Indecent Temptations: Volume 2 Read Free Page B

as we were yesterday. His mother wants to skin me, so I
think it is for the best,” I said quietly.
    “Really,
you didn’t appear broken up last night,” he said smiling.
    I
looked at him a little horrified. “You were here! Why didn’t you say anything?”
    He
laughed. “I saw you come through the door and I went upstairs. I didn’t see
anything it just didn’t appear that you two were broken up.”
    “Stop
laughing, you should have let us know you were here,” I muttered. I knew my
cheeks were on fire. We weren’t close but it was still embarrassing.
    He
attempted to keep a straight face, but he was failing miserably. “Your secret
is safe with me,” he said smiling.
    I
scowled and started putting supplies away. “Eric is the one who wants us to
hide. He said he told his mother he wouldn’t see me anymore.”
    “I
can tell you don’t like the idea, so why don’t you tell him?” he asked watching
me.
    I
shrugged. “I guess I’m afraid he will end it completely. I have never been in a
real relationship and the feeling of being broken up kind of sucks,” I said
quietly.
    He
smiled. “The feeling never gets easier no matter how many times it happens. You
are a smart girl you will figure it out. He knows how you feel even if he
doesn’t want to admit it.”
    I
sighed and poked at one of the strawberries. “I’m afraid he doesn’t care how I
feel. What if he is just seeing me because I look like Alice?” I looked at him
and I couldn’t tell what he was thinking. I never thought I would be talking to
him about this, but for some reason I felt like he wouldn’t say anything to
anyone. He hadn’t mentioned anything about our relationship; at least not yet.
    “I
could see why you would have that fear. Sometimes I see her in you. She was a
lot like you, but I also think Eric knows the difference. He knows you aren’t
her and I am pretty sure he likes you not just because of how you look.” His
words made me feel a little better.
    I
wanted to believe him, but I still had a nagging feeling that I was believing
what I wanted to because it meant staying with Eric longer. His mother was
right, I really had nothing else to offer him. I was young and I didn’t even
have a job yet. “Thanks for listening to me complain,” I said and smiled.
    He
laughed as he stood. “I don’t mind, you can complain to me anytime. I would
stay and listen some more, but I have an appointment.”
    I
nodded. “I will talk to you later then.” He nodded then left. I sat on the
barstool flipping through a magazine.
    “Oh
look, it’s the father stealer,” Laura said condescendingly as she came into the
kitchen. She went to the fridge and retrieved a bottle of water.
    I
rolled my eyes. “I did not steal your father. Stealing implies I took something
without permission and I did not,” I countered.
    She
glared at me. “You didn’t ask my permission. Just because you don’t have a
father it doesn’t mean you have to take mine,” she hissed and marched out.
    I
sighed. She was intentionally trying to hurt my feelings; which I did
understand. I had a father, but if I told her that I was pretty sure she would
hate me even more. I stood and put my plate in the sink.
    Eric
pressed against me and kissed my neck. “Aren’t there people around?” I asked
amused.
    “No,
Laura is upstairs and my mother took Nathan to his dialysis treatment,” he
whispered as he continued to kiss my neck.
    I
turned in his arms and looked up at him. It was the first time I had heard that
he was having the treatments. I knew he needed a transplant I just wasn’t sure
how far advanced his illness was. “How often does he have to have dialysis?”
    “He
gets them daily for now, but he will have to move to twice a day soon, until he
gets a transplant.” He was still attempting to kiss my neck, but I was
distracted now.
    “Aren’t
you worried about him?” I asked trying to push him off.
    “Of
course, but if I think about it too much I will