Page 175 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 9
Why the hell was he smiling? Couldn't he tell that he had been hurting my feelings all night?Just roommates?I wanted to punch him.
"Your friends are all so ridiculous."
"Ridiculous? You're my date to a wedding. Why is them assuming we're dating so ludicrous? Is it really that horrible for people to think I'm your girlfriend?"
He laughed. "It's really no one else's business what we are or aren't."
"It's not funny, Rory. Every time someone asked if we were together you made it seem like you didn't like me at all. Am I really that repulsive?"
"You know I don't think that. You're..."
"I'm what, Rory?" I asked, cutting him off. I hated the way my voice cracked. And I hated the way he was staring at me. It was like somehow I had hurt him instead of the other way around.
"You're..."
"What? Your friend? Oh no, wait, don't let me jump to any crazy conclusions." I poked him in the center of his chest. "You're just my roommate, right?"Fuck you.
He gave me a pleading look.
"Exactly. We're just roommates. Goodnight, Rory." I stormed off toward the exit. But before I could reach the door, he grabbed my wrist.
"All I was going to say was that you're overreacting."
"Seriously? Rory, we're sleeping together and all you see me as is your roommate. Don't you see how that kills me? You know that I like you. Obviously I like you. I don't think I could have made it any more clear."
He ran his hand through his hair. "This is all I know. I told you that I wasn't what you wanted. I didn't want you to get hurt. But you didn't listen to me."
"Then why did you say you wanted more? I'm like everyone else in there." I pointed to the reception hall. "I thought more meant more than just sex."
"It does." He let go of my wrist and ran his hand through his hair again. "I agreed to come to this wedding with you, didn't I?"
"Well thanks for the favor, Rory. I really appreciate you coming here and insulting me all night."
"God, you're driving me crazy."
"I'm drivingyoucrazy? Look, stay. Hook up with some random girl. I'm going home."
"I don't want to hook up with anyone else, Keira."
"Really? You were just on a date last night, weren't you?" I had been wrong last night. I was so mad at him. I was mad at him for leading me on, when it was clear he never wanted more than just sex.
His eyebrows lowered slightly. "How the hell do you know that?"
"So you're not even going to pretend to deny it?"What an asshole.
"What, did Connor tell you or something?"
"Fuck you, Rory."
He grabbed my wrist again before I could turn away. "Yes, I was on a date, okay? I agreed to go before we started whatever thehell this is. And you'll be happy to know that I had a horrible time. It was the fucking worst."
"What, do you want me to feel sorry for you or something? Fine. I'm sorry that she didn't put out on the first date. I'm sorry she wasn't slutty enough for you. I know how much you like easy women. Better luck next time, roomie."
"Would you just let me finish?!"
"I don't want to hear what you have to say. I can't do this anymore." I tried to walk away from him again.
"Damn it, Keira." He pushed my back against the wall so I couldn't move. "The date sucked because I couldn't stop thinking about you."
