Rules for New Carly!
Don’t be a doormat.
Forgive and Forget are F-words. (No way is he getting forgiven for today!)
Not everyone is pure of heart. Be suspicious of everyone. (Especially hot guys with alpha-male tendencies!)
Never show weakness to a potential enemy. (Especially alpha male assholes)
New rule. Above all… whatever you do, do NOT have sex with Aiden Carmichael.
I’m not going to sleep with him. I’m not going to even think of his lips on my lips, his body against mine, his hardness against my belly as his tongue danced with mine, my hands in his soft hair and that I might have even grinded a little against his erection.
Nope, no might have about it. I did that. He bent at the knees and gyrated upwards against me and I grinded against him.
My face burns red hot.
Rule number five is essential.
Essential!
26
AIDEN
Jude showed at the laser place and brought my phone back, charged up and cleaned out. He said there was spyware software installed and there was a program used to make it look like that text came from him.
He assures me that no one can fuck with my phone settings now unless they get physical access to my phone. I’m changing my number anyway. I’ll call my provider in the morning. And, I’ve never bothered with password protecting my phone. That’s about to change.
I saw Austin and told him I’d missed the bank.
He asked if I want to go Saturday. I said I did. An employee in his department approached, so the conversation ended there. I didn’t get a chance to say anything to Austin about our mother getting arrested. I’d do that Saturday.
I spoke to my Dad as soon as I got to the laser place and asked if his wife looked good in stripes.
“Stripes?”
“You know, prison stripes?”
He looked at me with surprise.
“How’d you know?”
“I have my sources,” I replied in hushed tones.
“She’s home now. She spent the night in jail. She is not a happy woman right now,” he replied in barely more than a whisper.
“I bet.”
“Aiden, we have to talk. Can we do that?” he asked. “I’d like us to sit down. Figure some stuff out about the direction of the company and our direction. Mine and yours.”
I nodded. “Fine.”
His eyes brightened. “Fine?”
He knows I’m all about the company but looked pleased I’m willing to talk about the other stuff.
“Yep,” I said and took a sip of my beer.