Page 29 of Loving Bad
CHAPTER NINE
Taylor
His tongue slipped into my mouth and I felt his hands grip my butt. My arms snaked around his neck as his tongue tangled with mine. The cool touch of his lip ring against my lip made me shiver. The next moment I felt him lift me off my feet and instinctively my legs wrapped around his hips. There were no thoughts and all I could concentrate on was the heat between our bodies and the feel of lips against mine.
He set me down on the bathroom vanity as his tongue stroked mine. His hands moved to frame my face as he kissed me with a hunger that made me shiver in anticipation. I wanted to hold onto him and let him have his way with me, but a prickle at my conscience began to nag at me. The nagging got stronger and stronger until finally I couldn't ignore it anymore and I pulled my lips from his. He rested his forehead against mine as I tried to catch my breath. We were both breathless.
"I can't," I whispered, reinforcing my conscience. I was about to go at it with Sin when Caleb was downstairs, oblivious. It was wrong.
I was going to make sure Caleb knew that we weren't exclusive, but now I didn't think there was any point trying to date him when I clearly couldn't keep my hands off the bad-boy I'd given my virginity to. He pulled away and looked at me with a slight crease in his forehead. His still stood between my legs and his hands rested on the bathroom vanity on either side of me.
"Why?" he asked as his gaze flickered to my lips and then back to my eyes.
"Caleb," was my answer. His eyes darkened with anger and his jaw clenched as he took another step back. I immediately missed the warmth of his body against mine.
"You can't deny what's between us," he stated confidently as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"I'm not," I replied. I hopped off the counter and he took another step backward, keeping his distance from me.
"It's just—"
"What is it?" he said, cutting me off and sounding a little agitated. "Yeah, don't worry, I get it."
He turned to the door and his hand reached for the handle. I reached for his wrist to stop him from leaving. He turned to face me.
"Don't worry, I get it. You prefer the preppy, rich guys," he said angrily as he pulled his wrist free from my grasp.
I was dumbfounded and speechless as he stormed out of the bathroom. I had no idea how the conversation had gone wrong so quickly. He hadn't even given me a chance to explain. He'd jumped to his own conclusions and judged me. Before I left the bathroom, I splashed some water on my face and dried it with a towel. I was on my way back downstairs to see if I could find Sin to tell him why I'd stopped him.
I was halfway down the stairs when I spotted him kissing some random girl in the corner near the dance floor. It felt like someone had punched me in the stomach. For a few moments I stood rooted to the spot, watching him make out with a girl just minutes after he'd kissed me in the bathroom.
Well, there didn't seem to be any point in trying to explain anything to him now. I descended the rest of the stairs and found my group. By the time I took my drink from Jordan, I had masked my hurt and I took a sip of the alcohol hoping it would numb the pain inside. I tried to keep myself from looking for Sin and the girl he was with, but no matter how hard I tried I found myself watching them. He leaned closer and whispered something in her ear and she beamed up at him. I wanted to throw up.
"Are you okay?" Caleb asked with concern. I looked up at him.
"I'm starting to get a headache." I said the little white lie with ease. I couldn't stand to be there anymore; I needed to get away.
"You want to go home?" he asked as he scanned my features. I nodded my head. I was taking the easy way out.
"What's wrong?" asked Jordan when she overheard Caleb's offer.
"I'm just not feeling very well," I lied again, rubbing my temple a little to make my lie a little more believable. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Sin kiss the girl again. I needed to leave now. I couldn't watch it anymore.
"I'm going to take her home," Caleb told Jordan as he held me by the elbow. "I'll come back later to take you home."
"Don't worry, I'll get her home safely," Slater stated. Jordan looked at him for a moment before she turned to Caleb.
"Slater will take me home," she confirmed. Caleb nodded briefly at them.
"Are you sure you're going to be okay on your own?" she asked.
"I'll be fine," I assured her.
Caleb walked in front of me and led me through the crowd of drunken people. I couldn't keep myself from looking back at Sin one last time as I walked behind Caleb. His eyes clashed with mine. His eyes flickered to Caleb before they settled back on me. He looked angry. The girl he'd been kissing stood in front of him with her arms around his waist and her head against his chest. Jealousy flared up inside of me, but I pushed it down.
I had no reason to be jealous of her. He wasn't mine, he never had been. I pulled my gaze from his as I followed Caleb out of the house. I was quiet and subdued for the ride back to the dorm. Caleb gave me a few concerned side-glances as he drove. Irrespective of what happened with Sin and me, I still needed to have a talk with Caleb.
