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Heat erupted from my core, spreading through every part of my body, up my spine and down to my toes. It was good. So good that I wanted more.
I wanted this to never end.
But it did, and though I was still catching my breath, the bar grew loud outside the door, bursting the bubble we’d found ourselves in.
Cain tensed before he moved away. “Shit,” he said.
It must have been time for us to get back to reality. I tugged my dress back in place and waited for the regret to hit me.
It didn’t.
But I was pretty sure I was alone in that.
“I shouldn’t have done that,” he said.
“You gave me the best orgasm of my life andthat’swhat you say?”
He ran a hand through his hair. “Why were you so okay with that?”
“Did you forget the part where I said it was the best orgasm of my life?”
“Mollie, you’re myboss.This is breaking so many rules.”
A pinprick of reality broke through my post-orgasmic haze. He was right. What we’d just done complicated things alot.I didn’t regret it, but he had a lot more riding on this than me.
“I—yeah. I suppose we did break some rules.”
He let out a sigh. “You should go.”
“Of course. I’ll just ... go to the bathroom.”
Cain nodded jerkily and I made a break for it before I could stop myself.
Bursting into the bathroom, I took off my smudged lipstick and made sure my dress was in the right place before I hunched over the sink.
I stared down at where my ring used to be, thinking of all the things Cain and I hadn’t talked about. He barely knew me, and I barely knew him, and we’d gone at each other in the closet of a bar.
I would have laughed if this wasn’t sobad.
Trevor and I were done, but I knew Mom and Dad expected us to get back together. They figured I would come home and settle into my old ways, including being with him.
But the truth was, every second I was here made me want to stay longer.
Until Cain and I eventually ruined the fragile peace we had.
My thoughts were a mess, and I still needed to turn down Lucas’s invitation to dinner. The band stop playing, and I knew I needed to get that done before I completely lost my mind about what had just happened.
I walked out of the bathroom and right into a woman walking in. She jumped back, eyes roaming up and down mybody. I hoped none of what I’d done showed anywhere on my face or neck.
“So, Mollie, right?” she asked.
“Yes, that’s me.”
She hummed as she appraised me. “You’re actually kind of pretty. I’m surprised.”
I blinked in shock. Was that an insult or a compliment? “Thanks?”
“Let me give you a word of advice then. That man you’re hanging out with? Cain? You should stay away from him.”