“I’ll give you half of the information because I’m feeling generous, but I’ll give you the rest if you agree to my deal.” He smirks like the big asshole he is, enjoying every miserable second in his company he’s putting me through.
“What deal would that be?” I stare straight ahead with a blank expression to prove he’s not getting to me, but my palms are sweating. What if this so called information breaks me?
“Not yet. Hear me out first, then you can decide if you so desperately want the rest of the information.” He turns down the main street that makes a complete square around campus, and I’m counting down the clock until I’m out of his flashy vehicle.
“Just get it over with. You have six more minutes. Stop wasting my time.” My tone hardens, saying cut the bullshit and get to the point.
“I see you’ve grown a backbone. That will change eventually. I found something very interesting in my research on your father.” He looks at me out of the corner of his eye, judging to see how I’m reacting, but I give him nothing. “I’m a man coming into power, you didn’t think I wouldn’t do my homework on the family that will merge with mine?” he asks, leering at me before turning his attention back to the road.
“There will be no merging. Unless you're talking about a different family, then by all means, merge away,” I say with a flourish. I’m already sick of this bullshit.
I have a desperate need to be held in Granger’s arms right the fuck now.
“Hmmm…did you ever wonder why your father held you on such a tight leash, and why he’s desperately trying to get you back home?” He’s literally on the edge of his seat, he’s so excited that he knows something I don’t.
“Never really wondered, because he’s a raging alcoholic asshole who loves control. What do you know, Donald?” I pointedly turn in my seat and stare at him with narrowed eyes, which he ignores.
“He married into a rich family and took control of the company that was your mother’s… Haven’t you thought of why your mother would leave the company to a man she didn’t even love?” He’s gloating, the pencil dick.
Most of the time I don’t get angry, it’s all locked up tight, but he’s bringing up my mom. The one person who loved me, and he’s tarnishing it just by talking about her. I unhook my seat belt and reach for the door handle, even though the car is still moving. He turns onto the street of the library where Mary is waiting, but I want out of this car now.
“What the fuck are you doing? I’m not done talking!” He grabs my elbow in a tight squeeze just as I start to swing the door open and slams on the brakes about five car spaces away from the library. “Listen, just stop being a whore with that dumb jock and agree to marry me. I’ll tell you everything, and we’ll want for nothing.”
“Let go of my arm now.” I lock gazes with him and grind my teeth so I don’t punch him in his smug face.
He squeezes one more time in threat and lets go when he looks over my shoulder at the passenger window. Following his gaze, I make contact with Mary and her backup muscle, Beast. If looks could kill, Donald would be dead by the way Beast is staring at him.
“Chica, I see you have this handled, but maybe you should get out of the car now before Henry tears him a new asshole,” Mary says gleefully, like she wants that to happen, with her hands on her cocked hips as she waits for me to step out.
I turn back to Donald, hopefully for the last time. No one has time for games, and that’s just what he was doing. If I want to know what my father has up his sleeve, I’d figure it out myself, or I could move on with life and pretend he never existed.
“You’re delusional, I should never have gotten in this car. We’re done here. Stay the hell away from me, and get me marrying you out of your thick head. That dumb jock you were talking about, the man I love…that’s my future. Kiss my ass,” I say with a snide smile, and hop out the car with a slam of the door to see Mary with a beaming smile, slowly clapping.
I don’t look back as I loop arms with Mary’s and ignore the screeching tires pulling away from the curb. We make our way around the library, taking the sidewalk path to her dorm, and I hope to God she changed her sheets if I’m spending the night. Beast walks silently behind us with a concerned facial expression, his brow wrinkled.
“Should have kicked his ass. Does Granger know that he showed up right outside your class?” he asks in a grumbled voice, throwing his big muscular arm over Mary’s shoulder.
She pretends to look uninterested but snuggles into his embrace against the chill, and by my guess, enjoying the comfort of his tall body.
“I texted him before I got in the car, but didn’t have time to explain. He hasn’t answered, probably still talking to Coach.” I pull my phone out of my back pocket and see there’s still no text or call from him.
“He was just about finished with the coach when I left the rink to head over for some roleplay sex—” Mary slaps a hand over his mouth with a slight blush while he smiles under her hand, waiting for her to move it away. “What did Donald want anyway?” he asks before I can ask why Granger hasn’t answered me, even though he did read my text.
Why do I feel like I did something wrong? I’ll call him a little later to see if everything with the coach went okay. I return my attention to Beast as he waits for my answer.
“He was baiting me basically. Had information on my father, but I think it might have all been bullshit to get into my head…” My voice trails off as my thoughts turn to Mom.
I’m distracted, wondering what exactly Donald was trying to tell me. Or was it a trick? Do I want to even bother to figure it out? I need time to think. Mary must see this, because by the time we show up to her dorm, she swirls in Beast arms, laying her hand on his burly chest and batting her lashes up at him. I pretend to find the wall interesting.
“Thank you for coming with me to rescue Kat, you big strong man, saving lives and making pussies sore with pleasure. Unfortunately, it’s girl time. Bye, lover boy.” She kisses him passionately, and the poor guy looks dazed by the time she’s done with him.
She blows him a kiss and drags me into her dorm by the elbow. The door shuts just as Beast mutters something under his breath that sounds like,“Stubborn, infuriating, sexy woman. I’m going to put a ring on her finger one day.”
I chuckle to myself as Mary heads over to her vanity and checks her lipstick with a pleased smirk on her face. Her eyes sparkle, and she doesn’t know I’m watching her until she turns around with her smile dying away.
“Don’t look at me like that! It’s nothing, just a mutual agreement between two adults with plenty of sex,” she says, getting defensive. Her hazel eyes glare at me, but she groans when I just continue to stare with a raised brow.
“That man is sexy and has a big cock, but this shall pass. I don’t have feelings for that big hunky teddy bear,” she mutters to herself, probably thinking if she keeps telling herself that, she’ll believe it. “Enough about me, I feel like I haven’t seen you in weeks. Tell me, how’s living with Granger? Tell me all about the sex,chica! Confess your dirty secrets.” She giggles when my mouth pops open in surprise.
Is there a sign on my forehead that says I’ve been having mind blowing sex with Granger?
“I’m not kissing and telling!” I tell her, and she comes at me making kissing noises, puckering her lips as she tackles me onto the bed.
“Tell me! Come on, how big is it?” She spreads her hands apart, her eyes growing bigger the wider she spreads them as we lay side by side like we used to as kids.
We fall apart into giggles, and she starts talking about Beast, telling me all his flaws, which don’t sound like flaws to me. She’s looking for things to not like about him and can’t come up with anything. Her days of being single are coming to an end. I’m happy for her, but something in the back of my head is nagging me.
Why hasn’t Granger responded yet?
