Playboy - A Stepbrother Romance by Daire Caitlin

Author:Daire, Caitlin [Daire, Caitlin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-11-18T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Cam

I quickly pulled on my clothes and dashed outside, cursing as I realized it had just started raining again. “Fuck…Anya! Come back!”

I knew she couldn’t have gone too far from the building, and I saw her a minute later, sheltering herself in a dilapidated old bus stop. I ran over to her, and as I wiped the raindrops from my face, I saw that her face was wet too…only hers was wet with tears.

“Anya,” I said, panting slightly. “Why’d you run out like that? What’s wrong?”

She sniffed and wiped her face. “It doesn’t matter,” she mumbled.

I crouched down before her, looking up into her beautiful eyes. “Yes, it does matter. Are you mad because of what Jana did? Because I—”

She held up a hand, cutting me off. “Don’t even try to explain,” she said. “You’ve always got an excuse for everything, but you don’t need to this time. It’s fine, I get it—you’re probably still sleeping with Jana and a hundred other women as well, just like you always have. I’ve just been totally deluding myself into thinking…”

Her voice trailed off, and I frowned. “I’m not sleeping with her, or anyone else for that matter. What she did back in there…it was all part of the shoot. Marko told us to put some raw, sexual energy into it, and that’s just part of the job. It’s meaningless.”

I knew that to her, it sounded like I was making excuses, but I wasn’t. I’d never made excuses or lied to her…not that she had much reason to believe me, given my track record.

She looked down at her feet as I continued. “You know Aubé is a brand with highly-sexualized ad campaigns, so why are you so upset? It was your idea for me to do the campaign. And by the way, I didn’t choose the female models for today’s shoot. Marko hired Jana, and I had nothing to do with her being there.”

Anya sniffed again and still didn’t reply. She looked like she’d start crying again if she even opened her mouth for a second.

Something else she’d said suddenly hit me. “What did you mean when you said you’ve been deluding yourself into thinking something? What was it? And why are you even upset at the thought of me possibly sleeping with someone like Jana if you hate me so much?” I asked, although I was ninety-nine percent certain that I already knew the answer.

It wasn’t hard to do the math. Why else would she be crying over the thought of something going on between me and another woman?

She was jealous, and the only reason I could think of for her to be jealous was if she wanted me all to herself. My pulse sped up as I waited for her response.

“It’s nothing,” she finally replied, not meeting my eyes.

“If you meant you were thinking about you and me being together, I don’t get it. You’ve made it pretty clear that you’re not gonna trust or want me for a long time…maybe not ever,” I said.

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