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“Not bad. Made out with my boss. She got a little handsy. Came home with three grand. Pretty typical night.” I straddle him on the couch.
He raises his eyebrows. “Should I be worried about this boss of yours?”
“Nah. She’s just a good time. It’s just something you do when you work at a place like that. Helps get you the better stage times, better hours, things like that.”
His hands roam my body, and it feels amazing. I’m immediately wet when he touches me. He has that effect on me, and I can’t fucking stand it.
“I want to fuck you. She got me all worked up and didn’t do anything about it. I want you to take care of me.”
His eyes darken and he lifts me up, heading towards our bedroom. He presses his lips against mine before we even get to the room.
He kisses me deep. I can feel it in my bones. It’s like I’m the oxygen he needs to catch his next breath.
“I fucking love you, Belle. I fucking love you and I’m pissed about it. I know you’ll never love me back. I don’t fucking care anymore.” My body stiffens.
I kiss him just to shut him up. I fucking told him not to fall in love with me.
Chapter 18
Maddox
Ifucked up.
I opened my mouth and told Belle I loved her. She’s avoiding me. I haven’t seen her in two days. She’s been picking up extra hours at work, but I’m not stupid. I know it’s because she doesn’t want to talk about what I said and how it made her feel.
Or how it doesn’t make her feel, because Belle has no feelings. If she does, she’d never share them with me.
“What’s up with you, man?” Chet pulls me from my thoughts.
I debate whether or not I should tell him what’s going on. I still can’t get a read on how he feels about Belle. He’s been acting strange ever since that night at the club.
“Just an off day. I’m tired.” I choose to lie. Chet is my best friend, but there are still some things I’d rather keep to myself.
“Trouble in paradise?” He smirks in my direction.
“What? No. Why would you think that?”
He shrugs, his attention more on his phone than me. “In my experience, anytime a man is distracted, it’s usually because of a woman.”
I choose not to respond. He’s not wrong, but I’m not going to give him the satisfaction of knowing that.
“What are you up to tonight? You’re always hanging out with your woman. I never see you anymore.”
“I’m staying in tonight. She’s working and I need to get some work done at home.”
“You’re so lame now that you're all wifed up.” He laughs.
He couldn’t be more wrong.
I leave about an hour later; I’m hoping to catch Belle at home before she heads to work, and frankly, I’m tired of Chet and his digs at me about my relationship. He’d really have a field day if he knew that I don’t even have a relationship. I have a fantasy of being with her and she wants nothing to do with it.
“Belle?” I call into the house.
“I’m upstairs.” Relief washes over me. It’s so good to hear her voice. I almost expected her to already be gone.
“Hey, you.” I walk into our room and find her sitting on the bed.
“Hey.” She looks at me hesitantly. She doesn’t even know how to act around me anymore. I really fucked this up.
