Page 32 of Hell's Claim

“They ain’t private!”

“No, but they do the best coffee around, and we can get them to go. We’ll head to the park,” Sunny said.

“Okay.”

Sunny smirked at my tone; he fully knew I wasn’t fine with any of this. I waited outside as Sunny grabbed two coffees and was surprised when he came out with a bag as well.

“Come on, Callie,” he said, and we began walking in the direction of the park. The silence between us felt awkward, although it didn’t seem to affect him. We turned into the park, and he led me towards a bench.

“What is this about?” I demanded.

“Callie, take your coffee and food,” Sunny ordered, pulling out a sub and handing it to me.

I glanced at it and swallowed the urge to throw it at him. His infuriating smirk appeared again as he read my thoughts.

“Eat, you know you’re grouchy when you don’t,” Sunny said and bit into his own sub.

In response, I viscously bit into it and chewed.

“Wonder if you bit me like that that night. Didn’t check for teeth marks,” Sunny mused, and I nearly choked on my food.

I glowered at him as I swallowed, and Sunny chuckled.

“I’m sorry. That moonshine did a number on me, I have never in my life been so drunk I couldn’t recall my actions. I am embarrassed that I didn’t.”

“Sunny, I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I murmured as I fought the blush on my cheeks.

“Don’t do that. Do not lie to me, Callie. I know you and I spent the night together, and I’ve flashes of memories, smooth skin, your smile, your eyes holding mine. Kitten, I am sorry I forgot it.Believe me, I want nothing more than to remember because I bet it was fuckin’ fantastic,” Sunny said as he put a hand on my leg.

“Couldn’t have been that great if you forgot it, Sunny.”

“Callie, I was totally off my head. My question is, I don’t believe you were.”

“Why couldn’t I have been?” I demanded. I placed the sandwich down and wrapped it back up. My gut was so tied in knots I could not eat.

“Because you never lose control. Never.”

“Are you saying I’m uptight?” I gasped, offended.

Sunny’s eyes narrowed. “Stop trying to pick a fight with me.”

I sighed. Sunny was right, I was being belligerent because of the hurt I still felt. “Okay. The truth is, I do remember that night. Why did I sleep with you? Because I’ve been attracted to you for a while. I thought you had no interest in me, so when you kissed me, I took the opportunity to grab a memory for myself. What I didn’t expect was that memory to become tarnished when you didn’t remember our time together.”

“I hurt you.”

“Yes. No woman likes to be forgotten. And worse? You then asked me if I had seen you with anyone. That kicked me in the teeth. That night was amazing. You made me cum more times in one night than I’d had with my previous boyfriend. He never made me orgasm. So yeah, Sunny, that night was special, and you spat on it,” I said honestly. The blush rose on my cheeks, but I held Sunny’s gaze even as my embarrassment showed.

“You were attracted to me? Callie, there’s over twenty years between us.”

“And? I like you, and age doesn’t matter to me. Seems to be a thing in my family as Clio and Thalia picked older men.” I realised what I’d said as Sunny blinked and scrambled to clear it up. “I don’t mean I’m looking for a relationship.”

“Callie, calm down before you have a panic attack. Shit, I wish I could remember that night, but I only recall snatches, images. That is going to be my biggest regret. I’d no idea you felt like that about me.”

“Sunny, you mean that you’d no idea I was attracted to you. I don’t feel anything else.”

“Stop scrambling. Fuck. A beautiful, stunning, fuckin’ amazing woman spent the night with me, and I don’t remember. The scent of your perfume has driven me wild. I didn’t wash my pillow for weeks. I’ve smelt every woman around me, trying to discover who it was until I had a flash of your eyes. Then I knew, and I was filled with regrets. Callie, I wish to high hell that I could remember because I am sure I’m forgetting something wonderful.”

“Well, I felt like crap after you didn’t remember. I was nothing to you, just a random lay, and you couldn’t even remember me. It deeply hurt me and has made me incredibly wary. That night meant everything, and you brushed it off. Even asking me if I knew who you’d slept with.”

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