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“Yeah.
“So uh…what did you all get?”
She looked at the things she had purchased with conflict in her eyes, then she looked at me again with a tilt of her head. “You really want to see it?”
“Of course. Looks like Dad let you go all out.”
It was stupid to buy all these fancy clothes for a girl that rarely left the house. I had some designer clothes too, but they were untouched.
“Yes, he did. He’s the best.” I watched her pull the items out of the bags, and before putting each one down onto the end of the bed, she showed them to me.
I commented on some of them, and as she held up the last item, I wanted to ask if she stole it from a store. “Dad let you buy that?”
She looked at the red lingerie top in her hand. “Yes, he said it looked pretty on me.”
He saw her in that? Sick bastard.
“Right. And you want to wear that for Jack?” I asked, sounding way more annoyed than I intended to.
She put the bags away and looked at me through her dark lashes, sighing when she noticed my tone. “You’re not happy that I met someone, are you?”
I shrugged. “I don’t think he’s good enough for you.”
Wavel laughed softly. “But you don’t know him.”
“And neither do you,” I shot back.
“I do know him. I talk to him every day. We even facetimed a few times already. He’s a very sweet guy, Sly. I wish you would be a bit more understanding.”
I let out a laugh. “Understanding? Wavel, you’re taking a flight to Canada to spend a weekend with a guy you met over the damn internet. Never thought you were so naïve.”
Wavel furrowed her brows as she looked at her hands. “I’m not naïve. I’m curious. I want to explore. Experience things. And I can’t do that by staying in this house.” She walked over and stopped right in front of me, placing her hands on my locked arms. Her expression was soft as she loosened my arms, placing her hands in mine. “I know you’re just being protective, and I really like that. But you have to understand that I’m not a little girl anymore. I’m all grown up.”
I kept my gaze low as she spoke to me. My thumbs brushed over her fingers, and when I lifted my eyes to look into hers, there was a hopeful gleam in them. All she wanted was for me to let her live her life and be happy for her.
But how could I be happy when she was walking away from me?
“Wavel,” I whispered, pulling her closer to stand between my legs. “I’m damn well aware that you’re not a little girl anymore. I just wish you would understand why I don’t want you to go.”
She studied me with her beautiful eyes. “Then help me understand,” she whispered, squeezing my hands gently.
I couldn’t keep her at a distance anymore. I needed her close. Lifting her arms, I placed them around my shoulder. I grabbed her waist and pulled her against me, pressing her body against mine.
She didn’t mind being this close to me, which didn’t help with my delusion. She wasn’t this close because she wanted to be. She was this close because I was making her.
I dropped my gaze to her lips, licking my own with the tip of my tongue. “I don’t want you to go because I thought there’s something between us. I know there is something between us. But you ignore it all. You play games with me.”
Her brows furrowed, and she shook her head slowly. “I’m not playing games. Sly…I don’t think I understand.”
“I’m in love with you.”
My words left my lips so easily, I surprised myself.
I studied her as her eyes wandered all over my face. She smiled at first, then her face fell. “Sly…you can’t—”
“Yes, I can. You won’t get it, but I can’t help it. I thought you felt the same, but when you told us about Jack, I wanted to break things. I’m jealous. I hate that you don’t see me the way I see you. He’s a fucking random guy on the internet, Wavel. You’re fucking stupid for wanting to meet him.”
“Sly.” She sighed and lowered her head. I was being mean, and I hated myself for that.
