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“You’ve never had a one night stand?” The film had started, but neither of us were paying attention to it. With the surround sound, we did have to move closer toward each other though.
“No. It’s never interested me.”
“You can’t judge something you’ve never done then, can you?” Damn him. He was right! “Whoa! No counter attack this time?”
“Watch the film,” I replied, shaking my head at him. As I glanced over at him a few moments later, I saw a smug look on his face in the dim light.
The movie wasn’t the worst I’d seen, but it wasn’t the most original by any means. The plot was a little predictable; a wanderer came across a small town controlled by outlaws and ended up setting them free.
“Are you both coming to the after party?” Diego asked excitedly as we made our way outside.
“I won’t be,” I replied, looking at my phone. It was only ten thirty, but parties had never been my thing.
“You’re not coming?” Alex frowned at me. He seemed disappointed. “The party is the best thing about these events.”
“I’ll take your word for it. Goodnight, Alex. I’ll hail a cab to get home.”
“Shane can take you. Diego will escort you to the limo.” He wasn’t going to argue about this?
“I can find my own way. It’s fine, really.”
“It will give me some peace of mind. I don’t want you wandering around alone looking like that.”
“Are you worried I might get chatted up by a Hollywood star?” I couldn’t help myself. He was too easy to tease.
“Maybe,” he grinned.
“Order me a mojito. I’ll meet you at the bar,” Diego said to Alex before linking his arm with mine. “Let’s get you home, party pooper.”
“Goodnight, Natasha,” Alex called as I was escorted away. The moment we were no longer beside him, he was surrounded by females. They didn’t like to waste time and had seized the opportunity to talk to him. Why did my heart feel as if it was deflating as I moved farther away from him? He was bound to take one of them home tonight.
“Was that just an excuse to get away from him?” Diego asked once we were out of Alex’s view.
“What?”
“Oh, come on. Could the two of you get anymore obvious?”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about.”
“Sexual tension, that’s what I’m talking about. It radiates off both of you when you’re together.”
“Diego, not this again!” I threw my arms up, irked that he was still talking about this.
“Did you notice his face when you said you weren’t coming to the party?”
“Why would it matter? I’m his PA, not his bloody date!” Diego sniggered at me. “What is so damn funny?”
“You sound so British.”
“Duh! That’s because IamBritish.” Shane came into view and I sighed in relief. “You go back to Alex. Don’t let him drink too much please. He has meetings tomorrow.”
“Are you sure I can’t persuade you to come to the party?” I shook my head. He’d need a miracle to do that. Liv gave up making me go to parties a long time ago because she knew it was useless. “Fine. I’ll see you later. Don’t wait up, Baby Cakes.” He kissed both my cheeks, and then strutted off, swinging his ass as he went.
“Hey.” Shane touched my shoulder. “Alex sent me a message to take you home. Are you okay?”
“Yeah. I don’t do parties, that’s all.” Helping me through the crowd, Shane led me to the limo.
“How was tonight?” he asked, pulling into the traffic. Steve was back at the after party, keeping an eye on Alex.
