Nash Grier

Chapter 2

I wake up with a nasty hangover barely remembering what happened after me and josh left that club and went bar hopping. I moan and rub my eyes trying to adjust to the brightness of a new day. I go to the kitchen and get some medicine. "You look like shit." Josh laughed. I turned around and saw him on the couch. "Well you don't look so hot yourself." I said and walked over to give him some medicine. "So did you and that guy hook up?" He asked. Geez he really could get on my nerves sometimes. "No I told you he treated me more like I was some slut than an actual person." I said irritated. He just laughed at me and got up to go shower. "You better get ready. You have to go over to that charity thing your mom is throwing tonight." Josh yelled from his room. Ugh i forgot. My mom married rich after my dad left her when I was younger. She hosts charities mostly for child abuse victims. A lot of that has to do with what happened to me as a child. I try to forget the unwelcome thoughts that flood my mind, these events are meant to help abuse victims but they just remind me of the dark past. I wash alway the thoughts in a shower and start get ready for the event. It starts at 6:00 and I slept until 3:30 so if I want to look decent I need to start now.
"Hey LeAnna, while you were showering your moms driver stopped by and dropped off a gown for tonight." Josh said after knocking on my door. "Okay I'm almost ready, this hair needs to be tamed after last night" I laughed and I swear I could feel him judging me. After I got pissed at Nash we left and I danced around and got crazy drunk. Josh did too but not nearly as bad. I wonder what would have happened if I stayed with Nash. I shake my head at the unwelcome thought and run into the living room with my robe on to grab my dress. The dress is beautiful and fits my body great. It's a black sparkly dress with a slit down the leg.
"Wow, your going to break hearts tonight." Josh said and kissed my hand as he escorted me out of the door. "Oops I forgot my money and phone. Go ahead and head down to the lobby and I'll meet you there." I shake my head at Josh. He always forgets things. I push for an elevator and when the door opens my heart almost stops. I stare at the man in front of me and my jaw drops. The doors begin to close. He took a step forward and stopped the doors. He holds his other hand out to me. "There is plenty of room for us both, LeAnna." I closed my eyes at the sound of his voice and stepped in. For a second I was debating on whether I should tell him I'm waiting on someone but my body reacted before my mind did. "Thank you," I say as the doors start to close. I immediately regretted my decision. "You look so beautiful, you must be going to the charity benefit tonight." I looked at him confused. "Umm yeah how did you know?" I asked. "Well I did get invited, I'm one of the main donators." He simply said. Why would he even donate to something like that? "Wait why are you here in my apartment building?" I say remembering where I am. "I live here." He shrugs and looks at my lips. I didn't say anything. What am I supposed to say to that? How am I going to avoid him? I'm still mad at what he said to me and how he treated me. "Look I wanted to say I'm sorry for last night it won't happen again" he said and grabbed my chin so we could make eye contact. My heart skipped. The doors opened and I let out a breath i didn't realize I was holding. He walked off the elevator after looking at me and went into the black suv.

The event is boring and the only fun part is dancing around with Josh. I'm not in the best mood and I can't figure out why. "I'm going to use the restroom" I tell josh and he nods. "I'm going to go find a bored woman and show her a good time" he winks. I laugh and go find somewhere quiet. The event is hosted at a huge mansion and I want to just go find a quiet room and breathe for a few minutes. It gets tiring when people come up to you for small talk you aren't interested in and you listen to long boring speeches. Great. I see Nash stepping out of the bathroom fixing his tie. I turn around. "Not so fast LeAnna." He grabs my arm and tugged me into a room and shut the door. What the hell? "What are you doing?" I snapped at him. I am not going to let him push me around, I'm sure he is used to getting what he wants. Most women probably bow down as soon as he snaps his fingers. He caught my gaze and searched my face. "Something is wrong with you. What is it?"
I was aware of how the atmosphere changed when he got close. "You" I say. I don't want to sound rude but i do. Maybe he will get the picture. "Me?" He smiled and looked amused. It's not funny. I roll my eyes at him. "I'm not in the mood for you. Forgive me for sounding like a bitch but I'm not interested in you."
He glanced at me and loosened his tie. He was fogging up my intentions of leaving. "Please don't ever lie"
"Look, it isn't a lie. Okay I am attracted to you but I can imagine most women are." I looked at him and then headed for the door. "I'm not interested in doing anything about my attraction to you either, so go find some pretty woman and let her satisfy you, because I sure as hell won't." My inner being was mad I didn't take the chance to jump on him and run my fingers through his hair but I also need to get a point across that I won't be the one getting used. He turned me around and waved his hand between us. "Attraction is to tame a word for this" he said in a serious tone. "Call me crazy but I actually have to get to know someone before I get involved" I say to him not breaking eye contact. "Well what do you want to know?" He said tucking a piece of hair behind my ear. Great. Now I really can't think. I forced myself not to give my feelings away. He pulled his hand away and I shivered. I'm sure he noticed because he smiled faintly like a satisfied man would. "Look I know you want to get to know me but I don't have the time to date." He said calmly. That actually hurt more than I thought it would. "Well me either, I'm glad we got that cleared up" I say back to him a little hurt and annoyed. I go to open the door but he locks it and steps in front of me. I couldn't help but admire his determination in being a dumb ass. "Have a seat" he said and turned me around. "No thanks" I said and stood where I was. "Damn it, LeAnna, I just want to work something out. You obviously make it clear you don't want to date and neither do I. So let's just work out something and we can both walk away satisfied." My jaw dropped at his words and I went to go sit so I could get this over with and leave. I avoided the bed and sat on the couch near the window. He noticed and smiled. "What would it take LeAnna?" he pleaded with me when I sat down. I decided to play with him and I leaned forward revealing cleavage. He kept his gaze in my eyes and I was impressed. " a miracle" I said and leaned back on the sofa. I crossed my legs and the slit opened up revealing a part of my thigh. He lost his composure for a moment and I saw his jaw flex. "I find your approach to me rude and offensive" I said. "I'm just honest and I'm sure you would want honesty rather than flattery" he said sure of himself. "Well then." I say and shoot my brows up at him. "Are we done?" I ask ready to leave. People are probably wondering where I am or where he is and I would rather them not jump to conclusions. He wrapped his hand around my wrist and sat me back down. "Hardly. We are figuring something out. We have an intense attraction and you don't want to do anything about that." He looked at me searching for something "I felt it when you ran into me the other night and I haven't stopped thinking of you." He said and my heart skipped and beat and I almost agreed to him right then and there but didn't. I was fascinated and tempted by him. "If we do this we won't have expectations of each other or disappointment of a relationship" he was trying to make it sound easy but was failing. "Are you kidding" I yell. "Why not just call it a convenient lay and then go on with your life" he pissed me off and I was done. I pushed to my feet and got out of his reach. "Casual sex is all it is. It doesn't have to have roses and whatever else it is couples do." He said "Okay and that's fine but I at least like to have a personal connection to the person Nash, it's respect at the very least." I say and start to get upset at this conversation. I headed to the door then saw his palms in either side of my shoulders caging me in the spot. He was so close and I was holding my breath. I could feel his breath on my neck and it was over whelming. I knew if I turned around I wouldn't be able to say no. How could he do this to me when what he has been saying has turned me in the wrong direction. He smelled good and my desire was growing for him. He is no good for me and I would just rather avoid getting hurt. I let out a sigh "let it go Mr. Grier"
"I am. You won't be hearing anymore from me" his lips brushed by my ear and one of his hand was on my stomach. I closed my eyes. "Turn around and say goodbye to me" he whispered into my ear. I knew I would regret it but I turned around and looked in his eyes. "Goodbye Nash." His body was curved over mine and I felt like I couldn't breathe. The hand he had on me was at the small of my back closing the space between us. He stared at me intense. "Kiss me" he said in a rough whisper. "At least give me a damn inch of you" I licked my lips and he groaned and sealed his mouth over mine. I was shocked by how firm he had a grip on me. The pressure of his lips was too much I opened my mouth and he dipped his tongue in, devouring me. I lifted up my arms and pulled his hair and pulled him closer. He growled and deepened the kiss and pushed us away from the door. He grabbed my butt and led us to the couch. "I want you LeAnna. I can't stop what I feel for you." His whole body was pressed against mine and I kissed him back as if my life depended on it. His hand started to explore the skin under the slit of my dress in a smooth glide. "Jesus, LeAnna." He mumbled "your roommate is lucky that's all he is to you" I watched him take off his jacket and throw it on the bed. I got goose bumps seeing him become overcome by desire. My muscles strained to get closer than we were and I was aware of the electricity pulsing between us. Abruptly, he yanked himself away, and stumbled to his feet. I laid there panting and rubbed my hands across my swollen lips and then I realized why he reacted so quickly.