Naughty Girl by Cassie Cassell

Author:Cassie Cassell [Cassell , Cassie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-05-10T16:00:00+00:00

12

Riley

Shivers run down my spine.

Shit. I knew this moment would come, but I was a coward not to tell Rhett the whole truth. A selfish coward, not wanting to burst my happiness bubble. And now, chills flutter in my stomach. My heartrate is rampant. “How did you find out?” I ask, the famous question most people ask to buy time when they’re caught red-handed. Oh, Riley, when will you learn?

“He told me.” He rubs his forehead, the few lines around his eyes creasing.

Knots twist in my stomach. I come to a sitting position and take off my sunglasses. It’s lighter around me, not just because of the stubborn sun even in the afternoon. I’ve been exposed, and this clarity is blinding me. I look Rhett square in the eye. “I’m sorry.”

He narrows his eyes. There’s a darkness in his expression, the way his shoulders are so stiff, stretching the fabric of his cotton shirt. “Sorry for what? Using me to get back at him?”

I shake my head violently, pulse skyrocketing. “No. I never… Sure, when I got started, I was thinking about screwing him over, but when I realized that could cost losing your trust… that’s why I talked to you after what you said in the kitchen, and decided to go.”

“And during this time you didn’t find any other opportunity to tell me?”

I bite my inner cheek. I could say that it’s not like it’s been weeks. It’s been days. And yesterday we had sex. Hell, I changed my flight back this morning, and rescheduled to return with him instead. There was plenty of time.

I should have told him before. Regret fills my chest. I hope this won’t cost whatever we’ve been building. I’m not ready to say goodbye to Rhett. “I own up to it. I could have told you, I should have. But I was so happy when you finally came around last night, I didn’t want you to get mad at me when I finally got what I wanted. Not sleep with Alex’s dad. But sleep with you. Rhett.”

He stands, and walks around in a small circle, his gaze scanning the gorgeous landscape, the pool, and the beach not too far from us. He’s looking everywhere but me. Then, he turns to me, and the smallest of curves pulls at the corner of his lips. “You’re the most enterprising, cunning, lying virgin that I’ve ever seen.”

A pang of hope reverberates through me. I don’t hear bitterness in his voice. That has to count in my favor. I shift on the chaise, unsure. My palms are clammy, my nerves a mess. I’m teetering between anxiety and hope. “Why do I feel like this is a compliment? God, please, tell me it is.”

“Why?”

I surge to my feet, even if my knees are about to buckle. Be strong, Riley. You created this hot mess. “Because I don’t want to lose you.”

Challenge flickers in his eyes. “Why?”

“Because I’m falling for you. And maybe you don’t feel the same and that’s okay, but I don’t want you to have this idea of me that I don’t care for you.

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