star


    I slowly sip my drink at the bar as I try to process my thoughts.


    What are you doing here star?


    She leaves me no damn choice but to show her all my cards. I run my hands through my hair in


    frustration  as  my  eyes  peer  down  at  her  on  the  level  below.  She’s  eating,  he’s  fawning,  and  it’s


    taking all my strength not to go down there and knock the imbecile out as jealousy prickles my skin.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org.


    Why is she here with his parents? Fuck. This was not in my game n at all, but every time I see


    her, I turn into this jealous lunatic who can’t hold his own tongue. I nod to the barman to signal that


    I need another drink and he nods obligingly. I take out my phone and call Thomas. He answers first


    ring.


    “Hey.”


    “Hi…” I hesitate. “What are you doing?”


    “I’m at the Rose. Come down.”


    My eyes find her once more and I know I should go. Fuck, I shouldn’t even be talking to her, and


    here I am agreeing to a casual monogamous thing.


    Damn, this woman is driving me to destruction.


    “Where are you?” he asks.


    I shake my head at howme this is going to sound. “I’m at a restaurant on the south side.”


    “With who?”


    I shake my head in disgust. “One guess.”


    “Fuck, man, I thought we talked about this. You said you weren’t going there.”


    “I know. She’s here with another guy.”


    “What?” “You heard me.”


    “Who’s the guy?”


    “Some knob she works with.”


    “What, like on a date?”


    “I think so.”


    “Star, just leave before you cause a scene.”


    “Toote.”


    He hesitates. “What did you do?”


    I blow out a breath. “I demanded that she dump this guy ande home with me and stay at my


    house for the weekend.”


    “You did what?”


    I pinch the bridge of my nose and close my eyes.


    “This is not what you need right now. We talked about this.”


    “I know!” I snap. Fuck her for being so damn irresistible.


    “Get up and leave or you can kiss your ns goodbye.”


    The  waiter  ces  my  drink  on  the  bar.  I  pick  it  up  and  drain  it  then  quickly  ask  for  another


    immediately.


    “I’m going to. I just-”


    He cuts me off. “I know. You just need another night. You said the other night was the first and


    thest.”


    My stomach drops. My brother knows me better than anyone on earth, and yet I haven’t told


    him that I have been with her for thest three nights in session. I can’t stay away no matter


    how hard I try. She’s like a drug and I am totally addicted.


    “You’re about to get a whole weekend.”


    I stay silent and exhration fills me that I will have more time with her.


    A whole weekend.


    “You better think about this. How easy is it going to be on Monday? You won’t do it, you know


    you won’t, and you know how this ends. This isn’t a good thing, Star. Don’t delude yourself into


    getting lost in the moment. It wont pay off in the long run.” My stomach twists. He’s right. I stay


    silent on the phone as I weigh up the weight of his words.


    “I’m going.” I sigh.


    “Juste here, man. Marnie is here and she has been asking about you.” I shake my head. “I


    don’t want Marnie!” I snap.


    “Yeah, well, you can’t always have what you want.”


    My eyes lift as a pretty red head signals to the stool beside me. “Can I sit here?” she asks.


    I smile, nod and gesture to the seat beside me.


    “Okay, catch youter,” I sigh.


    “See you soon?”


    I hang up.