Always Remember (Memories) (12 page)

“
See, you can be romantic.” I tilt my head to the side, a smile playing with my mouth.

“
I’m trying,” he whispers, his lips twitching. “But it’s you. You make me romantic, Jen, because I want to be everything you deserve and more.”

My lips part a little, and I lean up, pressing them against his in a kiss that
’s so short, but so long at the same time. It may only last for a few seconds, but time is irrelevant when your heart is the one in control.

Because in that moment, with our hearts in control of our feelings, they could have been as old as time itself.

~

I grin at Jen as she leans against the side of the rink, both her and Alec gripping onto it for dear life.

“I refuse to skate anymore,” she cries. “My ass has taken more of a beating than a whore with a penchant for spanking!”

Lexy bends over, her hands on her knees, laughing. Alec grins.

“‘A whore with a penchant for spanking?’” I repeat.

“
Mhmm.” She raises her eyebrows. “You wait. I bet it’ll be black and blue. Let’s face it, guys, Alec and I can’t ice skate any more than a nun can have sex. Let’s save ourselves the trouble-”

“
And the sore asses,” Alec mutters.

“
And the sore asses…” I wink at him. “…And go and do something else. Please?”

“
You’ve barely tried it,” my sister implores through her laughter.

“
Yes, Princess, because your laughter is oh so encouraging,” Alec says dryly. “It’s really making me want to go back out there and skate.”

“
I’m with you, Al, I’m with you.” Jen holds her hand up to him, and he smacks it in a high five.

“
What were you thinking of?” I sigh, taking off my hat and running my fingers through my hair.

“
I want to go to the market,” Lexy says, looking longingly in that direction.

“
Ooooh!” Jen claps her hands, slips, and grabs the side again. “Damn skates.”

“
Of course,” Alec mutters. “Why wouldn’t they? I mean, the definition of their existence is to shop. What are the chances we’d leave here without having to go to the Christmas Market? Wishful thinking right there.”

I nod in agreement, slapping his shoulder.
“I’m with you, mate.”

“
Everyone seems to be with me tonight.”

“
That’s ‘cause you’re the only one speaking sense.” I crook my thumb over my shoulder. “Those two? Shopping?”

Alec pulls himself along the ice on the side.
“Anywhere we can go for a beer?”

“
Not a chance.” Lexy glides past us smoothly. “We’re shopping, then beer.”

“
Really?” I look at her.

“
Well. It depends who’s driving.” She shrugs.

Alec and I look at each other, resigned.
“Shopping and no beer. Excellent.”

“
Poor baby,” Jen coos, reaching over and grabbing my cheek.

I grab her arm and pull her away from the side. She shrieks, holding onto me for dear life. I laugh, amused by the shock on her face.

“Where’s the tough sarcasm now, babe?” I chuckle into her ear.

“
It’s building up ready to kick your ass later,” she replies, smiling sweetly at me.

“
I can’t wait.” I kiss her, taking her soft lips with mine.

There
’s something about kissing her. I don’t know what it is, but it’s like I could live quite happily if all I ever got to do was kiss her. I could do it all day, every day, and never get bored of the feeling of her lips moving against mine the way they do.

Lights flash, music blares, and bodies grind. We’re back in Red – and it’s also the stalking ground for the girls with boobs bigger than their brains.

“
Relax.” Lexy says in my ear. “Have you even seen where he’s looking?”

My eyes trawl across the club and meet his like they
’re a beacon calling out for me. He hides from the harsh glare of the lights, and his eyes are almost black, the iris meeting his pupil. They blend together, and I don’t have a clue if I’m looking at Bing or fucking Dracula.

“
On you,” Lexy continues. “All night. He’s turned away three blondes, four brunettes, a redhead, and some chick with more piercings than skin.”

“
Ack.” I shiver. “You’ve counted?”

“
Yeah.” She raises her eyebrows. “I’m keeping my beady little eyes on my bro tonight.”

“
You don’t have to-”

“
No, I don’t. But I will. Because I want you to know he does care. I know him, and I’ve never seen him this way before.”

Bing raises his eyebrows as Lexy tr
ails off. I smile at him, shyly almost. He smiles back.

“
You. Me. Tonight?” he mouths the words, and desire rolls through me at the meaning of them. Holy shit, I’m a walking bag of horny and it’s all his fault!

“Maybe,”
I mouth back.

He hides his grin behind his pint as a blonde approaches him. Barbie number five. She flicks her hair, puts a hand on her jutted out hip
, and sticks her chest out at him.

I know my face is hard, like granite, and anger and possession ripple through me more fiercely than anything I
’ve ever encountered.

“
Uh oh,” Lexy says.

“
What?” I glance at her then the blonde. “Who is that?”

“It
’s Heidi. His ex.”

“Heidi, I’m not interested.” I say blankly, watching Jen’s face transform into a vision of pure anger. Fuck me, it’s sexy.

“
One night, Bing, just one more night,” she purrs, pushing her body against me. I clench my teeth and step aside.

“
No. Fuck off, Heidi, I mean it.”

“
Heidi...” Alec says, looking over at the girls warily. “You’re better off finding another victim tonight.”

“
Victim?” she squeaks out. “How about you, handsome? Ready to ditch Lexy?”

Alec
’s lip curls in disgust. “The day I ditch her for you is the day the world ends. No, wait. In fact, I probably wouldn’t even do it then.”

I slap him on the shoulder and look over at Jen and Lexy
, and... They’re not there. Uh. Shit.

“
I really hope I didn’t just hear you hitting on Alec, Heidi, ‘cause that would be unfortunate if I did.” Lexy’s voice is cold and unfeeling. Meet cave woman Lexy. Playful as hell, but possessive to a t when it comes to her guy.

“
No, just trying to convince your brother to come home with me tonight,” Heidi smiles.

“
Not fucking likely.” Jen says in a deceptively calm voice behind her. She walks around her, standing next to me. They were never introduced when we were in a “relationship.”

“
Who the fuck are you?” Heidi eyes her with disdain.

“
I’m his girlfriend and the bitch you wish you never messed with,” Jen says in the iciest tone I’ve ever heard. Even her eyes are ice blue. Hell, she is mad. And sexy.

Way fucking sexy.

And girlfriend? Wait - what?

“
Girlfriend?” Heidi cackles. “Oh, honey, they don’t last long.”

Jen
’s eyes sweep up and down Heidi’s body, taking in the skimpy clothes, the overly large boobs, and bleach blonde hair.

She looks like she’s just been dragged under a fucking lorry and puked on by a crayola eating baby or seven.

“
Maybe not if they look like they’ve just rolled in from a brothel.” Jen smirks. “Go and find yourself a new toy to play with, honey, ‘cause you’re not having mine.”

Her lips curl in a menacing smile.
“He’ll cheat, you know. Just like he always does. He did it to me and he’ll do it to you. You’re just another girl to him, another fuck.”

I step closer
, and she flinches. “If he does cheat, then that’s my issue, but at least I’ll have more self-respect than to come running back like a desperate little hog on crack. And by the way, you’re missing half your clothes.”

“Suit yourself.” S
he tilts her chin up defiantly, but I see the fight in her eyes. She won’t leave this. She wants Bing.

So do
I.

“
And my outfit is designed to be this way. It’s called sexy.” She flutters her eyelashes over my shoulder at Bing. I grab her chin between my finger and thumb and snap her face back so her eyes meet mine.

“
Then sexy got lost on its way to the street corner, as did you,” I remark. “You have five seconds to remove your ass from my line of view before I do it for you.”

She obviously sees something in my face that makes her believe me because she scoots off sharpish. She still glances back at Bing though.

“We’re going to get some drinks,” Lexy says wisely, and drags a reluctant Alec with her.

Bing grabs my hand and
tugs me after him, out the back door. My back presses against the cold brick wall, and he kisses me with a passion I didn’t know he had in him. His tongue flickers across my lips before he dives inside my mouth, his hips pressing into mine. The cold wall clashes with the heat spreading through my body,

“
That,” he says in a husky voice. “Was the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen.”

“
What was?” I batter my eyelashes.

“
You getting all possessive over me,” he growls into my hair. “You have no idea how fucking hot you are, Jennifer.”

I grab the collar of his shirt and yank his face towards mine.
“Did you cheat on her?”

The question shocks me and I stop.

“
Why do you care?” I ask.

“
Answer the question. Now.” That fire is back in her eyes, lighting them up in the darkness.

“
Once. Then I broke up with her,” I admit. I won’t keep secrets. Not from Jen.

Her eyes bore into mine.
“Do it to me, Samuel Edwards, and you’ll find your precious package being served for lunch on a plate in a five star fucking restaurant. Are we understood?”

I fight the smile that twitches on my lips.
“Understood, ma’am.”

S
he narrows her eyes at me, and now the anger is receding I can see she’s turned on by the heat between us.

“
I mean it, Bing. I won’t put up with your bullshit,” she warns me.

“
You won’t have to. You’re not them.” I touch her face softly. “You’re the girl they all wish they could be-”

“
But never will be because their trashy asses are still stuck at the local recycling centre?” she finishes.

“
Something like that.” I drop my eyes to her lips, and gently put my thumb on them, tracing their outline. “You said you were my girlfriend. Did you mean that?”

She smiles slyly.
“So I did.” She flattens my collar, and runs her hands down my front, letting them rest just above my buckle.

I swallow. “What happened to the making me prove it thing?”

“I believe you. I’m pretty sure I’m capable of fending off any girl that tries to come near you.”

“
In that case,” I whisper. “Romance can be fucked. We’re going back to yours.”

“
We are, are we?” She raises her eyebrows, and I press into her again, showing her that yes, we are fucking going back to her flat.

She gasps but still manages to lick her lips, sending all sorts of dirty thoughts through my mind.
“You really liked it when I got all protective on her ass, didn’t you?” she asks in a low, sensual voice I hear right in my dick.

“
You bet.” I look into her eyes, heated and needing.

“
Then you should get me home,” she whispers.

“
Why, beautiful?”

She stands on her tiptoes and pulls my ear to her mouth, her lips brushing over my skin.
“So I can show you exactly how protective and possessive I am.”

~

I shove her bedroom door shut with my foot, not taking my hands from her for a second. Jen grabs my collar, pushing her body against mine. She grazes her teeth along my bottom lip, pulling at it slightly, and I slide my hands under her dress to cup her ass cheeks. Her fingers slip between us, undoing the buttons of my shirt. She pushes me backwards towards the bed, falling with me, her lips still on mine.