Mad Love (Guns & Ink Book 1) by Shana Vanterpool

Author:Shana Vanterpool [Vanterpool, Shana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: coming of age, Contemporary, dating and sex, new adult, alpha male, Romance
ISBN: 9781946700643
Publisher: Swoon Romance
Published: 2017-09-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Klayton

I didn’t need this right now.

I glared at Lynda, unable to shake the disappointment from Madison’s eyes or the hurt in Lynda’s. I hung up on my sushi order and ran a hand down my face.

“I thought you’d want to hang out. If you want me to leave …” She let it hang there, waiting for me to change my mind.

I didn’t want her there. I wanted to spend the night with Mad eating sushi and trying to dig out another one of those airy, gorgeous laughs she’d given me in the hall when I tickled her. I hadn’t been expecting her to crack a joke or to look at me with that playful, sexy look she’d had in her gray eyes. We’d been attached at the hip for days; I’d grown so used to her—having Lynda there ripped me away from Mad.

“I’m sorry I snapped at you.” I put my cell in my pocket and bit back my groan when I thought of the look my houseguest had given me again. Like she never should have trusted I’d change. “I wasn’t expecting you. My roommate and I were about to order some sushi and hang out. You want to kick it too?” I hoped I looked as unpleasant as Mad thought I was.

But Lynda wasn’t opposed to my shitty behavior. She probably dealt with assholes all the time. She sighed in relief and gave me a flirty smile. “Yeah, sure. Josh’s with his dad tonight.”

Josh was her son. Blurry, drunken conversations about her son and her divorce to her husband came back to me. She’d been married for five years. The perfect wife, she said. Until her husband cheated on her and she’d been dulling her pain ever since. Feeling like the biggest prick in the world, I decided to let my crappy mood go.

I gave her a forced smile—she’d never know the difference—and noticed her glossy lips when she gave me one in return. They weren’t as soft and tempting as Madi’s, but Madi’s lips weren’t mine to kiss. But damn it, I wanted them to be mine. So badly my heart twisted with longing and my soul writhed.

Mad was on the couch with her arms around herself when we came in. I turned around when I closed the door and took a deep breath. In a weird way, it felt like I was cheating on Madi, even though she didn’t want me. I was a stepping stone for Lynda, and Mad wasn’t in a place where she’d want much more of me.

Lynda looked the menu over as I reordered my food, promising a large tip for interrupting my earlier order. I cringed at the bill but decided I had no choice. I had no choice in any of this. Not for the emotions I’d laid down with Lynda, or the desire I had for my younger roommate who was in no position to want anything to do with me.

Feeling empty, I grabbed three beers, cracked them both, and nodded at Lynda to follow me to the couch.

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