Page 65 of The Game
“What? Oh my god, Sarah, why didn’t you tell me before?” She asks me, and I roll my eyes at her.
“You’ve been MIA, and when I got a hold of you, I could tell something bad had happened, so I didn’t want to bother you. Besides, I also wanted to see your reaction in real life,” I say, smirking at her.
Seeing her live reaction to our kiss was a must when I knew she was coming home.
Jessica asks me what happened after, and I tell her about the smoking hot make-out session, the touching, and how I ran out of there.
Then I tell her about Monday and how I waited for him to find me, which never happened, and by Tuesday, the vulnerability crept back in, leading me to hide again.
“Hiding Sarah? You must really like this guy, then,” Jessica tells me with a smile. She knows me so well.
“I think that’s the problem. He calls me on my shit. Usually, guys get threatened by that and turn the other way. Alexander’s been the total opposite. Whenever I push, he pushes back twice as hard. And that kiss scared me. How good he made me feel with just a kiss and some touching. Imagine if we went all the way,” I sigh, thinking about him.
Not seeing him for these last few days has made me miss him.
Adding to the warning bells in my head, telling me all the reasons why I’m already in too deep with this man.
“What exactly are you afraid of? That the sex will be so good that you’ll catch fire?”
We both laugh at that, but as we calm down, I tell her about my insecurities.
“I’m afraid he’s actually going to see me, the whole me, and that scares me.” Jessica grabs my hand on top of the table.
“If you decide to give him a chance to see the whole you, Sarah, he’s one lucky guy. Don’t ever forget that.”
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After a day of shopping, manicures, and dinner, I have to go back to the city.
Duty is calling.
I give her one last lingering hug, and she tells me that Alexander McGregor has nothing on Sarah Parker, before I get in my car and start the drive back to Chicago.
I spend the drive pondering my next step.
I have to talk to him.
Even though I’ve considered the whole “it’s me, not you” scenario, I know deep down he would never accept that.
Alexander’s a persistent man.
Therefore, I’ve decided to propose a deal to him—a friends-with-benefits arrangement.
It seems like the perfect solution.
We get to explore our sexual chemistry, and I get to protect my heart. This way, I maintain some of my precious control while still getting what I want.
He’s a guy, after all; there’s no way he’s going to turn down a deal like that, right?
Chapter 17
Alexander
If I was frustrated before kissing Sarah, it cannot compare to the feeling I’ve been dwelling on the whole week.
Now that I’ve had a small taste of her, I’m fucking desperate for more, but she ran out on me, on us.
Ultimately, I decided to give her space. That lasted through the weekend and Monday.
