See No Evil

I should have gone to her dorm and picked her up.

Why did I have to listen to Stone and agree to let her come in a damn Uber all the way from campus? If I hadn’t caved to her demands, then she would be wrapped around my arm this very minute. Instead, I have to wait anxiously for her arrival, making each second without her presence more excruciating than the last.

“Are you really going to have that ugly-ass scowl stitched on your face the whole night? Because I have to tell you, brother, it’s not a pretty look,” Easton taunts, taking a full gulp of his champagne.

“Leave him alone, East. Can’t you see he’s nervous enough?” Ke

I nod, giving her my own thin smile, but deep down, I’m worried as hell.

What if Stone is second-guessing her decision, and has fallen head-first into her doubts? She didn’t exactly jump at the chance when I asked her to come. What if this is just too much for her, too soon? What if she doesn’t show because of it?

Fuck! I should have picked her up myself. But the brat batted those fucking gorgeous, green eyes at me, and before I knew it, I was buried deep inside her, making my dad’s birthday party the last thing on my mind.

“Damn it, Fi

“Not Fi

“Sure, she is. They’re all special,” Colt replies sarcastically, stopping one of the waiters passing by to grab his own champagne flute.

“Jesus, Colt. You are one insufferable bastard when you want to be. Just because you don’t know how to treat a woman, doesn’t mean Fi

“I’m sorry, are we in an upside-down world all of a sudden?” Colt says after he’s gathered his wits about him, almost having to spit out his first sip of champagne because of Ke

“Oh, dear lord! You’re one vain asshole, Colt Turner. Seriously! I don’t know why we even put up with you.”

“Because life without me would be boring as fuck, Ken.” He deviously winks at her, to which Ke

None of us are surprised by her comeback gesture. Sure, the outside world believes Ke

“Bite me, Colt.”

“No can do, Ken. Don’t even offer. Someone called dibs on that years ago, and it wasn’t me.”

Ke

“And since when has Fi

Colt chuckles and slaps his hand on my shoulder, making my frown only deepen with his goading.

“You’re wrong. Fi

I can’t help but return the same grin back at her. I knew Stone would capture Ke

“She really is incredible, isn’t she?” I whisper under my breath.

“Yes, Fi

“I know,” I state proudly, my chest puffing out, warmed at the idea of being the lucky bastard who got the Southie’s affection.

Stone might not want to love me yet, but I’ll wear her down. Once all her defenses have plummeted to the ground, she’ll come to understand how her feelings for me aren’t just carnal or lustful. They might have started that way, but they grew into something immeasurable from then on. It may take me some time to get her to the same place I’m at, but sooner or later, Stone will just have to face the fact that what we have is bigger than she realizes. And when she does, she’ll either be scared as fuck or beyond joyful. With Stone, it could go either way.

“Fi

“Yeah?”

“Don’t fuck this up. You’ll regret it if you do.”

“I won’t,” I promise wholeheartedly, even though there is a nagging feeling in the pit of my stomach telling me otherwise.

“That’s good.” She grins, her eyes leaving me for a minute. “Especially now that Stone just walked through the door.”

Without a second to waste, my eyes are directed at the entrance of the ballroom, taking in the girl who has captured my mind, body, and soul.

I can’t picture my life without her anymore.

“Fuck! Is that her?” Colt exclaims as Stone waves over at me.

I must look like a madman with my wide smile, but damn, she looks incredible. In a long, red dress, resembling something you’d see in those old black-and-white movies, she looks like the epitome of grace and sophistication.

“I’ve never wanted to ignore the bro code so hard until tonight,” Colt snickers, making me throw him a sinister growl along with a scathing look to make sure he rethinks his statement.

“Don’t be a dick, Colt. Besides, you couldn’t handle all of that,” Ke

I don’t have to be told twice.

I slice through the crowd, making my way to the wet dream walking toward me in five-inch heels. The minute she’s within arm’s length, I grab her by the nape of her neck and kiss her. Stone lets out a little whimper and moves her hands to my chest, feeling my erratic heartbeat under her open palms. Since we’re in my parents’ house with too many people already eyeing us, I try to keep our kiss as PG as possible, but it’s an almost impossible effort. I reluctantly pull away, ending our kiss sooner than I’d like, to avoid providing these old farts any more spank bank material. I tug a loose strand of hair back in its place, getting lost in her green meadows.

“Hi,” I finally rasp, my voice gravelly and deep, demonstrating my desperation for taking her to a more intimate setting.

“Hi, yourself, pretty boy,” she taunts, her sexy-ass smile tugging on her lips.

“That’s some dress.”

“I’m glad you like it.”

“I’m going to like it much more when I rip it off your body later tonight.”

She pulls on my chin and shakes her head playfully.

“Don’t you dare. It’s too pretty to destroy.”