Courtney ended up near Whitley. They started talking while they were dancing with Bill and Richard. Fuckers were enjoying this dance too much. When I saw Richard put his hands on Whitley’s hips and move them up and down, I wanted to go and pull him away from her.
“Layton? Who in the hell are you looking at?” Misty asked.
I looked down at Misty and shook my head. “Nobody, babe. Nobody. ”
I grabbed Misty and pulled her closer to me as I lost myself to the song and the feel of her body up against mine. The one thing Misty was good at was making me forget everyone and everything.
I closed my eyes as I moved my hands up and down her body while I dreamed I was dancing with someone else.
Chapter Seven: Whitley
I couldn’t help myself. I couldn’t tear my eyes away from Layton dancing with that girl.
Who in the hell is she? A girlfriend? I swear he said he didn’t have a girlfriend.
After the Flo Rida song was over, I told Richard I was tired and thirsty. A slower song came on, and I watched as Layton danced, practically fucking whoever this girl was on the dance floor.
Jesus, get a room, for Pete’s sake.
I looked away. I couldn’t stand to watch them anymore. I caught Court looking at me.
She smiled and shook her head. “Jealous much, Whit?”
I gave her a dirty look as Richard asked us what we wanted to drink.
“Water, please,” we both said.
Richard walked away as Bill sat down in between Court and me. I knew he was thinking he would get lucky tonight, and I was beginning to think Courtney had been serious about getting fucked. She had been hanging all over this guy.
Bill leaned over and whispered something in Courtney’s ear. She smiled and shook her head. He said something else to her, and I heard her say, “Maybe next time. ”
Bill got up and made his way over to Richard as he was walking back to the table with our water. Richard started laughing and shuffled around Bill. He handed us the waters and sat down.
“Your friend just totally crushed my friend’s dreams. Please tell me you won’t crush mine. ”
Ugh. What a corny-ass line.
I looked up and saw Layton kissing that girl.
Stupid men. I hate them all.
“Richard, who is Layton, um…dancing with? If you can call that dancing,” I said with sarcasm oozing out.
Richard looked out toward the dance floor. “Oh, that’s Misty. She’s a bartender here and has been after Layton for years. He just recently hooked up with her. Layton is only using her for sex, just a way to forget all his problems. He doesn’t even like her. ”
My heart felt like it dropped into my stomach for some reason. “Forget his problems?” I raised my eyebrows.
“Yeah, six months ago, Layton’s brother died in Afghanistan. He was set to get out of the Marine Corps. He was on his last tour and only had less than four days before he was supposed to head back to the States. ”
I looked at Layton, and my heart broke in two. “Oh my God. How terrible. ”
“Yeah, it really fucked Layton up. Mike was all he had…well, besides Olivia. Their mother had passed away, and then their dad had left them to fend for themselves, all alone, in some fucked-up conditions. Mike was a few years older, and after graduation, he joined the Marines, so Layton could go to Texas A&M and concentrate on getting their ranch going. He made a promise to Mike that he would always follow their dreams of raising cattle and racehorses. Really, the racehorses were kind of Mike’s thing, just like their old man. Layton did it just because he knew how much Mike loved it. When Mike would come home from leave, they’d spend all their time with either cattle or horses. They did everything together. ”
I shook my head. “Poor Layton. That…that just breaks my heart. ”
I looked back out at Layton. The way he was moving his hands up and down Misty’s body was starting to bother me and piss me off. And that pissed me off even more.
“Wait—did you say Mike was all he had besides Olivia? Do you mean Olivia, Mrs. Pierceson’s niece?” I asked.