Various States of Undress: Virginia by Simcox Laura

Author:Simcox, Laura [Simcox, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: Itzy, Kickass.to
ISBN: 9780062304667
Amazon: B00GR0A5MU
Publisher: Avon Impulse
Published: 2014-10-07T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

BY FRIDAY MORNING, Dex had looked at the photos of himself online so many times that he’d made himself paranoid. Sometime over the past three days, he’d alternately convinced himself that Virginia pitied him and burned for him. He’d opened himself up to her, and he knew he was falling for her. Every second that he spent with her, his fascination grew. When he wasn’t with her, he thought about her constantly—her infectious smile, her warmth, and her wit. He wanted to tell her how he felt, and he’d been planning to do that. He’d also been planning to tell her about London—and was going to get up the nerve and lay everything out—right after leaving the club. And he hoped that after he did, he would still find himself falling into her arms—and even better—her bed.

But on Tuesday night, instead of going back to the sanctuary of her apartment, he’d left her high and dry. And after he’d hopped in a cab, his shirt soaked with beer, his phone had dinged with a single text from her: I’m so sorry that happened. Call me when you’re ready. Xoxo. What the hell had that meant? When he was ready? As if somehow his entire world had been ripped apart by silly Stacey and her stupid glass of beer?

He hadn’t been that upset—he’d been pissed, embarrassed, and he’d acted on instinct. He’d bolted, not bothering to retrieve his sweater or his pride. And then he’d made it worse by not calling Virginia and then Googling himself repeatedly until photos from that night had surfaced, which of course they had. And of course, he’d looked like a fool in all of them, wearing a mostly unbuttoned shirt and a goofy grin as he’d danced. All he’d needed was a gold chain around his neck, and he would have been all set for a disco costume party. In other photos he’d been equally ridiculous, sitting on his ass on the dance floor, looking like an about-to-cry toddler who’d just taken a tumble.

The worst one was a post-beer debacle, which had captured a shocked, open-mouthed Virginia who’d been attempting to pull Stacey away from his chest. He’d been smiling—on instinct again—and Stacey had looked as if she were about to lick his face. Virginia, despite her expression, had looked every inch the glamour girl—just as she had in the other, more flattering pictures—fashionable, fun, and way out of his league. One of the photo captions on a gossip website had even said that, and he tended to agree. Except for the fact that she’d slept with him.

She’d more than slept with him. She’d been with him almost 24-7 until three days ago. She’d stared into his eyes many times with a marveling smile on her face. She’d praised him, challenged him, teased him, and infuriated him. She’d made him breakfast, for God’s sake.

She was, under her sparkling exterior, a wonderfully warm and caring person. Why would he think that she pitied him? But

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