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My teeth sink into my lower lip. I should say no. That would be the most logical answer. I wasn’t one for hookups. I was a good girl who followed the rules. I was the type of girl who went on dates before sleeping with a man.
And where did that get you?A little voice at the back of my head challenges.Dating losers who can’t make you come, only to cheat on you and leave you brokenhearted, that’s where.
This man wasn’t a loser. I don’t know how I knew it. I simply did. And I was pretty sure he knew how to treat a woman. There was this air around him. Confidence oozed off of him in waves. Besides, what did I have to lose? I had nobody waiting for me back at home, only memories, and those I did not want to face. We were both available and newly single.
One night.
It would be one night where I could forget everything and just be.
What would be the harm in that?
“Okay,” I whisper softly.
“You sure, Blondie?”
I nod softly. “Let’s go.”
He watches me for a second before his hand drops and takes mine, our fingers interlocking.
My heart starts beating a mile a minute as he leads me out of the bar and into the hallway. The elevator is just about to close when his hand shoots up, and we manage to scramble inside, along with an older couple. They eye us with interest.
Do they know? Can they see we’re two strangers who are about to hook up? And if they do, why do I care? I’ll never see them again. Just like I’ll never see this man again after tonight. It didn’t matter.
I look away, my eyes fixing on our reflection in the mirror.
Under the bright lights, he looks larger than life, towering over me for a good foot, his wide shoulders taking a good portion of the tight space. His warm fingers are safely clasped around mine. He’s dark to my light. He runs his fingers through his hair, making the thick locks unruly around his head, and his skin has a glow to it of a man who spends time out under the sun. Nothing like my fair skin that burns easily if I, by accident, forget to put SPF on before leaving the house to pick up mail.
We look good together, more than good really. We look like a couple.
Don’t go there,I remind myself.You’re not a couple. You’re just hooking up, that’s all.
He must feel me watching because his gaze meets mine, and the fire blazing in his irises makes me shudder. It’s like he’s devouring me with his gaze alone, and suddenly, the elevator seems too small.
The ride to his floor seems to last forever, but when the bell finally chimes, I barely get to say goodbye before he pulls me out of the elevator and marches toward his room. He presses the card against the lock, and the light barely shines green before I’m ushered into a dark room.
The door falls shut, and he spins us around. All the air is kicked out of my lungs as my back touches the hardwood. Soft light is peeking through the curtain over his shoulder, but then he’s in front of me, and he’s the only thing I can see. The only thing I canfeel.
“You’re so fucking gorgeous, Blondie,” he rasps. Those large palms frame my face, tilting my head back as his thumb skims over my lower lip. “I saw you the moment I stepped into the bar, and I couldn’t take my eyes off of you.”
He leans down, but before he can press his mouth against mine, I turn my head to the side so his lips brush against my cheek, his beard sending shivers as he kisses down the side of my neck and back up. My arms wrap around his neck, fingers sinking into that lush hair to pull him back.
“No kissing on the lips,” I whisper softly as his eyes meet mine. “One night. No names. No kissing.”
Get ready for Blake Walker. The single dad will move to Bluebonnet Creek, and find the surprise of his life—his kid’s new teacher is his one night stand he couldn’t get out of his head, and, more importantly, she’s pregnant with his baby! Pre-order Need You To Choose Me, coming spring 2024.
Thank you so much for reading It Should Have Been Us! I hope you enjoyed Miguel and Becky’s story as much as I did. If you have a moment, please consider leaving a short review. If you want more of these two, you can grab bonus epilogue for It Should Have Been Us here.
