Page 52 of One Last Chance

“You’re not angry with me anymore?” Accepting her hand, she leads me to the nearby couch and pushes me back, so I fall onto the couch.

Unclasping her bra, she allows it to fall down her arms and land on the floor beside her feet. Her perky breasts are so close to my face that all I’d have to do is lean in, flick my tongue, and it would land on one of her nipples.

But that’s not going to happen.

I don’t want Cassandra.

Not as much as I want Chloe, and I’m not willing to lose her.

Moving my eyes up to hers, I sit back and run my hands down my thighs. “Cass, we need to talk.”

She leans over and places her finger on my lips to quieten me. “No talking.”

Tilting my head back, I repeat, “We need to.”

Shaking her head, Cassandra straddles me and begins to rub her pelvis against mine. The sensation feels so good, but I can’t let this continue.

I’m here for one thing, and one thing only, and that’s to tell Cassandra we’re over.

“Please, Cass, stop!” I ask as I grip her hips to keep her still.

Sighing, she pulls back and frowns. “What’s up with you, Dom? I’m the one who should be angry here. Yet, I’m all over you, and you’re rejecting me. Is it about that girl… Chloe?”

Not liking the sound of Chloe’s name on her lips, I look away for a second to try and calm down. I need to be clear and concise about my intentions tonight.

“Dom, is it?” she asks again.

“Yes, it is,” I state, but before I can continue, she’s sliding off me and walking away.

“Cass… wait! This conversation isn’t over.”

She turns around and glares at me. “How dare you. I’ve given you two years, and now you’re here to what? Break this off? I don’t think so, Domenic Reed, youdon’tget to break up with me. Do you understand me?” she spits while pointing her finger at me.

Rubbing on my jaw, I stand and take a couple of steps toward her. I feel like shit, this is such a crappy thing to do, but I have to do it. “Cass, please, don’t make this harder than it is.”

“Ha! Make it harder than it is? I’m sorry, I thought we had a good thing going. Don’t try and tell me that our relationship didn’t bring us both benefits.”

“Wait… what? What are you talking about?”

“Come on, Domenic. Don’t act all innocent. You think I didn’t know that by dating me meant my father would be your future father-in law, and we both know what his money could bring you.”

Stunned and confused, I ask, “Cass, I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

She takes a few steps toward me and smiles. “You used me, and I used you. By dating the famous quarterback player for Vixen Rapids meant I got noticed and was offered more modeling jobs. People wanted the girlfriend of Domenic Reed to represent their next perfume or clothing line.”

I can’t believe this. Am I hearing correctly?

“Oh, look at you. It’s not as if I don’t love you, Domenic, because I do. It’s just an added bonus that you were famous when I met you. And now some girl from your past is back, and you’re throwing us away, just like that?” She clicks her fingers, the anger now coming back in full force.

She swipes a stray strand of hair behind her ear and says in a defeated tone, “I’ve lost you to her, haven’t I? You’re going to throw everything we built together just because of her?”

Is she serious right now? Did she not just admit that she used our relationship to get noticed for work? All this time, she was using me to get what she wanted—fame.

Taking a few steps toward her again, I try and explain what Chloe means to me. “Chloe and I have known each other for years. She was my first…” I let out a husky laugh and run my hands through my hair, trying to work out how I can explain what I feel for Chloe, “…reallove, I guess you could call it.”

Cass folds her arms and narrows her eyes. Taking the last couple of steps to her, I hold Cass by her arms and run my hands down them. “You’re a beautiful girl. Any man would be lucky to have you. I’m just not that man.”

She flinches at my honesty. Tears pool in her eyes, and I’m not sure what to say or do. It kills me to know that I’m hurting her like this, but did she not just hurt me when she explained she was with me because I am famous? She says she loves me, and maybe she does in her own way, but I’m not in love with her, and I don’t know that I ever was. Because being with Chloe proves what love really feels like, and I never felt like this when I was with Cass.

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