Page 19 of Forever His This Christmas

“So-what if I like a little drama,” she shrugged.

“It’s just that you always think people are trying to tell you what to do when we’re not,” he stated.

“No? If it wasn’t Mom and Dad telling me to do something or not do something, then it was one of you three. Do you know how absolutely irritating it is to know that you can’t decide anything or form your own opinions, make your own mistakes because people won’t let you?”

“So that’s why you acted like you did growing up?” Ashton questioned.

“Seemed that the only way to make sure I got to choose what happened was by doing the opposite of what you all suggested as options,” she said with a light smile.

“So then how about we simply keep this entirely casual huh?” Corey suggested making her laugh. “No commitment, just simply having fun, hmm?”

“I’d say you’d better watch out before big brothers box your ears,” she teased giving him a kiss on the cheek.

Chapter 6

“You’d better be offering a commitment if you’re sleeping with our sister,” Kirby warned forcing them apart.

“Well, you all know how stubborn she can be,” Corey stated.

“Would you stop? We’ve known each other six weeks…”

“Took less than sixty minutes to get you to sleep with me,” he whispered in her ear.

“Shut up,” she countered with a smile knowing he was mostly teasing but it still irked her.

“Take a chance Lisa, let me be your rock,” he said cupping her cheek.

“You’re impossible to argue with when it’s what I want,” she admitted as he pressed another kiss to the top of her head.

Dinner itself after that flew past and they mingled with the crowd as the evening wore on. She didn’t move far from his side by choice, and she couldn’t help but see the smiles on her parents’ faces as they watched them. She hated that they thought she needed him to be happy but maybe just the smallest part of her did.

“How much longer until I can take you back to the room?” he asked against the side of her head.

“A bit,” she admitted. “This party normally goes on until at least midnight.”

“Then what does New Years’ Eve party do?”

“Three—four in the morning usually.”

“I want to be inside you by then,” he stated sliding his arms around her, kissing her until someone bumped into them. He pulled her up against him and turned towards the person apologizing.

“I’m so sorry…Corey?” the woman said as her face showed her surprise at seeing him.

“Donna,” he replied as he started to move them away from her.

“Merry Christmas Corey,” Donna offered with a smirk, and he ignored it leading Lisa to the other side of the restaurant.

“I take it you knew her?” Lisa stated watching him.

“Unfortunately,” he admitted.

“Who was she?”

“My ex…”

“Oh, how long did you two date?”

“Too long but she wasn’t my girlfriend Lisa…she was my wife.”

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