Nick (O'Connor Brothers Book 3) by A. S. Kelly

Author:A. S. Kelly [Kelly, A. S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-19T16:00:00+00:00

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Casey

I step out of my apartment, trying not to make any noise. I quietly pull the door shut behind me, tiptoeing down the driveway, where I can see my dad sitting comfortably on the sofa next to Mrs Reynolds. I swear, I’m going to give that woman a medal soon.

After their first date, they seem to have got over the initial awkwardness – so much so that, like tonight, she’s perfectly comfortable to come round for dinner and watch a DVD. She’s been an angel in distracting my dad’s attention away from me, and the huge mistake I’m about to make.

I quickly sneak down the driveway just in time to see Nick’s car pulling up. I run towards the passenger side and throw the door open, jumping inside and sliding down as far as I can into the seat.

“Drive! Go!” I cry, raising my voice.

Nick flicks on the ignition and reverses out into the road.

“Nice to see nothing’s changed,” he comments sarcastically.

“Funny!”

“Are you scared of being seen with me?”

“I’m just trying to save your life.”

“I know how to look after myself.”

I sit back up and look at him.

“And I think you should tell him.”

“Tell him…what?”

“That you’re going out with me.”

“Really? We’re going out?”

“What did you think this was?”

“I don’t see why we have to put a label on it so soon,” I say, staring out the window.

Nick sighs next to me. “You don’t think this should move forwards, do you? You don’t believe in it.”

“In what?”

“In us,” he says, serious.

“I don’t think there is an us, Nick. There’s dinner tonight, which you’ve dragged me to.”

“You seemed to have a very different idea yesterday when you kissed me in the middle of the park.”

“Actually, you kissed me.”

“But you didn’t pull away.”

I turn to him. “You know this is crazy, right? You just turning up again after eight years, trying to…what? What are you really trying to do? Apart from get me into bed, obviously.”

Nick gives me a small smile. “I’m trying to do the right thing.”

“Mmm?”

“To act like the good guy. To do the right things, to convince you that we were made for each other. And sure, my bed is involved in the plan a little – but so is my sofa, my dining table, my shower, my jacuzzi…”

“I knew you had one of those,” I accuse him.

Nick laughs without flinching.

“So you have a plan, then?”

“You bet I do.”

“And what happens, according to this plan?”

“You’re about to find out,” he says, his eyes fixed firmly on the road in front of us.

This was such a bad idea. I should never have accepted that stupid bet – and, more importantly, how the hell did I lose? Okay, so the O’Connors are rugby champions, but we really gave it our all, exploited every ounce of our femininity. I really thought we could beat them. I’d have loved to see Nick defeated. But, instead, here I am: sitting in his car, heading for God-knows-where, swept up in his charm, his aftershave. His breathing is suffocating, my body fighting against my desire with everything it’s got.

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