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.It was real nice to be friends with a man and not worry about him blowing hot and cold.That was the way it felt being around Mike; real easy.He didn’t flirt or make me feel uncomfortable.He was just plain nice.Mike was attractive in an all-American wholesome kind of way.He was all blonde hair, brown eyes and sun tanned skin, but he didn’t hold an ounce of the raw sexual magnetism Kyle did.Where Mike was cute, Kyle was mind-blowingly attractive.I had decided it was something to do with the way Kyle moved.He didn’t just walk; he prowled like a wild animal, cool and confident, but full of raw strength and vibrating intensity.There was an element of danger to him.He was just so uh…There were no words in my vocabulary extensive enough to describe him.He was rude, and obnoxious and breathtakingly beautiful.He seemed to get a real thrill out of bating me.And he kept calling me that stupid nickname.God he was so infuriating.I hated that I was so attracted to him.It was purely a physical attraction though; it couldn’t be any more than that, not when he was so mean to me.The fluttering in my chest when he was near was just biology.He was beautiful and any girl would feel the same when he spoke, or smiled or laughed…After many sleepless nights thinking about him, I had decided put my attraction towards Kyle Carter down to two things.The first, being the fact that he was my first consensual kiss, and the second I was not the only woman to feel like this; Kyle had plenty admirers.Women swooned over him.I saw enough of his admirers coming out of his bedroom in the mornings; Rachel being one of the most frequent visitors.Though it was clear they were not exclusive, there was definitely something strange going on with them.I watched them when they were together, and it was…odd.Apart from the fact that Kyle didn’t seem to like her, when Rachel said jump, he said how high.He did everything she told him, and it really irked me.He was a jerk to me but it didn’t stop me hating the way she spoke to him.It was degrading.KYLE“Close your mouth dude, you’re drooling.”I looked away from Lee’s ass to see Derek grinning at me.“Screw you,” I muttered, lowering my head.I couldn’t help staring at her; I didn’t think any man could.She was distracting to say the least.“No, I’d say screw Lee, but you’re not allowed.”He loved this.Bastard.“What was that guys?”Lee stood up from where she was bending in the refrigerator, and looked over at us.“Oh Kyle here was just enjoying the view,” Derek said grinning.I kicked him under the table.What the fuck was this, the sixth grade?“It’s a beautiful day after all,” he added, pointing towards the kitchen window.Smooth.“Nice one asshole,” I muttered just for his ears, as I kicked him again.“Dude, quit it,” he moaned.“Yeah it’s a beautiful morning,” Lee agreed, completely oblivious to the true meaning of Derek’s words.Thank god.“So what are your plans for the day? Any hot date lined up tonight?”God he was sadistic, fucking torture me some more.“Hardly,” Lee muttered, and I breathed easy again.I didn’t realize I’d been holding my breath, waiting for her answer.“Really, why not? It’s Friday, you should be going out and having some fun.I can’t believe a guy hasn’t asked out yet?”I was going to kick his ass, and enjoy doing it.Lee blushed and poured some milk into a glass.“Well you should,” she said quietly, “No one has.”“I could hook you up with on my friends.They all think you’re hot, especially Dixon.”Lee spluttered her coffee, as she looked at me briefly before focusing on Derek,“I’m not sure,” she replied quietly.He was baiting me out; it was working.“Ow dude what the hell?” Derek cried, pushing back his chair.“Oh sorry man, did I step on your foot?”I stood up and walked over to where Lee was standing.I purposefully leaned too close to her to get a cup from the cupboard.She shivered when my chest rubbed against hers, and my ego swelled.Yeah fuck Dixon, she was aware of me.“Do you want to go out with Dixon princess?”I stared straight at her, and she shook her head eagerly.“Hear that Derek? She doesn’t want to date any of your asshole friends.Leave her alone.”I had to leave then; getting too close to her was dangerous.LEEI made my way down the stairway at the back of the hotel.It eventually led to a private doorway outside.It was a much longer route than taking the elevator and cutting through the restaurant, but it was much safer than potentially facing Rachel in the restaurant, or Kyle.Work was going well.Linda gave me as many shifts as I wanted, and Mike was the just the sweetest person.I was looking forward to my lunch hour so I could listen to him regale me with all the gossip on the ground floor.“Hey, you made it.”Mike smiled at me from the picnic bench where he was sitting.“Hey, sorry I’m late.”I sat on the opposite side of the bench.Mike proceeded to hand me a plastic covered sandwich and a soda.“It’s just cold cuts of beef today I’m afraid.We’re all out of tuna.”I smiled gratefully, “Thanks Mike, beef is great.”He grinned, nodding, “Oh good, I wasn’t sure if you were one of those vegetarian girls.You always have fish in you sandwiches.”I snorted, “You’re the one who makes my sandwiches remember? I’m not fussy about my food.But truth be told I’m a red meat kind of girl.”We slipped into easy conversation, and I actually snorted soda from my nose when Mike told me about the last big drama at the hotel.“No way? Are you for real?” I asked, through laughs as I patted my napkin to my face.“True story, Mindy was in housekeeping, and I guess you could say she got a little too up close and personal cleaning his uh, family jewels.”I gasped.“Isn’t he the guy in Washington? A senator of something?”Mike chuckled, “Not anymore.Their affair was leaked to the media.You wouldn’t believe the amount of journalists and pap’s around here at the time.It was huge news; a public figure having it off with the underage housekeeper.The boss was furious [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]