You Will Be Mine (Forever and Ever #7)(54)

“It’s okay, Arsen. Don’t blame yourself.”

“But I’m the only one to blame.” He kissed me one more time before he pulled away. “And don’t come to my apartment for any reason. I mean it.”

“Okay…”

“Promise me.” He looked to my eyes for confirmation.

“I promise.”

He gave me one final look before he turned around and walked off.

I watched him go, feeling my heart go with him.





Chapter Fourteen


Theo


When I woke up at noon the next day, Alex was wrapped around me like I was a teddy bear. Her leg was between mine, and her face was pressed into my neck. My arm was hooked around her waist, and the smell of her hair came into my nose.

When I first woke up, I didn’t stir. My eyes were heavy with sleep and I released a deep breath. I wanted to stretch but I didn’t want to wake up Alex. When my hand moved down her back, I realized she didn’t have any bottoms on. Only her panties covered her down below. She must have gotten hot in the middle of the night and taken them off. I kept the blanket over us so I wouldn’t see anything.

She finally stirred and released a deep sigh. Her hand clutched my chest and she squeezed me slightly. She finally came around then stiffened. Suddenly, she sat up and looked at me with wide eyes.

What did I do?

She lifted the blanket and looked down at our bodies. Then she forced the blanket back down, panic in her eyes. “You’re such a fucking asshole.” She jumped out of bed and searched for her clothes.

What? “What are you pissed about?”

She grabbed my jeans and chucked them at my head. “I knew you were a jerk but this is just ridiculous.”

“What the hell did I do?” I demanded.

She turned around and changed quickly. “Fuck you, Theo. Fuck you.” She stormed out of the room.

I chased after her in my boxers. “Whoa, calm down.”

She grabbed my remote and threw it at me.

“Shit.” I blocked it. “Calm the hell down.”

“I can’t believe you took advantage of me and slept with me! You’re a horrible person. Horrible!”

Now it made sense. “I didn’t sleep with you! Well, I did, but not in the way you think. We just slept together, in the same bed. Now stop throwing a damn hissy fit!”

She eyed me warily, a textbook in her hand.

“Don’t you dare throw that at me.”

Indecision was in her eyes.

“Do you not remember what happened last night? At all?”

“Maybe…”

So that’s a no. “I saw you at the bar and you could barely stand. I took you back here because you couldn’t remember where you lived. We had Taco Bell then went to bed.”

“Why the hell would you sleep with me?” she asked. “Why didn’t you stay on the couch?”

“You asked me to!”

“I did?” she asked hesitantly.

“Yeah…when you’re drunk, you’re open, vulnerable, and sweet. I want that Alex back.”

“What else did I say?” She lowered the book.

“Stuff.” I shrugged.

“What kind of stuff?” she demanded.

“Well, for one, you think I’m handsome.” I gave her a playful smirk.

Her cheeks reddened slightly. “No, I didn’t say that.”

“You bet your ass you did. Then you took off your dress and tried to seduce me.”

She dropped the book then covered her face as she gasped. “No…”

“Yeah.”

Alex was completely mortified. “Oh my god…”

“But nothing happened. You changed into my clothes then went to bed.”

“You…didn’t sleep with me?” she asked. “Even though I wanted to?”

“Of course, not,” I said. “I don’t sleep with drunk girls. It’s not my thing.”

She crossed her arms over her chest, her cheeks still blushing.

“Don’t be embarrassed. We all do stupid things when we’re drunk.”

She turned away from me, hiding her face.

I sighed then stood behind her. “For what it’s worth…you were gorgeous.”

She sighed but didn’t turn around.

“Hey, let’s just forget about it, okay?” I placed my hands on her shoulders. “I won’t tell anybody. It will be our little secret.”

“I’m so mortified…”

I wrapped my arms around her waist then rested my chin on her head. I was already used to snuggling with her so the affection didn’t feel odd. “Would you like to know something embarrassing about me? Maybe that will make you feel better.”

“Okay…”

“When I went on my senior trip to Disney World, I got food poisoning. I couldn’t go home and there was nowhere for me to camp and relax. I…I got bad diarrhea and went in my pants. I stank bad and everyone knew.”

A quiet laugh escaped her lips. “Oh my god…”

“Yeah, it was pretty embarrassing. I was glad I didn’t have to see most of those people again.”

She kept her silence, a few strained chuckles coming out.