even when every bone in her body told her to walk away before she did something stupid. “You could have had the decency not to flirt with her in front of me.”
Jarrod
He had seen her watching him all night, and fuck if he didn’t want to find the closest empty room and fuck that jealousy right out of her. She looked like a wet dream in that red dress, and she was pushing every button he had when it came to her. But they hadn’t talked about what they were going to do in public, and the last thing he wanted, was put her in a position she wasn’t ready for.
After their day at the hospital, all he wanted to do was stay at the hotel, spend the night cuddled up with her in bed and watch a movie. He’d been strong-armed into this event, and the rep from the sponsor had apparently decided to force herself on him too. He hated women like her, women who felt entitled to a piece of him just because they brought a lot of money into their tour. Five years ago, he would have played along, but tonight, he wasn’t having any of it. He politely excused himself but not before he caught the flicker of annoyance in Trish’s eyes.
He wished they would have walked the red carpet together and that he had introduced her as his girlfriend. She was so fucking beautiful in that dress. All he wanted to do was show her off, but instead of doing that, he’d acted like a first-class jackass.
“Trish, we didn’t talk about what we were going to do in a public setting. I didn’t want to do something you weren’t ready for, especially in front of the media. I know how you feel about being in the public eye,” he told her as he backed her against the concrete wall, making sure there was no one around. Thank fucking God for tight security tonight.
“I know that, but seeing her flirt with you pissed me off.” She looked so damn cute. He’d never been one to like jealousy in a woman, but seeing it on Trish, well, it was hot as hell.
“Baby, the second I saw you in that dress, I couldn’t see anyone else. You look so fucking sexy. It’s taken every ounce of self-control I have not to take you for a ride right now. And I didn’t flirt back with her. She flirted with me.” He figured honesty was the best way to go at this point. The last thing he wanted was for her not to trust him.
“I didn’t like what she was doing to you. I know it’s part of the job, and when it’s fans, I can handle it, but she was all over you and what she wanted was pretty clear.” Trish wrapped her arms around his neck, and he took a deep, long breath of relief, knowing he hadn’t screwed this up before they even got started.
“I’m sorry,” he told her, even though he knew he hadn’t done anything wrong. He still fucking hated that this was part of their lives. But he could control how far the interaction with the fans and entitled women went, and that was exactly what he intended to do.
“I need to learn to deal with women like her. Before, it was fine, but now that we’re a thing—we are together, right?—well, it’s just that much harder.” He loved hearing her say they were together.
“Yeah, baby, we’re together. As long as we talk about things like this, we’ll be fine.” This was so new for him, but he would be damned if he wouldn’t do everything he could to make this work.
“Okay, I’m headed back to the hotel.” If she thought she was going back by herself, she had another thing coming.
“I’m coming with you. How about we rent a movie and order pizza?” he asked as he called for a cab.
He wrapped his arms around her, loving how good she felt against him, and when she whispered, “That sounds perfect,” he smiled at how true that statement was.
When they pulled up to the hotel, he noticed a couple of fans waiting in front of the lobby, and as much as he loved his fans, tonight he wasn’t up for it. He asked their driver to pull around to back of the building, smiling at the shocked expression on Trish’s
Jarrod
He had seen her watching him all night, and fuck if he didn’t want to find the closest empty room and fuck that jealousy right out of her. She looked like a wet dream in that red dress, and she was pushing every button he had when it came to her. But they hadn’t talked about what they were going to do in public, and the last thing he wanted, was put her in a position she wasn’t ready for.
After their day at the hospital, all he wanted to do was stay at the hotel, spend the night cuddled up with her in bed and watch a movie. He’d been strong-armed into this event, and the rep from the sponsor had apparently decided to force herself on him too. He hated women like her, women who felt entitled to a piece of him just because they brought a lot of money into their tour. Five years ago, he would have played along, but tonight, he wasn’t having any of it. He politely excused himself but not before he caught the flicker of annoyance in Trish’s eyes.
He wished they would have walked the red carpet together and that he had introduced her as his girlfriend. She was so fucking beautiful in that dress. All he wanted to do was show her off, but instead of doing that, he’d acted like a first-class jackass.
“Trish, we didn’t talk about what we were going to do in a public setting. I didn’t want to do something you weren’t ready for, especially in front of the media. I know how you feel about being in the public eye,” he told her as he backed her against the concrete wall, making sure there was no one around. Thank fucking God for tight security tonight.
“I know that, but seeing her flirt with you pissed me off.” She looked so damn cute. He’d never been one to like jealousy in a woman, but seeing it on Trish, well, it was hot as hell.
“Baby, the second I saw you in that dress, I couldn’t see anyone else. You look so fucking sexy. It’s taken every ounce of self-control I have not to take you for a ride right now. And I didn’t flirt back with her. She flirted with me.” He figured honesty was the best way to go at this point. The last thing he wanted was for her not to trust him.
“I didn’t like what she was doing to you. I know it’s part of the job, and when it’s fans, I can handle it, but she was all over you and what she wanted was pretty clear.” Trish wrapped her arms around his neck, and he took a deep, long breath of relief, knowing he hadn’t screwed this up before they even got started.
“I’m sorry,” he told her, even though he knew he hadn’t done anything wrong. He still fucking hated that this was part of their lives. But he could control how far the interaction with the fans and entitled women went, and that was exactly what he intended to do.
“I need to learn to deal with women like her. Before, it was fine, but now that we’re a thing—we are together, right?—well, it’s just that much harder.” He loved hearing her say they were together.
“Yeah, baby, we’re together. As long as we talk about things like this, we’ll be fine.” This was so new for him, but he would be damned if he wouldn’t do everything he could to make this work.
“Okay, I’m headed back to the hotel.” If she thought she was going back by herself, she had another thing coming.
“I’m coming with you. How about we rent a movie and order pizza?” he asked as he called for a cab.
He wrapped his arms around her, loving how good she felt against him, and when she whispered, “That sounds perfect,” he smiled at how true that statement was.
When they pulled up to the hotel, he noticed a couple of fans waiting in front of the lobby, and as much as he loved his fans, tonight he wasn’t up for it. He asked their driver to pull around to back of the building, smiling at the shocked expression on Trish’s
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