Total pages in book: 134
Estimated words: 131209 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 656(@200wpm)___ 525(@250wpm)___ 437(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 131209 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 656(@200wpm)___ 525(@250wpm)___ 437(@300wpm)
I watched Brooke hand Sebastian a drink and Ysabelle champagne, they exchanged a few words and Brooke pulled Ysabelle away. I made my way over to the balcony with a drink in hand, leaning on the railing and nodding my head to the music. I caught Sebastian standing next to me from the corner of my eye.
“Any particular reason you didn’t tell Ysabelle about our confrontation?” Sebastian asked, looking straight ahead.
No time like the present.
“I could ask you the same thing. I love her and as long as she’s happy, that’s all that matters to me.” And it was the truth. There was no need for me to inform Ysabelle of our argument when I came to visit. It wouldn’t change anything. I knew he was a good guy. I knew deep down he was fully aware that he fucked up.
Men want what they want when they want it. That’s just how we’re made. We’re selfish.
“Well then, we can agree on that,” he replied, still not looking at me.
I was over playing this back and forth game with him. A part of me wanted him to suffer for what he put her through, but it wasn’t my hand to deal, it was hers.
“We’re going to be in each other’s lives, Sebastian. I’m not going to take her away from you. I’m not going to fight for her; I’m not a threat to you. But… I will always be here for her.” He needed to understand that I wasn’t going anywhere, as much as he wanted me to…
He turned to look at me. “Man to man, Devon, I don’t fucking like you and I’m not going to pretend like I do. If it were up to me, you wouldn’t be in her life, and if I were an asshole, I would tell her so. I’m grateful that you protected her and looked out for her when I wasn’t there, but I’m here now and I’m not fucking going anywhere. Let’s agree to disagree and be civil for her sake.”
I nodded.
At least now we were on the same page.
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“If you’re dragging me in the bathroom to do drugs with you, Brooke, I’m going to slap you,” Ysabelle informed.
“Eww… no. I want to talk about Devon,” I stated, looking at her reflection in the mirror.
She looked taken back. “What about Devon?”
“I don’t know; you’ve never talked about him before. Why have you kept him hidden?” I questioned, half-serious.
She laughed and shook her head. “I didn’t keep him hidden, I just didn’t want him to know what I was doing.”
I could understand where she was coming from. I never shared any of my past either. For the first time since I met her, I wanted to know her secrets and maybe a part of me wanted her to know mine.
“Why is that?” I cocked my head in the mirror, wondering if she would be honest with me.
“Well, for one thing, Madam was adamant about our friends and families not knowing what we did.”
I finished applying my lipstick and turned to face her. “Okay… so tell me about him now?” I bluntly asked.
She nervously chuckled. “Devon is really not your type, he’s not like other men. He’s probably one of the last nice guys left on this earth. Who would never be okay with his girlfriend being a VIP.”
Interesting…
A part of her had to know that this would only provoke me more. I wanted what I couldn’t have and the chase made it all the more fun. She was a VIP. She knew the rules.
“Bella, I’m not talking about dating him, I’m talking about fucking him. Is he amazing?”
She shook her head. “I don’t know.”
My eyes widened. “You’ve never slept with him?”
“No.”
There weren’t many things in the world that could shock me, I had seen and experienced it all. But this… was earth shattering.
“Oh… huh… why?” I replied confused.
“Because, he’s my best friend and a brother to me.”
I frowned. “I thought I was your best friend?” I said, trying to lighten the mood.
She grinned and rolled her eyes. “Okay…he’s my best guy friend. Better?”
I smiled. “Much. How would you feel if I took him for a ride? Literally. I mean, didn’t you say he just got done with a divorce or something? I would totally take one for the team, help him to relieve some sexual tension; trust me, he’s backed up.”
She jerked back and I hadn’t expected that. We shared everything, including men. Sometimes women. I’m not going to lie and say it didn’t bother me that she wanted to keep him for herself… but not as much as it made me wet, to know that he hadn’t been touched by another VIP.
That was like finding a needle in a haystack.
I thought about her and Sebastian… I often wondered what made her give everything up for him; he was a married man and she was the other woman. I experienced this scenario way too much in one lifetime.