One Night With You by Megan Slayer

Author:Megan Slayer [Slayer, Megan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Erotic Romance Fiction
Publisher: Totally Entwined Group Ltd
Published: 2017-06-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Tate pulled into the driveway of the house he’d grown up in and parked close to the road. He wanted to sneak inside instead of grabbing everyone’s attention. He noticed Aaron’s mother’s car wasn’t in the drive. Good. He didn’t feel like dealing with the double mother firing squad. He ducked in the back door and up the rear set of stairs to the second floor. He managed to escape to his room before anyone seemed to notice. Perfect.

The moment he closed the door, time seemed to stop. Memories rushed into his brain. Conversations on his bed with Blake, talking to his sister through the bathroom that connected their bedrooms. Playing his metal music at top volume and doing his homework. He’d tried cigarettes there and the lone contraband beer, then proceeded to throw up. He’d kissed his first boyfriend in his room, too.

He shrugged out of his rumpled shirt and jeans. If he didn’t get his head out of the past and into the present, he’d never return to Raine on time. He headed into the shower and turned on the water. Within seconds, the hot spray splashed down on him. He stuck his head under the faucet and paused.

God damn it.

He scrubbed his hand across his face. The water wasn’t the only thing streaming down his cheeks. He lathered a washcloth and squished it until suds formed. He washed his body, but barely noticed. His thoughts were stuck on his sister.

“Why, Evie? You knew better,” he murmured. More tears stung his eyes. “You fucking knew he was trouble, but you ran right into his arms. What did I do wrong?”

He couldn’t breathe. His sister, the woman he’d been told to protect, was dead.

“I tried. I wanted to stay here, but I couldn’t. I needed to get out and do my thing.” Guilt washed over him. “I knew you’d do something like this. You love riding the edge, but the fucking edge slices. Did you care about anyone but yourself? Didn’t you see Aaron only wanted to use you?”

He shook his head and rinsed the cloth. “Was Raine right? You didn’t care what I said or how it destroyed me to see you fuck up your life?” Water sluiced over him and the suds slid down the drain. Fuck it. He shampooed his hair and hurried to rinse out the soap.

Tate turned the water off, then dried himself before he returned to his bedroom. He’d taken down the posters from the walls and the trophies from track were long gone. He almost wished he could step back in time and make things normal again.

He grabbed a fresh pair of boxer briefs from his bag, then his dark socks. He’d shined his shoes the morning before. He placed the shoes on the floor, then unzipped his garment bag. The least he could do to show respect for his sister was wear his dress uniform. He eased the undershirt over his head, then shrugged into the white cotton shirt. He tugged the trousers up over his hips, then buttoned and zipped.

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