Page 44 of One Little Mistake
I’m not sure why I’ve never corrected his stupid nickname. Perhaps it’s because I know it would only make him use it more, or maybe it’s because I enjoy feeling like a part of this crazy, big family.
“Colt?” Easton’s voice comes from one end of the suite, so I run to the other side and hope it’s a bedroom.
I just get the door closed when I hear Easton’s chuckle from the other side.
“Open the door, Locket.”
“Maybe another time.”
“Lexi,” he sighs. “We need to talk.”
Resting my head against the door, I wish things could be different. I wish I had met Easton and not Miles all those years ago, but I’ve never been one to live in the realm of what-ifs, so I shut it down quickly.
“Did you ever stop to think that there’s nothing to talk about? It was a mistake, East. Can’t you just leave it at that?”
“Open the damn door, Lexi,” he growls and I feel it in every pore.
“Not today.” If I open the door, I’ll lose all my resolve.
“Jesus Christ. I cannot believe we’re having this conversation through a damn door.”
“I have to get ready, East. You should go.”
“Is that what you want, Lexi? Do you want me to leave you alone?”
No! “Yes. It’s the best for everyone, trust me.”
“I won’t chase you if you don’t want me, Lex. But, for what it’s worth, it wasn’t a mistake for me.”
Why does my heart feel like it’s shattering? This man is my boss. We had sex one time. One time! Yet, knowing he’s giving me exactly what I wanted, claws at my insides.
It wasn’t a mistake for me either, East.Instead of saying that, I thank him. Freaking thank him. By the time I exit my room an hour later, I know he’s gone.
Chapter 18
Easton
“Maybe she’s just not that into you. Did you ever stop to think about that?”
“Gee, ya think? Jesus, Ash. Of course I fucking thought it. It’s not what I feel, though.”
“Well, maybe you need to stop thinking with your dick?”
Why did I agree to come up here?
“So what if I am thinking with my dick? It’s the first time either of us has wanted anyone since … since fucking Vanessa, okay? That has to mean something.”
“So you admit it?”
“Admit what?”
“You like her.”
Ashton has always been the one to see through me. “Yeah, I fucking like her, okay?”
“Good. Don’t give up on her then. I didn’t know Lexi before this shitstorm I’m living in with Loki, but judging by what I do know? She’s good for you, but she needs time to mourn.”
I suck in a breath at his choice of words. “That’s a very specific fucking word, Ash. Mourn what?”
