up in the school parking lot. They were locked in a heated discussion and didn't even stop when we got out of Andy's car. I'd seen them have the occasional petty argument before, nothing too serious, but this looked more like a fight."So it's alright for you to have a tattoo, which is permanent by the way, but I can't dye my hair blue, even though it will wash out?" She yells at him, tapping her foot on the ground and folding her arms across her chest."I didn't say you couldn't dye your hair blue, Jup, I simply stated that you'd be better off going a more natural colour for school pictures next week and then dying it whatever colour you want." Seb groans loudly."Why Sebastian? So I don't embarrass you in front of your dad when the class photo gets released?" She snaps at him, shaking her head in anger.I want to step in and tell Sebastian that he's being a complete dick, that the colour of Jupiter's hair in a ph

ClaireLater that night, I was lying in bed, reading the novel we had been assigned for English class when there was a soft tap on my door. I looked up and saw Mum, lingering in the hallway, outside my room."You can come in, I won't bite." I joked with her because she had a face riddled with anxiety. She walks into my room and takes a spot on my bed beside me. I close my book and sit up to give her my full attention."Your dad and I have been discussing your eighteenth birthday party." She says, holding me captive in her gentle gaze."Really?" I ask her, excitedly, I just assumed that with all the assaults being carried out at parties, I wasn't going to have a party at all and I would have understood if that was the case, that's why I hadn't pushed the issue, even though I was dying to celebrate my birthday because it wasn't just any old birthday, turning eighteen meant I could legally drink."Yes, now as you know, we have some reservations about having a party, especially with every

ClaireI opened my overnight bag on my bed and began throwing the essentials in that I knew I'd need, such as my toothbrush, make-up remover, hair brush, phone charger, change of underwear and a set of clothes for tomorrow but I froze when I opened the drawer that held my pyjamas. Every set of PJs I owned had some sort of cutesy character all over them, there was nothing in here that I'd consider sexy or desirable, just prints of kitties or puppies, which had never been an issue for me before but I couldn't wear this in front of my boyfriend, he'd think I was a kid.I could just not pack pyjamas and pretend I forgot them. I could sleep naked, that's got to be far more appealing than animal prints.What if there's an emergency, though? How would I ever explain my nakedness to Penny and Lucas? They'd certainly tell my parents, too, which would be far more humiliating than Andy seeing me in my animal print PJs.I grab a nightdress with a print of a sausage dog on it and shove it deep int

ClaireWhen we get back to Andy's, we try to sneak in through the front door but are caught by Penny and Lucas, who are in the living room, watching a movie. I stand in front of Andy to shield his erection, and he wraps an arm around my waist."Hey, you two." Penny greets us, jumping up from the couch. "We weren't waiting up please don't think that.""It kinda looks like you were, though." Andy chuckles, resting his head on my shoulder. His warm breath tickles my neck, reminding me of what it felt like when he kissed me there, in his kitchen, a few short weeks ago."We're watching The Conjuring." His dad explains, pausing the movie. "You're welcome to join us, we only just put it on.""We might pass this time, I'm feeling really tired after all that racing," Andy says. "How about you , Claire? Tired or you wanna stay up and watch a scary movie?""I'm pretty tired too," I add in a pretend yawn for effect."Alright, have a good night," Lucas tells us, returning to the movie, no interrog