Page 87 of Storm Bound
“Hi, sweetie. Welcome. Do you know what’s going on here?”
Yaya gave Benji a hug, almost letting me go, which made me lose my balance.
“Adam has a boyfriend,” he said matter-of-factly, and for some reason, it was like a bitter punch in the gut coming from him.
“What? Impossible,” Yaya said.
“Possible,” I said with a hiccup.
“I met the man. Justin Baker,” Mel said, and her words felt like a sharp knife on my throat. What was going on with me? “He’s a douchebag.”
“Well, Adam picked him, so go tellhimthat,” I said, reaching for Luke.
“Come on, let’s get you up,” he said.
“Are you sure they’re together? Adam was acting weird last night when they were checking in. Like, Justin wouldn’t let him answer any questions,” Mel said.
I pivoted around on the step and turned to look at her.
Dig that knife a little deeper, won’t you? I knew that guy was a douche. But so was Adam for fooling around with my emotions when he already had a dom.
That was what it was, wasn’t it? That was why Adam acted so submissive in front of his precious Justin.
Maybe this whole “I haven’t been in a dom relationship in years” was all part of the act. Was he going to tell me about Justin eventually? Was this how it was always meant to go? Mess with me and then have Justin show up out of nowhere so he can break my heart? Did they get off on it?
“I’m sure,” I told Mel and turned my back to her and Yaya.
I just needed my bed. And my best friend. And some rest.
I’d be back to normal as soon as I stopped wallowing over someone who was never meant to last.
I was just being dramatic. That was all.
This wasn’t heartbreak. I wasn’t in love with Adam. I’d only started falling for him. And just as quickly I could make myself fall out of love.
You’d think finding out it was all a lie and that he was a cheat would do the trick, but that just meant I had to try a little harder. Maybe I needed to hook up with someone just to get over him.
Yeah. Why not?
But not today. Definitely not today.
For now, all I wanted was to sleep and forget.
Twenty-Four
Adam
“I’ll come with you,” Justin said.
I glared at him. I hated how comfortable he was getting in my house. His shoes were thrown on the floor by the door, his laundry dirtying the living room carpet, and his suitcase taking up most of the space in my bedroom.
And I was running on so little sleep that I didn’t even have any power to get him out of my house and my life. Not that it would work, anyway.
Last night at the B&B was the worst night of my life. Justin trying to get me into bed; trying to keep him away from me; staying awake so I didn’t wake up with a surprise fuck. I just couldn’t relax. All I could see was Charlie and the betrayal in his eyes.
“You can’t come with me everywhere I go,” I said. “I’m just going to the grocery store. I’ll be back in no time.”
“You better. I’m starving, and you need to get dinner started.” He chuckled, but I wasn’t sure where the joke was.
