loving
this, aren’t you?” I reprimand, glaring at him.
“I have no ulterior
motives! I’m just lonely,” Tyler laughs with a hand over his
heart. “I can lie and tell you I’m busy, if you prefer.”
“No!” I scold.
“I’ve had enough of your family’s lies.” I then stomp, silk
in hand, to the room to change. “Mac, can I see you for a minute?”
I call as I walk through the door.
Mac follows behind me,
an angelic look on his face.
“What are you doing?”
I whisper-shout. “Don’t encourage him!”
“Honey, I don’t need to encourage
him. You are doing a good enough job of that already. Or are you
choosing to ignore that moment back there when the two of you looked
at each other and time fucking stood still? I almost felt embarrassed
bearing witness to all of that eye-fucking,” Mac replies
sarcastically.
“I am engaged to his
brother!” I spit.
“Looks like you
picked the wrong one, then. Consider this day a gift from your fairy
godmother!” Mac says before turning on his heel and sashaying out
of the room.
I could lie and say I
don’t want to leave with Tyler. Lie and say that I’m only going
because I want to gather more intel on his family. But the truth is
that I don’t feel connected to anyone else in this town in the same
way. Even after the short period of time I’ve known him. I need the
type of friendship that Tyler and I have. Then maybe, just
maybe , I can see enough goodness in the Carson family to
actually want to be a part of it.
Chapter 11:
Tyler
I almost lost every
ounce of composure I had when Emily walked out of the room in that
dress. She was perfect. Angelic .
Her hair piled up on her head in a messy bun, a face fresh with
hardly any makeup, no shoes. The delicate silk wraps itself around
her body, clinging to her like a second skin. There was never a more
perfect picture.
Truthfully, she had me
the moment she laid her gorgeous and startled brown eyes on me for
the first time at the apartment. I
was so fucked . The way her hair fell softly down her back.
The way she smiled, so innocently; too innocently to be a part of my
messed up family. And I did say a prayer of thanks to whoever
designed her body. It was the stuff dreams are made of, namely mine
these last few nights. I had come undone the day I met her. And yes,
I had placed myself strategically throughout her daily life so we
could run into each other a few times. I couldn’t get enough of her
smile, her laugh, or the way her eyes and mouth rounded out when I
said something that shocked her. And the way, after that kiss on the
beach the other day, she had brought her fingers gently to her lips
every so often. I hoped that I was responsible for the memory.
I almost kiss Emily’s
coworker when he forces her to spend the day with me. I felt a little
awkward when he looked as though he was undressing me with his eyes, but hey , whatever
works. I inhale sharply when she turns and exposes the open back, the
silver chains across it revealing her soft, bare skin.
I should have been gone
by now. I passed up my last job, and for an aspiring freelance
photographer, that was probably a huge mistake. But I had to stay in
the city a little longer. I stand against the counter, waiting for
Emily to change. Mac walks over and sits behind the computer.
“I don’t like your
brother,” he says abruptly.
“Well, that makes two
of us,” I say, looking up.
“My question is, how
did you manage to fall in love with his fiancée?” he replies
directly.
How
do I answer that? “I am not in love with my brother’s
fiancée,” I defend, slightly more passionately than I had
intended. “I’ve only known Emily for a little over a week!” Like that actually matters.
“Oh, so you look at
all of your family members with such wanton lust?” Mac teases.
“I obviously know
what my family’s like. I’m just trying to be her friend.” I
say, knowing it’s a lie.
“Try harder. Look,
your brother’s an asshat. I
this, aren’t you?” I reprimand, glaring at him.
“I have no ulterior
motives! I’m just lonely,” Tyler laughs with a hand over his
heart. “I can lie and tell you I’m busy, if you prefer.”
“No!” I scold.
“I’ve had enough of your family’s lies.” I then stomp, silk
in hand, to the room to change. “Mac, can I see you for a minute?”
I call as I walk through the door.
Mac follows behind me,
an angelic look on his face.
“What are you doing?”
I whisper-shout. “Don’t encourage him!”
“Honey, I don’t need to encourage
him. You are doing a good enough job of that already. Or are you
choosing to ignore that moment back there when the two of you looked
at each other and time fucking stood still? I almost felt embarrassed
bearing witness to all of that eye-fucking,” Mac replies
sarcastically.
“I am engaged to his
brother!” I spit.
“Looks like you
picked the wrong one, then. Consider this day a gift from your fairy
godmother!” Mac says before turning on his heel and sashaying out
of the room.
I could lie and say I
don’t want to leave with Tyler. Lie and say that I’m only going
because I want to gather more intel on his family. But the truth is
that I don’t feel connected to anyone else in this town in the same
way. Even after the short period of time I’ve known him. I need the
type of friendship that Tyler and I have. Then maybe, just
maybe , I can see enough goodness in the Carson family to
actually want to be a part of it.
Chapter 11:
Tyler
I almost lost every
ounce of composure I had when Emily walked out of the room in that
dress. She was perfect. Angelic .
Her hair piled up on her head in a messy bun, a face fresh with
hardly any makeup, no shoes. The delicate silk wraps itself around
her body, clinging to her like a second skin. There was never a more
perfect picture.
Truthfully, she had me
the moment she laid her gorgeous and startled brown eyes on me for
the first time at the apartment. I
was so fucked . The way her hair fell softly down her back.
The way she smiled, so innocently; too innocently to be a part of my
messed up family. And I did say a prayer of thanks to whoever
designed her body. It was the stuff dreams are made of, namely mine
these last few nights. I had come undone the day I met her. And yes,
I had placed myself strategically throughout her daily life so we
could run into each other a few times. I couldn’t get enough of her
smile, her laugh, or the way her eyes and mouth rounded out when I
said something that shocked her. And the way, after that kiss on the
beach the other day, she had brought her fingers gently to her lips
every so often. I hoped that I was responsible for the memory.
I almost kiss Emily’s
coworker when he forces her to spend the day with me. I felt a little
awkward when he looked as though he was undressing me with his eyes, but hey , whatever
works. I inhale sharply when she turns and exposes the open back, the
silver chains across it revealing her soft, bare skin.
I should have been gone
by now. I passed up my last job, and for an aspiring freelance
photographer, that was probably a huge mistake. But I had to stay in
the city a little longer. I stand against the counter, waiting for
Emily to change. Mac walks over and sits behind the computer.
“I don’t like your
brother,” he says abruptly.
“Well, that makes two
of us,” I say, looking up.
“My question is, how
did you manage to fall in love with his fiancée?” he replies
directly.
How
do I answer that? “I am not in love with my brother’s
fiancée,” I defend, slightly more passionately than I had
intended. “I’ve only known Emily for a little over a week!” Like that actually matters.
“Oh, so you look at
all of your family members with such wanton lust?” Mac teases.
“I obviously know
what my family’s like. I’m just trying to be her friend.” I
say, knowing it’s a lie.
“Try harder. Look,
your brother’s an asshat. I
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