[PREVIEW] Emilia's Revenge (Vengeance and Seduction Series #2)

Three

"How did the two of you meet?"

I raised an eyebrow. "Really," I said. "You want to talk about how your dad and I started dating? Is this something you ask all your dad's girlfriends? Because ..." I grinned as I peeled the plastic off an eggroll. "You should know my intentions are purely dishonorable."

I opened my mouth wide and took a large bite of my eggroll. I took my time chewing it, letting some of its juices drip from the side of my mouth.

Jacob was about to take a sip from his Coke can, but he lowered it and just looked at me without a reply.

I swallowed my food, and brought my own can of soda to my lips. I licked the lip of the can before I took a drink.

He licked his lower lip and swallowed hard.

"Aren't you going to eat anything?" I said. He didn't seem interested in anything but a soda. Well, interested in any of the food anyway.

"I've had dinner."

"How did you know where I live?"

"I knew my Dad was going to be at Picardo's. I followed you here from the restaurant."

"Then you knew I'd already had dinner."

"I didn't want to come empty handed," he said like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

I smiled. He was polite, for a creepy stalker. I wondered just how polite he would be in the sack. "Then you must've also known Daniel was just here." I leaned back on the couch and crossed my legs. "It was nice of you to wait till we'd finished fucking."

He didn't seem fazed by my directness, and kept looking me in the eye. "I don't mind that you're fucking my father. I just thought I'd try and see if you might be interested in me too." He took a deep breath. "I'm much better looking."

"Are you as rich as he is?"

He smiled wryly. "No, not as rich. That's why I don't mind if you want to keep seeing him."

My eyes narrowed. This was getting too weird, even for me. "Really? Not even a little?"

"I'd rather you left him, of course," he said. "But I understand if you don't want to. He seems very ..." He looked around my apartment. " ... generous."

"You're hot, Jacob. I'm sure you can find another pretty girl to go out with. Someone who isn't your dad's girlfriend."

"I can't stop thinking about you."

I leaned on my side against the back of the couch, and rested my arm on it. "Well, that's a problem, isn't it?" I said. "Daniel wouldn't very pleased if I cheated on him with you. Or with anybody, for that matter."

"I'll do anything you want."

"You're very sweet," I said, almost wistfully. He was a nice boy. A little too direct with his words, but nice.

"I'm a nice guy."

"I don't like nice guys."

"I don't have to be nice if you don't want me to."

"You mean you'll treat me rough if I asked?"

"Anything you want."

Jacob was sitting only a couple of feet away from me on the couch but even from that distance I was able to notice his breathing had become heavy and uneven.

"I like getting what I want," I admitted.

"What do you want, Emilia?" he said huskily.

"I want you to leave," I said. "I want you to never speak to me again about this."