Pure Wicked: A Wicked Lovers Novella (1001 Dark Nights) by Black Shayla

Author:Black, Shayla [Black, Shayla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Shayla Black, Wicked Lovers, erotic romance, 1001 Dark Nights
Publisher: Evil Eye Concepts, Incorporated
Published: 2015-09-08T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Bristol awoke well after dark. She sat up with a start and found herself alone in the rumpled queen-size bed. A glance at the clock confirmed it was nearly two a.m. She’d slept ten hours. Holy cow, she never did that. Jamie had worn her out the night before, and she’d fallen into an exhausted slumber. But at least she was up early for work.

OMG, work! She’d neglected to make sure he’d locked the front door. In fact, she didn’t hear any signs of him prowling around her apartment. Was he even still here?

The thought that he might have left without saying good-bye upset her way more than it should.

Scrambling out of bed, Bristol pulled on a pair of shorts and righted the towel turban on her head, vaguely wondering how bad her hair would look once she removed it. She shoved the thought aside and stumbled down the hall.

In the living room, she found Jamie. She breathed a little sigh of relief when she spotted him on her sofa with a pair of buds shoved into his ears, his phone in hand, and a notepad and pen perched on his thigh. He looked deep in thought, and she wondered what had him concentrating so intently.

When he caught sight of her, he clicked off the phone, closed the cover of the notepad, and shoved everything onto the table in a heap. “Hey, how are you feeling?”

“Kind of groggy, but otherwise all right. You hanging out? Everything okay?”

“Yeah. It’s cool.”

She didn’t quite believe that since he gave off the vibe that she’d interrupted something. But he didn’t look guilty, more like distracted. “Did Hayden give you a hard time yesterday?”

“What makes you think I’d let him?” He scoffed. “I told the little asswipe to back down. He suggested that I fuck off but I declined. It took restraint to let him walk out the door undamaged, but I let him because I didn’t think mopping the floor with his face would help your situation.”

Bristol didn’t have much doubt that Jamie could have. “Nonviolence was probably the better choice. Sorry I crashed on you. I was beat.”

He shrugged as if it was no big deal. “It’s fine. You needed sleep.”

Yeah, but the fact that he’d hung around waiting for her to wake up both embarrassed and excited her. Since he didn’t have a job right now, it was possible he had no place else to go. Or maybe he just liked her and wanted to spend more time together. That wasn’t good for her fling thing, but she’d end it soon. Any minute now… “Sorry.”

“Hey, it’s not a big deal. Really.”

Bristol smiled when she realized he meant it. “Thanks.”

“Hungry? I tossed together some stuff for sandwiches and salads last night, using your leftovers. Hope that was all right.”

“Sure.” She normally didn’t neglect to feed her guest for over twenty-four hours. Geez, she really had been tired.

“I’ll make you a plate.”

She cocked her head at him. Hayden had never been half so helpful.

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