Silly little grudge?
Lovely Trent?
Why didn’t she get it? Honestly.
‘You okay?’ Ben raced out of the bathroom.
Holy. Fucking. Hell.
I thought shirtless Ben was hot.
But turns out thatshirtless Ben with a white towel wrapped around him with droplets of water rolling oh-so-slowlydown his muscular torsowas even hotter.
My mouth fell open, then as I watched a drop of water disappear under his towel, I bit my lip.
I wanted to be that drop of water so badly. I wanted to take that journey and slide between his legs, over his cock and…
‘Sarah?’ Ben said, louder this time. ‘Are you okay? I heard you scream.’
I snapped out of my thoughts and dragged my mind out of the gutter.
‘What? Er…’ My brain scrambled as I tried to remember what he’d just asked me. ‘Oh, er, no, I mean yeah, I’m okay. I… my mum said something that annoyed me. I’ll tell you about it on the way. I was just frustrated, that’s all.’
‘Oh, okay.’ His shoulders relaxed.
God. Look at his shoulders.
Get a grip, woman.
‘I’ll be ready in ten,’ he said, walking over to the wardrobe, then taking out a shirt and a pair of trousers that were on a hanger.
He was more organised than I was. My stuff was still in the case.
Once he was safely in the bathroom, I squeezed my eyes shut and repeated in my head:
I will not fall for Ben. I will not fall for Ben.
But when he reappeared in the bedroom and I saw how fit he looked, I knew I was fighting a losing battle.
‘Shall we go?’ He walked towards the door.
‘Y-yeah.’ I stood up. ‘Let’s do this.’
33
SARAH
As we walked towards the hotel’s outdoor restaurant area, which was directly on the beach, my heart thundered against my chest.
This was it.
I’d spent so long trying to avoid my sister and my ex and now I was about to see them both.
Yeah, it was great getting one over on Esme earlier, but how was I going to feel when I saw her arms wrapped around him as they snogged each other’s faces off?
Although it may not sound like it, I was over my ex. I was glad that I’d seen his true colours. I’d had a lucky escape. My nervousness wasn’t about that. It was more of an internal thing. That the reason he’d cheated and chosen her was because I wasn’t good enough.
He’d hurt me. He’d cared so little about me that he’d slept with my sister behind my back. He’d made a fool of me.
