AllFreeNovel
Share Us
I’m struggling to hold back not only my surprise, but also my laughter.Thisis why Rex mentioned pretending we’re in a relationship. He knew Faye would give me shit for bringing him.
Faye stares at us, speechless, before stammering out words, “I, uh … need to find my fiancé.”
“Good idea,” Rex says, turning us away from her and capturing my hand in his. “I’m in desperate need of some alone time with my girlfriend.”
Rex’s grip is firm as he leads me out of the room and into a deserted hallway before releasing me.
I hold up my hands, my palms facing him. “Whoa.I thought we weren’t playing the dating thing.”
He tilts his head, as if he’s studying me, and I do the same.
Faye’s shock of us dating isn’t surprising. Rex is the complete opposite of me. I’m wearing a black dress with a white collar, looking like Wednesday Addams, and my black-rimmed glasses. It was necessary for me to wear black in mourning of her husband losing his soul. I didn’t shower before coming to the dinner, so my hair is half-straight, half-looking crazy.
Rex is wearing a black button-down shirt and dark jeans, his hair perfect even though he hasn’t touched it since this morning.
“We did say that,” he answers, shoving his hands into his pockets. “That changed. Fuck her. No way will I listen to her talk shit about you. She would’ve given you hell all weekend for being solo.” His dark eyes level on me. “This weekend, you’re my girlfriend.”
“Uh …” I draw out. “We have some issues with this game,boyfriend.”
He arches a brow. “Which are?”
“First and foremost, we’re sleeping in separate rooms.”
“Easy fix,” he says with a relaxed smile before it turns boyish. “I’m being a gentleman, respecting your ’rents. Your dad is a preacher. Of course we’re not sleeping together.” His grin moves from boyish to cocky. “I have motherfucking values, Carolina.”
“They won’t buy it.” I shake my head and nervously walk circles around him. “This is so stupid.”
He grabs my hand, spinning me around to face him. “We’ll share a room then. It’s not like we haven’t shared a bed. Shit, I took your virginity.”
I push his shoulder, feeling a deep blush ride up my cheeks, and force myself not to cover my face. “Oh my God! Shut up!” I frantically glance around the hallway, and my response comes out in a low hiss, “People can hear you!”
“We’re dating, babe. They already assume we’re fucking.” He reaches out and runs his hand over my chin, causing me to shiver. “Now, come on, my sexy-ass girlfriend. We have a dinner to get to.”
That’s the first time he’s brought up taking my virginity. I’m still shocked at myself for building up the courage to ask him that night. Like I told him, I didn’t want to go to college, hauling around my V-card, yet I also had no interest in handing it over to a random guy.
I trusted Rex to be careful with me, to make me comfortable.
He knew I was a virgin and wouldn’t make fun of me for my inexperience.
The best decision I ever made was letting Rex Lane take my virginity.
Well, the best decision for my vagina.
Not the best decision for my heart.
8
Rex
This rehearsal dinneris stuck up as fuck.
I come from money. Not trying to sound like a pretentious asshole, but my family is the wealthiest in Blue Beech. I’ve never acted as snobby as these people, and they’re not nearly as rich as my family.
My family’s money isn’t my money, obviously. I never take advantage of that or run to them for exuberant amounts of cash. They paid for college, but when I decided to move into my own apartment, that was on me. I make most of my income from winning video game tournaments.
But no matter how much money I have had or will ever have, I’d never look down at people like they are—with the exception of Carolina’s parents. Most of the people, including good ole Faye, are treating the servers like shit, complaining about the food, and as soon as one family member turns their back, someone is already talking shit about them.
No wonder Carolina didn’t want to come.
