Irresistibly Played by Victoria Pinder

Author:Victoria Pinder [Pinder, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Love in a Book

Caitlyn paced the condo after Roy left for the courthouse. Every time she neared the bedroom door, she remembered last night and how happy she’d been in Roy’s arms. She turned and then recalled the conversation in the office.

The repetition of the morning and how Roy must have overheard the whole thing between her and Officer Baxter made her stomach sink. She needed to breathe.

This condo felt too small.

Even in her own bedroom, the ache of loneliness and the solitude made her head spin.

She swallowed and finally took out her phone. Who could she call? Her parents would be no help. Waiting for Roy’s return wasn’t going to work.

Her entire body was hot, and tension racked every muscle.

This was all her fault for not telling Roy sooner.

If she didn’t get out, her stomach would be a pretzel and she wouldn’t think rationally. Exercise usually cleared her mind. She walked to the balcony but the memory of kissing Roy out here rocked her.

Lying was never her, but lately that’s all she’d done. She went inside and locked the balcony door, then scooped up her phone from the charger on the table and quickly texted, Hannah, can you come downstairs? I need company.

If Hannah didn’t answer, Caitlyn didn’t know what she’d do. She paced again, but nothing gave her peace here.

Every inch of this condo reminded her of Roy and how she’d hurt him.

Luckily her phone rang, and she answered her best friend on her first ring and said, “Hello?”

“Caitlyn, are you okay?” Hannah answered back fast. “You’ve never asked me to come down like that before.”

True. Though best friends, she couldn’t just show up at Hannah’s door where Logan might hear everything. Caitlyn sighed and said, “I just need a friend.”

“Be right down.” Hannah hung up.

Caitlyn clutched her stomach. She needed to clear her mind and figure out how to fix this while being honest with herself.

The past year of living on her own hadn’t helped her, except for learning to cook. She went into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator. Even after leaving the commune, she’d fed Lois and Hannah every day because it was a small way to keep her friends close so she had people. Somehow along the way she’d turned into a liar. And that needed to stop. It was time to straighten out everything and accept the consequences.

Caitlyn let her head rest on the nearby window near the refrigerator that overlooked the ocean below and breathed deeply. Then she took out the mixer and poured flour, sugar, eggs, butter and vanilla into the bowl.

Security paged her phone and she saw on the screen that Hannah had arrived. She jumped away from the window and ran to open the door, letting Hannah in and waving off the guard.

Once the door closed, Caitlyn immediately hugged her friend.

Hannah patted her back, and slipped out of her black flip-flops that she left near the door. When the hug ended, Caitlyn felt tears on her face. Hannah’s eyebrows rose as she asked, “What happened?”

“I have to tell you something.

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