Love and Heartache (Love &... #2) by A. J. Briar

Author:A. J. Briar [Briar, A. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B096MMM6BP
Goodreads: 58287883
Publisher: #PrB.rating#2.5
Published: 2021-06-02T23:00:00+00:00

13

Isabella

A rich earthy scent invades my senses as I try and pry my eyes apart. One manages to peek open, a decision that I immediately regret. Harsh sun pours in from the window and I slam it shut, squeezing all of the light away. Fuck, my head throbs so I sink further into the softness of the pillow beneath me. I try to remember anything from last night but come up blank. It hurts too much to think right now.

I turn away from the death light, hoping that the throbbing in my head might subside, when I end up rolling off the bed. A warm body groans underneath me and I squeal, flashing my eyes open. Nathan rubs his chest, his very bare chest, his very tanned toned chest, while leisurely waking up.

Flashbacks of last night play through my memory. I remember Nathan walking us back here, after I decided it would be a good idea to get catastrophically drunk. That I can definitely attest is one of my worst decisions ever, going off how hungover I feel right now.

Nathan smirks, popping out his dimple, appraising me from his vantage point. If I’m honest I should probably get off him, but the warmth from his body is oddly comforting. Besides, my mind is off somewhere else, trying to put together events from last night.

Piece by piece, little recollections come back to me. The guys playing ping pong with the trashy girls we’d seen them with after the game. Roxy telling me to forget them but knowing I wouldn’t be able to do that being sober. So, we hit up the not-so-secret stash of alcohol they keep hidden. I’m now sorely regretting that particular part of the night.

“How’re you feeling?” Nathan softly questions, while brushing a strand of hair away from my face. The action brings me out of my recollection for now. I groan because words fail me. His body vibrates beneath me when he chuckles deeply.

“That bad huh?” He whispers in my ear and I shiver at the contact. As much as my body is telling me to stay led in his arms, my mind has other plans. I retreat back to my own fortress, rolling off him, then sitting with my back against his bed, and my knees drawn up to my body. The shirt I’m wearing rides up, so instead I stretch my legs out, covering whatever I can. Nathan eyes me from where he’s slightly sat up now, the action tensing his abs and I tear my gaze away before I get carried away.

“How much did I drink last night?” I scrub my hand over my face, wiping clumps of dried mascara from my eyes in the process.

“I’m not entirely sure, I didn’t see you for most of it. But when I eventually found you, you downed a bottle of vodka. So, I’d hazard a guess, at a lot.” Concern, with a hint of guilt, laces his tone while he rises one of his eyebrows at me.

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