Total pages in book: 97
Estimated words: 112337 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 562(@200wpm)___ 449(@250wpm)___ 374(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 112337 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 562(@200wpm)___ 449(@250wpm)___ 374(@300wpm)
"Give it up Bee, you're gettin' defensive and that's a dead giveaway."
I growled at Branna. "Thinkin' someone, even an evil bastard, is attractive does not mean you like them."
I couldn't believe that I admitted out loud, or at all, that I found Dominic attractive!
Branna nodded. "You're right it doesn't but if said attractive bastard had sex with another girl, and it upsets you then yeah, it does mean you like him."
I swallowed the retort that was climbing up my throat and settled on giving Branna a dirty look, which made her laugh.
"Oh God, you hate that you like him, don't you?" she cackled.
I grunted and kicked at her, which she laughed even harder over. I gave up on trying to shut her up and angrily folded my arms across my chest until she stopped - which wasn't for a solid two minutes.
"When the hell did all this start to happen?" Branna asked me as she wiped her eyes.
I groaned and covered my face with my hands. "I have no idea… I honestly think it was when he first kissed me and stuff in his room after he defended me from Jason. I liked how he acted then; he wasn't mean or anythin', and he seemed nice, we had an actual conversation. I guess it just went from there, but don't get me wrong though, I do hate him for the times - which is pretty much all the time - he is an arsehole, but I always find myself looking out for him or just plain lookin' at him. I hate that Destiny was with him or that he was with other girls or that he wants to be with them. I never really thought about it, but it makes me so mad and my chest hurts. It's horrible Branna, how do I make it stop?"
Branna started laughing again. "Bee, you can't just turn off your feelin's. If you like Nico then you will continue to like him until you get over him or until you start to like someone else who takes up all your attention from Nico."
I perked up at that. "There is another lad that I think I could like, his name is Gavin Collins-"
"Aideen's little brother? The kid who fought Dominic and got you suspended?"
I winced. "Uh, yeah, but he is the complete opposite of Dominic so you would like him. I swear."
Branna raised a brow and grinned at me. "I can't believe this is finally happenin'."
I frowned. "You can't believe what is finally happenin'?"
"You're startin' to let people in, you're actually havin' boy problems and not only with one lad but two! I thought this day would never come, I'm so happy!"
I was a little freaked because what she was saying was true, but what freaked me out the most was that Branna actually started to cry. I was instantly crawling to her side and wrapping my arms around her, hugging her tight.
"Why are you cryin'?" I asked her, panicked.
She shrugged. "I'm just happy."
I pulled back and glared at her. "You're happy that I'm havin' boy problems?"
"Yes!" she squealed and burst into tears again.
Oh, Christ.
"I need you to woman up, stop cryin', and help me figure all this out. I am in unknown territory here, what the hell do I do?"
Branna sat back and wiped her face but was still sniffling a little. I couldn't believe she cried because I was having boy troubles; there was something very weird and just plain wrong with that.
"Datin' Nico is out, right?" Branna asked me.
Was that a serious question?
"Eh, yeah! I barely like him Branna. Honestly, the qualities I like are things he showed like twice. The rest of the time he is a thorn in me side and I can't get rid of him."
Branna nodded her head in understanding. "Okay, Nico and you datin' is out, what about you and Gavin?"
I chewed on my lip. "He asked me out on a date today. At first it was just a front he put on to make Dominic take a step back from me, to make him think we're together or somethin', but because Dominic seemed to get mad over it he wanted a real date just incase he dies by Dominic's hand… or foot."
Branna laughed. "That explains why Nico is more pissed than usual, it's because you rejected him on Saturday mornin' and today, only two days later, you're apparently in a relationship with another lad. The very lad that fought him a few weeks ago tryin' to defend you… that has got to be a shot to the ego for him."
I groaned and rubbed my face with my hands. "I don't know how all this has happened, Branna. It's like the more I try to push Dominic away, the more he forces himself in. Why won't he take no for an answer and just leave me alone? I mean he may want to kiss me and stuff, but he doesn't like me for me, he actually hates me."
Branna sighed. "Maybe he just isn't used to hearin' a girl tell him no, maybe he feels you're a challenge, and we all know he loves a challenge."
I grunted. "He knows I'm not playin' hard to get, I told him I just wasn't interested in him-"
"Was that before or after the two times you made out with him?" she asked in an American accent.
I growled at Branna making her laugh.
I eventually shrugged, not being able to remember and said, "My body and my mind seem to run on two different circuit boards where Dominic is involved, much to my displeasure."
"That much is obvious."
I grunted.
Branna chuckled a little and pressed on. "It's an odd situation, but there does seem to be a solution to it."
I perked up. "Really? What is it? What is the solution?"
"Gavin Collins." Branna grinned devilishly.
Uh, oh.
"Gavin?" I repeated.
Branna nodded. "You said yourself that you could like him and the best way to get over a lad is to get under another," she paused when I snorted. "I don't mean it like that, you don't have to get under Gavin-"