My Temptation

5

J A N E 

2 hours in - 2 Mojitos and 8 shots later, my mind is spinning. I see Miles sitting close to our table staring at me heavily while I dance with Hayley and the other girls. After a few minutes when a new song is playing I look at our table where Aaron and his friends are sitting and drinking. Aaron catches my eye and smiles. I excuse myself from my group of friends and walk back to our table then sit next to Aaron putting my arm around his shoulder. 

"Hey Aaron, a-are you having fun?" I slur on my words taking my drink from him that he was holding for me and sipping from it. 

"I'm having a nice time, how about you Jane? Seems like you're having a great time." He says with a chuckle and I nod eagerly downing the rest of my drink.

"I'm totally having a great time! I'm glad that you came but you really should be up there dancing with me." I say giggling and pointing to the dance floor. He smiles and takes my empty glass away from me. "How much have you had to drink already?" He asks and I shrug my shoulders. 

"I uhm, I don't really remember. A few shots and two Mojitos, but I know that I definitely want more." I say getting ready to stand up from the table to order another drink but he grabs my arm to stop me. 

"I think you need to take it easy a bit Jane. You've already had a lot to drink." He says causing me to scoff and roll my eyes. "I don't need to take it easy Aaron. I'm completely fine." I say yanking my arm out of his grip then getting up from the table. 

I start making my way to the bar area then I suddenly feel someone grab my arm and pull me back. The aggressiveness of the pull causes me to slam my body into theirs. I look up and see Miles staring down at me with a stern look on his face. I make a face at him and try to get out of his grip but he doesn't budge.

"Jane, that's enough. You do not need another drink, you've had one too many and you're drunk enough." He says and I let out a loud laugh 

"Last time I checked Miles, you are my bodyguard, not my father. So I don't think you have a say in how much I drink. If I want another drink, then I'm going to get one." I say rudely and he lets out a deep frustrated sigh. 

"Why are you doing this? What are you trying to accomplish?" He asks and I roll my eyes. I yank my arm away from him and shove him away from me.

"I want you to stay the hell away from me Miles! That's what I'm trying to accomplish." I say then turn away from him and walk to the bar. I stumble my way over there and grab onto the bar counter to hold myself up. I stand there and wait until one of the bartenders gets to me. 

"What can I get for you pretty lady?" He asks and I smile at him letting out a small laugh. 

"Mmm can I get a Vodka soda please?" I say leaning over the counter and staring at him flirtatiously. He nods and gives me a wink before starting on my drink. I sit on the stool and continue staring at him when I feel a presence sit directly next to me. I turn my head and see a incredibly handsome Hispanic looking man. He stares at me up and down then smirks.

"Hi." He says leaning in closer to me.

"Hi there." I say turning my entire body towards him and crossing one leg on top of the other causing my dress to ride up my legs more. My eyes quickly avert to my table and see Miles intensely staring at us. 

"What's your name? And what're you doing up here all by yourself?" He asks putting his hand on my knee. The bartender puts my drink down on a napkin and pushes it towards me. "Thank you." I say giving him a wink then grabbing the drink starting to sip on it. "Well my friends are over there but they didn't want another drink, so I came up here alone. And the name is Jane." I say leaning over to get closer to him.

"Jane is a beautiful name. But your friends should think twice about letting a sexy woman like you to come up here by yourself." He says licking his lips and I scoff.

"I'm a big girl. I don't need help ordering a drink." I say and he puts his hands up in defense. "I was just saying, the people in this club can get crazy sometimes." He says and I nod without saying anything at first. 

I continue sipping my drink before speaking again, "What's your name?" I ask 

"I thought you'd never ask. My name is Daniel." He says and I smile. 

"Well nice meeting you Daniel. Do you want to dance with me?" I ask slurring my words and quickly down the rest of my drink. He nods eagerly and stands up offering me his hand to take, I wipe off my mouth with the napkin then take his hand standing up and fixing my dress.

"Ready?" He asks and I nod. 

He leads the way to the dance floor when a new song starts playing and he grabs my waist pulling me closer. I loosely wrap my arms around his neck as we start dancing.

After a few moments of us dancing he comes closer to my ear and speaks up, "Do you have a boyfriend?" He asks and I shake my head. "Why would you ask me that? I wouldn't be dancing with you if I did." I say up close to his ear so he can hear. 

"Well there's a guy over there who's staring at us dancing and he looks like he wants to rip my heart out with his bare hands." He says looking over at Miles. I laugh and shake my head before speaking. "I promise, you don't have to worry about him. Just dance with me." I say and he gives me a sly smirk before gripping my hips tightly causing me to wince. 

"What's the matter?" He asks and I try taking his hands off me but he doesn't budge. His grip tightens the more I try. "You're hurting me Daniel. Get your hands off me." I say sternly trying to pull away from him but he wraps his arms around my waist tightly not letting me go. 

"I thought you wanted to dance with me Jane." He says and I continue trying to push him away from me. I feel panic start rising and my heart starts beating heavily.

"No, just stop! Get off of me! Let me go!" I yell in frustration 

"Stop being such a whinny bitch!" He yells angrily and grabs my ass when suddenly his hand gets yanked off me completely and someone comes from behind me and punches him in the face knocking him down the floor causing the people around us to gasp. I look up and see Miles with his fist clenched and an unbelievably angry look on his face. He bends down and pulls the guy up from the floor by his neck and punches him again then shoving him to the floor. I gasp covering my mouth in shock.

"When a woman tells you to stop, then you fucking stop you piece of shit." Miles says and kicks the guy in the stomach causing him to yell out in pain. My mouth drops in shock from the rage Miles has. I grab his arm before he could do anything else and he looks at me in anger. "We have to leave Miles before we get kicked out." I say and he reluctantly agrees then grabs my hand and pulls me out of the club without letting me say bye to my friends.

He's rushing back to the car while pulling my arm and I'm trying to keep up with his speed. I can hear him huffing and puffing angrily and cursing under his breath. 

"Miles slow down! I can't walk that fast." I say and he immediately stops and turns towards me. The sudden stop takes me by surprise and I run into him. I gasp at the impact and step back looking up at him in confusion.

"Why did you just stop all of a sudden?" I ask crossing my arms over my chest feeling the night cold breeze hit my body. 

"What the hell was the point of tonight Jane?! What were you trying to do to me?!" He yells and I stand there in shock at his tone of voice. I feel a lump in my throat forming  but I force myself to swallow it down. I look down at the ground not knowing what to say.

"I - I don't know." I say quietly and he scoffs 

"You don't know, really? So you mean that you wearing this ridiculously short and tight dress tonight plus getting overly drunk has no reason behind it? And then you willingly dancing with a guy that you don't even know?!" He yells and I sigh running my hands through my hair.

"I wanted to piss you off!" I yell and he looks at me confused.

"You wanted to piss me off? Why? Because of what I said to you a few days ago?" He ask and I nod feeling tears fill my eyes.

"You hurt me so badly when you said what you said. So I wanted to do something that I knew would make you feel some type of way." I say and he scoffs.

"Well congratulations Jane, you did just that. You pissed me off and you made me feel things tonight that I didn't know I could. So I hope you're happy with yourself now." He says and turns around continuing to walk to the car. I let out a frustrated sigh and quickly follow behind him.

He unlocks the car and gets in without giving me another look. I open the passenger door and see his jacket there. I grab it and sit in the car then place the jacket on my lap before buckling my seatbelt. 

"You can wear it. I noticed you were cold." He says is a dry monotone voice and I nod quietly putting on his jacket. He turns the heat on and drives off without saying another word. 

The car ride back home was insanely quiet to the point where I couldn't even hear him breathing. Once he pulls up to the house he parks his car and turns it off. We sit in silence for a moment before I speak up breaking the tension.

"Thank you for what you did." I say in a hushed tone. I hear him let out a sigh, he opens the door and slams it shut before walking up to the house. I quickly get out of the car and rush up to the house behind him. He unlocks the house with the spare key my father made for him and lets himself in as I follow behind.

"Miles!" I yell in frustration.

It's almost 3 in the morning and the house is dark except for the moonlight shining through the glass door and windows. He stops midway to his room, he turns to me and just stares at me in silence.

"I'm sorry for what I did tonight. Okay? I shouldn't have done that." I say and he lets out a dry sarcastic chuckle. He walks closer to me until he's an inch away from my body, I can feel his body heat radiating off of him. The height difference causes me to look up at him, the moonlight shines on his face intensifying his features.

"You're right, you shouldn't have done that Jane. It was incredibly stupid and immature. You really could've gotten hurt if I wasn't there." He says and I nod licking my lips as I stare at him.

"I know I could've. I - I'm really glad you were there." I say and his eyebrow raises in shock.

"And I'm really sorry for what I said to you the other day. It was so insensitive and wrong for me to say that." He says and I nod in agreement. "It really was." I say and he laughs. 

"I am truly sorry Jane. Please forgive me." He says with desperation in his tone.

"As long as you don't mention this club incident to my father." I say and he smiles.

"Sounds like a fair deal to me." He says. I let out a soft laugh and he smiles at me. He stares down at me and I see his jaw clench as he looks at me up and down.

"What?" I ask and he shakes his head. "Nothing. Don't worry about it. Go upstairs and get some sleep Jane, you're going to have a hangover tomorrow. If you need me throughout the night then yell out to me." He says 

"Okay, I will. Goodnight Miles." I say in hushed tone gently placing my hand on his arm, I hear him swallow hard then he clears his throat.

"Goodnight Jane." He says and slowly walks away from me and goes into his room shutting the door behind him. I smile to myself and quietly go upstairs.

Once I get to my room, I quickly take off my shoes and dress leaving them on the floor. I throw on my silk nightgown and go into my bathroom to take off my makeup. I finish getting ready for bed then throw myself on my bed, and within minutes my tiredness consumes me.