24 – Alex
It was close to three am and I couldn’t sleep.
I had teased Joey at the wedding reception, telling her I wanted more of what we’d done on Thursday night. and God yes, I did.. but after Jake’s speech, I didn’t think it would be a good idea to push my luck with her.
So, I dropped her back at her apartment, knowing I would never see the beauty again
Opening my door to see her standing there, with red eyes and a broken spirit, my stomach had flipped in a hundred different directions. I was the one she came to, the one she sought out when she was shattered.
I knew sex was the last thing on her mind. I wouldn’t be that guy.
She didn’t need someone to fuck her, she needed someone to care for her. To show her she wasn’t a secondary option. To show her she was important.
Now, laying there, with her curled in my arms, I closed my eyes, trying to get at least a couple hours of sleep, before I had to get on the plane back to New York. But my mind wasn’t behaving, and I sighed, opening my eyes and looking down at Joey again.
The light from the full moon shone into the room, illuminating the beauty of her face and I smiled, knowing what Ollie would say if he saw me right now.
“Ah, Alex the simp.”
He would give me a hard time, probably tell a few of the guys at the club….
And right now, I didn’t give a fuck
Jolene Brewster was the most beautiful woman I’d ever been with and considering how many women I’d slept with in my youth, that said something.
My hand lifted and I caressed the side of her face, brushing away a lock of her hair, my thumb brushing against her cheek, then down and across her lips.
I could stay. Just that bit longer, to make sure she was okay.
My heart was telling me it would be the right thing to do.
My brain kicked my heart off a cliff.
I’d be going against Yuka’s orders.
Closing my eyes, I sighed and let my hand drop to Joey’s shoulder.
I knew I couldn’t do that. Disobey Yuka, for Joey. But my heart kept telling me I should
Joey nuzzled deeper against me, and I smiled.
Her arm snaked over my waist, curling against my hip and she smuggled closer again and I rolled, wrapping myself around her, my leg lifting to hook over her hip. I held her head against my chest, feeling the press of her body against mine, igniting my desire for her again.
As much as I wanted to bury myself inside her, I couldn’t.
I wouldn’t break the promise I gave her. To be her safe harbor from the storm of the wedding, and Jake’s harsh words. 1 closed my eyes and tried to drift off, but each time I thought I was there, my brother’s cruel speech came flooding back into my mind and I would snap awake in anger.
The sun had started to break through the curtains, and I turned my head, looking at the small alarm clock on the bedside
-table.
Seven–am
I had to go soon. My flight left at ten, I had to be at the airport an hour early…
I’d been lying there for the last four hours, brooding about what my brother had said and what I was going to do. Whether 1 would take the chance and stay or go home.
Sighing. I looked down at Joey again. She was so peaceful and serene in my arms. I surely couldn’t be thinking of leaving her alone in my bed, again, could 1
But what were the other option?
stay and have Yuka send some of the guys to come and get me, then I’d be in deep shit.
Sara Yunoto sending his goons because I’d overstayed my time. Then I’d be in a damned body bag and there was no saying what he’d do to my parents and even though I thoroughly disliked him right now, what Sara would do to my brother and
Trould ask Jory to come with me to New York
The last idea had my stomach charming
mother a
Would she come with me? I knew she didn’t have family here anymore. Mom had told me she’d lost her own m
ago and her dad was on a permanent vacation around the world.
The only person she had stayed in Miami for was Jake and look what he had just done to her.
1couldn’t do that to her rather I wouldn’t play on her vulnerability
I wouldn’t be the guy to try and sneak and steal something that had been so cruelly ripped from her. 1 knew, even though Jake had completely crushed her heart, she still held a tiny sliver of a flame for my brother.
I would never be an option for her, no matter how badly I suddenly wanted it.
Frowning slowly and carefully untangled myself from Jocy and climbed out of bed, going out into the living area and picking up my phone Scrolling through the ton of emails I’d been sent by not only Oliver, but Aoto as well, I quickly plied to most of them then shut off my phone and went for a shower, hoping the hot water would wash away the pit of
wha h had taken reudence in my stomach in the last few hours.
Getting dressed afterward. I stood, staring at Jory for a while, before I turned and started to pack my luggage. Even making porne mouse, the braunful wonun belund me didn’t wake and 1 was kind of glad for that, I didn’t know it I would have been abir to say goodbye to her.
Leaving for a note again. I kissed the back of her shoulder. “Bye, Joey Thanks for making this trip bearable.”
rimeved and for a split second. I thought she would roll over and open her eyes. When she didn’t, I sighed and left the
king my luggage and in ass back to New York
