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“Don’t call me?—”
“You haveme.” He smiles, and I look into his eyes. There’s so much honesty there that it scares me. “You’ll never need more than that.”
“Oh?” I laugh, “Am I not allowed any other best friends?”
“Not anymore.” His smile lights me up from the inside out. He just never stops smiling around me, and it brings me so much joy knowing I do that to someone. “We’re everything, so you need nothing else.”
My belly somersaults again. “Annie won’t be happy with that,” I joke.
“What she doesn’t know won’t hurt her.”
I sigh, “It’s getting late.” I look around the empty park, suddenly afraid. “I have to go home.”
Nik’s fear is palpable as he looks at me, then grabs my hand and squeezes once. We look at each other briefly, and he opens his mouth and shuts it. My head tilts to the side as I wait for him to speak, but it’s as if the air has grown thick. Does he feel it too?
“I’ll go with you.”
“No, Nik, what if you get hurt?”
“I will go with you, Camilla.” His tone cuts off my argument, and he doesn’t even say my name in the endearing way he usually does. “I don’t care about me. You need to get home safe.”
“I’m not your responsibility.”
“You’re just my favorite person.”
Tears spring to my eyes as he gets up from the mulch, leaving the Vodka behind and holding his hand out to me. Our fingers brush for a moment, and I stop and look at him. But his expectant face makes me grab it. He hauls me up with a smile and drops his hand as soon as I’m on my feet, making me miss it.
And then he walks me home.
I’m standing here, naked, wondering what I got myself into. The coke is wearing off, one hit not enough for the high I’m used to now, and I stiffen when Nikolai’s back turns and he walks out the door.
Leo laughs coldly, “You know,” He starts, “While you’re mingling with the filth, some of us have had to cover your ass when people can’t find you at your own party.”
“Oh?” I join in the laughter as I dry myself with the towel. Leo looks at me appreciatively before his face fills with disgust. “I thought you were balls deep in some girl five minutes before I fucked him?” I raise an eyebrow and he frowns.
“What are you talking about?”
This doesn’t feel right. Leo may be many things, but he's not a liar regarding women. He will flaunt them and rub them in my face until I’m sick to my stomach. So why isn’t he doing that now?
“You were fucking someone else at my party.”
“No,” he replies slowly. “I was not.” Leo walks closer to me until my toes meet his designer dress shoes. “In fact, I wanted to fuckyou.”
Leo yanks my towel and it drops to the ground. Then his hand finds my face, cupping my cheek. “No, you didn’t.”
“I did.” He’s gentle this time, none of the savagery he displayed at the party present any longer. “You should’ve known that, though. Even if you hate me.”
“I don’t hate you.” I lie, mainly to not piss him off further.
“I don’t care if you do, pretty girl.” I know he doesn’t. That’s one of our problems as a couple. Or, ew, not a couple. “These pretty tits are still mine, and so is this pussy.”
I roll my eyes at his vulgarity. “Of course,” I mumble, not wanting to argue. “May I get dressed now?”
“Yes.” He nods, “And then meet me in the room. We need to talk.”
I take my sweet time just because I can, taking the makeup off my face and doing my skincare routine. I grab the robe from the hook behind my door and put it on, contemplating what I will tell Annie when he leaves. I need a friend after this bullshit night. Lucky for me, her room is right next to mine.
Living with roommates in this house has been convenient for everyone involved, and the university is at the edge of campus. While none of us are anywhere near where our parents live, we make it work, even when our enemies make our lives impossible. We don’t usually hang out together, no. Tonight was the exception. We definitely don’t let them stick their dicks in us. What the fuck is wrong with me? Did turning twenty-one blow a fuse in my brain? Why would I let Nik do that after all these years? And why did he want to? He hated me until a few days ago.Right?
