Casual Denial Novels & Stories

I looked at her wrong. “I stayed with Trisha. "Hmm, are you sure?" "I don't have to lie to you," I murmured as seriously as possible. I felt sad and disappointed, definitely this day would not be pretty. -It's okay. Today I will come a little later than normal, I will stay working with a colleague. Will you do something after work? I denied. -Any. "Okay," and turned his gaze to the computer again.

I try and divert the subject. “None of my business? Okay Derek, you just woke up from a coma, you must be tired and don’t know what you are saying, see you in the morning baby” she says, then blow me a kiss and leaves. Denial, that’s where she lives. What the fuck have I done? I rub my face in frustration at the predicament that I’m in. “I told you this was a bad idea but you didn’t listen, did you?” Dean says, leaning in the doorway.

"He brought me here in expectance that you will welcome me with open arms but instead, what did you do? you decide to create a scene while calling me names. yes, not everyone is as popular and influential as the Bills but that certainly doesn't give you the right to talk down on anyone. yes! you are fortunate. so what? I can be in a better position tomorrow." "Just because no one knows tomorrow does not mean I will come begging for your help. Stop being so delusional." "No, I am not wishing for your downfall, but that doesn't mean that I will remain in one position forever."

Daniel's rejection and the reason for his rejection. He was silent throughout my speech, but he moved, he fell to his side and stretched out on the couch. During this, he took me with him. I was so intent on my story, his actions barely registered and I just stretched out too. After completing the story of my past I turned my head to look at him and murmured, "Now I know, Mace, guys want girls they can not have so that they can win them and then destroy them. Guys don't want girls who pined for them or loved them most of their life. That is just too easy."

"And I want you with me when it does. Like you and me, I’ll satisfy your craving” Caleb looked at me. Then, hesitantly, he nodded. "You promise me all that you said?" "I don't break my word," I breathed. "Fine," he replied. "I'll help you. But when this goes bad—and it will—don't you ever claim to be surprised." I drew closer and kissed him gently on the mouth. "You won't regret this." He did not return the kiss. He just turned and left. And I smiled to myself. Sophia, my darling, let's find out if you come out of this

I asked. It didn’t respond to me immediately. “You know who I am.” it said, "You're just in denial." “I don’t,” I said quickly. “You do.” “I don’t.” “Then say the name you’re avoiding.” My stomach tightened. “I’m not avoiding anything.” “You are.” “I’m not.” “Then say it.” “I don’t know what you want me to say.” “You do.” I shook my head as I resumed pacing again. “This is ridiculous.” “Is it?”

Out of sight, out of mind. My phone buzzes against the table. I barely glance at it at first. Unknown number. “Spam,” I mutter, unlocking it. The message loads. " It’s okay to reject me.You don’t have to go through this at all. " I freeze. “Kane,” I say under my breath. A whole month of nothing and this is what he sends? Just— Permission. My grip tightens around the phone. “It’s okay to reject me.” I let out a short, sharp laugh.

“I don’t do that either.” Her mouth fell open. “You don’t have sex?” The words bounced crazily off the walls and the polished floor. She’d accidentally used her interrobang voice. But he only smiled his distant smile. “I don’t have casual sex.” “Why not?” “Because it sometimes leads me to forget myself.” “Well, we don’t have to have casual sex.” She rubbed her wrist, her thumb lingering on the spot where his own had pressed. “We can have…smart-casual sex. Or formal sex.”

And he knew it. “I’m not far along enough for a test,” I said quickly, reaching for the first excuse I could find. I didn’t even know if it was true. I hadn’t looked into it. I hadn’t wanted to. Denial had been working fine. Until now. “You will be,” Noah replied. “And when you are… we’ll get one done.” His tone was final. Like he’d already decided how this was going to go. And honestly, he probably had. “And if I say no?” I challenged, even though we both knew I wouldn’t. Noah tilted his head, his mouth curving into something that wasn’t quite a smile.

"It's okay Hastings everyone knows you cheat." "But I do not!" He exclaimed irately, throwing his arms in the arm. "Now now." I shook my finger at him while shaking my head. "Do you not know that denial is the worst form of truth?" Colton's scowl deepened. "You get on my nerves, Smith." "That's the only place I'll ever get on you." I bit out, laughing at my own declaration. Colton seemed shocked at my words but then he smirked evilly, waving his finger at me, imitating my previous actions. "Now now Smith, do you not know that denial is the worst form of truth?"