I’d feel sad about it if she wasn’t planning to fuck me over.
‘The public think our second most compatible couple are Patrick and Carys!’ announces Lucas.
She looks so genuinely happy that I almost wonder if I completely imagined last night. Or this morning. I don’t think she’s a faker on my level, so maybe she really does like him.
Everyone applauds and I try to forget how the blush she wears matches the one she wore in bed after I made her come.
Jesus, how down bad am I that even when I’m pissed off at her I’m still thinking about it.
I think, deep inside, I don’t want to believe us having sex was just some experiment. One last-slash-first experience with a woman before she gets engaged to a man.
Why does that sting?
If she wants to commit herself to heterosexuality to get back at me, well, good luck, babe!
I’m so busy in my own thoughts that I miss the beginningof Karina announcing the winners, but I hear Whit’s name so clearly that I’m one of the first people on my feet hugging her. She looks so overwhelmed but so happy, jumping up and down in mine and Lina’s arms.
Lucas waits patiently for us all to stop screaming. ‘As winners of the compatibility vote, Whit and Malachi win an extra date this evening. Dinner for two outside the warehouse!’
God, they get to leave? This place is so all-consuming that I forgot I wasn’t born and raised here.
Whit punches the air. ‘Hell yes!’ I guess she’s not beating theall surgeons are jocksallegations.
‘That seems to have gone down well,’ laughs Karina. ‘Now, ladies, I hope you’re all ready for your big dates today. As I’m sure you’ll all remember, today is your first Touch Date.’
How could I forget? Yesterday I got to see Warren, today I get to, well, touch him, as much as is consensually on the cards.
The air is thick with excitement, and just a touch of horniness.
‘And possibly your last as you’ll be encouraged to narrow your matches down to just one this evening, and hopefully it’ll be mutual,’ adds Lucas, which is a major downer.
Even Karina rolls her eyes at him, before snapping back to her calm TV presenter energy.
‘Engagement is on the horizon,’ she continues, and it just kind of hits me that the date we get engaged on will be ourfifthdate. Mad that some people think they can fall in love in that little time.
‘Compatibility comes in many forms,’ Karina continues. ‘Can you trust in the connection you’ve built with your partner so far that you’ll find more of that together?’
I feel like eyes are on me, and I catch Carys watching me. Our eyes meet, and I feel a spark of that tension from last night. Before she reached up and clutched my face in hers. Before she kissed me. Before before before.
Her face morphs into a scoff, and she looks away. I wonder if she was remembering the same thing. I hate how much thinking that hurts, even if it was my choice to cut things off, if you could really call it a choice.
Bridget must see this because she gives me the stink eye too.
If Carys wants to paint me as some kind of villain, fine. And if she wants a fight, then let’s fucking go.
Unfortunately for her, I know both her and Patrick’s weaknesses.
She picked the wrong bitch to cross.
Chapter FifteenCarys
@mellytonin:as anyone made a fancam of Patrick yet?
@pinkee341:@mellytonin here you go babe [attached file, Pat4eva.mov]
@pisswizard:omfg Carys and Patrick are endgame <3 I can’t wait to see them together
Second most compatible couple. Well, well, well. That’s something, isn’t it?
