Dirty Beginning (Dirty 0.50)

“You’re not going home with Erick,” Arlo says calmly .

“Oh, yeah? You don’t get to control me. I’ll go home with Erick if I want to,” I say sassily .

Eden and her date walk over. “Wow, there is a lot of testosterone floating around right now .”

I give her a look, and she shuts up, but it doesn’t stop her from undressing Arlo with her eyes. I hate that she and half of the class got to see him naked earlier .

I dart my eyes back and forth between the two men. “I haven’t decided who I want tonight. Maybe I want you both. But, for now, Erick, get me a drink while I finish dancing with Arlo. Then, it will be your turn .”

Erick studies us both for a second but then slowly walks off to the bar to go get me a drink .

“Dance with me,” I say to Arlo .

He doesn’t .

“Dance with me,” I say again .

“What are you doing, Nina ?”

“I’m trying to dance with you .”

He shakes his head and still stands firmly, refusing to dance with me. I watch as Eden dances with Clive next to us .

Why can’t this be easy, like with Eden? Why can’t I just dance with a guy and then go home and fuck him? Why does everything have to be so damn complicated ?

“What are you doing with Erick? You aren’t really going to go home with him. You aren’t going to let him fuck you. So, what are you doing with him?” He cocks his head to one side. “Are you trying to make me jealous ?”

I flip my hair over my shoulder and watch Arlo’s eyes follow my every movement. He might have a lot more experience than me at playing calm, cool, and collected, but he’s still a man. He still wants a hot woman like me when I’m dressed like this. He can’t completely hide his urges .

“I’m either sleeping with you or Erick. I haven’t decided yet .”

His lip twitches just a little. “I’m not sleeping with you .”

I grin and shrug. “Well, that makes my decision easy. Erick, it is .”

I turn to go find Erick at the bar, but Arlo pulls me back to him .

“You aren’t sleeping with Erick either. You’re drunk. You and Eden just need to go home .”

I laugh. “You don’t think I’ve fucked men while drunk before? You told me to go find a nice Italian man to fuck while I’m here. Sure, Erick isn’t Italian—he’s English, I think—but he’s hot, and he’ll do for tonight .”

“You aren’t fucking him, Nina,” Arlo says firmly .

I roll my eyes. “You aren’t the boss of me. I can fuck whoever I want, whenever I want .”

“No, you can’t .”

“Why not ?”

He shakes his head .

“The better question is, what are you doing here? You like me, and you want me, don’t you? That’s why you are here. You can’t stay away .”

He pulls me closer to him. “No. I’m here because you need me. You’d get hurt if it wasn’t for me .”

I laugh. “The only danger I’m in is getting my brains fucked out by Erick .”

“I’m here to protect you; that’s it .”