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I loved that f*cking woman, and every single part of me screamed to find her. Little did I know fate would have an amusing way of making that happen because as soon as I rounded the corner, I ran straight into a petite brunette who caught my eye like no other.
She seemed just as shocked to see me, and as much as I wanted to wrap her in my arms, Allegra and Neal stepped in, making sure that wouldn’t happen.
“I think it’s time that we take our leave,” Neal said firmly after our small, brief interaction.
“I need to have a moment alone with her.”
“That’s not happening.” Neal quickly stepped in front of Becca and reached out to pull her further behind him. “Don’t you think there’s been enough damage done?”
I wasn’t sure what exactly was going on between the two of them, but Neal did not want to pick a fight with me at this moment because it would be a battle he would lose.
“Why don’t you step aside and mind your business?” I all but almost growled and the low, deep tone as I stepped forward. I would beat this little shit’s ass if he kept it up. No one was going to stand in front of me getting to Becca.
No one.
“Enough,” Becca finally said, speaking up. “James, anything that you need to say, you can do so in front of them.”
She was serious, but as much as I wanted to tell her I loved her, I couldn’t. Not in front of them. I wanted a private conversation, and her reluctance said no. The pain inside me was real, but squaring my shoulders, I nodded.
“No,” I replied. “Perhaps, maybe another time when you’re alone.”
“She won’t ever be alone,” Neal’s voice said clearly as he crossed his arms over his chest. “I will always be there for her.”
Cracking my neck, a fake smile crossed my lips as I tried to reel in my anger.
“Very well. Another time then.”
She didn’t bother to say anything else, but I watched the expression on her face drop, and as I turned to walk away, I heard Allegra whisper to her. “Don’t let him get inside your head.”
Get inside her head… who the f*ck did Allegra think she was?
I was doing exactly what she wanted me to do. However, it was only because I loved her I was walking away. It was clear she wasn’t ready for a conversation with me.
Either that, or I had made a terrible mistake.
Becca
Seeing James in New York was not something I expected, but running into him brought up so many memories I didn’t know how to control. The way he had looked at me made my skin crawl with pleasure, not disgust, like I expected it would have. I wasn’t quite sure why it was he was there, but according to him, he wasn’t following me.
Deep down, though, I couldn’t help but feel him running into me was a work of fate and not of coincidence. Something inside me told me I was meant to see him today.
As soon as we returned to Neal’s apartment, it was clear Neal was upset over the entire situation. The scowls on his face were absolutely dreadful, and no matter how much Allegra tried to talk to him and make him feel better, he just seemed so angry over the entire situation.
“Would you please calm down? You’re completely ruining the mood. We had such a wonderful day today, and you’re acting like this.”
Allegra’s words made him snarl, but when his eyes landed on me, he heaved and nodded his head. “I’m sorry. I just don’t like that we ended up running into James today after everything he’s done to you, Becca. I hope you can understand.”
Of course, I understood. At the end of the day, it wasn’t like any of us had expected it to happen. But as I stood there looking at Neal, all I did was let a small smile grace my lips.
“It’s okay. Honestly, it’s not like he was expected to run into us. We had a great day. Just like Allegra said, don’t let it bother you. I’m not.”
Moving towards the kitchen, I went to the fridge to grab something to drink. All of the walking we did today was going to make my legs hurt later, but I was grateful we had a wonderful afternoon.
“So tonight, we’re going to do something special,” Allegra said, catching me off guard.
Spinning around, I gave her a perplexed look as I cocked my brow, sipping on the water.
“Not sure if that’s a good idea,” Neal crossed his arms over his chest as he stared at her. “After everything that happened this afternoon, perhaps it’s just best that we stay here and find something to do.”
“Seriously? Why? Are you going to let a stupid situation with James ruin what I had already planned?”
Allegra wasn’t pleased with whatever she had going on possibly being canceled, but I couldn’t help but feel left in the dark with her not telling me exactly what it was. “I’m sorry. Did I miss something?”
The two of them looked at each other, giving long glances before their eyes cast in my direction. Whatever it was they had planned, it was obvious they were unsure if I would agree to it. Still, Allegra let her frown disappear and became slightly excited about whatever she was going to tell me.
“Well, there’s this club in town that’s super high-end and very exclusive, and I got passes to go, so I was hoping you’d want to go.”
Of course, it was no surprise Allegra would want to go out and have drinks, which I didn’t mind. Though it wasn’t my scene didn’t mean I was going to make this entire thing just about me.
“Sure, why not? Sounds like fun,” I said nonchalantly as I shrugged my shoulders.
Neal, however, pinched the bridge of his nose and let out a heavy sigh of displeasure. “Allegra has not informed you of the kind of club that we’re going to.”
Slightly confused about what he meant, I looked over at Allegra and waited for her to explain what he meant. In a very dramatic way, Allegra rolled her eyes. “It’s a sex club, like Club Velvet. I didn’t see what the big issue was.”
I could see where Neal would have slight issues with Allegra’s idea, considering everything that had happened to me, but I didn’t want them to feel they couldn’t do the things they enjoyed simply because I had my drama.
“No, that sounds like fun. I mean, why not? We enjoyed ourselves at Club Velvet, so let’s go to this place.”
Neal seemed very shocked I had agreed, but Allegra smiled from ear to ear as she clapped her hands with excitement. “See, I told you she would be okay with going. This is amazing. I will have to find us the hottest outfits to wear.”
I may have been okay with going, but knowing Allegra would dress me up as she had before made me slightly nervous. Then again, this was New York, and I was on fall break, so why not enjoy myself?
As Allegra strode to her room, I was left with Neal in silence. The awkwardness between us was there, but I tried my hardest not to let him see I was bothered by being left alone with him. “So today was fun. I’ve really enjoyed myself so far.”
He glanced at me for a moment, hesitating in what he was going to say, but then stepping forward, he placed his hands into his pockets and stared down at me with an amused grin on his face. “I’m glad that you’re enjoying yourself here. If you aren’t too sure about going tonight, I can always tell her I don’t want to, I can put the blame on me.”
Once again, he was being sweet. He was trying to look out for me, knowing full well even though I had enjoyed going to Club Velvet, going out and partying and drinking was just not my thing.
“No, it’s honestly okay. I’m excited to go. Allegra may dress me up in whatever crazy outfit she has, but the three of us will have a lot of fun.”
“If you’re sure,” he replied, staring at me for a moment longer as I nodded my head.
“Go get ready, and we can leave here in just a bit, I guess.”
He hesitated, but only for a moment, before he nodded in agreement and turned, walking towards his room. The room was on the other side of the house from where the two of us were staying.
In a sense, it was weird to think I was going to be going to a sex club without James there again. I had done it once before with Neal and Allegra, but he had made a point of showing up uninvited to whisk me away.
James and I were over, and that point was made very clear two weeks ago, and even after seeing him today. I knew there was no chance by the look that he had in his eyes that I would run into him again.
There was no point in dwelling in a past that just wasn’t made for me.
Turning on my heels, I stalked towards my bedroom, only to have Allegra step out of hers with a grin on her face and lots of black leather in her hands. “I’m not sure what you want to wear, but get your little ass in here so we can get ready.”