Total pages in book: 133
Estimated words: 123212 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 616(@200wpm)___ 493(@250wpm)___ 411(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 123212 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 616(@200wpm)___ 493(@250wpm)___ 411(@300wpm)
Colton’s jaw clenches. He knows that Nic is right but he’ll be damned if he admits it. He meets my eyes above the phone before indicating down to it, silently telling me to wrap it up.
He turns away as if to give me privacy and I roll my eyes before dropping my gaze back to Nic’s. “Thank you,” I murmur. “He’ll never admit it, but you just saved his ass.”
Colton scoffs, but thankfully Nic ignores him. “It’s cool, O. You know I did it because you asked me to, not because that fucker deserved it. I would have slept easy had I said no.”
“I know, but still …”
Nic nods. “Listen, babe. I have to go. I’ll check in with you later, alright?”
“K,” I say with a small smile. “Love you. Tell the boys I miss them.”
Nic scoffs and in the blink of an eye, he disappears from the screen and as I look up at Colton, I find him staring at me with jealousy burning in his hazel eyes.
“Do you love him?” he questions, his gaze not breaking from mine for even a second.
I take a slight step back, preparing to hit him with my A-game. “How is that any of your business?”
“Just answer the question, Jade.”
I let out a heavy sigh and lean against the wall of the hallway. “Part of me still does while the other part wants to hate him so damn bad, but I just can’t. It’s complicated between me and Nic.”
“Did he ever hurt you?”
“Not in the way you’re thinking,” I explain. “He cheated.”
Colton’s lips pull into a tight line and as his eyes remain on mine, I see the exhaustion buried within him. I take his hand and start pulling him down the hallway while sending a quick text to Sebastian.
Ocean - Hook me up.
Sebastian - You sure, babe?
Ocean - Never been so sure in my life.
Sebastian - Give me ten minutes.
“What are we doing?” Colton asks when we reach the private bar in the kitchen and I still haven’t said a word.
I look up at him as I open the door and a wide grin slowly stretches across my face. “We’re getting fucked up and I don’t care what you say about it.”
Colton nods, a grin of his own lighting his eyes in a way that has me desperate to kiss him. “About fucking time.”
Chapter 16
Bodies fill the Carrington mansion and I have to admit, after Sebastian had a contact show up at the door and drop off a few party favors, this party turned into one of the best nights I’ve ever had in Bellevue Springs.
Sebastian sent enough joints to get all of Bellevue Springs stoned, and after the bullshit Colton’s been through, he was the first to shove his hand into the little baggie and light one up.
We were practically inseparable until the crowd showed up. Since then, I haven’t seen him. I have no idea what happened to him though. I’m pretty sure he’s probably avoiding Spencer because of the bullshit that’s going down with his cousin and Charlie … well, things with Charlie are a little stressed seeing as though they’re both trying to get into my pants.
When will the bullshit end?
Milo curls his arm around my waist and lifts me off the floor as a loud squeal tears from within me. “Put me down,” I laugh, grabbing at his wrists and pulling until I’m finally freed.
“Girl,” he says as he starts to move his body to the beat of the music. “This party is fucking insane. We should do this every Tuesday night.”
“Yeah, right,” I laugh. “You’re not even going to remember this party in the morning.”
“As if I could forge—” Milo’s eyes go wide as he cuts himself off. “Let’s get in the pool.”
“No way. You can go and get in the pool all by yourself.”
“Hell yeah.” Milo takes off at a run, stripping out of his clothes as he goes. His shirt is torn over his head and thrown across the living room, gaining the attention of every girl in the room. Milo has a body on him, a fucking nice one, and not even I could resist stealing a peek. Next up, he kicks his shoes off and as he approaches the pool, his pants begin to go too.
Girls start squealing for him and his concentration breaks, looking over at them with a cheesy as fuck grin and encouraging them to come with him. Milo’s not stupid. He’s been playing this game since the very beginning and knows that if the girls strip down to their bikinis that there’s a good chance that the guys will join them in the pool and that’s exactly what he wants.
Milo continues running and honestly, he looks like a swan preparing for the most spectacular dive into the pool but as he continues calling for the girls to join him, he misses a step and his feet get tangled in pants that are halfway down his shins.