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It makes it a little easier when I realize that Wes is nowhere to be seen. After mingling in the garden for an hour, there’s still no sign of him. I guess maybe he left early, because I can see my father looking for him too. It’s kind of annoying that he seems more concerned in looking for Wes than he is with talking to his daughter. After everything I have given up to make sure I don’t disappoint my father, he hasn’t even spoken to me this evening. It hurts to say the least. I drink more to ease my anger, but by the time I’m relatively tipsy, I’m also more pissed off than I was to start with. My father does tend to have that effect on me, but I wish he didn’t have a hold on me at all. I’m tired of being a slave to other people’s feelings. What about me? What about what I want?
Suddenly, I feel a hand grab my arm. I whip around, feeling angry until I realize it’s only Poppy. She smiles at me, clearly intoxicated.
“Have you been to the hot tub yet?” she asks with a little giggle. I frown at her.
“No...why do you ask?”
She wiggles her eyebrows at me suggestively. “Who knows...maybe you should go there and find out. You might find a surprise waiting for you.”
My heart is racing at the comment. Poppy’s surprises don’t tend to be ones that I will enjoy. Half of me is expecting to go there and find a stripper waiting for me or something. It’s the kind of practical jokes she lives for. But with the mood I’m in, anything is better than standing around here moping. I guess I should just do as she tells me and go find out what is waiting for me at the hot tub.
“Can you at least tell me what the surprise is?” I ask. She shakes her head with a mischievous grin.
“Where’s the fun in that?”
“Poppy…you’re not encouraging me to do something I shouldn’t, are you? Because if my hunch is right about what you’re up to, you’re making me follow my heart and not my head.”
“Not at all,” she says, leaning in to whisper in my ear. “I’m telling you to follow your sexual desires.”
I blush as she pulls away with a raucous laugh. Then, before I can talk to her any further, a guy sweeps her away into the thick of the party. I know I won’t see her again now for hours. It leaves me with little choice, but to investigate what she’s been so secretive about.
I stumble off to the side of the house. The hot tub is tucked around at the edge of the garden, guarded by a bamboo style fence. Everyone knows that my father’s parties can get a little wild, and there’s a reason the hot tub has been made into a private area. God knows what has happened in there over the years. But tonight, maybe it’s my turn to have a good time. Maybe I should try and put Wes out of mind and enjoy a casual hook up.
Who am I kidding? That’s not like me at all, not even now that I’ve had a taste of what it can be like to have sex with someone. If there’s anyone but Wes waiting for me, I know that I’ll walk away immediately. I should walk away from him too. But if I’m faced with him, will I be able to resist?
Sure enough, he’s waiting for me in the tub when I get there. The tub is steaming and his torso is exposed at the top of the water, chiseled and perfect as ever. The way he’s just sitting there looks relaxed, but his face tells another story entirely. He’s just as nervous as I am about this, I think.
This is definitely going to be interesting.
Chapter Thirteen
Wes
She looks incredible as she approaches the hot tub. I’d expect nothing less from her, but for a pool party, she’s pretty dolled up to say the least. She’s wearing strappy heels and a tight swimsuit that exposes her curves. Her hair is displayed in wild curls over her shoulders, and her eyes look mysterious and smoldering. She’s a far cry from the nervous girl I met a few days ago. Now, she has the courage to bite back with the venom of the spider she is dressed as. Even so, she doesn’t intimidate me. In fact, this new found assertive attitude turns me on. Even if I know it’s me who still has the power here.
Without a word, she slips off her shoes and gets into the tub, distancing herself from me on the other side. She’s clearly here because she wants to see me, but I sense her need to keep away from me. She feels it too, this raw magnetism that keeps us coming back for more. We have both hurt one another in the short time we have been together, and even though we’re keeping each other on our toes, we can’t resist an opportunity to reconnect. But this could be our last chance. With the party drawing to an end, we only have mere hours left to decide what it is that we want from each other. We only have until the end of the night to make something work.
