Kahleena MacCarthy ~ To Meet a Highlander Read Free Page B

with you, it would be different.”
                  “Different how? Because if you used me as a sex toy my brother would kill you?” Tsarina was trying not to be angry. Damn her brother. Kaeden thought they had to be in a relationship to be together. She'd strangle Trystan when she saw him again. “I’m a big girl and I was the one that called you. My brother can’t be mad at you. Besides, he doesn’t even need to know.”
                  “Trystan is a good friend and you and I have been good friends too. Where does sex put us?”
                  “Now you sound like a damn woman. Does it matter? I’m offering you no strings sex. It's the dream of almost every man on the face of the earth. Are you saying no?” Tsarina felt her jaw drop open. “Are you not mature enough to remain friends after?” They were saved by the bell as the doorbell rang. Pizza was here.
                  Kaeden got up. “I’ve got this.” He grumbled as he got up from the couch. “How much is it?” Tsarina heard him ask as he opened the door. Damn this was supposed to be easy. What happened? Should she have just had Kaeden show up at her house and been naked when he answered the door? Perhaps she should have written slut across her chest too. Maybe fuck me across her forehead.
                  They ate the pizza in silence and watched a movie on HBO that Tsarina didn’t even catch the name or plot of. Talk about movie injustice.
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                  Kaeden couldn’t believe it. He finally had a date with Tsarina and she just wanted his cock. Normally it wouldn’t be an issue, but he wanted more with her. He’d always thought she would be his one. The one he was meant to be with. Sometimes it takes a while for those meant to be together to finally hook up. But he really thought this was his chance. Should he sleep with her? Should he tell her what he really wanted? How would he convince her that his feeling didn’t have anything at all to do with her brother? That he'd handle whatever backlash would come from Trystan? Did he need to try to convince her that his past sex only dates were to kill time until he had her? Or were those what ruined his real chance with her?
                  As he shoved the last bite of his pizza into his mouth, he thought he should say something. “Tsarina, I had thought maybe this would be different. I kind of thought maybe we could be more than a few rounds of sex.”
                  “What do you mean? You never see anyone more than five or six times. It’s one of your rules. Remember?”
                  “I see your brother told you that. It is, generally. But not when I’m getting a chance with the woman I’ve wanted to be with since I was old enough to get excited over a girl. Come on, Tsarina, does it really have to be that way between us? We could be different. I think it's something we both need.” Was he pleading?
                  Kaeden noticed that Tsarina visibly choked. He watched as she took a few gulps of her soda.
                  “Kaeden, what are you talking about? Me? You’ve wanted me? Why didn’t you ever say anything?” Tsarina fought the urge to roll her eyes. Now he drops this on her? Talk about sucking at timing things. The stars had to be against her. Maybe she should have taken that extra two minutes to read her horoscope this morning.
                  “I thought Trystan would tell you not to date me. But I’d be good to you.”
                  “I don’t want a relationship. I’m sure you heard all about me and Mr. Loser. After him, I swore off men completely. I haven’t even had sex in seven months. I can offer you sex, Kaeden. Take it or leave it.” Had that sounded as pathetic to Kaeden as it had to her? So much for not telling him about her desperate need for sex. It had been entirely too