Page 51 of Empowered
“How else was I supposed to find out anything about you?” His hands remained around her head while her fingers lightly scratched at his throat and chest. “You won’t tell me anything.”
“As if you have no skeletons in your closet.”
Lucas kissed her once more, briefly, enticing her with promises of more lovemaking if she would have him. She wouldn’t. Not after a betrayal like that.
I should have guessed. No man can be trusted with my vulnerability.Sarah broke off the kiss before she became smitten again.
“You’re welcome to do some digging yourself.”
Sarah finished putting on her clothes and left the bedroom. Lucas followed at a respectful distance.
“We’re not dating,” she announced at his front door. “As far as I’m concerned, you can leave me the fuck alone at work.Andin private.”
He lowered his arms. “I’m sorry to hear that.”
“You think it’s going to change?”
“I think you’ll calm down eventually.”
“Fuck off and die,” she spat. Sarah did not wait for him to come after her. She slammed the front door shut and hurried home as quickly as possible.
***
Lucas only sent her one text that night.“I’m sorry. I’ll leave the ball in your court.”
Yeah, well, he could still fuck off and die.
Nigel was in the living room when Sarah stormed through the door and went straight to her bedroom. It took him exactly two minutes to knock on her door.
“Go away!” she was already half undressed and determined to take yet another shower. She needed to wash the stain of Lucas Blackbourne away.
Too bad she forgot to lock her door. Nigel entered, his demeanor implicating that he didn’t care if his sister pushed him back out or not. “Things didn’t go well on your date, huh?”
She flopped onto her bed, pants off, not giving a fuck. Nothing Nigel hadn’t seen before. “How did you know it was a date?”
He sat near her, the bed slightly giving way to his weight. “The less details you give me, the more I assume it’s a date.”
“Maybe I like having some secrets.”
“Last time you kept secrets from me, bad shit happened.”
Don’t remind me. Don’t be like him and remind me.“Leave me alone.”
He let her stew in silence. That was Nigel’s way: offer his presence, his unwavering support, but not say a word unless prompted. Sarah was not going to prompt him.
I can’t believe I was so stupid. I should have known men like that can’t keep their noses out of shit.
“What happened?”
Sarah rolled over and silently told her brother to mind his own damn business.
“All right. Who gets punched next? That’s the manly thing I’m supposed to say, right?”
“Don’t need you punching anyone. I handled it.”
Again, silence.
“You know…” Nigel lay back, his head landing two inches away from her stomach. “It hurts me too. What happened to you.”
