Always Remember

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.

Chapter Nine

JEN

    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.”

BING

    “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.

JEN

    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