Beneath Your Beautiful (The Beautiful Series Book 1) by Emery Rose

Author:Emery Rose [Rose, Emery]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: novel
Publisher: Emery Rose
Published: 2018-05-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Three

Eden

“Friend-zoned,” Zeke said. He was lounging on a chair in the courtyard, soaking up the rays and drinking a Gatorade while I painted my poppy field.

“I friend-zoned you and that’s working out fine.”

“No offense but I friend-zoned you. Killian gave me strict instructions that you were off-limits. I want to keep my job. It’s a cool gig.”

“He actually said that? Why?” I turned to look at Zeke whose eyes were closed.

“Probably because he knows I’m the resident man whore.” Zeke held up his hands. “I’m not even apologizing.”

“I can’t believe Killian. That should have been my decision, not his.” Which was true. But did he feel like there was a connection from the first time we met? I’d never had sex like that. It was so intense, so mind-blowing, so much of everything. He knew how to play my body, how to get me begging for more. With him, I had a feeling I’d always want more. But last night was more than just the sex. He held me in his arms all night, my back against his chest, and it felt so right and so good. It was hard to believe we’d taken so many detours to get to this place. I belonged in his arms, in a way I’d never felt before, not even with Luke.

“You would have gone for me?” Zeke asked.

“No. You look too much like my brother Sawyer.” He didn’t really look like Sawyer, but Zeke didn’t do it for me, and I didn’t want to hurt his feelings.

“Your brother must be a stud,” Zeke said.

“He’d like to think so.”

Zeke snorted with disgust. “My ego is being bruised and battered. I’ve been relegated to brotherly love. And I’ve been friend-zoned. What the hell?”

“Just accept the challenge. Doesn’t it get old going from one girl to another?”

“Nope. They’re all different girls. That keeps it fresh. I like to keep my life simple. No complicated emotions to bog me down. If Hailey thinks I’m deep, she’s sadly mistaken.”

“Are you scared she’ll find out you’re just a pretty face?” I teased.

“Hey. That’s not fair. I’ve got a hot body too. My body is my temple, and she should be worshiping at it instead of treating me as a…friend,” he said, as if friend was a dirty word.

“Then just forget about Hailey. No one’s forcing you to be her friend.”

“I know you put her up to this.”

I shrugged. “All I did was suggest it. This was Hailey’s call.”

Zeke sighed. “Like I said, my reputation precedes me.”

I stepped back to study my field of abstract pink poppies.

“Your mural looks awesome.”

I wasn’t so sure, but it was nice to hear. “Thanks.”

“I need to ramble,” Zeke said, grabbing his skateboard. “Catch you later.”

“See you.”

A few minutes later, I looked inside the bar and saw Zeke talking to Killian. I smiled to myself when I heard them laughing.

I hooked myself up to my music and got back to my mural. The brick was cracked in places, parts of the wall crumbling. I liked that it wasn’t perfect and that my mural looked more like graffiti.

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