cruel and unnecessary , and I know it ’ s going to hurt her. That was never my intention.
I see the exact moment that she realizes what’ s hap pening at Dante’s table, and I’ m sick for her. When she shoves past me and hauls ass to the bathroom, I know it i s time to get her the fuck out of here.
Striding in to the hallway outside the bathrooms I call Spencer. The conversation is short, sweet and to the point.
“I do n’ t care who you ’ re about to fuck. Get your ass to this club and take care of the girls. Sabrina isn’t feeling well , and I’ve got to take her home. I’m not leaving them alone in this meat market.”
Spencer doesn’t need to be asked twice. “Fuck no; you’ re not leaving them alone! Tell the girls I’ll be there within thirty minutes .”
I haul ass back out on to the dance floor and grab Brooke to let her know that I’m taking Sabrina home. I’ve no choice but to bring her in close to me as I bend and speak in to her ear, and even in this time of crisis I can still feel my heart start beating a rhythm for her.
I tell her that Sabrina has a headache and wants to leave, pushing all of Brooke’s attempts to leave with us aside . Eventually she surrenders, and I head back to the ladies room to see if Sabrina has come out yet.
Just my luck, she ’ s still in there. Steeling my nerves for the sound of women screaming for me to get the fuck out, I open the door and make my way inside. Fortunately shock seems to be holding the vocal chords of the women present hostage. Only one stall door is closed, so I know just where Sabrina is. Knocking on the door , I tell Ri na that I ’m there.
When she flings the door open, I’m relieved to se e that she’s holding it together and is n’ t crying. Staring at me exasperatedly she says, “I’m OK , but honestly Damien. You ’ re in a ladies room!”
I shrug my shoulders at her. “Honestly, I don’t give a shit. You’re upset, and you’ re hurting. You need a friend, and I’m here. I’m assuming you don’ t want Brooke or the girls to know about this. That being the case, I told them that you have a migraine and want to go home . I ’ve arranged for Spencer to come get them. I’ve still got your ID in my pocket, and I already gave the Brooke and the twins theirs back, so we’re able to go.”
She nod s her consent to my plan, and we make our way out of the club. Within minutes , I am helping her in to the passenger seat of my Escalade.
The drive to Sabrina’s is made in silence. No music, no conversation. Thirty minutes later we are pulling in to her driveway. I hop out and hurry around to her door so that I can open it for her.
Once in the house, we both make our way to her living room. As she takes her shoes off I take the opportunity to look around. There are pictures of Sabrina, Broke and their parents everywhere. My stomach clenches as I take in the beautiful family with the loving smiles . This is just another reminder of why I’ m no t suitable for Brooke. Forcing myself in to the here and now, I waste not time addressing Sabrina.
“How long did this go on?”
My tension eases a bit as I watch her make the decision to confess .
“The first time was the night of my dance competition. It ended the morning you came over and I was leaving his house.”
I try hard not to telegraph to Sabrina that I am stunned by her revelation. Their affair went on for so long. What was my brother thinking?
“Shit. Yeah, that makes sense. He ha s always been attracted to you , and I knew he was hanging by a remarkably thin thread the day of the competition. I just assumed he reeled it in, like he always did. Guess I was wrong.”
We stare at each other in silence for a moment before Sabrina nods her head at me .
“I only found out later that he was attracted to me. I
I see the exact moment that she realizes what’ s hap pening at Dante’s table, and I’ m sick for her. When she shoves past me and hauls ass to the bathroom, I know it i s time to get her the fuck out of here.
Striding in to the hallway outside the bathrooms I call Spencer. The conversation is short, sweet and to the point.
“I do n’ t care who you ’ re about to fuck. Get your ass to this club and take care of the girls. Sabrina isn’t feeling well , and I’ve got to take her home. I’m not leaving them alone in this meat market.”
Spencer doesn’t need to be asked twice. “Fuck no; you’ re not leaving them alone! Tell the girls I’ll be there within thirty minutes .”
I haul ass back out on to the dance floor and grab Brooke to let her know that I’m taking Sabrina home. I’ve no choice but to bring her in close to me as I bend and speak in to her ear, and even in this time of crisis I can still feel my heart start beating a rhythm for her.
I tell her that Sabrina has a headache and wants to leave, pushing all of Brooke’s attempts to leave with us aside . Eventually she surrenders, and I head back to the ladies room to see if Sabrina has come out yet.
Just my luck, she ’ s still in there. Steeling my nerves for the sound of women screaming for me to get the fuck out, I open the door and make my way inside. Fortunately shock seems to be holding the vocal chords of the women present hostage. Only one stall door is closed, so I know just where Sabrina is. Knocking on the door , I tell Ri na that I ’m there.
When she flings the door open, I’m relieved to se e that she’s holding it together and is n’ t crying. Staring at me exasperatedly she says, “I’m OK , but honestly Damien. You ’ re in a ladies room!”
I shrug my shoulders at her. “Honestly, I don’t give a shit. You’re upset, and you’ re hurting. You need a friend, and I’m here. I’m assuming you don’ t want Brooke or the girls to know about this. That being the case, I told them that you have a migraine and want to go home . I ’ve arranged for Spencer to come get them. I’ve still got your ID in my pocket, and I already gave the Brooke and the twins theirs back, so we’re able to go.”
She nod s her consent to my plan, and we make our way out of the club. Within minutes , I am helping her in to the passenger seat of my Escalade.
The drive to Sabrina’s is made in silence. No music, no conversation. Thirty minutes later we are pulling in to her driveway. I hop out and hurry around to her door so that I can open it for her.
Once in the house, we both make our way to her living room. As she takes her shoes off I take the opportunity to look around. There are pictures of Sabrina, Broke and their parents everywhere. My stomach clenches as I take in the beautiful family with the loving smiles . This is just another reminder of why I’ m no t suitable for Brooke. Forcing myself in to the here and now, I waste not time addressing Sabrina.
“How long did this go on?”
My tension eases a bit as I watch her make the decision to confess .
“The first time was the night of my dance competition. It ended the morning you came over and I was leaving his house.”
I try hard not to telegraph to Sabrina that I am stunned by her revelation. Their affair went on for so long. What was my brother thinking?
“Shit. Yeah, that makes sense. He ha s always been attracted to you , and I knew he was hanging by a remarkably thin thread the day of the competition. I just assumed he reeled it in, like he always did. Guess I was wrong.”
We stare at each other in silence for a moment before Sabrina nods her head at me .
“I only found out later that he was attracted to me. I
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