Sinfully by Riley Leighton

Author:Riley, Leighton [Riley, Leighton]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-06-07T16:00:00+00:00

Payton

I thought about leaving Tate with a note when I woke up but decided he deserved a real goodbye. Waking up with him next to me, I could see the sadness in his eyes. He knew how it was going to play out.

“Stay here with me. Give me a few more days with you, at least. You said last night that the other guy isn’t in the picture anymore. Let me show you how amazing we can be together. I want this, Payton, more than anything.” He motioned between us, scooting closer so that our naked bodies were nearly touching under the covers.

“I’m not what you need, Tate. I can’t give all of myself to you. I want to, but it just won’t work out that way. You are so genuine and driven, you’ll always have a spot in my heart and I hope we can still remain close. There has to be some woman in Chicago that’s worth what you have to give, though. When you meet her, you better damn well tell me, too! I’ll give my stamp of approval for ya.” I smiled slightly, but in reality, I hated having to go through that with him.

“Move to Chicago so that there will be a girl there that’s worth it.” He remained optimistic which crushed my soul. I fell for Ryder and he was the only one my heart wanted. Even though I had ruined the prospect of Ryder and me being together, my heart didn’t give a fuck. It knew what it wanted and wasn’t planning on letting anyone else in.

I pressed a soft kiss on Tate’s lips and murmured, “I’ll always be there for you and you’ll always have a special place in my heart. Thank you for showing me how it feels to be loved.” I swung my legs out of bed and headed over to my suitcase to get dressed.

I hoped that Tate would still want to be my friend but would understand either way. I really did want the best for him; I just wasn’t it for him. He watched quietly as I got ready for the day and all I wanted to do was comfort him, but I couldn’t.

“I should get back to the guys, wedding stuff, you know?” He looked everywhere but me as he started to slowly head toward the door.

That wasn’t how our goodbye should be. I quickly ran over to him and gave him the biggest hug I could, kissing him on the shoulder because he was so much taller than me since I was barefoot.

“We’ll see each other again, but let’s do somewhere other than Vegas.” I smiled at how completely over the city I was. “Stay in touch, Tate.”

“I will, Payton. Hey, don’t make that guy wait two years like you did me. Don’t be afraid to get hurt or else you’re only hurting yourself and the people who love you even more.”

“Thank you, Tate. I’ll see you around.” I watched him walk down the hall, away from me.

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