The Date

Chapter 27

Chapter 27

Kate

"You ready?" Jay asked me as I came out of the bathroom. I was wearing the ivy dress he brought me that was halted at the top and followed to the floor. I let out a sigh that this was finally it. This was the last night, the last time I'll have to play girlfriend for the night, last time I'll have to dance, laugh and smile to people I felt inferior to... well I imagine I'll still be doing that. But this was the last night I was doing so playing Jay's girlfriend and I couldn't be happier. I had made a decision. The moment I could, I was packing my bags, getting the money and running. I couldn't allow myself to see Jake anymore.

After lunch today I'd spent the whole time up here in the room thinking. I came up with the realisation that... I wasn't good enough for him.

We being together would ruin everything for him.

His playboy lifestyle, his relationship with his brother and the rest of his family, his reputation... his friendships with his high-end aristocratic friends and what was he gaining from it? Nothing but me! Someone with a dark angry past, someone who has debt sky-high, with no friends or family to speak of and no future. He had nothing to gain from us being together when I could gain everything!

Family, friends... love. As well as having a place to go home to, food in the fridge and someone who could protect and feel safe around.

Jesus, I was getting ahead of myself. I didn't really even know how Jake felt. Was this just sex for him? A challenge that he wanted to win?

"Yeah I'm ready" I replied as I looked at Jay in his tuxedo. He looked very handsome. It was a shame for the female population that he was gay, I thought.

"I like your hair up like that" he complimented me. I grinned.

"Thanks," I said taking his arm.

"Before we go, I just wanted to say... thank you," he said seriously. "I know it hasn't gone that smoothly but you've done the job so thank you" he leant in and kissed me gently on the cheek. For once I didn't flinch or panic. It felt nice. Like a brother or a friend saying goodbye.

I smiled back at him before we walked out of our room.

Jake

This was it. This was the final night here. After I'm taking Kate away so we could finally be alone and feed this growing passion between us both.

I'll take her to Westport, I have an island out there Inishturk Beg that I've been meaning to visit. Or maybe she would want to stay somewhere hot... we could go to Italy, I have a home out there in Lake Como. I don't care where she wants to go as long as it can be just us... no one else.

I knew my family weren't going to be too happy about us both being together. When they find out about the whole paid date thing and they will find out. These things always do. But I don't care. I even much cared what my family thought about my past relationships and I'm not going to stop that habit now. The only thing that will bother me is if they say a bad word against Kate, then that would bother me. That would bother me a lot.

Earlier I was ready to jump Jay. Seeing him walk outside with his hands all over her like that, I just saw red. Then he kept kissing her and wrapping himself around her.

I was ready to move right over there and knock his teeth out for touching what was mine! But I stopped myself.

Not because he was my brother but because I knew that it was all an act. An act that would be nearly short-lived and it could then be me who would be kissing and touching her in front of everyone.