He sighed and shifted in his chair. I laughed. After doing the first shot, I set the glass down and closed my eyes. The burn felt so good. Picking up the second glass, I brought it to my lips just as Sebastian approached our table.

“Hello, Chloe. Ellery.” He nodded.

“Hello, Sebastian.” I smiled and gulped at the same time. I needed to hold it together despite my heart racing and my legs shaking under the table.

“I hope you’re enjoying your dinner.”

“We are, Sebastian. How was Vegas?” Ellery grinned.

I looked over at Connor and he placed his hand over his face.

“Vegas was good.” Sebastian looked at me.

“Good. Good to hear. Connor and I love Vegas. Where did you and Chloe stay? You know, in Vegas, together for an entire weekend?”

“The Palazzo Hotel.”

“Nice. We usually stay at the Bellagio.”

“Well, I’ll let you get back to your dinner. It was nice seeing the three of you.”

He gave me a small smile as he walked away. His lips might have been smiling, but his eyes told a different story.

“Why did you bring up Vegas?” Connor asked as he glared at Ellery.

“Why not? He’s wrong and he knows it. Someone had to call him out on his bullshit.”

“But—”

“No buts, Connor.”

I simply sat there across from this adorable couple and smiled. After we finished eating, we said our goodbyes.

“Call me if you want to talk.” Ellery hugged me.

“I’m fine, Ellery. But I promise I will.”

“I’ll be in touch, Chloe,” Connor spoke as he hugged me. “Have a good night. I’m sorry about what happened.”

“Don’t be. Maybe it’s the universe sending me a sign.” I smiled.

Sebastian

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. I ran my hands through my hair as Serena and I exited the restaurant.

“Let’s go back to my place,” Serena whispered in my ear.

Yeah. That was what I needed. I needed to fuck her and release this tension that had been brewing inside me for the last few days.

“Let’s go.” I hooked my arm around her, and we walked to the limo.

As I slid in next to her, Eli shot me a look. I turned and looked out the passenger window to avoid any further eye contact with him. He didn’t know shit. When we stepped inside Serena’s apartment, she asked me to unzip her dress. Taking off my suit coat, my fingers deftly grasped her zipper and slowly pulled it down. My lips traveled to her shoulder as I slipped off her dress and let it fall to the ground. She turned to face me, and our lips locked tightly together. She moaned. My hands cupped her bare breasts, kneading them and tugging at her hardened nipples.

“God, I’ve missed this, Sebastian,” she moaned as my lips traveled to her neck.

Thoughts of Chloe went off in my head like a slide show. Me fucking her. Her smile. Her laugh. Her incredibly sexy body and her beautiful green eyes. Eyes that could light up a dark room. Eyes that smiled at me every time I looked into them. Pulling away, I put my hand up.

“I’m sorry, Serena. I can’t.”