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Oh. My. God.
“And I’m glad you’re feeling all better now.” His soft voice met my ears, and damn it, I wanted him to kiss me. When we arrived in his apartment, I immediately went to his bedroom so that I could get changed, and so that I could calm myself down.
But it didn’t help; the entire room was filled with his scent, and it made it so hard for me to concentrate on taking my clothes off. His door swung open, and he entered, closing it as he started taking his shirt off, as well.
Wait, did he want to do it now?
“I’m gonna take a quick shower; the pizza will be here in half an hour,” he told me, and I breathed out, relieved but disappointed, as well.
I did want something to happen.
He approached me with a smirk on his face. He placed his finger under my chin and tilted my head up, pressing a kiss on lips, teasing me with his tongue as he lazily kissed me. Oh, fuck.
“Don’t worry, I’ll show you all the attention you want tonight,” he said in a whisper against my lips, and I let out an embarrassing moan as I licked my lips. He walked away, seeming satisfied with the fact that he left me hot and bothered for him.
I lay on his bed as I stared up at the ceiling, recalling the way he got rid of Drew, the way he hugged me right after and held my hand as if I was his. All of these things caused my heart to beat faster and sent a million thoughts running through my head.
I was developing feelings for Asher.
Chapter 20
Brooke
Just when I thought everything was getting better or headed in some direction between Asher and I, there was suddenly a huge wall between us. It was bigger than the distance he had put between us when we first met.
I had finally moved back to my apartment, and Asher had upgraded the entire space beyond anything I had imagined. I had thought he would only change the door he broke down along with the lock because he was adamant about it, but he also changed all the doors within my apartment and added extra security measures.
I asked him why he was doing so much more than what we had agreed on, and he told me that it was necessary. I had a feeling he had done all of these extra things because of Drew; however, I didn’t think Drew was that screwed up in his head to come to my apartment and try to break in.
Asher was just being overprotective, and besides, I hadn’t seen Drew in a few days since the last incident, and I was sure he had clearly gotten the hint from Asher to leave me alone. That whole interaction still gave me the chills.
I knew the man was weird, but I never thought he would be aggressive, too. The lesson I learned that day was that I shouldn’t be nice to everyone who helped me—I got that from Asher—and that appearances truly were deceiving.
“So, how has it been going?” Elise asked me as she bumped her hip into mine, lifting her mojito to her lips.
Today was Anne’s birthday, and Asher had invited his closest friends and a few of Anne’s friends to join us for her birthday at Jax’s house, which could almost be passed off as a mansion because of how huge it was!
Jax offered up his house when I told him I was planning a birthday party for Anne because she had only celebrated her birthday with her father for the first four years of her life. Of course, I had to ask Asher for his permission first, and he agreed after some convincing.
It was almost too easy.
“With what?” I played coy as I washed the glasses in the sink, and I could feel Marie’s gaze on my face.
“Now, you know what Elise means; don’t act dumb,” she said, and I knew I should’ve never let them meet. Matthew was somewhere in the room with the guys as they laughed together at something Jax said, while I was getting grilled by Elise and Marie.
“Well, there’s nothing to say,” I shrugged my shoulders as I patted my hands dry with the towel, and Elise scoffed.
“I believe there is so much to say; like, ‘Elise, you were right. Asher and I are sleeping together,’” she said, and my eyes widened as I tried to shush her.
“Elise, there are children around!” I whispered, and she rolled her eyes.
“Please, they’re all running around on the lawn; they can’t hear much,” Maya laughed as she sat on the island chair. Natalie, Judy, and June, along with their husbands, were here, as well.
It was a full house because Jax thought it would be mean for Asher to not invite some of his colleagues and their families. Jax was really a people person, and he could easily fit twice as many of the people who had attended the party comfortably in his house.
“Regardless, I don’t think it’s any of your business.” I tried to walk away, and they pulled me back immediately, dragged me to the dining room, and sat me down on a chair, all surrounding me. Marie sat on the table, Maya on my left and Natalie on my right. Elise dragged a chair and sat down behind me, but I could still see her properly. Judy and June also dragged chairs to be close to me.
Why did it feel like an intervention?
