Page 6 of Muse (Fighting Fate)

Jace

I woke to the sound of a cell phone ringing. Fuck me! What time was it anyway? Groaning, I rolled so I could search for the offending device and shut it off. My hand fumbled over the bedside table until it found what it was looking for then I slid my finger over the screen. “Hello?” I croaked.

“You better not be in bed you fucking prick.”

Aiden’s voice was like being doused by a bucket of cold water. My eyes popped open with a slight panic as memories from the night before rushed through me like a freight train. I’d slept with my best friend’s sister! Fuck! Did Aiden already know? Did Mia tell him?

Automatically, I turned to the space beside me. Mia was lying with her back to me, the blanket only pulled up enough to cover her ass, leaving the sexy curve of her back exposed for my viewing pleasure. My dick instantly hardened. Fuck. I was in so much trouble.

“You are, aren’t you? I fucking hate you right now. I had to sleep on the god damned floor you asshole.”

Relief came instantly with his words. Thank fuck he didn’t know. Aiden was a fucking psycho when it came to protecting his twin.

I looked back at Mia with sudden guilt. I’d taken her virginity last night. I didn’t know why that’d surprised me. It wasn’t like I’d ever seen her with a guy before, but the way she was with me last night, so confident in her own skin, so sexually commanding, I just assumed she knew what she was doing.

Drawing my attention back to Aiden, I forced a laugh. “Yeah, this bed’s all sorts of comfort man.”

“Shut up dick wad. Kacey’s just talking to some emergency workers now, so we should know if the road’s open soon. I can’t fucking wait to fall into bed.”

I chuckled and opened my mouth to give Aiden a smart assed answer, but Mia chose that moment to stir and roll over to peek at me. A blush spread over her cheeks and she quickly turned back. I swallowed hard.

Uncertainty coursed through me. I’d never been in a situation like this before. I was used to having all the control for fuck’s sake.

Jesus. I still wasn’t even entirely certain what had happened. Mia had blindsided me and my usual tactic had gone out the window. Now I was on the phone to her brother, and I had no idea how she was going to react.

“Yeah, I bet you’re all pretty wrecked,” I said, trying to keep my voice light, eyes still on Mia’s back.

She suddenly pulled the sheet back, swinging her legs to the floor and sitting up. Aiden started talking, but I didn’t hear a word he said as I watched Mia push herself to her feet, completely naked, and start walking out the door. I watched her perfect naked ass, my mouth hanging open slightly, as it disappeared from view.

Holy fuck she was hot.

“Alright?” Aiden’s voice re-emerged from oblivion.

“Sorry, what?”

“Fuck, are you still asleep dude? I said, the road’s open. We’ll be there in ten. Go check on Mia and make sure she’s okay you dick.”

“Yeah, whatever.” I didn’t wait for a response. I just ended the call, my head all kinds of fucked up. I needed to talk to Mia and find out what she was thinking about what we’d done. I hoped to god she wasn’t pissed.

Throwing on my jeans and a shirt, I made my way down the hall. The bathroom door was closed, and I heard the sound of the shower running inside. Standing outside the door, I ran my hands through my hair. Fuck!

I paced for a bit, wondering if I should just go in and talk to her. She obviously didn’t mind me seeing her naked. Then I remembered the broken mirror. We hadn’t cleaned it up last night. Surely she didn’t just walk in there with bare feet? Fuck and fuck!

I stopped pacing and pressed my hands against the wall, leaning my forehead between them for a bit before banging it firmly against the wall a few times for good measur

e. I was so fucking screwed.

Pushing off the wall, I headed for the kitchen, deciding I was going to have to put some caffeine in my system if I needed to have my wits about me. Fuck knows Mia might function a little better with some coffee too. Hopefully it would put her in a good enough mood to put the situation behind us.

I’d just finished pouring the cups when I heard tires crunching on the gravel outside. God damn it! Seriously? Mia wasn’t even out of the shower yet!

I picked up my coffee and drew in a mouthful, burning my tongue like a motherfucker. I just knew this was about to turn into a shit fight.

Kacey burst in through the kitchen doors with a playful scowl. When she saw me standing there with a second steaming cup beside me, she beamed. “Oh my god! Thank you so much!” She scooped up the cup and slurped it with her eyes closed.

I watched her with a hint of irritation. I wanted to bark at her that it wasn’t hers, but I knew it wasn’t her fault I was flipping the fuck out. I knew we’d been kind of working up to something over the past few days, but it was a pointless game. She knew I could take it or leave it.

She held the cup away from her and leaned in to kiss me on the cheek. I cringed a little. Up until yesterday, I’d been all for it. Being a cheerleader, she had a pretty decent body and was always made up nice, but since last night – since Mia – I didn’t think she looked that enticing anymore. She seemed too…fake. Her long blonde hair was too bleached, and her skin was a little too orange. Even the expressions on her face seemed fake.

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