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Once inside, I went into my office and took up my usual spot on the couch with a drink in hand, watching the flames dance in the fireplace. It was the one spot in this house I could navigate through my thoughts or any difficult decisions that needed to be made. I did the right thing tonight by letting her go, I knew that deep down in my bones. But my mind was fucking me over with thoughts of her again. I was not this man. I didn’t get sideways over a woman, but with her... “I am so fucked!” I shouted, launching my empty glass at the wall, shattering it.
Chapter
Nine
Clarice
It had been a weeksince the party and there was no sign of my devil anywhere. I refused to be disappointed, but I knew deep down that I was. I really didn’t know what to think of these feelings I was having for him. Common sense told me to take solace in the fact he wanted nothing to do with me anymore. It meant Scarlett was safe now and no one would be threatening her life, or mine, any time soon. She’d even told me that things between her and Kieran had fizzled out.
We were in the clear.
I tried to convince myself that I should have been thankful right now instead of wondering why he didn’t want me anymore.
“Oh Reesie,” Scarlett called out, walking into my room, a smile stretched from ear to ear.
“What’s up, Scar?”
Sitting on my bed, she clapped her hands. “I have a party to go to tonight and I want you to come with.”
I shook my head at her, not wanting anything to do with going out. Tonight, or any other night for that matter. I’d had enough after the whole debacle with the devil. “I’m good here.”
“Come on. Ever since you went out with Creed, all you do is sit in here and read.”
“Uh, I hate to remind you but evenbeforeI went out with Creed, all I did was sit in here and read. Remember?”
“Yeah, well, I wish you’d get over him.”
My eyes widened at her accusation. “Get over him? I was neverintohim in the first place. If you remember correctly, I told you it was a one-time thing, and when I didn’t sleep with him he’d dump me.”
“Didn’t mean I wasn’t hopeful for you.”
“Well, I don’t need you hoping for a relationship for me, I’m fine with the way my life is right now. Less drama, you know?”
“Less fun. Less adventure. Less sex. Less...”
“Ok!” I shouted, cutting her off. “I’m not you, Scar. I don’t need all of that. Look, I love you and you know that, but sometimes I just need to be allowed to be me. Is that ok?”
