Tempted (In Too Deep) by Eliza Jane Read Free Book Online Page A

chance, baby.”
    She steps back from my arms, looking up and studying my face. The words hang heavily between us, charged with the early morning hour and the fact that I’m leaving with Bria. She’s quiet. I don’t know if I expected her to forgive me so easily, but the fact that she doesn’t say anything stings more than I thought it would.
    Then s he presses a soft kiss to my lips. “We’ll talk when you get back.”
    I attempt a smile, but it feels wrong. I hate that I fucked this up. I fish my new cell phone from my pocket. “I’ll call you every day. Okay?”
    She nods.
    “And we can email.” She offers a small, sad smile. I stuff the phone back in my pocket. And head out after Bria, feeling like a total jackass.

 
    Chapter 13
    Taylor
     
    I transfer a scoop of scrambled eggs and two strips of bacon from the warming tray to my plate and follow MJ and Logan to our table.
    I stab a forkful of overcooked eggs and MJ and Logan exchange a look.
    “What?” I grumble around the eggs.
    MJ lifts her right eyebrow, which now sports a tiny barbell. “Now that Colt’s gone, you’re going to be bitchy?”
    I swallow down the bite of eggs. “No .” Then stab another forkful. I’m going to make the best of it, but my lack of sleep last night after the Bria incident and then waking up at the crack of dawn when Colt said goodbye had left me drained.
    Br itt hovers near our table, laughing loudly into her cell phone. “You’re just getting to bed? Damn girl.”
    Clearly her friends are just as classy as she is. Britt graduated last year and is now an associate agent. Her failed attempts at seducing Colt last year mean she and I do not see eye to eye.  “Well good luck dislodging the stick from Colt’s ass.”
    At the mention of his name, I lift my head. She must be talking to Bria.
    Britt continues and my eyes follow her across the room. “ The London Tower at sunset sounds so romantic! Aw, B, you are so lucky!”
    I grip my can of Diet Coke, crinkling the aluminum in my grasp.
    “Breathe, Taylor,” MJ reminds me. “You know those bitches are just doing it to get a reaction from you. Don’t play into their trap.”
    I pull a deep breath into my lungs, fighting to clear my head. I know MJs right. Britt and Bria have little in the way of self-control or self-respect. They’re two years older than me, but conduct themselves like complete amateurs.
    “Besides the London Tower was a prison, it’s not romantic,” MJ adds.
    Britt saunters away, saying goodbye to Bria and my heart rate struggles to return to normal.  
    A look passes between MJ and Logan. They’re concerned about me. But I’m dead set on proving them wrong. I’m not one of those pathetic stalker girlfriends cataloging her boyfriends every move.
    “ So Reis has a soccer game this Friday. You guys want to come with me?”
    “You mean Boyfriend Junior?” Logan laughs.
    Because Reis looks so much like Colt, MJ and Logan have taken to calling him Boyfriend Junior.
    “Sorry, can’t,” MJ says stirring her coffee. “I have a date Friday.”
    “And I’d rather play with explosives than do the whole high school game night thing,” Logan adds.
    “You guys suck. ” But at least I’ll have something to do this weekend to distract myself. Reis has already has plans to spend the weekend here, staying in Colt’s room so we can hang out. He doesn’t know many people at his new school yet. Our school’s so damn small, it’ll be nice to have the company. I avoid looking over at Britt for the remainder of breakfast.
    ***
    Sitting on the hard metal bleachers, I’m starting to regret agreeing to come to Reis’ game. But when his team took the field, I found myself leaning forward to try and spot him. I grinned when I picked him out of the group of guys. Number twenty-one. His build is athletic, and just like Colt he’s been graced with a robust sense of confidence.
    My eyes stay glued to Reis. He’s a forward , which means he’s front and