Damage Control by Elisa Adams

Author:Elisa Adams
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2007-07-31T04:00:00+00:00

Brian wanted to speed down the road toward his apartment, but he forced himself to keep the car at a reasonable pace. He might be feeling self-destructive right now, but that didn’t mean he needed to endanger Andrea along with himself. He was the one with the issues. Andrea, as always, was perfectly in control.

The fact that she was trying to calm him even though his anger was directed at her made his teeth clench. Her hand resting on his arm was almost too much for him to take. Did she really think she would be able to offer him comfort right now? Everything in his life that had been constant had suddenly been shaken up. Over the past few years, he’d thrived on consistency. Now it had all been pulled out from under him.

Instead of getting angry with her, instead of venting his frustrations, he kept his mouth shut and fumed. Yeah, it freaked him out that his parents were selling the house, but the situation with Andrea was what was really bothering him. If things had been fine between them, he probably wouldn’t have gotten upset at all.

She squeezed his arm. “Keeping it in isn’t healthy.”

Damn it. She knew him too well. That was the problem with having a fling with one’s best friend. There weren’t many secrets between them. Now she seemed to be able to read him even better than she had before. “I’m not keeping it in. I’m fine.”

“No, you’re not. Talk to me, Brian.”

Her request irked him. This was the first time in a week she’d seemed to be interested in anything but his body. He wanted to open up to her, but at the same time, he couldn’t. He no longer knew how. Things had gotten too messed up. Instead of taking her up on her offer, he braked in front of his apartment and shut the car off. “Are you coming upstairs or do you want me to drive you home?”

“Are you going to talk to me?”

“No.”

“Then I think I’ll just call a cab. It’ll save us both a lot of trouble and a very uncomfortable ride back to my place.”

She got out and started walking down the sidewalk, pulling out her cell phone as she went, but he jumped out of the car and called to her to stop. No way did he want her to leave right now. He’d do whatever it took to keep her with him, even if it meant opening up when he wasn’t sure if he could trust her anymore.

She turned around, her hands on her hips. The look in her eyes was pure fire. “What?”

“Don’t go, okay? Please.”

For a harrowing few seconds, he thought she might deny his request, but then she strode over to him and took his hand.

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