I woke up that morning with a naked man sleeping beside me. I let him sleep, as I didn’t want to wake him up and face the truth of what I had done last night.
I was truly disappointed with myself. I couldn’t blame the alcohol. I couldn’t blame Travis.
This was completely my fault. If I hadn’t let myself be consumed by jealousy of some random girl that Travis had picked up last night, none of this would have happened.
“He’s my husband. Back the fuck off.” Jamie snapped at Lauren, interrupting my thoughts.
Did Jamie say that Finn was her husband? But what the hell happened last night?
“Come again?” Lauren had her jaw dropped open. “You went and got yourself married last night!” It wasn’t a question, but rather a statement.
“Not here and not today, but you and I are going to talk.” Her mother didn’t seem happy about this bombshell she dropped on us.
Lauren snorted. “Maybe she’s lying.”
“My daughter isn’t a liar.” Mrs. Harrison came to Jamie’s rescue. “Now, we are going to drop this topic because today is all about Kristen and Will.”
At least, I was smart enough to have used protection.
“Where are you going?” Jamie’s mother asked her as she saw her, ready to leave.
“I forgot something. I will be right back,” Jamie answered.
“Can you believe that?” Started saying again.
“Oh my God, give it a rest already! You lost; you can’t have him.” My voice became harsh as I scolded Lauren. I was tired of hearing the same thing, over and over again.
Lauren glared at me.
I felt bad. I should have probably gone and apologized, or maybe not. She needed to come to terms with the fact that she couldn’t have Finn. Now more than ever, as he was a married man.
I always knew Jamie had feelings for Finn. Even a blind man could have seen it. However, I didn’t know that Finn felt the same way about her.
Come to think of it, he had always been protective of her. I assumed he had done it because he saw her as his little sister. I guess I was wrong.
But wait, wasn’t he a player like Travis? I remembered that after breaking up with Nathalie, he had become a womanizer.
But now, he had settled down with Jamie. Was he now a one-woman man?
Did that mean that Travis could change as well if he found “the one” for him?
Right on cue, the door opened, and Travis walked in, looking sexy in a suit.
“Hello, lovelies,” he said, looking around.
Travis walked to the future bride-to-be, kissing her on both cheeks. “You are stunning, darling. Will is a fucking lucky bastard.”
Kristen snorted, shoving him playfully. “Oh, stop it, Travis.”
Mrs. Shepherd, Kristen’s mother, cleared her throat, tapping her foot on the floor. “Young man, you are going to ruin her makeup. If you keep this up, I would have to do it all over again.”
Travis put his hands in front of him, signaling surrender. “I wouldn’t dream of doing such a thing. I don’t want Will to kick my beautiful ass because I delayed his wedding.”
Right then, his eyes landed on me. I had to steady myself to conceal the nervousness I felt in his presence.
Even if I repeated over and over in my mind that I didn’t want him, my heart didn’t seem to get the memo.
“Hello, Red. It’s nice to see you in this dress. It suits you well.” He gave me one of his smiles that made my knees shake.
I smiled back at him. “Hello, Travis. You cleaned up well.”
Travis brushed a lock of hair behind my ear. “Well then, see you later, J.”
I cleared my throat nervously. “Yeah… Um… you too.”
That man would be the death of me someday.
I wanted to steer clear of Travis for my well-being, but at the same time, I wanted him to consume me as I know he could.
I never had the chance to know how his lips would taste against mine.
The way he smirked was enough to tell me that he knew what I felt right now.
He leaned down, whispering in my ear. “Don’t do anything I would do, J.”
I gasped.
This was exactly why it would never work between us. He was driving me crazy! With a capital C.
Travis had already left the room before I had the chance to reply to his stupid question. Ugh!
Looking around, I wondered if someone had heard us.
I had never told a soul about how I truly felt about him. It was nobody’s business to know, and it was better this way.
Lauren approached me. “What was that all about?”
I shrugged. “Nothing special. You know him; he was just messing around.”
“He’s cute.” Lauren let out her thoughts. “If Finn doesn’t want me, perhaps Travis will.”
I pinched the bridge of my nose. “Didn’t you learn with Finn? Do you want to embarrass yourself a second time? He’s a womanizer. All he thinks about is boobs and his next victim. Stay away from him.”
Maybe I needed to start listening to my own advice.
