Handcuffed Hussy (The Beach Squad Series Novella) by Marika Ray

Author:Marika Ray [Ray , Marika]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Marika Ray Publishing
Published: 2018-07-19T16:00:00+00:00

7

Bailey

I sat at that bar for another hour, sipping my wine, followed by a glass of water. I'm sure the bartender was real happy with me taking up a seat and ordering only one drink, but I had a lot to think through. The background noise helped me sit with my thoughts and not freak out.

Jack was killing me. Yes, I was back to calling him Jack. He hadn't apologized, but that soul-bearing confession was even better. Not better as in, everything's hunky-dory, but better as in, he was off my shit-list.

I was both elated that he felt so much for me and deflated that he'd already discounted what I could be to him, or what we could be together. He'd made a judgement about who I was and then dismissed me.

I actually felt sorry for him. I know, pretty weird for me to be sad for him rather than just mad. But hey, it looked like I was maturing. Seriously though, he thought he wanted some push-over woman to fetch him beer and make him dinner. Mark my words, he'd be bored within the first week of marriage. What he really needed was someone to bring life back into his day. And you don't bring life to a man by being a doormat.

Maybe one of his friends could knock some sense into him. In the meantime, I wouldn't be putting my life on hold. I'd be out and about looking for Mr. Right, even if I thought I'd found him already. He couldn't be Mr. Right if he didn't want to be him.

I settled my bill and pushed my way through the crowd to get to the bathrooms. The hallway in the back of the bar where the restrooms were located was about a hundred times quieter than the bar, although the lack of sufficient overhead lighting was a bit disconcerting.

I ducked into the ladies and took care of business. I grabbed my keys out of my clutch and threw open the door to enter the hallway. Jack stood directly in front of me, causing me to stumble in surprise.

He caught me by my arms, holding me upright.

"Jack!" He'd nearly given me a heart attack jumping out like that in the dark.

"Bae..." he mumbled, eyes looking almost closed.

Ah man, the boy was drunk as a skunk.

"Do you have a ride home, Jack?" I tried to get his attention by getting in his face. His smirk was wobbly though just as potent.

"Gonna sleep right here." He pointed a thumb over his shoulder to a dark corner of the hallway, then pitched to that side.

"Whoa, there, mister." I grabbed him by the shoulders and kept him upright, which was saying something since he was heavier than I thought and I was in four inch stilettos. "Why don't I drive you home, huh?"

He didn't argue, so I put my arm around his waist to steer him out of the hallway. He took advantage by putting his arm around my shoulders and cooperated as I got us out of the bar.

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