Win a Filthy Bad Boy: A Bad Boy Romance by Lacy Carter Read Free Book Online Page B

believe how many women are taken in by him. I mean, he is totally obnoxious,” Bonnie said, sucking on her straw. Hip-hop music blared its heavy bass beats.
     
    “And how would you know that when you haven't even met him?” Jill asked.
     
    Bonnie and Jill sat in the club. Earlier, a limo, courtesy of Victory Studios pulled up outside of Bonnie’s apartment to take her to HC Lounge, a nightclub located near Union Square in Manhattan. It catered to an upscale clientele, attracting nothing but investment bankers, models, and A-list stars.
     
    "I guessed," Bonnie said, suddenly feeling the need to bring the subject to a close. “This place is fancy.”
     
    “Yeah, they are really dropping money on you. I wonder if they paid Mr. Steel to appear on the show?”
     
    “I don't know. I haven't looked into it yet,” Bonnie said, noticing a clean shaven man in a ridiculously expensive looking suit who hadn’t stopped staring at Jill from the moment they walked in. He had coifed dark hair and broad shoulders.
     
    Bonnie and Jill sat in the booth at the corner of the room. Their host, a man named Richie, brought them free drinks and introduced them to executives, owners of networks, and a few celebrities.
     
    “Look! I swear that's Leonardo DiCaprio!” Jill said.
     
    “Oh, where?” Bonnie said, straining to see. She saw the actor enter a booth with a woman. Bonnie turned and saw the man in the business suit was still eyeing Jill. Bonnie poked Jill. “You’ve got an admirer,” Bonnie said in a whisper. Jill finally caught sight of the man in the business suit. His eyes feasted on her.
     
    “Oh,” she said. “He's hot.” She turned to Bonnie. “He can't be looking at me.”
     
    “Of course he can,” Bonnie said with a laugh. “He hasn't taken his eyes off you from the moment you walked in here.”
     
    Jill sucked on her straw and stared back at her admirer.
     
    "I'm going to the bathroom,” Bonnie said, preparing to stand. Jill pulled her back down. “Jill, what—”
     
    “Don't leave me,” Jill said, wide eyed. “What if he decides to come over?”
     
    “Jill, you'll be fine. I won't be long, okay?” Bonnie playfully pinched Jill’s cheeks, before standing. She made her way through the sea of faces to where she saw the ladies’ restroom sign.
     
    Chad had yet to appear. For reasons she didn’t understood, that annoyed her. As she waded through the sea of bodies, she never intended to seek him out, but probing for his face among the crowd of people was almost a reflex.
     
    As she was about to push open the bathroom door, someone grabbed her shoulder.
     
    “Hey,” said a voice above the thud of the loud bass.
     
    It's him .
     
    Bonnie turned to see the last person she expected to find. “Henry?” she responded, incredulous. As if the night couldn't get any better, her ex stood in front of her with a stern look on his face.
     
    “What are you doing here, Bonnie?” he asked.
     
    Bonnie gritted her teeth; she didn't like his scolding tone. Bonnie could tell by his flushed appearance that he was drunk.
     
    “I was invited. And you?” Bonnie asked, folding her arms.
     
    Henry was formally dressed, in a gray suit that hugged his shoulders. He still looked handsome.
     
    “Anya knows the promoter, so we managed to get in for free,” he said. “So how you holding up? Manage to get that Stephanie story yet?”
     
    Bonnie considered Anya a friend before she found out she was sleeping with Henry.
     
    “I'll be working on it soon,” Bonnie said. She didn't want to tell him about the reality TV show.
     
    “Aww, you keep at it,” he said, patronizingly, patting Bonnie on the shoulder.
     
    Bonnie pursed her lips. What she ever saw in him was a mystery. After he cheated, Jill said he was a total dick and not worth another second of her time, back then Bonnie actually defended him. Now, however, she had a sense of total clarity. In their relationship, one part of her justified his