like they could go on forever.
Her hair is curled and pi nned to one side yet her face looks practically make-up free. She’s still wearing her glasses but somehow she looks different.
But , that’s not the weirdest thing. No, the weirdest thing is, she’s hardly showing any skin – yet I can’t stop staring …
Priestly!
Upstairs brain!
“You – you look fine.” I manage to mumble.
Fine? Just fine?
That’s the best that I can come up with?
Smooth , real smooth.
And I wonder why she thinks I’m an asshole?
Way to make a dickhead move …
***
Temperance
Okay, I would have preferred something a little bit better than ‘fine’ but whatever. It i s Priestly after all – womaniser extraordinaire – the guy who is used to girls showing a little more skin.
I throw Priestly a small smile, heave a sigh and pull on a jacket just as my phone rings.
I glance at the caller ID – Nixon.
Shit. I really can’t handle this right now.
“Let me guess … it’s him, isn’t it?” I hear Priestly say.
Glancing up at him, I nod.
“Don’t answer it.” he tells me. “Better yet, give me your phone.”
He walks into my room and holds out his hand expectantly.
I hand it over just as it stops ringing. Priestly turns it off and then starts to walk away.
“Hey!” I yell. “Where the hell are you going?”
He glances back over his shoulder. “I’m holdi ng it hostage for the entire weekend. Your phone is going to stay locked into my room so you won’t be tempted to call that asshole.”
I stare after him, wondering why he’s going to all this trouble.
“Why are you doing all this?” I suddenly blurt out.
Priestly pauses and turns to look at me. “ Nobody deserves to treat you like shit … even if you are a Nerd Girl.” he adds with a wink.
I roll my eyes. “Whatever … Man Whore.”
He clutches his heart dramatically. “Ouch, you’ve wounded me. And here I was trying to be nice for once! Well, I think you owe me a drink for that shocking accusation.” he tells me with a smirk.
I bite back a laugh but throw him a genuine smile and he grins.
“See, I’m not all bad, am I?” he says. “I got you to crack a smile.”
I shake my head in amusement. “Well, you’re the one who said I needed to have some fun. Come on, before I change my mind.”
He grins and then quickly hides my phone in his room before grabbing a jacket and yanking me out the door.
“Come on Nerd Girl, tonight I educate on the delights of binge-drinking, flirting and drunken dancing.”
Chapter Fifteen
Priestly
We enter the club and I notice that Temperance looks terrified.
“Hey, relax.” I say, leaning in so she can hear me over the music. “We’re going to have fun tonight, remember?”
She glances up at me and nods.
I throw her a charming smile and drag her over to the bar. “Come on Nerd Girl, you owe me a drink.”
She laughs and I signal the bartender over.
“Two shots and make the lady’s a double.” I say as Temperance shoots me a wary glance.
The bartender slides two shot glasses across the bar and I hand one to Temperance.
“What is it?” she asks, wrinkling her nose.
“It’s better if you don’t know.” I assure her as I knock my glass against hers. “Cheers!”
She smiles, declares, “To new beginnings!” and downs the shot in one.
I watch as she coughs at the burn of the alcohol and then I order another round.
She throws me a dubious look but knocks it back in one.
“Not bad!” I say. “For a Nerd Girl.”
She grins and then faces the bartender. “What else you got?”
Damn. I didn’t think she had it in her!
I watch, mesmerised, as she takes a long drink of Vodka and Coke and then grins at me.
Fuck.
That smile.
It’s going to be the death of me.
Wait.
I’m just doing this to cheer her up. Nothing else is going to happen here, right?
I shake those thoughts from my head, order a beer and then steer Temperance towards an empty table.
As
Her hair is curled and pi nned to one side yet her face looks practically make-up free. She’s still wearing her glasses but somehow she looks different.
But , that’s not the weirdest thing. No, the weirdest thing is, she’s hardly showing any skin – yet I can’t stop staring …
Priestly!
Upstairs brain!
“You – you look fine.” I manage to mumble.
Fine? Just fine?
That’s the best that I can come up with?
Smooth , real smooth.
And I wonder why she thinks I’m an asshole?
Way to make a dickhead move …
***
Temperance
Okay, I would have preferred something a little bit better than ‘fine’ but whatever. It i s Priestly after all – womaniser extraordinaire – the guy who is used to girls showing a little more skin.
I throw Priestly a small smile, heave a sigh and pull on a jacket just as my phone rings.
I glance at the caller ID – Nixon.
Shit. I really can’t handle this right now.
“Let me guess … it’s him, isn’t it?” I hear Priestly say.
Glancing up at him, I nod.
“Don’t answer it.” he tells me. “Better yet, give me your phone.”
He walks into my room and holds out his hand expectantly.
I hand it over just as it stops ringing. Priestly turns it off and then starts to walk away.
“Hey!” I yell. “Where the hell are you going?”
He glances back over his shoulder. “I’m holdi ng it hostage for the entire weekend. Your phone is going to stay locked into my room so you won’t be tempted to call that asshole.”
I stare after him, wondering why he’s going to all this trouble.
“Why are you doing all this?” I suddenly blurt out.
Priestly pauses and turns to look at me. “ Nobody deserves to treat you like shit … even if you are a Nerd Girl.” he adds with a wink.
I roll my eyes. “Whatever … Man Whore.”
He clutches his heart dramatically. “Ouch, you’ve wounded me. And here I was trying to be nice for once! Well, I think you owe me a drink for that shocking accusation.” he tells me with a smirk.
I bite back a laugh but throw him a genuine smile and he grins.
“See, I’m not all bad, am I?” he says. “I got you to crack a smile.”
I shake my head in amusement. “Well, you’re the one who said I needed to have some fun. Come on, before I change my mind.”
He grins and then quickly hides my phone in his room before grabbing a jacket and yanking me out the door.
“Come on Nerd Girl, tonight I educate on the delights of binge-drinking, flirting and drunken dancing.”
Chapter Fifteen
Priestly
We enter the club and I notice that Temperance looks terrified.
“Hey, relax.” I say, leaning in so she can hear me over the music. “We’re going to have fun tonight, remember?”
She glances up at me and nods.
I throw her a charming smile and drag her over to the bar. “Come on Nerd Girl, you owe me a drink.”
She laughs and I signal the bartender over.
“Two shots and make the lady’s a double.” I say as Temperance shoots me a wary glance.
The bartender slides two shot glasses across the bar and I hand one to Temperance.
“What is it?” she asks, wrinkling her nose.
“It’s better if you don’t know.” I assure her as I knock my glass against hers. “Cheers!”
She smiles, declares, “To new beginnings!” and downs the shot in one.
I watch as she coughs at the burn of the alcohol and then I order another round.
She throws me a dubious look but knocks it back in one.
“Not bad!” I say. “For a Nerd Girl.”
She grins and then faces the bartender. “What else you got?”
Damn. I didn’t think she had it in her!
I watch, mesmerised, as she takes a long drink of Vodka and Coke and then grins at me.
Fuck.
That smile.
It’s going to be the death of me.
Wait.
I’m just doing this to cheer her up. Nothing else is going to happen here, right?
I shake those thoughts from my head, order a beer and then steer Temperance towards an empty table.
As
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