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~13~
“... right about then she would find herself screaming in her own mind ...”
Parker apologized laterthat night for calling her an asshole, and admitted to being jealous of Trent. She made him grovel for a while, but it all got silly when she sat on a pillow on top of his head. He tickled her till she fell over and then they weren’t mad at each other anymore.
But their time was still slipping away. The next afternoon found them on the road, already driving down the Vegas strip. They oohed and ahhed over all the big casinos, and got a room at a cheap hotel just off the strip.
Then they didn’t leave their room for two whole days, except for food. Parker proclaimed they were wasting away their time, not seeing any of the sights. Paige had snarkily pointed out that she'd never thought of sex as a waste of time.
So he booked them a room at the Bellagio. He didn’t do something as ridiculous as buy a suite, but he made sure they had a nice view. Paige gasped when she looked out their window. The entire strip was laid at her feet.
“Okay, so this is totally worth it, but I have a question,” she said, turning around to face him. He dropped their bags in front of an entertainment center.
“What?” he asked. She gestured to the two beds between them.
“I haven’t seen this since Oklahoma. Something you wanna tell me?” she asked. He shook his head, walking towards her.
“Nope. Just a room with two beds,” was all he said, hooking a finger into the waist of her leggings and pulling her close.
“Why didn’t you get a single room?” she asked as he worked her jacket off.
“Paige,” he said, pulling her t-shirt off over her head, “shut up about the beds.”
He shoved her roughly onto the bed nearest them and crawled up her body. He grabbed her wrists and pinned her arms above her head. She wiggled to get loose, but he just squeezed her wrists tighter and pushed her hands back into place, nibbling his way down her neck, biting down hard on her collarbone.
She loved it when he was like this. Sometimes, he became very controlling in bed. It was a talent he didn’t apply to very many other aspects of his life, it seemed, but when they were alone, he ran wild with control.
Sometimes she wondered if it was strange – she went absolutely crazy for him when he would tell her what to do; or where to move or would hold her in place, or simply just hold her down. But him asking her to be his girlfriend, to stay with him, to possibly settle down with him ... it sent her running for the hills, clutching her sense of control tightly, remembering her childhood all too well
Deep down, she knew it must be some sort of sign. Maybe she wanted some semblance of normalcy in her life. Maybe itwastime to settle down a little. Maybe meeting his family wouldn’t be so bad. Maybe Seattle was nice this time of year. Maybe she could get a job ...
It was usually right about then she would find herself screaming in her own mind. She just couldn’t do it, not yet. She'd given so many other years to other people, she just wasn't ready to give more to someone else. And she didn’t want to ask Parker to wait for her to be ready, that just didn’t seem fair. Because she really thought he just might wait, and it would be one more thing Parker would do solely for her, without any thought for himself.
At this rate, she was just racking up the mileage points to hell.
“What was that noise?” Paige asked, lifting her head. Parker paused with the top of her leggings and underwear between his teeth. His warm breath tickled her stomach. And there it was again – the distinct sound of a knock. Parker moaned.
“I told him not till six,” he grunted, pulling himself off her and checking his watch. She looked as well. It was four-thirty.
“Him who?” she asked, but Parker disappeared behind a wall and opened the door.
“You will not believe the time I had getting here!” a familiar voice whined from the doorway, and Paige squealed as she sat upright, clapping her hands. Joey strode into the room, a bright blue roller bag trailing behind him.
“What are you doing here?” she asked, scooting to the edge of the bed.
“Um, apparently getting a show. Damn girl, that is an amazing rack! Let me feel them!” he said, reaching a hand out. She smacked him away, laughing and looking down at herself. She was sitting there in only leggings and her bra.
“Maybe later. I had no idea you were gonna be here!” she said, getting up and finding her t-shirt. She quickly slid into it.
