Leaning my head back, I closed my eyes and was quickly lost in a dream.
The door to Cord’s office burst open, causing me to jump out of the chair. Spinning around, I stared at Harley standing in the doorway.
“Harley?”
“Tripp,” she purred, making her way over to the front of my chair.
My eyes roamed over her perfect body.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t know you were in here.”
I opened my mouth to speak, but nothing came out.
Harley’s eyes wandered down my body and stopped on the bulge protruding in my pants. Her tongue quickly darted out and ran over those plump lips of hers.
“Come here,” I whispered.
Her eyes turned dark, and for a moment, she seemed unsure.
“Harley, I want you.”
A smile slid over her face. “Finally,” she gasped. She quickly walked up to me, and I grabbed her hips, pulled her to me, causing her to straddle me in the chair.
My face leaned in as I placed a kiss on exposed neck. Her warmth pushed into me, causing my cock to swell even more.
“I’ve missed you so goddamn much.”
Her hands rested on my shoulders, emerald eyes staring into my blue.
“Make love to me, Tripp. Please.”
My body jerked, and my eyes snapped opened. I was still in Cord’s office. Alone. And with a major fucking hard-on.
“Shit,” I whispered. I’d fallen asleep and got lost in a dream. About Harley.
After dragging my hands up and down my face to wake myself up, I scanned the TVs again. The girls were all sitting at the same table, but Harley was missing. Maybe she’d left.
I could only hope.
Less than a minute later I found her. Sitting up, I swallowed hard as I watched her dancing with that asshole Toby.
I’d forgotten how fucking sexy she was when she danced…and she was almost dirty dancing with that dick. I could barely hear the music coming from inside the bar. I stormed out and started to make my way back to the bar after locking up Cord’s office.
Fuck this bullshit. If she wanted to move on then she would have to get used to seeing me. I was no longer running.
The song “Buttons” was playing as I made my way through the crowd. This time I didn’t give a shit if she saw me or not. As I worked my way through I saw her. That fucker had his hands all over her…
She didn’t see me, too busy grinding on the fireman, so I made my way to the bar.
“Give me a whiskey,” I yelled to Cord.
Without a word, he poured me two shots and walked away. After downing both, I scanned the dance floor again, hoping like hell my being here made Harley just as uncomfortable as I was watching her dance with that son-of-a-bitch. The dance floor was lowered a bit so from the bar and you could see practically the whole floor. It didn’t take long for our eyes to meet. Harley’s smile faltered for a second before she turned away. Leaning in, she said something to Toby. He laughed and nodded as he grabbed her hand. I watched as they walked toward the exit.
“What in the hell is she doing?” I almost screamed to anyone who would listen. I jumped up and made my way to them.
“Tripp! Don’t!” Waylynn called out from behind me, grabbing my arm.
“Let go of me, Waylynn.”
She gripped me harder. “You have a girlfriend and it’s not Harley. You go after her now, and she’s going to be pissed.”
“She’s fucking leaving with him!”
Waylynn shook her head. “No, she isn’t. They’re going out for air. She sent me a text. She’s not leaving with him.”
“Fuck that! She’s outside with him, Waylynn. Anything could happen.”
She laughed and shook her head. “Listen to yourself. Tripp, you can’t have it both ways. You’ve made your feelings clear with your silence toward her.”
I pushed my hand through my hair before shooting daggers at my older sister. “This is your fault, Waylynn!”
Taking a step back, she shot me a dirty look. “Come again, Parker?”
“You told me to date!”
“Again, I know that the XY chromosomes you have prevent you from differentiating reality from fantasy, so let me remind you, I told you to try to get over Harley by dating other women. I didn’t tell you to ignore her, Tripp. That’s all on you. So the next time you’re fucking your new girlfriend, remember it was you who decided to stay in that relationship and push Harley away by not responding to her. I had nothing to do with that. The least you could do is let Harley talk to you. You’re the asshole who has to own up to that. Not me.”
Waylynn pushed me in the chest and stormed away. I let out a frustrated groan before heading to the exit.
I walked straight out and didn’t bother looking around. The last thing I wanted to see was Harley making out with that dick. I jumped in my truck and started it up. With a frustrated growl, I hit the steering wheel over and over before resting my forehead on it.