Page 19 of Seduction
I came to a halt then closed my eyes, composing myself. Her whiny and pleading tone, which was probably how kept women spoke to their sugar daddies, was annoying. Once the irritation she incited within dissolved, I folded my arms and walked over to stand beside her.
“Court, believe me, I want nothing to do with Rich. That’s why I broke up with him,” I said, keeping my voice contained.
Each passerby watched us inquisitively. By then, just about everyone knew Court was fucking my ex-boyfriend. Thank goodness I wasn’t the type to get rattled by gossip. I’d grown up having to be emotionally stable or else perish. What others thought about me belonged to them and not to me.
“But you and I,” I continued, “were supposed to be girlfriends. Put yourself in my shoes. It’s hard to trust you anymore.”
“Oh,” she said, collapsing her shoulders as if she were the most innocent girl in the world. “I’m so sorry. I really am, Pen. We can’t help who we fall in love with, right?”
I looked off to roll my eyes. She had said the same thing when she and Rich cornered me in Bellies the other day. Then I focused in on Dr. Sparrow speaking with Deb. The chief resident didn’t look happy, but finally, she shook her head and shrugged.
Then my gaze connected with Deb’s, and she waved me over.
“Listen, I have to see what Deb wants,” I said, walking away from Court. “We can talk about it later.” I shook my head. “Or maybe not. It is what it is.”
“But are you still coming to the party? I hope so!” Court said.
Shit, I forgot about that.I was struggling to come up with an answer while walking backward. I saw Court’s eyes grow wide at the same time I slammed into something tall, strong, and hard.
“Oh,” I said as large hands squeezed my waist. I recognized the scent of his breath next to my face.
“Sorry. Are you steady?” Sparrow asked. His cock of steel was against me.
I gulped nervously as I nodded. “Mm-hmm.”
“Dr. Sparrow, you’re coming, too, right?” Court asked, sounding more like a giddy Valley girl than usual.
He still had ahold of me. “Unless I’m called in. If not, I’ll be there.” His hands slid down my hips before releasing me. Our sweltering gazes were fixed on each other for a moment as he walked past me and continued up the hallway.
“I’ll send you my address, or should I just write it down for you somewhere?” Court asked while keeping up with him as he walked.
Goodness, she was like an overexcited puppy and would undoubtedly trade Rich for Sparrow in a nanosecond.
When I reached Deb, she let me know that I was off for the rest of the day and thanked me for coming in.
“I just don’t know about him. I don’t think he likes women. Whatever.” She shook her head and walked away.
It was always hard keeping up with Deb. She was always skirting from here to there, putting out fires. I wasn’t sure if she liked being chief resident, even though she was great at it.
I had it in my mind to tell her about the flowers he’d twice left me, but that would reveal that something intimate was going on between us. I couldn’t even tell her about his cock. Each time I’d gotten close to it, it had been as hard as a rock, and that for sure was a telltale sign that he liked women, or at least his dick did.
