Chasing Imperfection (Chasing Series 2) (14 page)

     There was
some
clanking and other annoying noise
s
coming out of the
other
room. The smell of breakfast wafted through my door. My stomach growled.
I reached for Blake but he wasn’t next to me. 
He’s probably outside talking to Toby.

     I slid off the bed and paused after a few steps.
Goodness
, I’m sore. I slowly made my way to the to
ilet and
viciously
hissed
when I peed.
Shit
, I did ask for
it
.
I did ask for him to go crazy…damn worth it though.

     I ran a hot bath and soaked in it for awhile. I sighed happily when I felt my soreness and pain subside.
Oh, the magic of hot water. I washed my hair and scrubbed my sticky skin. I came out of the bath after I felt better. I lathered my body with rose scented cream. I was relieved when I didn’t flinch whilst walking. There was still a little st
inging going on but nothing acute
.  It was just a reminder that I had wild delicious sex, no biggie.

     I wore white leggings and a white fitted spaghetti top. I ran my hands through my damp hair and hunted down food and coffee.

     “Well some
one looks radiant after
little sleep
,
” Lucy smiled cheekily.

    
Oh, fudge cakes
. They must’ve heard us. Crap-crappity-crap.
   

     “Good morning Lucy, Toby…Blake
.
” I felt like I was floating on cloud nine, the wonders of multiple orgasms, surely.

     “How many orgasms did Blake reward you hmmm?” Toby sputtered his coffee. Blake chuckled pulling me close to him. “We were that loud,
I take it
?”

     “Yup!” she said it with a popping sound.

     That’s the thing when I’m with Blake, I lose track and simply lose my head along the process. “Uh, I apologize.”

    
She gave me a flashing smile.
“
Don’t be silly love! The only way to drown out your heavy loud moaning and groaning was to have Toby do t
he same to me.
You
two sounded quite….
animalistic
,
”
s
he winked
and
went
back to frying eggs and bacon.

     Toby
started coughing. “Blimey, Lucille!
—I don’t want to discuss our sex life with our friends
during breakfast—save those juicy bits for dinnertime
.”

    
An unladylike snort came from me
, “You guys—I need coffee before I join this madness.”

     “
Sure you do
—Blake did a splendid job
,
eh?”

     “You two better not bombard me like this now that Toby will be sleeping over when he’s in London.”

     She smiled sweetly, “Of course not.” 

    
They both started talking about her sister who happened to call earlier
, so that left me with Blake.

     “Are you still sore,
poppet?”
Those dynamic eyes eyed me like laser beams.

    
I grinned, “
I did
,
but not anymore.
I ran a hot bath.”

     He pulled me to his lap and kissed my forehead.
His fingers caressed my cheek as h
e han
ded me his cup of coffee and
we
shared it.

    
We never shared coffee,
ever
.
This is
weird
…but nice?

     “Food’s ready. Let’s transfer everything on the table
lads.” Both men swiftly did their tasks. Blak
e made
me
another
cup of
coffee
after I finished his and placed it next to my plate with a glass of orange juice. I graciously thanked him and
he
sat next to me.
Heck
, what is going on?

     What happens now?
I weighed my confusing thoughts.
Well, what do you want to happen?
Uh n
othing…
it was just sex
, wasn’t it?

     There was a knock on the door.
Toby left the table and went to go answer the door and
meet
the intruder.

     “Sienna—Kyle’s
here
.” Toby called out.

    
“You’ve got to be shitting me, do you want me to shoo him out?” Luce asked eyeing me and Blake.
Luce was obviously panicked.

    
“You invited him over
,
after
last night?
”
Blake’s dark biting voice made me tense.
O
h, boy
. He’s back to being angry again.

     “I didn’t—but we’ve been spending breakfast together most mornings—I guess he thought—” I trailed off when Kyle came to view with
a
puzzled looking Toby.

     “I brought you your coffee,”
he
gestur
ed with the
Starbucks in his hand. 

     “Thank you—” getting up from my seat and went to go get it.

     
“Join us for breakfast Kyle. We have
enough
to go around.” Luce
offered
politely.

     Kyle sat on the corner side of me. “I didn’t know everyone was here or I would’ve called. It’s usually just me
and Si. I didn’t want to interrupt
.”

     “You weren’t…we’re all going to head out to see Chad anyhow.” I reassured him.

     We all started eating but the tension was thick. “Are we still leaving as scheduled to Marbella or wait until we hear more of Chad’s condition?” Toby asked in between bites of bacon.

     “We’ll wait until tomorrow. Chad needs us here for awhile and I promised Camilla that I’ll take her out for lunch.”

    
Lucy dropped her fork,
“
The
Camilla Clayworth?
Your
Camilla Clayworth?
”

     “The very one,” he confirmed smoothly.

      This is so messed up. But I had no right to be angry when I invited Kyle to join us to eat knowing quite fully that Blake would be infuriated. I couldn’t possibly boot Kyle out the door. The man’s been so good to me, I can’t do that. I’m not heartless.

     Breathe, just breathe. You can confront him later.

     Toby and Blake’s phones kept ringing and they were engrossed with whatever business it was they were handling. Luce was thinking deeply. I knew what she was thinking about. She was probably asking the same questions as I was. If I was having monkey sex with Blake last ni
ght, why am I with Kyle and why is Blake
planning a date with his ex-fiancé?

     I stared at the coffee mug and the glass of orange juice he planted in front of me before Kyle interrupted. He was actually being sweet all morning
. I suppo
se that was one last shebang before
breaking bread with his
“
very one
”
Lady Clayworth.

     After breakfast, Kyle decided to leave. I guessed he felt he
was intruding
or
something. “I’ll be back…I just walk him out
,
” I called out to Lucy and she nodded sadly.

     Once out the door, I took a lungful of air.  “That bad huh?”
Kyle looked amused.

     “Just weird is all
.” H
e pulled me close to him and kissed my hair as we walked towards the elevator. He held me close as we rode all the way down to the main lobby. He turned me around and faced me squarely.

     “Hey—I was thinking
,
can take you on a real date soon? Just you and me.”

     “It’s
always
you and me
,
Kyle—what’s with the date?”
H
e smiled boyishly as his eyes danced.

     “As I said just you and me, no other people around, no work commitments, no
one
bother
us
.  Save me a weekend? It’s a surprise.”

     “Surprise huh…” I lightly punched him in the arm. “What is wrong with you? You
totally
know
me
well
enough that
I hate surprises Matthews!”

     “I know baby, but this time I’ll make sure you love it.”

     “Better be good
,
this surprise or it’ll cost you dearest.” He pulled me close and connected our noses. “It’s going to be better than good. Promise
.
”

     “I’ll let you know when I can. I have to see how Chad’s going to be then I can tell you the exact date.”
I kissed
his cheek and untangled myself
from
him.

     “Thanks babe. I’ll call you later on. I love you.”
He
flash
ed
me another great smile before exiting the
elevator
.

     My heart thudded loudly and I
’m having trouble
breathing. I
imagine
going back upstairs. Toby and Blake look downright mad.

     Let’s get this show on the road,
shall we?

     Upon entering the apartment, Luce was nowhere in sight and Toby was in the living room
on
his laptop
,
phone in his ear. I went to my bedroom and found
Blake
sitting on the
rumpled
bed. I closed the door
softly
and
tensely
sat next to him.
What happens now?

     “I guess this is really the end
,
Sienna
,
” he whispered toying with his phone.

     “What—what do you mean?”

     “It means I’m done. I’m done obsessing about you
. I’m just
….
done
.”

     “Oh
.
” It was all I could mu
s
ter. He’s moving on….
really
moving on.

     “Are you going to be with Camilla, Blake?” I waited for him to answer and while I waited, all I could hear was my heart breaking again. I stared at his neck. My bites from last night left red marks on his neck.
Unknowingly
, my finger traced them.
His warm skin tingled against the tip of my finger.

      He turned around and faced me, trying to searc
h something in my eyes but I don
’t know what. “It was all sex to you wasn’t it?”

     I shook my head, “No. It wasn’t just all about sex.”

    
His eyes thundered, “Don’t lie to me
!
We both know it was. You used me to get over Kyle. Just come clean with it.” 

    
Did I really do that? Use him to get over Kyle?
Did I?

     I honestly don’t know. Everything happened so fast, I remembered being consumed by Blake every waking second after I got back from LA. I probably used him one way or the other—I mean who wouldn’
t want to be distracted with a
man
who
looked like Blake?

     “I’m sorry you felt that way. We happened so quickly—I didn’t understand what was going on but I knew I wanted you. You made my body sing and it was addictive.”

    
“
Aren’t you going to add ‘and the mere fact that I fell quickly in love with you didn’t help with my confusion
’
?
I can’t
. I’m not ready…and
our relationship is shattered.
It’s done
,
”
he said. “It all comes down to sex
,
does it not?”
his soft voice sounded strangled.

     “It does but don’t pretend you didn’t
relish
the opportunity. You practically ravished me and swallowed me whole the minute you could
.
”