Lahat ng Kabanata ng He Cheats, And I Cheated Right Back : Kabanata 71 - Kabanata 80

POV: Ava"Okay, but how are you actually dealing with it?" Priya asked, leaning in close over her drink, the music still thumping from the next room. "Him not being fully divorced yet. That has to be a lot."I hesitated for a second, glancing toward the kitchen, where Dominic and Caleb were still deep in conversation. I decided, somewhere between one breath and the next, that these women deserved honesty, even if the whole picture wasn't something I could give them yet."It's not easy," I admitted. "Shelley's been spreading rumours about me at the office, calling me a gold digger, a home-wrecker, worse than that too. She cornered me in a bathroom at the gala tonight, actually, told me she'd make me regret ever looking at him.""That absolute bitch," Mia said, so loud a couple heads turned, though she didn't seem remotely bothered by it."It's not been easy dealing with a jealous maniac like Shelley," I said, "but Dominic's been handling it himself. He won't let her anywhere near me wi

POV: DominicI was still in the bathroom, taking care of the situation Ava had left me in, when my phone buzzed on the counter. Milo's name lit up the screen. Of all the moments.I answered anyway, because ignoring him only ever made things worse later."Hi, Dad. How's it going?" he said, far too chipper for the hour."What do you want?" I asked immediately, because I knew my son, and I knew exactly what that tone meant."Can't a son just check on his father?" he asked, trying for innocent."Nice try, you little menace. Say what you actually want, or I'm hanging up.""Fine, straight to the point then," he said, dropping the act instantly. "Did you follow my advice? Did you hurt Ava? Where is she, I want to talk to her right now.""Mind your own business, young man. Who exactly do you think you are?""I'm your wingman, and Ava is going to be my mum. I'm not sitting back and letting you ruin this for both of us," he said, entirely serious."First of all, you're my son, which is unfortun

Ava’s P.O.VThe buzz came from somewhere far away. A low, irritating drone against the nightstand, cutting through the pleasant fog of our tangled breathing.I felt Dominic’s fingers still inside me, his palm pressed flat and warm against my clit. He didn’t stop. His mouth was on my throat, tongue tracing the line of my pulse.But the phone buzzed again. And again. A rapid-fire staccato that made his rhythm stutter. He pulled his fingers out slowly, and I felt the loss like a physical ache. My hips lifted involuntarily, chasing his hand.He raised his head, and his eyes weren’t on me anymore. They were on the screen, face-up on the nightstand. His jaw tightened. The soft, post-orgasmic haze in his eyes burned off, replaced by something sharp and cold.“Dillan again?” he asked. His voice was quiet. Too quiet.“Why is he still bothering you, Ava? Is there something going on between you two that I need to know about? Is he threatening you or blackmailing you with something?”My stomach d

Ava’s P.O.VThe sheets were still tangled around my legs when Dominic’s hand slid up the inside of my thigh. I didn’t open my eyes. The sun through the blinds said mid-morning, probably later, and my body was one continuous dull ache that sharpened to something else the higher his fingers climbed.“You’re awake,” he murmured against my shoulder blade.“Mm. Barely.”“Good. Stay that way.”Two fingers slipped inside me before I could answer, and the sound I made wasn’t a word. Slow strokes, his thumb finding my clit with a patience that felt deliberate, cruel in the best way. My hips rolled into his palm. I heard him exhale against my skin, satisfied.“Dominic.”“Say it again,” he said, teeth grazing my ear.“This is... you can’t just...”“I can.” His fingers curled, hitting something that made my whole spine arch off the mattress.“And I will.”My thighs clamped around his wrist but he didn’t stop, didn’t speed up either. Just that same unhurried rhythm until my breathing went ragged a

POV: Ava"You had fun, though?" he asked.After how loud I'd been last night, he knew the answer."What do you think?" I giggled."I'm going with yes, judging by how loud you were yelling my name."I shook my head and looked away so he wouldn't see how red I was. I heard him chuckle, and when I turned back to glare at him, I cracked up."Aw, are you blushing again?""No. Shut up," I said, covering my face.He pulled me against his side and kissed the top of my head."I'm just messing with you."I stuck my tongue out at him, and the slow smirk on his face told me exactly what he was thinking."Oh my God, you're thinking about last night," I said."And? I know how good you are with that tongue. I can't help it.""You'd better lock that memory away, because you're not getting a repeat," I said, trying to sound smug."We'll see. I can be very convincing when I want to be, Ava."He probably could be, and I knew it. But that was a problem for another day. If it happened again, it happened.