Salvage Him (Highland Park Chronicles Book 1) by Sydney Aaliyah Michelle

Author:Sydney Aaliyah Michelle [Michelle, Sydney Aaliyah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: SAM & Associates, LLC
Published: 2017-04-18T18:30:00+00:00

As I finished sanding the last bit of the workbench, my phone beeped in my pocket. I looked up for the first time in hours. The sun rose and shined through the windows. I fished my cell out of my pocket. It was six a.m. I had worked all night.

Justin's name was on the caller id.

"What?" I growled into the phone.

"Is that any way to greet your best friend?" He chuckled. "You want Piper to bring you over a smoothie so we can wake your ass up."

"I am up. I've been up all night." I grunted.

"You and Brittany." He didn't bother to mask the venom in his voice when he said her name.

It wasn't Brittany's fault.

"I'm working." I ran my hand down the bench. I'd finished sanding and staining the chair around three a.m. I touched it to see if it was dry.

"What are you and Brittany up to tonight?" he asked.

"We broke up," I answered.

"Really?" Justin asked. He sounded almost giddy.

"Yes. We weren't actually together. Just messing around. But last night, I confirmed what she knew all along." I tapped my fingers on the seat.

"What's that?"

"I'm an asshole."

"Come on, man. You're not an asshole."

I grunted.

"You can be an asshole. It's a personality flaw, but it isn't a lasting characteristic. Besides, we love you," Justin said.

"Who’s we?"

"Seth, Piper, and I."

"While I am enjoying this little love fest, can I get back to work?"

"Sure, but I need you at Crush tonight."

"No—" He didn't let me finish.

"I'm not taking no for an answer." He paused. "My sub wants you there, and I try to give her everything she wants, so you have to come."

"You're going to ask me to fuck your sub while you watch, aren't you?" I rubbed my face. "That shit gets old after a while."

"No." Justin laughed. "Nothing like that. And while we may indulge in that kink every once in a while, I've discovered I am a bit more into participating where Piper is concerned."

"I'm happy for you, man.” I nodded.

"She has personally invited you tonight, so you have to come."

"Listen, man, give me a few days okay." I didn't recognize the desperation in my voice.

"You sure you're okay?” He asked.

"Yeah, I just need a break. A small one."

"Tuesday, then."

"Tuesday what?"

"You meet us at Crush on Tuesday?"

It was three days away. He wasn't going to leave me alone until I agreed.

"Okay, Tuesday. I'll see you there."

I finished the chair and stood back to admire it. I would never use it with anyone else, but I loved it anyway. I might have to change its name to Brooklyn.

I cleaned up and headed over to my apartment to get some sleep. My goal was to throw myself into my work. I'd power through Tuesday and let my friends know I needed to step back from the community. It didn't have the same hold over me as before. I needed some distance, and at some point in my lifetime, I would stop pining over a particular unavailable woman.

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