Total pages in book: 114
Estimated words: 139789 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 699(@200wpm)___ 559(@250wpm)___ 466(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 139789 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 699(@200wpm)___ 559(@250wpm)___ 466(@300wpm)
Alec chuckled. "Yeah I know, and I already accepted that challenge back home. As you just found out, I'm very good at completing challenges."
I raised my eyebrow. "What challenge did you just complete?"
"I convinced you that I like you."
He did?
I rolled my eyes. "You convinced me that you're a good kisser, that doesn't mean you like me."
"I'm here pretending to be your boyfriend with the possibility of getting zero benefits from you. Trust me kitten, I like you. I like you a whole lottle, remember?"
I groaned. "You should not be able to say things like that."
"Why?"
Really?
"Because it's too bloody cute, that's why."
Alec smiled. "Yeah? Well, it's true."
I was wary, I wanted to believe that someone like Alec could even remotely think of liking someone like me, but I couldn't because my mind and heart wouldn't allow me to.
"Yeah, yeah, Romeo."
Alec frowned at me. "Why do you do that?"
"Do what?"
"Play off what I say to you as if it's a bunch of lies? I'm a very honest person Keela. If I say I like you, then I fucking like you!"
I jumped with fright and took a step back as my eyes filled with tears. "Why are you shoutin' at me?"
"Because I don't like that you think I'm playing you. I'm not, I'd tell you if I was."
I forced my tears not to fall as I narrowed my eyes. "You aren't playing me? Did you or did you not tell me that while you were here it wasn't for romance, but only for you to fuck me?"
Alec set his jaw and glared down at me. "I did say that, but that was before I knew you."
"You don't know me Alec, you've been in my life a few fuckin' days."
"Is a few days not enough to know someone? I already know you kitten. You're moody in the mornings, afternoons and sometimes in the evenings. You wet your toothbrush after you apply the paste, which is weird by the way. You like One Direction way too much for a grown woman, their song "Little Things" is your favourite. I know that because you have played it more than any of their other songs. You want to be really skinny but love food too much to fully stick to the diet you're on. Coronation Street, and Eastenders, are your favourite soap operas, I know that because you set your Sky box to record all the episodes that you will miss while you're here. You love Storm like a mother loves her child, and really hate when Aideen calls him names. You also love Aideen like a sister and cherish her friendship. I've studied you Keela, I know you."
I stared at Alec for a moment before I said, "Knowin' me routine doesn't mean you know me."
"I know you not just your routine. I probably don't know how many cousins you have, what your mother's maiden name is or who your first kiss was, but I do know the little things that make you who you are. You bite your fingernails when you're nervous, you talk to yourself and answer yourself when you think no one is listening, you make up your own lyrics when singing along to songs you don't know, and cry easily when people shout at you."
I blinked, still trying to hold my tears back. "I do not."
"You're also the most stubborn human on the planet."
"No, I'm not... you are," I mumbled and then sniffled.
I was going to cry.
I was actually going to cry in a tattoo parlour because Alec listed shite I didn't know he knew about me.
I was a mess, a colossal mess.
"Why are you upset?"
"Because you being very deep right now with all this 'lottle and like' talk, Can’t we just talk about this some other time?"
Alec eyed me, but nodded his head. "Okay."
"Thank you."
"You and your girl finished, mon?" Ink God called out.
I flushed with embarrassment and quickly wiped my eyes with the back of my hands.
"Yeah bro, we're good," Alec said then turned and moved back over towards Ink God.
I followed silently, making sure my eyes never landed on either man, but instead roamed around the parlour. I looked over my shoulder when the door of the parlour open and in walked four girls. The oldest looked to be about twenty.
I moved away from Alec and walked towards the large sofa across the room. I wasn't really interested in listening to Alec and Ink God hammer out a design for Alec's tattoo. I sat on the chair and inwardly groaned because it was the definition of comfortable.
"Look at him."
I looked to my left and raised my eyebrows.
All four of the girl's eyes were on Alec and it was then that I realised he was still shirtless. I narrowed my eyes at the group and folded my arms across my chest.
"He is so fit," one of the girls whispered.
"Fit doesn't do him justice, he is bloody stunning," another one whispered then giggled.
I rolled my eyes.
Of course they would have to be English. I think they were from London based on their accents and that didn't make me feel better, because not only were they all really pretty, but their accents were really cool and nice to listen to.
When Alec and Ink God were done talking, Alec turned and looked for me but when he found the girls in my place, he smiled. It wasn't a suggestive smile either it was a polite smile.
"Hey ladies."
"Hey," four voices sang in unison.
Fucking bitches.
"Have you seen my girlfriend?" Alec asked.
My eyebrows jumped up to my hairline.
"Girlfriend?" the girls repeated dolefully.
Each girl looked around then and their eyes soon landed on mine, they looked at me with me envy... and I liked it.
"I'm here," I said, waving to Alec who looked over the girls and to me.
He smiled and held out his hand. "What are you doing back there? Come on, you wanted to come into the room while I get this done, right?"
I nodded my head and got up from the settee. I walked towards Alec and was surprised when the four girls separated and allowed me to walk through them.