a

he sound of Flynn's voice in my ear. "Je

st

ed in annoyance. "Don't try tha

ised in surrender.

now deserted. I didn't know how long I stood there, looking into the darkness, feeling an

sion towards the road. "You've been standing out here f

mething for me, and just like the loser I always was, I'd gone and ruined it. I didn't have her number which I could've used to track her down to her flat. Hell, I didn't even

g a smile. Flynn cringed and I

g," he mimicked. "Like I'm a toddler or something that can easily

d him away from me, m

ing to be fine. What

w ladies in skimpy wear passing by made suggestive moves with their brows and increased sway of their

ire thing. He'd always been the dense one among our inner circle. "But isn't that what

stronger than lust and sex. It was powerful. I was so ready to get

crossed his arms over his chest, grinning like a fool. "Well,

usly for once? This isn't funny at all. I need to find

r's business the minute he turned eighteen, while he'd handled finances from the moment he was born. While his father battled aphasia, Flynn had taken the family business to great heights. He was add

parents thought that their son was pencil-straight, thanks

a

k inside. Why did I ever think that a guy who sucke

. I said I'm sorry. I completely unders

Not everything is to be taken for granted, Flynn. I'm well aware that you don't believe in love. You've never had a strong emotiona

like cool water. "I suppose you know all about me to have come up w

Siegfried broke up with Ashlyn, you were the only one taking it as a joke. You knew how close and so much in love

utes ago," My anger simmered off at how calm and collected he was being. Guilt stabbed at my back as he consulted his watch now. "It's almost mornin

ink about it, he was the black sheep of the group. He couldn't relate beyond mergers, business strategies, and lengthy paperwork with us. He hardly followed us to

e I recalled the pact their various girlfriends, except Siegfried, who hadn't dated anyone since Ashlyn, made them agree to before our collective trip down to Manhattan, I coul

was

his phone. "And left off about a dozen messages. It's baffling, really, seeing this

. "Fiona would kill me if she finds out I'm currently in a club and

. I shook my head, a slight tease in my voice as I warned them. "

l wedding night with your sweetheart," Manny sniggered, wigglin

te. I ruined ou

s vanished instan

tuck in my throat. "I told her that s

oed' like the littl

laugh, shaking his head. "

asn't the best of words.

winked. "We've all

p, you

in his seat. "Was the wedding joke real? What girl would b

attached very easily. I've banged a few and they always keep calling me back for more of m

agr

.her boobs bouncing in my palms...a fucking expert. She also held meaningful conversations and her intelligence was piping hot, to say the l

uch

f, bro. It's not th

he right one to walk into my life for the past thr

rugged flatly. "You didn

ped out before I could ask for her number.

nothing you can do about it. That's how quickly an oppo

for a few days more," I

r various assignments already and we're supposed to

I'm going to

for a chick who's still mad at you for labeling her a one-night stand when it was fucking

ight have forgotten about o

r is enough for her to call the police and report you as a stalker. We've got an image to