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Eff my life.
I look at Sally, assuming she’ll feel relieved, but there’s nothing like that on her face. With her flushed cheeks, she lets out a sigh that sounds almost dissatisfied.
A hand pats my shoulder softly. Jade gives me a defeated look. She tried to set up a natural way for me to talk to Sally. I really can’t thank her enough for trying this hard.
Brandon gets up from his chair, and I restrain myself from grabbing him and pushing him back down to take his place.
Sally looks at me again, opening her mouth, but she closes it without a sound coming out.
They leave the room, and I stomp over to the kitchen, done with the game completely. I grab a beer out of the fridge but don’t have the strength to even open it.
“God, I hate stubborn people,” Jade says to no one before looking at me. “Sorry, Moore. I tried my best.”
Sally’s expression flashes in my mind again. Each time I’ve seen her, she’s looked at me with this longing expression, like I’m something she can’t have, but that’s bullshit. She can have me any way she wants, and at this point, I’m begging for it like a complete loser.
Eff it.
I walk out of the kitchen and down the hall, ignoring Jade as she calls after me. I’m not letting this go any further. As I round the corner, I find Sally and the asshole. My feet must sound like thunder as I march towards them because, Sally whips around with a gasp.
“Oliver—”
Her words trail off as I stare down at her. My chest rises and falls in beat with my heart pounding against my ribs. Just being this close to her makes me excited, almost to the point that I forget she was just about to spend seven minutes in a bathroom alone with another guy.
Brandon decides to be stupid, though, and announces his presence once again.
“You okay, dude?”
My eyes shoot daggers at him, and I see the guy visibly flinch. I take Sally’s hand, and with zero resistance, I push past Brandon and walk into the bathroom.
“Hey—” he starts, but I shut the door in his face and lock it.
“Oliver, what are you doing?” Sally asks, but she doesn’t take her hand away from mine.
“You weren’t going to come in here with him.”
That must snap her out of it because she straightens her back and turns completely toward me. My lips tug up because she looks breathtaking even when she’s frowning.
Sally’s chest rises and falls for a beat. “How do you know that?”
“You’re more turned on right now because of me than you have been all night while around him.”
Her breath hitches, and a blush comes across her pale cheeks. It’s so easy to see what she’s feeling.
Sally doesn’t deny it at all. She just says, “Oliver, this isn’t a good idea.”
“Who said anything about good ideas?”
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
Sally
I wanted the bottle to land on Oliver so fucking badly. But it landed on Brandon, who’s a very nice guy, but he holds none of my interest.
Then, out of nowhere, Oliver comes marching in like he owns the place. The floodgates opened the minute he stared me down and took my hand. But now that we’re here, I’m not sure how to handle his presence.
I want to hold onto him like he’s a lifeline, but this can’t happen even if I want it to. My hand slips from his, and I back away from him, pushing my back to the wall. Oliver is still smirking at me when my eyes finally drag up to meet his.
I never knew Oliver to be this cocky, but we are both completely different people now. He’s the man that this town loves, and he loves it in return. I’m the outsider looking in one last time before she shuts the door forever.
