Awakening Passion

“You pulled me aside before the wedding, maddy, and told me I didn’t have to go through with it. Why didn’t I listen to you? Even when you pointed out that I still loved—”

No, i couldn’t say his name out loud. Not now, when all of my perfect choices had turned out to be anything but. Not when the memory of my latest middle-of-the-night fantasy was still burning between my legs.

Maddy, of course, had no such qualms. “You have wanted to be with Enzo Maddox since the day you met him. You still do.”

I looked at my best friend with surprise.

“What? You think just because you don’t ever talk about him that I don’t know how you feel?” she asked, giving me the ' I know you better than you know yourself look'

I hated how transparent she was. How even though I had tried to deny my feelings for Enzo for years they were still written all over my face.

“I need more to drink,”i said, craning my neck, looking over Maddy's shoulder for the cute waiter.

I knew that i was going to feel bloated and sick