False Start (Virginia Valley University Book 3) by Jessica Ruddick

Author:Jessica Ruddick [Ruddick, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Peake Ink Press
Published: 2020-06-24T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13

Becca

“WHAT DO YOU mean you’re going out?” Carson asked.

I gingerly patted my forehead with the makeup sponge, doing my best to cover the bruise. If Lucy were there, she would be able to mask it perfectly. She’d actually decided to stay in New York for a few more days since she was about as eager as I was to get back to our apartment. Though she hadn’t been there, it had been her room that had been rifled through, first by the burglar then by the police. Plus, she would use just about any excuse to spend time in the city. No doubt she was racking up credit card debt with all the Broadway tickets she was buying.

“I’m going out,” I said again, being purposefully vague. Last night, I’d been so close to giving in and kissing Carson. I had gotten dizzy when I’d stood up, but I hadn’t needed nearly as long as I’d taken to recover. Instead, I had been fighting for control, trying to talk myself out of doing something that might end up becoming my biggest regret. Because if I kissed him and he rebuked me, I would never recover from it. Though I’d been exhausted, I’d lain awake, thinking about what had almost happened. Hell, it would have happened if Carson weren’t so much taller than me. If his face had been level with mine, I wouldn’t have been able to stop myself.

So that morning, I’d texted Blake to set up a coffee date. We’d been texting back and forth since my original text but hadn’t managed to meet up yet. After last night, though, I was so desperate to distract myself from Carson that I was willing to go on a date with a huge bruise on my face. If Blake was put off by it, then I could write him off. Consider it a test.

“You still shouldn’t drive.”

“Blake is picking me up.”

Carson cracked his knuckles, and the sound echoed off the tile in the small bathroom. “Who’s Blake?”

Here we go.

“He’s on homecoming court with me.” I spun and braced myself by gripping the sink behind me. “You promised you would be cool about this sort of thing.”

He wouldn’t meet my gaze. “I am. I just didn’t think you’d be going out this soon.”

I turned back toward the mirror to apply the final touches. “No time like the present.”

I glanced at him in the mirror. He still wasn’t looking at me, and I could tell by the way he was grinding his teeth that despite what he claimed, he was not okay with this. I didn’t expect him to change overnight, but if he could keep his behavior in check, that would be good enough. For now.

“When’s he coming?” Carson asked gruffly.

I checked the time on my phone. “Shit. Any minute.”

“I’ll wait downstairs.” He turned on his heel and left. I heard his footsteps thundering down the stairs. Shit, shit, double shit. I did not want poor Blake to be greeted by Carson, especially because I couldn’t trust the big football player not to go into Hulk mode.

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