Page 16 of Game Misconduct

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Nick

three years ago

What the hell just happened? One moment, everything was fine, great, fan-fucking-tastic. The next…

She crosses the room to the couch, reaching for her clothes. What the fuck?

“So that’s it? You get yours, and then you’re done?”

When she turns around, tears shine in her eyes. “You can’t seriously be asking me to blow you right now?”

“I’m not.” Standing with my hands on my hips, I ignore my aching cock standing upright between us. “What the hell happened?”

Bex rolls her eyes. “Come on.”

“Yes, I want to come, which is why I don’t fucking understand.”

“You don’t have to be a dick.”

When I start toward her, her lower lip trembles. Shit. What did I do?

“Babe,” I murmur. “What happened?”

She doesn’t answer me.

“One second we were great, we were golden, and then suddenly you’re cold and crying. I—What did I do?”

I will kick myself for the rest of my life for making this beautiful, bold woman cry. Bex swallows loudly.

Crossing the room to her, I catch her hand. “What happened?”

She sniffs, like she’s trying to hold back her tears.

Tracing my thumb across her cheek, I cup her face with my palm. “Bex, talk to me.”

“You…” Her voice wavers. “You lied to me.”

“When did I lie to you?”

Her eyes squeeze shut, and she turns her head away. “You said I was beautiful.”

My heart breaks, right then and there, at the anguish on her face.

“Because you are.”

She scoffs again.

So I do the only thing I can think of. Dragging her by the hand, I lead her to the full-length mirror hanging on the bathroom door. Standing behind her, I pull her body against mine and wrap my arms around her soft belly.

“Tell me what you see.”

The stubborn woman shakes her head, but I refuse to give up.

“Because I see this gorgeous creature who decided to give me the tiniest sliver of her attention.”