Part 5 (2/2)

Reaching the door to her floor, I try and draw air into my lungs as I open the door and spot her walking a hole in the carpet outside her apartment door.

I just stand and watch her while I'm un.o.bserved. She's a beautiful woman with a slim body, magnificent b.r.e.a.s.t.s as Ruben has informed me on more than one occasion, but she isn't Carla.

Dammit! Pus.h.i.+ng away from the wall I make myself known, which causes Jacky to pull up short and look at me with nervous eyes, as though she doesn't know how to take me or how to act tonight.

Trying to put her at ease, I take hold of her hand, kissing her knuckles. ”Jacky, you look amazing.” I offer her the panty dropping grin that a previous girlfriend told me I had and it appears, by Jacky's reaction, that it's having some effect.

”You're not looking bad yourself, Sebastian.” She looks me up and down.

Chill. I seriously need to chill and try and have a good time with her. She's harmless and if I'm correct she's lonely and just wants company. Well, that I can help her with.

”Should we go, Ruben mentioned a live band,” I ask as I slip her arm in the crook of my elbow and walk her to the elevator.

I pray Cody is already waiting outside for us in the car, the last thing I need is small talk especially while she looks ready to go over in the shoes she has on her feet. And don't get me started on the dress, if that's what you can call the bits of material barely covering the essentials, and yeah I keep trying to peek, but what the h.e.l.l, I'm still a hot blooded guy.

Chapter 13.

Carla Kenza is really rocking tonight with the group on stage, 'Deception.' The lead singer, Phoenix is one hot guy not to mention Reece on the drums and Donovan on guitar. A well made up group, not just with talent, but also with looks. Reece seems like a player and keeps giving me the eye before they kick off on stage. Reece also had a few s.e.xy words to say to me when Ruben introduced us on arrival.

Ramon keeps giving me funny looks and has been keeping me close. I think he expects some hunk to carry me off to his lair. Then again, he probably knows the only hunk I want to carry me off is Sebastian.

Sighing, I take a swallow of the white wine Ramon has just shoved into my hand for the third time since arriving.

”What's with the heavy sigh?” Ramon asks me, his arms wrapping around me to keep me close.

How the h.e.l.l did he hear me sigh with the volume of the music going on in here?

”It doesn't matter,” I shout into his ear, not meeting his eyes.

”Dammit. Um, Carla.” Ramon looks behind me before meeting my eyes and pulling me tighter into his body.

Without turning around, I know exactly who's standing behind me and I'm not too sure I'm ready to be in the same s.p.a.ce as him without throwing myself into his arms.

Ramon whispers into my ear. ”I'm here for you, turnaround.”

I turn and my heart breaks when I see Jacky next to Sebastian. His arm is draped around her neck and she's leaning into him playfully.

Emotion floods through me and I'm not sure if I'm angry or disappointed. So much for wanting me. At least I know where I stand before I made an even bigger fool of myself.

Ramon wraps me up into his body and turns me towards the back where the seating in the club is located. After pointing in the general direction for Sebastian to follow, he starts leading us over to them.

On the way over to the club tonight, Ramon told me he was going to explain to Sebastian about my ex, Gary. He told me he was going to use him as the only reason as to why I'm living with him and why we've gone all these months letting his family think we're an item, but it looks like that conversation doesn't need to take place now.

With legs that feel as though they're no longer going to hold me up, I gratefully sink into the sofa in the slightly quieter area only to have Sebastian take up residence beside me. Why can't he sit with his date?

While I'm breaking apart inside trying to come up with an excuse to leave, he's sitting next to me probably making faces at 'her.'

Did Ramon know he was going to be here? Is that why he mentioned talking to Sebastian about our situation?

”Jacky, please dance with me,” Ramon asks.

Traitor!

Glaring at him, he just laughs at the expression on my face and walks off with Jacky, shaking his head.

Sitting here, I can't help but notice how stiff I am. I scan the crowd and debate how easily I can escape from the table and leave Sebastian. And then he s.h.i.+fts and all thoughts of fleeing disappear as he moves closer to me. ”Ignoring me isn't going to work. You know that right?”

I finally turn and meet his eyes, which is a huge mistake because I can't look away.

”Sebastian, please don't do this,” I say, having finally found my voice. ”You're here with Jacky and I'm with Ramon. Let's just leave it.”

Does he know those words I've just spoken were some of the hardest words to ever leave my mouth?

Over the past few months, I've really fallen for him and seeing him with Jacky, who the brothers sometimes call the office shark, hurts. It hurts a lot. But what do you expect him to do, Carla? He's a grown man with urges and he's already gone five months without a woman under him, which looks as though that's about to change.

Feeling close to tears, I start to slip out from behind the table, but before I can make my escape, Sebastian is standing in front of me looking p.i.s.sed.

”You keep telling me you're with my brother yet you always react to me. I've never seen you react to Ramon the way you do me. But that being said, I can't wait around for you to make your mind up about who it is you want to be with because imagining you in bed with Ramon drives me crazy,” he says the last bit through clenched teeth as he reaches for me.

Stepping back, I try to get my thoughts together. ”You're here with Jacky, Sebastian. You need to leave me alone, perhaps if you stop grabbing me every two minutes you'll realize you didn't want me after all and you'll be able to carry on with your parade of women.”

I'm not sure if I'm warning him away from me or I'm warning myself. I push away and make a dash for the restrooms, leaving Sebastian standing in frozen shock. I race away from him in hope of being able to hide in the restroom for a short while, all night if I thought Ramon would let me get away with it.

As I push through the crowd on the dance floor, I find myself with a pink feather boa wrapped around my neck, then as I remove it a blonde woman with a Scottish accent, if I'm not mistaken, apologizes, ”Sorry la.s.sie, my aims a bit off. Had a wee too much to drink, I think,” before hiccupping and wrapping herself around another blonde woman.

Well at least some people are having fun. I think as I continue pus.h.i.+ng through the throng of people still dancing and singing along to the band on stage. Spotting Ramon, he makes me smile and then chuckle when Jacky rubs up against his groin with her a.s.s. My chuckle soon stops though when I see Sebastian pus.h.i.+ng his way through the crowd towards us or maybe towards me. Which gets me moving again, seeking the escape the female restroom will give me. I hope.

The restroom only has a couple of women inside so I dive into an empty stall, pull the lid down and sit while I concentrate on breathing so the tears won't fall.

What am I doing? And d.a.m.n Sebastian for bringing Jacky here with him tonight. Is he going to take her back to his place afterwards or stay at hers? If he'd been alone then I would have let Ramon talk to him because my will to keep him away has weakened. I want him with everything in me and I don't ever remember feeling jealous over anyone before.

”Carla? Are you in here?” Ramon shouts from the door.

”Maybe,” I mumble in reply.

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