Marked by Charisse Spiers

Author:Charisse Spiers [Spiers, Charisse]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Charisse Spiers books
Published: 2015-08-03T04:00:00+00:00

Kaston pulls his truck into my place of employment and stops, shifting into park. We haven't said much the entire drive. After earlier things are a little awkward. It's that feeling like when two people meet in Vegas and form an instant attraction, leading to the act of drinking to the point of conscious blackout, getting married by Elvis, and then wake up the next morning and think, what the hell have I done, when you see the ring on your left hand and the stranger at your side...

We experienced that weird moment that crossed the line from just another fun fuck to I'm not sure, but it's different. That point changed what we are. A casual relationship is fun, but bring in jealousy and possession and you're fucked. It only leads to places you don't want to go, making you do things you never thought you would. There is no going back to before, but I'm not sure I want to continue forward either.

There is one thing that money won't control and that's my freedom. The direction we're headed is creating a noose around my neck and the longer I let him hold the rope, the tighter it's going to get. At some point it cuts off your air. That I can't handle. My mom will be here soon and I have to deal with that shit, I have a job to keep, and I can't love someone else. Hell, I don't even love myself most days. It just isn't in me. Love works for some people and others it doesn't. Maybe I'm a rare breed of female, but I don't want it. It doesn't interest me in the slightest.

I control my feelings like I control everything else in my life. It's easy. When you think there are any possibilities of attachment you cut it off at the root before it has the chance to grow. What happened on that couch I've never experienced. Sparking jealousy in a man is usually bragging rights for a girl, but this time I actually felt...guilty? For the first time in my life I wanted to give him more than my body. Maybe I should step back from this...

I grab the door handle and look over at him. "You really didn't have to drive me to work, but thanks. It beats a cab." I pause. "Look, maybe-"

"I'll pick you up at two," he says, still looking over the steering wheel.

"Kaston, my mom is going through some shit and she's going to be with me for a while. I just don't think this is going to work. My available time is going to become very narrow. Most guys demand more. I get that. I've given you all that I have to give. I'm not being a bitch. It's just easier this way. I did have fun though."

The muscle in his jaw starts to tick. He suddenly opens the door and exits the truck, slamming the door shut behind him. "Okay.... What just happened?"

My head begins to turn, following him as he rounds the truck.

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