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David smiled warmly. “Business always comes full circle. You know the saying, what goes around comes around? Someday there will be an opportunity you know is a better fit for me. You scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours.”
I grimaced into my sip of Scotch, remembering the way Amelia’s fingernails scratched my scalp on Saturday night while she was moaning my name and coming on my dick.
It was all starting to sink in. I reallyhadslept with my best friend’s youngest daughter, and I didn’t know if I’d ever recover from the guilt I felt.
The problem with guilt, though, is that it’s harder to absolve yourself when the thing you feel guilty for is something you still want.
And I wanted Amelia. Badly.
Just as my thoughts turned to her, as if it was a cruel punishment meted down on me from the universe, David brought her up out of the blue.
“You know, I’m so proud of Amelia. She really set her sights on something with that radiation therapy program and saw it through. Even though she’s the youngest, she’s got that ambition, that drive. Melinda and Larissa… they’re still finding their way, figuring out what paths they’re going to take. But Amelia has such a good head on her shoulders. Never lets herself stray from the straight and narrow, doesn’t get distracted. She’s a good girl. She’s got a bright future.” David’s eyes went a little misty, and he had a far-off look about him. “One day she’ll fall in love and start a family of her own. But for now, she’s still my baby. They just grow up so fast.”
I felt almost physically ill. I wanted to crawl under the table. To hide and never come out. Hearing David speak so lovingly about Amelia made the guilt weigh even heavier on my spirit. Yet I couldn’t deny how strong my attraction had been to her.
It was torture.
“You’re right to be proud of her,” I said, putting on my best poker face. “She is a wonderful girl.”
David was a devoted father, and always spoke so lovingly of his daughters. I hadn’t known the girls particularly well while they were growing up–family life wasn’t for me–but I admired David’s dedication to his wife and children.
I, on the other hand, was married to my career. Marriage and family weren’t things I thought much about; that ship had sailed a long time ago.
“Well, you’ll get to see her if you join us for Colleen’s birthday party the weekend after next. I know we just entertained for the client party, but I’m contracting a pared down catering package. Something more intimate, but still special. I’ve got a big surprise in store for her this year, and you have to see it, Nate.”
I immediately tried to get out of it. “I’m not sure I can–”
“Oh, have you got a date that night? Client meeting?” David had a twinkle in his eye. I knew that look. He was dead set on convincing me to come to the party. He wouldn’t buy any half-baked excuses.
That drive and persistence David had described in Amelia? She got it from him.
“No,” I said, “it’s just that I have a heavy workload…”
“Then you’ll join us! Great. I’ll text you the details.”
It was no use arguing. Here I was, about to close another major real estate deal and I had David to thank for making the introduction.
Now I had slept with his precious, youngest daughter. He was so proud of her, loved her so much. Meanwhile, I had taken her virginity in the front seat of my car last Saturday night.
The guilt would always be there, I guessed. So would the uncomfortable feeling I already had about seeing Amelia again.
There was more to it, though. I wasn’t only uncomfortable from what had happened between us.
I was uncomfortable because of how much I wanted it to happen again.
My thoughts were a mess. I couldn’t get Amelia out of my mind no matter how hard I tried, no matter how badly I felt about the situation with David. She had been so good for me, so perfect and pliant, so willing to trust me and let me show her how to take me, how to be a good girl.
If only I could stop myself from wanting her, maybe I could get some sense of control back in my life. Some peace.
That would have to wait, at least until after Colleen’s party next weekend. One more night of temptation was all I had to get through. After that, I would take some time to get my head straightened out. Maybe I would take a trip somewhere by myself. Clear my mind. Find a distraction or two, preferably far away, in a foreign country.
I had to forget about Amelia.
She was alluring, gorgeous, and the sex had been incredible.
I definitely had my work cut out for me.
Chapter 7
