Page 22 of High Stakes

I roll my eyes in annoyance. “So are you, Laurie.”

“That doesn’t mean he gets to. I’m sick of it. Besides, if he wasn’t busy shagging his side whores, I wouldn’t need to look elsewhere.”

“You interrupted me for this?” I snap. “I’m not your fucking agony aunt, Laurie. What happens in your messed up marriage is nothing to do with me.”

Her bottom lip protrudes slightly. “Don’t be cross with me, baby.” She gently places a hand to my cheek, kissing the other. I stare straight ahead, not daring to run my eyes over her body. She’s wearing red, my favourite colour.

“Look at me, Aiden,” she whispers, and I turn my head slightly.

She kisses the corner of my mouth, and I don’t move away, giving her the green light to take the kiss deeper. Her fingers rake through my hair, and she places herself between me and the wall. “I’m wearing red especially for you,” she whispers, pressing herself against my erection. “And I forgot my underwear,” she adds between kisses.

I lift her long red dress, bunching it around her waist. It’s an automatic action, like my hands have a mind of their own whenever she is around me.

I groan, hating how weak I am as I slide her dress up to her waist. She grins, running her hand over the bulge in my trousers. “I’m so wet for you,” she pants, tugging my button open, followed by my zipper. She pulls my cockfree, and it stands proudly between us. I lift her onto the wall and press my erection to her opening. She’s so wet, I slip right in, andfuck, it feels good.

I pull the top of her dress down, exposing the perfectly perky tits her husband paid for, and tease her nipples as I slam into her. She runs her fingers under my shirt, raking her nails down my back. The sting adds to my pleasure, and I tug her head back by her hair and nip at her neck. She shudders, coming apart and I follow seconds later, growling as my body stiffens.

I press my face to her neck, taking a minute to get my breath back. She drops her legs back to the ground and tucks me back into my trousers, fastening my zipper and button.

“I think she likes to watch,” she whispers in my ear, slowly running her tongue up my neck. It takes a second to realise what she said, but when it clicks, my head shoots up and Bella is standing at the doors, glaring back at me.

“Fuck!”

Bella

“Fuck,” I hear him yell, as I turn and run back towards the stairs.

Tears trickle down my cheeks and it’s from the anger I have coursing through my body right now. How darehe mess up my date so he could bring me here, leave me, and fuck her. And yes, maybe a small piece of my heart is breaking.Just a small piece.

I shove the doors open, almost knocking into a doorman, and head for the tube. It begins to rain. “Marvelous,” I shout up towards the sky. I don’t even have my jacket, it’s in his car.

My phone buzzes in my bag and I stop to pull it out. Of course it’s Aiden, so I cancel the call, but it immediately lights up again. I shove it back in my bag and look around at my surroundings. I decide to go into a busy bar to get out of the rain, and once inside, I head straight for the bathroom. I pull out my phone to see five missed calls from Aiden and I snigger, he’s acting like a damn boyfriend who got caught cheating. It rings again and I sigh, connecting it.

“Bella, where are you? It’s raining, you don’t have a coat, let me come and get you.” He’s shouting to be heard over the sound of the rain and passing cars, which means he’s out there looking for me.

“Why did you do that to me tonight, Aiden?” I ask, hurt evident in my voice, “Why did you make me cancel on my date?”

He groans, “I’m a prick,” he yells, “I always fuck shit up. It’s what I do. Please let’s talk face to face, Bella. I’m sorry.”

“I don’t want to see you right now,” I snap. “You humiliated me tonight and ruined my date with Luke.”

I notice he’s gone quiet, and I pull the mobile back to check we’re still connected. The bathroom door opens, slamming back against the wall. I stare open mouthed, surprised he found me. He’s still holding his mobile to his ear and he’s dripping wet from the rain, it’s hot as hell. We stare at one another in silence. There’s pain behind his eyes, which only confuses me more. “I’m sorry,” he whispers into the phone. His eyes still fixed to mine.

I cancel the call without breaking the contact. “You hurt my feelings tonight, don’t ever do that again.”

He stuffs his phone in his pocket holds his hand out to me. “Let’s go home.”

I cross my arms over my chest, marching past him. “I’m not touching you when you’ve been touching her.” I head out into the rain with him hot on my heels.

Aiden

We get back to Tremos and Bella marches straight for the elevator to the apartment. She didn’t speak a word all the way back, and for the first time in a long time, I feel guilty which is ridiculous when we’re not even a thing.

I head for the bar, noting how quiet the place is, probably due to it being a Monday. JP fixes me with a glare, “What did you do now?” Raff also comes over and I fill them in on the disastrous night.

“Jesus Aiden, what is it with you and that stuck up bitch?” snaps JP, slamming his hands on the bar.

“I fucked up, what do you want me to say?” I ask, grabbing a bottle of Jack and unscrewing the cap. I take a large gulp and relax slightly. Tonight was supposed to be about Drake meeting Bella, and I completed that task.

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