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“How about you go back to her and leave me alone?” she said, rolling her eyes, which were all lit up and sparkly from her anger. “Then you won’t have to deal with me.”
“Maybe I will, and maybe she’ll end up in my bed too,” I snapped at her, half in anger and half to provoke those sparkly eyes.
“It’s your car and your house, why would I care?” she answered, planting a bored look on her face. "I can find my own way home."
“Don't you still need my help with your little bet, or have forgotten about that? Valerie seemed pretty suspicious earlier.”
“And don't you still need my help with your parents?” she asked, looking oh so sure of herself.
“Any woman would do Alex." The words slid arrogantly off my tongue. "You're not indispensable.”
The dart drew blood. Alex winced, turning away from me. I never should’ve said it, but there was no way to pull back the words. I’d hurt her, and as much as that had been my goal since the role she played in my brother's destruction, I didn’t feel any better about it than I did about our argument.
“You're so wrong about that, Christian. There's only one Alex Grey. I only approached you about the bet because, after your verbal attack at Nathan's that day, I needed some way to keep you under control so you don't ruin my friend's wedding. You surely can’t think I want anything to do with you,” she said, her eyes ablaze.
“Except you do care. I saw the look on your face when I was dancing with Lena.” I told her. That was her name! Lena.
“And you’re taking advantage of it," Alex said. "That’s pretty despicable, Christian. A low point even for you. I never should’ve let myself think you were any better of a person than you've ever been,” she said, her eyes more vulnerable than she probably realized. And then she was turning away from me.
I reached for her arm, and there is no way she didn't feel the electric shock when flesh met flesh. She didn't try to move my arm. “We're getting way off point, Alex," I told her, trying to bridge the distance between us while holding my ground. "It’s really a very easy thing. A simple I’m sorry would do” I told her, almost begging now. If she went back in there without apologizing, I wouldn’t any longer care how she felt even a little bit, or about her stupid bet or having a suitable date to bring home to my parents. I’d take Lena home and bang her all night up against the wall.
“Drop it already, Christian," she said, shaking off my hand. "I'm not apologizing to you. You can spend the rest of the night with Lena. I'm perfectly capable of finding my own way home,” she said prissily, as she pivoted on her heels and strode away.
I’d done my best. It really wasn’t my fault the girl was so stubborn. But I knew that already didn’t I? Alex would never apologize. It was one reason why I didn’t get along with her. She had never apologized for doing wrong to Tristan, and she had never accepted responsibility for her part in his suffering.
Keeping my distance, I followed her, slipping back into the party. She was most likely heading for her friends, while I was heading back to Lena, who was still on her phone, probably browsing her Instagram.
“Hey,” I said settling into the seat beside her.
“You took a while,” putting her phone screen side down on the table.
“I had to deal with something pressing,” I told her, not really caring what she thought. Anger at Alex clouded my mind, and I couldn’t focus on the conversation.
“You seem pretty angry,” she said peering at me intently. “Something wrong?”
“No, at least nothing you need to worry about,” I said flippantly.
“Is it the lady?”
I turned to her sharply.
“What lady?”
“The one you’ve been staring at all evening. The one who's staring at you right now,” she said.
I turned, looking over at Alex, but she appeared to be deep in conversation with Valerie. No way she'd been looking in this direction.
Lena gave a soft laugh.
“So it is her," she said. What’s the problem with you? You look cute together. You should be with her, having fun.”
“She’s a stubborn little so-and-so who won’t apologize, even when she knows very well she’s wrong,” I mumbled in reply, half to myself.
“I’m certain that whatever she did, your crimes are even worse," Lina retorted. "I mean you’ve been here with me all night. She can’t be happy about that. You don’t look happy about that,” she said looking at me intently.
“Well, I’m not trying to apologize again. She’s too used to getting her way. She should come to me, not the other way around.”
Sophie and Nathan did a final rotation, working the room, and then settled down at their table. The party was ending, and Alex and I still hadn’t reached a resolution. She left me no choice. Fuck her bet and our arrangement. I decided to take Lena home and let her help me take my mind off the princess.
