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“Nothing,” she lies, flashing him a big smile. “Just escorting Cara inside and asking her why she didn’t tell Decker that she was moving here.”
I didn’t really know how to tell him that Rhett also half owns the house I live in, and that now I’m going to have to sell it or buy him out, which I can’t afford without asking my parents. Something I do not want to do. And even if I did have the money, I don’t know that I’d want to stay there. It has too many memories.
Nope, I’m going to pretend all of those things aren’t happening, and I’m going to hide at my best friend’s house until I know what my next move is going to be.
I quit my job at the high school because it’s the end of the school year, and that gives me plenty of time to find another job.
Decker knows my life is a mess, but I don’t think he knows that it’s this bad.
If he’s smart, he will run while he can.
Chapter Fifteen
Decker
I spend the rest of the day having flashbacks of the night before. Cara surprised me. She was wild. She was confident, bold and knew exactly what she wanted. She was untamed. And I loved every second of it. It’s like our bodies were meant to be pressed up against each other.
Reality came to a halt when I saw Rhett calling her. It was a reminder of the situation we’re in. What a fucking dilemma. I’ve never been in this position before. I usually can go about my business without worrying about getting attached to someone, but this time it’s different, and I need to be cautious here so I don’t end up disappointed. I do not want to be her rebound, yet somehow that’s exactly what I have become. Could we just go back to being friends after this? After I’ve tasted her? If I want something more than sex from her, I think we’re going to have to try.
And who am I?
I’ve never considered a relationship with any of the women I’ve slept with over the last few years, no matter how beautiful, or intelligent, or witty they had been.
But with Cara?
Something is different about her. I’ve been fighting it. I should have told her no last night, but I couldn’t, and I can’t even find it in me to regret it.
I get hard just thinking about it.
Sleeping with one woman for the rest of my life never sounded appealing to me until this moment. And that is why I need to distance myself, because this is a situation that I can’t win.
She needs time to heal. Or, hell, for all I know she and Rhett will eventually get back together. I don’t know. With her not living in town, it will be easy for me to go about my daily life, not seeing her, and only having minimal contact.
It’s been a long time since I’ve thought about a woman so much, and distraction is going to be key for me to control that.
I flash to her bent over in front of me, throwing her hips back and moaning.
Fuck.
I grab my gear and head to the muay thai gym to work out. I need the fucking distraction.
This is going to be really fucking hard.
Puns intended.
* * *
Monday morning comes back around and I do what I usually do—I throw myself into work. There’s been no contact from Cara since Saturday morning, so it seems like she has the same idea as me. Move on and pretend the whole thing never happened.
“Decker? Is everything okay? I’ve said your name three times now,” Nadia comments, putting her coffee cup down and staring me. “What’s up?”
“Nothing. Sorry, I’m just a little distracted today.” Fucking Cara. My life would have been much easier if I’d never met her.
“I can tell. You want to talk about it?” Nadia asks.
I close my laptop and give her my full attention. “Okay, but don’t laugh.”
“Why would I laugh?”
