Torn (Torn Series) (18 page)

Everyone shifted around the table to give Drake, Eric, and Adam room to squeeze into our cramped space as Drake introduced the guys to us. This was the first time I had ever seen either one of them up close. Eric had his light brown hair styled in the same shaggy mess as Drake did, but he didn’t have any of Drake’s piercings. He looked surprisingly clean cut for being in a rock band. He had a few tattoos scattered across his uncovered arms but that was the extent of his body modification as far as I could see.

Adam, on the other hand, was an animal all his own. His hair was dyed an electric blue and was styled in a Mohawk that stood several inches high. His eyebrows were both pierced twice and he had a set of snakebites. He screamed wild and I gave Amber a subtle kick under the table when I saw her watching him like he was a God.

We fell into an easy conversation as everyone settled themselves around the table. I refused to look at Drake as Jade and I started talking, afraid of what I’d see if I looked into his
eyes. We were interrupted when three girls came over and settled themselves in the male band member’s laps. Jade was apparently used to this, she ignored them as she continued to ask questions about my classes and my job. I couldn’t help but look up every time one of them would giggle at something that was said.

Drake sat with his hands running up and down a red head’s thigh whispering into her ear. My stomach turned and I looked around for our waitress, needing another drink. I finally caught her attention and signaled for two more beers.

“Don’t you think you should slow down Chloe? You’ve already had five.” Logan asked, concerned.

“I want to have fun tonight, what’s the big deal?”

He shook his head as he watched me down one of the beers the waitress brought me.

“Go ahead, but you’re not driving us home.”

I handed him my keys. “That’s fine, you can drive.”

Logan took my keys as I started in on the second beer. “Good idea.”

As the night wore on, I felt the alcohol taking effect and caught myself constantly watching Drake and the red head. Every time I looked at them, his hands were roaming over her body as she leaned into him. When I couldn’t take it any longer, I stood and motioned for Logan to stand as well.

“I’m ready to go home if you are.”

He glanced at Amber and Rachel, who were in deep conversation with Jade, “You guys ready?”

We told everyone goodnight as Logan led me out to the car, steadying me when I stumbled. The car ride home was loud as Amber and Rachel gushed about how amazing the band had been. I kept quiet and stared out the window as my head spun. When we pulled in, Logan helped me out of the car. “You still on for movie night?”

I looked at him and smiled, “Of course.”

             
Logan kept his word and let me pick the movie. I really didn’t care, so I pulled a random action movie out and handed it to him. I sat down and kicked my shoes off as he put it into the DVD player and settled down beside me. He had taken his shirt off and changed into pajama pants when we arrived, and I felt his bare skin warm and soft against my cheek as I laid my head down on his chest, resting my hand on his stomach. My fingers drew circles over the tight muscles in his stomach as we watched the movie. When I started running my hands up and down the deep V of his abdomen he jumped up from the bed and walked across the room.

“I think I need a shot. You want one?”

“Sure,” I mumbled as I sat up.

              He pulled a bottle and two shot glasses out of his closet and poured us each one.

I took my shot and handed my glass back.

“Give me another one.”

“You sure?
You’ve already had a bunch to drink.”

My mind was foggy as I looked at him through alcohol glazed eyes. He really was beautiful, and I was lucky to have someone like him care so much about me.

“Yeah, I’m fine.”

He poured me another shot and handed it to me, stashing the bottle back in his closet. I set the glass on the nightstand as he settled back down next to me and I curled up around him. I started running my hands across his stomach again and felt his body tense.

“What are you doing Chloe?”

I shook my head as I continued exploring his hard muscles, “I have no idea.”

“You need to stop.”

I raised my head to look at him. His eyes had glazed over with the lust he was trying to control.

“Why?” I whispered.

“Because if you don’t, I’m not going to be able to control myself.”

I smiled innocently as I brushed kisses across his chest, “Maybe I don’t want you to.”

His sucked in a breath as I flipped my tongue over his nipple, “Chloe, you’re drunk and you’ll regret this in the morning.”

I rolled over until I was on top of him, straddling him. “I know exactly what I’m doing.”

I was lying, but the alcohol had taken over and I couldn’t control what was happening. I leaned down and started kissing up his neck to his ear, before sucking on the sensitive spot behind his ear.

He groaned as he rolled over and pinned me to the bed beneath him. “Are you sure this is what you want? I told you I could wait, and I meant it.”

I nodded as I raised my head to kiss him, “Yes please, I need you.”

My words were all it took to spring him into action. He raised me up and pulled my shirt over my head.

“You don’t know how long I’ve wanted you. If you change your mind, just tell me and I’ll stop. But if you don’t, I have no intentions of stopping, I want you too much.”

I whimpered as he unsnapped my bra and took both my breasts in his hands, kneading them gently. He bent his head forward and sucked my hard nipple into his mouth, biting on it. His hands slid slowly down my stomach to the fastening on my jeans. He pulled them off before cupping me between my legs. His fingers found my entrance and entered slowly as he gently thrust them in and out, causing me to arch my body into his.

“You’re so beautiful Chloe, and you’re mine.”

I groaned and pushed myself up tighter against him. “Please, Dr…. Logan, I need it harder.”

My body tensed as I tried to cover my blunder. I had almost called him Drake in the heat of the moment. He didn’t seem to notice as he obliged and thrust his fingers in harder before pulling away.

“What are you doing?”

“Tell me you’re mine. I need to hear it,” his fingers circled my entrance, driving me insane but he refused to enter, “Let me hear you say it Chloe.”

“I’m yours. Now please.”

He kissed me roughly before pulling his jeans off. He grabbed a condom out of the drawer and slowly lowered himself to push inside me. I hadn’t had sex in a long time, and I felt a small twinge of pain at his size, but in my drunken haze, I immediately responded and pushed my hips up to meet each thrust. The pain quickly changed to pleasure and I felt myself start to go over the edge as he slipped a hand between my legs and stroked my clit.

I ran my nails down his back and his thrusts became harder and more erratic. My hands fisted in his hair as I came and I heard him shout out at his own release. He pulled out slowly and threw the condom away before settling back in behind me and pulling me close.

“That was amazing Chloe. You were amazing.”

He kissed my head before falling asleep quickly. I laid there curled up in his arms as a single tear slipped down my cheek.

Chapter Thirteen

The Cheat

I woke to fingers gently running up and down my spine, confused to where I was. Thoughts of the previous night slammed into me and I feigned sleep as I tried to pull myself together. I had slept with Logan and in one night, changed everything about us.

His breath tickled my ear as he spoke, “Wake up sleepy head.”

I stayed still for a few moments before stretching and rolling over to look at him. I had never seen him look so happy, his skin was practically glowing and his perfect blue eyes were sparkling. I gave him a weak smile as he brushed his lips across mine.

“Morning beautiful, did you sleep well?”

I nodded as I rolled back over and glanced at the clock. “It’s not even eight A.M. yet, why did you wake me up?”

He stood and I quickly looked away from his nakedness as he pulled a pair of boxers on.

He laughed as watched me, “Don’t act all shy on me now,” he bent down and kissed me deeply, “Last night was incredible, the best night of my life.”

He pulled back and grabbed some jeans and a shirt out of his closet.

“I thought we could go grab some breakfast, but you can go back to sleep if you want to.”

I sat up and grabbed my head as pain shot through it. “Ouch, holy hangover.”

He laughed as he grabbed me a couple Tylenol and handed them to me with a glass of water. “Here take these, they’ll help.”

I quickly swallowed them as I started searching his room for my clothes. I pulled my bra and thong back on and was fighting with my jeans when my phone started ringing from the desk beside Logan. He picked it up and after glancing at the screen, answered it with a smug look on his face.

“Hello?” he was silent for a moment, “This is Logan,
Chloe is busy.”

I gave him a questionin
g look bur he just smiled at me.

“Hold on a minute, she’s putting her clothes on.”

My eyes widened in surprise over him telling someone that.

He walked across the room and handed my phone to me, “It’s for you.”

“Well duh, it is my phone,” I held the phone up to my ear, “Hello?” Silence followed and I thought whoever it was had hung up. “Hello? Is anyone there?”

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to interrupt anything, I just wanted to see how you were feeling this morning, you were a bit drunk last night.”

My heart stopped as I heard Drake’s voice. That’s why Logan had made sure to mention I was getting dressed with him there. I cleared my throat before sending a glare toward Logan, “I’m alright, just a headache. Logan gave me some pills to help me though.”

He was silent for a moment
before he spoke, “Did you sleep with him Chloe?”

I glanced up at Logan and noticed him watching me closely.

“Does it matter?”

“No it doesn’t, but for some reason I want to know.”

I sighed and rubbed my throbbing temples, “Yes.”

I heard him take a deep breath before speaking, “I’d better
go, I’ll talk to you later.”

I sat my phone on the bed and pulled my shirt over my head, avoiding Logan’s gaze.

“What was that about?”

I picked up my purse and threw it over my shoulder. “Nothing, he just wanted to see how I was feeling after drinking so much last night.”

“Does he make it a habit to call you so early in the morning?”

I turned to glare at him, “No he doesn’t. Is this how we’re going to be now? You jealous over every male friend I have?”

He walked across the room and pulled me into a hug. “No, he just makes me nervous. And we really haven’t talked about where we’re going to go from here. I don’t know if you feel like last night was a mistake or not, if you want me.”

I pulled back as I cupped his cheek in my hand, “Last night wasn’t a mistake Logan. I assumed you knew that. I want to give this a try and see where it takes us.”

A huge smile spread across his face, “I want that too, you have no idea how much.” He pulled me to him and kissed me roughly.

“I need to take a shower before we get some breakfast. Meet me downstairs in an hour?”

He nodded as I closed the door and walked to my room.

              I took longer in the shower than necessary as I tried to wash away all my mixed emotions. Drake had no right to call me and act like that. He had pushed me away, had told me to go to Logan, and that’s what I had done. My decision was made, and I wasn’t about to change it now. I would get over him as I focused my attention on Logan. It was only fair to Logan that we started our relationship without any conflicting emotions on my part and that’s what I intended to do. If it meant losing the friendship that I had with Drake, then so be it, he wasn’t a priority any longer.

I dressed quickly and met Logan by his car. He pulled me tight against him and kissed me deeply. It felt nice, but none of the fireworks I saw when Drake kissed me appeared. I pushed the thoughts away as I pulled back and smiled up at him. “What was that for?”

He smacked me lightly on my bottom before walking to the driver’s side and getting in. I slid in next to him and fastened my seatbelt. “I just wanted to kiss you. There’s so many times I’ve held back, and now I have every intention of kissing you as much as possible.”

I smiled at his sweet words and I leaned across the console to give him a peck on the cheek.

“Ok, what was that for?”

I giggled as he pulled out, “Because you’re so sweet. I could get used to this whole romantic side of you.”

“You’d better get used to it, because you’re going to be seeing a whole lot of it.”