Bad Girls Do It Better (Bad Boy Billionaire Romance) Read Free Page B

night.”
     
    Grudgingly, she followed me back into the building. I felt like a father must feel when he drags his daughter away from something she really wanted to do. I knew she was probably pissed at me, but if history was any indication, she would get over it quickly.
     
    Once inside, we started to look around for Sarabelle. Since she isn’t exactly the most social person on the planet, I figured she’d still be at the table where I left her but there was no sign of her. She was also not at the bar nor was she on the dance floor. Lexi, on the other hand, was right back at the bar, trying to continue where she left off but the bartender was telling her that she’d had enough.
     
    “What? You’re cutting me off? What kind of bullshit is this? I’ve got a fucking driver tonight and he doesn’t give a shit if I’m drinking. If I want to get drunk and pass out in the middle of this place, I have every right to do so!”
     
    Lexi was yelling so loudly that she could be heard over the music and everyone was starting to look in her direction. Since I still couldn’t find Sarabelle, I figured I was the only one who could stop her from making an even bigger ass of herself.
     
    “Okay, Lexi, maybe the bartender’s right. Maybe you’ve had enough. Why don’t we go outside for a bit and get some fresh air?”
     
    “Yeah Liam, that's a very good idea. It’s not like we weren’t just out there five minutes ago.”
     
    She was being a smart ass but she followed me anyway. I took her to a gazebo that sat right in front of this beautiful garden area. The garden was located right behind the building and it was gorgeous. It’s the kind of place that you could hold an outdoor wedding. There was even a huge maze made out of large bushes. It’s amazing.
     
    Lexi kept being her usual self, talking a lot of shit about various people. I was no exception. I was pretty much being called every name in the book for not letting her do what she wanted to do. The only thing I could do was continue to tell her that I only did what I did to protect her. From out of nowhere, I could see her expression change and her anger turned to sadness. The next thing I knew, she had her face in her hands and had started to cry.
     
    “Lexi, you okay?” I asked.
     
    “No, I’m not okay. It’s not fair! It’s just not fair!”
     
    “What’s not fair? What’s going on?”
     
    “My parents. Why did they have to die the way they did? They never did anything to anyone. They never hurt anybody. Why did they have to burn up in that fire? Why did they have to leave us? We were just kids, Liam! We were just little kids.”
     
    This was a side of Lexi that I’d never seen before. She never showed this kind of emotion, especially when it came to talking about her parents. Even at the funeral, she didn’t shed a tear. I wondered if she had actually been holding this in ever since. I’ve always thought that a part of her died along with her parents but I was beginning to see that she was just better at hiding her pain than most people.
     
    “You know, Lexi, your parents were great people,” I said as I scooted in next to her. “I loved your mom and dad like they were my own parents. Hell, sometimes they were better parents to me than mine were.”
     
    I paused, waiting for her to chime in. She was still too busy crying. “Do you remember when we were little and your parents took us roller skating? I was so scared and your dad told me that he had rented me special skates that wouldn’t let me fall once I was out there. It gave me so much confidence that I raced right out onto the skating rink and fell on my ass almost instantly. I looked up at your dad and saw him laughing. I knew I’d been had.”
     
    Lexi wiped the tears out of her eyes and looked up at me, eager for me to continue talking.
     
    “Or what about that time that you and Sarabelle were having a birthday party at your house. Your mom and dad put those special candles