Beautiful Trauma by Jillian MacGregor

Author:Jillian MacGregor [MacGregor, Jillian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Spicy Biscuits Press, LLC
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Thirty-Six

I heard the front door close before I registered the fact I was asleep in bed with a very naked Cee. Sliding out of the bed, I pulled on my jeans and t-shirt without disturbing her. I was beyond relieved to only see Silas when I did the walk of shame into the kitchen.

He looked at me quizzically. “I don’t think I want to know.” He shook his head and walked to the living room.

“Is Elle here?” I asked, sitting in the chair opposite him.

“She’ll be here later. She didn’t think you’d leave if someone wasn’t here.”

I breathed a sigh of relief. “Yeah. I mean, Cee’s a grownup, but I don’t know. She’s… I guess she’s okay to be alone. What the fuck do I know?” I scrubbed my hands on my face and leaned back into the chair.

“I can’t imagine losing Elle. I’d probably be a fucking mess, too.”

I chuckled. “Dude, you were a mess when she married Mason. Eli’s dead. I get that she’s a mess. I just don’t know if she’s such a mess that we need to worry about her doing something stupid.”

“For what it’s worth, man, when Kyle died, I just really needed to fuck. Grief looks different to different people. She’s sleeping hers off.”

“Uh, yeah.” I wanted to talk about this, but I absolutely didn’t want to admit to screwing a woman who just lost the love of her life. Something about the way I responded mixed with slipping out of her room led Silas to ask the question I didn’t want to answer.

“So, you and her?” He gave me a knowing look.

I blew out a forceful breath. “I swear to you, it wasn’t my idea. In fact, I tried to discourage it. How fucked up am I to do that? Jesus.” I ran a hand through my hair. “She asked me to sleep, just sleep, in the bed with her. I woke up with her on my dick.”

Silas choked on his coffee. “More information than I needed, but if she initiated it, don’t beat yourself up about going with it. I think it would’ve been worse if you rejected her.”

And yet shame still flooded my cheeks. “Mm. Can’t say that I was thinking clearly.”

“Just be careful. This has all the makings of a disaster. Even if she doesn’t come back to working with the band, her sister is the band’s manager. One or both of them might just break your fucking legs.”

I nodded in agreement. “I hear you.”

“Get outta here before Elle shows up and figures out you banged her sister. Your guilt is written all over your face.”

I blew out a deep breath. “I should let her break my legs.”

He just shook his head. “That won’t help anyone. Go.”

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