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Just as I expected, she went silent. I was expecting her to say no. However, she let out a sigh.
“I want to,” she said and met my gaze. “I don’t even know why I'm being honest now, but…”
“It’s the alcohol,” I said, and she smiled.
"I want to, but there are a lot of risks.”
I listened.
“Aurora’s wedding, I don't want anything to take away from that.”
“That’s easy to fix,” I replied. “We can have our fun and keep matters between us.”
“Yes,” she said. “That's the next issue. I don’t know how much fun this can be. I mean, the first time was good, but… maybe we should leave it at that. I mean…”
I waited; however, she didn’t go any further.
“I don't think we should delve any deeper,” she said.
I frowned, then, wondering what she was trying to say because so far, she seemed just too elusively to be talking around in circles.
Chapter Twenty-Three
Evelyn
I was making absolutely no sense. I was literally talking to what had to be the most gorgeous man I had ever been in the presence of, and I was babbling away like I didn’t have a lick of sense. I couldn’t believe it, but at the same time, I didn't think I could stop. I knew what I was trying to say … what I was trying to ask, but it didn’t seem as though it would come out. He watched me, and I would have given anything in that moment to know what he was thinking because I was sure it would be along the lines of what a train wreck I was. However, I didn't want to sound or appear this way. I stopped and straightened my shoulders. Then I said exactly what I wanted to.
“Do you have a girlfriend?” I asked, and the moment it came out, all the anxiety seemed to drain out of me. There was no longer any need to dance around the bush because I needed to know. I also knew what the natural assumption for me asking this question would be, so I immediately countered this and explained myself.
“I'm not asking because… I mean, it has absolutely nothing to do with me. I just don't want to cross any boundaries. I wouldn’t want to do to someone what I would absolutely hate if it were done to me.”
He watched me, and then he smiled.
“Isnt it too late for such concerns?” he asked, and I sighed.
“It is indeed too late, but I have to still salvage this the best way I can. I was carried away the first time, but it doesn't mean I have to be again.”
We both went silent, and in the passing moments, I couldn’t believe how worked up I was. It felt good, but it also felt dizzying. There was no doubt in my mind now that I was completely and totally infatuated with him, and it just made me happier that I was addressing the hard matters now. Hopefully, he would tell me that Victoria was right and that he had a girlfriend so that all of this unnecessary inner turmoil would come to an end.
“No,” he replied. “I do not.”
I heard him; however, only when the words came out, did I realize that I hadn’t quite been expecting him to tell the truth. I mean, what man did. However, as I stared into his eyes, I
realized that this wasn’t true. I was expecting him to tell me the truth because why would he lie. He was gorgeous, handsome, unbelievably wealthy, and he was at a freaking wedding party. He could line up all the women here with married and unmarried and take to his bed, and no one would resist or bat an eyelash. Including myself.
But still, and for common sense, I had to ask outright at least once.
"You're telling the truth, right?” I asked, and he smiled.
“Why would I lie?”
“Yeah, right. I mean, you can sleep with anyone here that you want to probably, so I guess there isn’t really any reason to lie. I just, I just heard that you had one and it made me feel a bit ill. Because I never want to cheat with someone else's partner. I would absolutely hate it if someone did that to me.”
“You would?” he asked, and I was surprised at his question.
“Of course, I would. You wouldn’t?”
He didn’t respond.
