Taming the Bachelor by M. J. Carnal Read Free Book Online

asked louder.  “What. Did. He. Do. To. You?”  Each word was clipped and made her cringe.
     
    “He didn’t do it.  I did.”  Sophie threw her hands to her face and continued sobbing. 
     
    “I don’t understand.”  Caleb’s eyes filled with tears.  “What do you mean you did?”
     
    “Caleb, I have wanted him since the engagement party.  I can’t breathe when he’s near me.  I couldn’t help it.”
     
    Caleb backed all the way up to the door shaking his head.  “This cannot be happening.  Are you kidding me?”
     
    “Stop yelling at me!” Sophie snapped at him
     
    “Where was I?”  A tear ran down Caleb’s face and he yelled at her.  “Where was I?  I have been with you this whole trip.”
     
    “You were on the beach.”  It broke Sophie’s heart to see Caleb cry.  She knew he had tried to warn her.  She hadn’t cared.
     
    “In the water?”  Caleb was yelling.  “What the hell Sophie?  I was right there.  I watched you guys splashing each other.  I was jealous as hell.  And the whole time you were planning on fucking him?  In front of me?”
     
    “I wasn’t planning it.  It happened.  Well, it didn’t.  But it almost did.  And then he…”
     
    “It did or it didn’t Sophie?”  Caleb pushed his head back against the door.  The room was spinning and he couldn’t catch his breath.
     
    ‘It didn’t.  But I wanted it to.”  Sophie stood staring at him.  She was shocked to see his reaction.  She needed him to comfort her. Mark had left lunch right after Ryan came back and told him it was his turn.  Her heart had shattered into a million pieces and she watched him walk toward the waitress.  She needed her best friend. 
     
    “God Damnit Sophie.  I told you I loved you.  How could you do this?”  He reached for the door knob…
     
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    Mark made his way down the hall feeling so much better.  He knew he would have to endure a few hours on a boat with her this afternoon but he had cleared his head.  Love.  He laughed.  No way.  Rich didn’t know what he was talking about.  He didn’t even know her.  He heard the yelling before he got to the door.  Muffled sounds from a woman and Caleb’s voice clear as day.
     
    “It did or it didn’t Sophie?”  Mark stopped outside the door and took a step toward it.  A muffled female voice responded and there was a thud at the door.  “God damnit Sophie. I told you I loved you.  How could you do this?”
     
    The hair on the back of Mark’s neck stood up.  He raised a fist to knock on the door when it flew open.  Caleb was red faced and his eyes were puffy.  He was furious.  “Perfect timing Moretti!  You can twist the knife that was just shoved in my back.”  He stormed past him down the hall.
     
    Mark looked into the room and saw Sophie curled into a ball on the bed sobbing.  He stepped in.  “Sophie?”
     
    “Get out Mark!”  Her voice was strong despite the tears. 
     
    He walked over to her and touched her.  She looked him right in the eye and he swore he saw hatred.  “You all nice and clean and showered?  You feel better?”  She spat at him.
     
    He put his hands in his pockets and crouched down near her.  “Sophie,” his hand reached out and stroked her cheek and she sobbed.  “Baby, what happened?”  He froze. Baby?  He knew there were more cold showers on the horizon. 
     
    “Get. Out!” Sophie shoved him back and he lost his balance.  When he stood up and looked at her, his heart broke.
     
    “What did he do to you Sophie?”  Mark’s anger flared.
     
    “What did HE do to me?  Ha!  That’s classic.  What did YOU do to me?  Get out!”  Sophie stood up and shoved him out the door and slammed it in his face.
     
     

Chapter 6
     
    This was exactly why Mark didn’t date.  Drama.  Plain and simple.  He had no idea what was happening but his best friend was hurting and pissed at the girl that he couldn’t get out of his mind.