Waiting Game: New York Stars by Mazurke G.A & Akeroyd Serena

Author:Mazurke , G.A & Akeroyd , Serena
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Serena Akeroyd Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2024-01-22T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 26

COLE

Love Me Again - John Newman

I know that I can keep my mouth shut.

I don’t have to say dick.

But like I told her, there’s no such thing as reading too many romance novels and of the tens of thousands I’ve devoured over the years, shit like this is what breaks people up.

It always comes out.

Usually at the worst moment.

That’s why I do it.

That’s why I tear off the Band-Aid though I could totally have seduced her tonight.

“I’m GretzkyWannabe42.”

She blinks at me.

Then blinks again.

“Also CalKor, but that’s my brother’s fault.”

Another blink.

“I went home, walked in on my brother jacking off as he watched you⁠—”

Finally, we have some movement—she gasps.

“—and when I recognized you, I kind of lost my shit.”

She pulls away from me, but I consider it a positive that she doesn’t slap me.

Instead, on wobbly legs, she retreats to the bar where she pours herself a massive glass of whiskey.

There are so many fingers in that glass, it might as well be a hand.

Whistling, I also head to the bar, surprised when she shoves the glass at me and pours herself one too.

“You’ve…” The croaky words freeze before she can get them out. Then, with her hand still trembling, she lifts the glass to her mouth and takes a deep sip.

I’m almost impressed when she doesn’t cough.

She guzzles it down, turning bright red as she does. Then, she gulps some more, and I lean over the counter to snag the rest from her before she can polish it off.

“I get that this is a conversation worthy of alcohol, but let’s not end it in the hospital, eh?”

She scoffs. “I grew up in this place, Cole.”

“Does that mean your liver’s immune to alcohol?”

That has her grimacing.

“Going to assume that your uncle wasn’t the best case of having a healthy relationship with booze...”

That earns me a wince.

She gives up the tug of war with her drink then rests her hand on the counter. Her fingers starfish as she bows her head then mumbles, “That’s why CalKor went through the personality shift.”

She recognized that?

“Yeah, I guess so.”

Her throat bobs. “You paid me a small fortune this summer.”

I hum. “Worth it.”

That has her gaze hunting mine down. “How was it? You paid tens of thousands of dollars—” She croaks out the words. “—to watch me bounce on a dildo.”

“I can afford it.” My jaw works though. “I hated that you were doing that. My brother told me how he was in love with you and that he wanted to run away with you to save you from having to do the cam-girling.” I bite off a dour laugh. “I thought he was insane until I found myself offering you fourteen grand a week to be my private cam girl.” I purse my lips. “I have no regrets.”

“Jerk.”

I sniff. “How can I regret it? I’ve clearly been propping this place and you up. If anything, I regret that you know now because we’ll have to stop with that stuff or you’ll think I’m treating you like a hooker when I’m not.

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