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I stop, waiting to hear what he has to say.
“Why wouldn’t you have told me earlier?”
“It worked, though, right? Got you to come talk to me,” she says sweetly.
When he speaks next, I can tell that he’s angry. Seething, actually. “Is he even fucking dead Serena, what the actual fuck.” She shakes her head no at his words. Which in turn makes him even madder. “To use that. To say that. It just proves you aren’t meant for me.”
I step around the corner, then walk over to him, sliding my hand in his in front of her.
“Leave, you aren’t wanted here,” I inform her.
Her eyes fall to my hand in his and she straightens. When she looks back to him, I can tell she is hurt. “You were meant to love me. We had something. You know that you’ve made me this way. I’m not this type of woman, Corton. It’s unfair. Especially, now that you have moved on so fast.” Her fists close up, and she shakes her head, her eyes beginning to water before she turns and walks out the front door.
The minute she’s gone our hands don’t separate, we just stand there not sure what to say or do. My father is in the other room, so words need to be carefully spoken.
“You didn’t have to get involved,” he finally says, turning to face me.
Our hands stay joined, and when those words leave his mouth, I try to pull my hand away, but he doesn’t let it go.
“And look like a fiancée who doesn’t care? No, thanks.” This time I pull harder to get my hand free and his grip loosens. Before I can walk away, though, his hand comes out and catches my waist before I can get any farther away. Pulling me back to his front, so now he’s behind me but our bodies are touching, he leans down and whispers in my ear, “We could make this arrangement fun for both of us. Care to add a sex clause into the contract?”
My back straightens at his words.
How dare he?
“Why? Your booty call just leave? So now you need to add a new one?” I question. Then I laugh, pulling free as I walk toward where I know my father is waiting. I stop, turn, and lift my dress so he has a clear view of my ass. “This booty isn’t for your calling.” Then I drop my dress as he bites his lip, and I walk away from him.
CHAPTER 16
WHISKEY
She has on a fluorescent pink G-string and an ass that I want to bite. Badly. I didn’t think she had it in her to be feisty and a tease all in one go, but she does. Walking back into the living room her dress now down covering that ass, she’s sitting with her legs crossed and her dress no longer showing that extraordinary ass. Walking over close to her, I sit on the double sofa and drop my hand on her bare thigh, I feel her tighten under it, as I look up to her father. Lottie’s father doesn’t miss the touch, he just nods his head.
“To what do we owe this visit?” Lottie asks. “A surprise one too,” she murmurs, sounding surprised herself.
“Not that you’re not welcome, Gerald.” I use his first name. “But is there a reason for your visit?”
“Yes.” He looks from me to his daughter. “Someone has whispered to your mother that this is all fake. I want the truth. I don’t need anything blowing back on our good family name.”
Fucking hell, he really is a dick.
It makes me smile knowing what a fucking asshole he is, and what he deserves.
“Who said that?” Her hand covers mine and she squeezes just before he answers with, “Clinton.”
Lottie’s hand leaves mine and she stands.
Her father’s eyes follow her. “Sit down, Lottie. I told her his lie won’t help, so this is why I’m here, to inform you of what’s happening.”
“I told you he wasn’t right for me. But you didn’t believe me,” she says, her eyebrows rising.
“Sit down, Lottie,” her father orders her.
“I’d watch how you talk to my future wife like that when I’m around. You may be used to talking down to her, but I won’t have it.” I feel her eyes on me, her mouth opens, but she says nothing as she looks back to her father.
“No, I have to get to work.” She walks off, leaving me sitting in the same room as her father, a man I don’t particularly like, to say the least, but I’ve also known him a lot longer than I have known Lottie.
“I hope you understand what you’re in for when it comes to her.” He shakes his head.
