Promises Series by Jessica Wood

Author:Jessica Wood
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: marriage pact, marriage contract, hot romance, alpha male, BEST FRIEND ROMANCE, second chance romance, CHILDHOOD ROMANCE
Publisher: ERH Press
Published: 2015-06-11T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

December 2003

Nineteen Years Old

CHLOE

Half an hour later, I strode into the closest bar to my dorm, determined to have fun and cut loose. Forget you, Jackson! He wasn’t the only one who knew how to get drunk and have fun. Tonight, I felt reckless and I wanted to hurt Jackson the way he’d hurt me.

I was wearing my hottest little black dress; cut low in the front and high on the thigh. I put on extra makeup tonight, hoping I could trick the bartender into thinking I was at least twenty-one so he wouldn’t ask for my ID.

I sat on the stool at the end of the bar, trying to look like I belonged. The bartender pointedly drummed his fingers on the sign that read, Customers must be twenty-one to purchase alcohol, and I knew I was busted.

“Can I help you with something?” the bartender asked with a knowing edge to his voice.

“No thanks, I’m just here to meet someone,” I bluffed, jutting out my chin to show I wasn’t intimidated, even though I knew I was about be thrown out on my ass and humiliated in front of everyone.

Then a man sitting alone at a nearby table came over and smiled at me. “I believe you’re waiting for me. Hi, I’m Michael Davison.”

“Michael! I’ve really been looking forward to meeting you face to face!” I smiled brightly as he acted like a mutual friend had arranged for us to meet.

His lie of a blind date was the perfect cover and I was grateful for his willingness to help me out in this embarrassing situation.

“Can I buy you a drink?” Michael asked. He was a cute guy with handsome features. He was wearing a very expensive suit and looked like a successful businessman. Maybe he was visiting Philly on a business trip. He looked like he was in his early thirties and from the way he eyed me up and down, I knew that he was looking for a good time that night.

He’s perfect for what I want tonight, I thought to myself as I actively forced out thoughts of Jackson.

I glanced at the bartender who was still eying me suspiciously, and then turned back to Michael. “What do you say we get that drink someplace else?”

“Sure.” He flashed me a devious smile. “I’m staying in the hotel across the street. We could go there if you want.”

I wasn’t a virgin, but I wasn’t a girl who went to hotel rooms with strange men, either. I knew nothing about this man. He could be married, or a criminal, or worse. Maybe I should just go home and go to bed.

Suddenly I realized this was just the sort of worrying that Jackson always said I did too much of. I had gone out tonight to let loose and remind myself that I was single, that I shouldn’t be waiting by the phone for my best friend to call, that I had a life of my own. Tonight, I needed to have some mindless, uncomplicated fun, and that’s exactly what this stranger could offer me.

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