Bittersweet Lies (Bittersweet-Series Book 1) by Mel Hope

Author:Mel Hope [Hope, Mel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-08-30T23:00:00+00:00

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“Let’s go,” I growl to Liam and, pissed off, march right past him.

“Would you like to talk about it?” he inquires when we finally are in the car a few minutes later.

His buddy drove here, but because he’s too drunk to drive himself home, he offered to commandeer his car.

When asked how he would make it home, he just smiled at Liam and quite inconspicuously glimpsed over at the blonde next to him.

“Negative,” I reply curtly. Any word would be too much.

“Okay,” he says quietly, turning his head quickly to look at me.

“Do you want to talk about something or should I just shut up?”

My guilty conscience instantly makes an appearance when I see his sympathetic look.

It’s thanks to him that I am actually mingling with people again. If I’m honest with myself, I must admit I haven’t had this much fun in a long time.

“Sorry,” I whisper and sigh.

“The evening was great, really. I’m merely tired and want to snuggle up in bed and sleep all night.

The day was incredibly eventful, a bit nerve-wracking, and confusing. Tomorrow, I’ll be my old self again, promise.”

My mind is reluctant to bother Liam again with the frequent issues Blake causes.

Secretly, I would like to talk to him about it, but then I also don’t want him to feel that all our talks are only about his brother. That issue I have to deal with on my own.

He puts a hand in my lap and wraps his fingers around mine.

“Don’t worry, I won’t force you to do anything, Brooke. If you don’t want to talk about it, I accept that.

You know where to find me if you change your mind.” The small smile playing around his lips makes my heart beat momentarily faster.

“Thank you,” I whisper and really mean it.

Liam embodies everything Blake lacks: understanding, respect, and a great sense of humor.

With him, I don’t have to be afraid of being seduced one moment and harmed or mistreated the next. My feelings are not a game that he must win.

Yet, in spite of all those contradictions, I’m still attracted to someone like Blake.

Either I have a self-destructive nature, which wouldn’t surprise me considering my childhood, or I’m simply into the type of man who is totally fucked up.

God, now I am starting to blame my miserable childhood for all my problems, shoots mockingly through my head.

The remainder of the ride is silent, which doesn’t seem to bother either of us.

While I look pensively out the window and somehow try to make sense of the chaos in my head, Liam continues to hold my hand.

He does so all the way into the driveway and up to my room, where we separate with a harmless kiss on the cheek.

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