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Inferno ~ Chapter 21
Dinner was a terse affair. Garrett repeatedly tried to lift the tension to no avail. Emmett refused to help him because his loyalties were with Jasper. He knew he'd end up catching hell for it from his wife, but a man had to do what a man had to do.
Jasper followed Bella and Garrett who had offered to walk her to her car. The duo tried to pretend that he wasn't there, glaring, but they weren't very successful.
"Let's get together again, Bella. Maybe next time without a crowd."
Bella laughed and nodded.
She liked Garrett. He was funny, and definitely not hard to look at. Granted there was absolutely no spark, but he would make an excellent friend. And he was great at pissing off Jasper, so that was a plus.
"Isabella, if you don't mind I'd like to talk to you for a minute." Bella rolled her eyes and put her number in Garrett's phone before telling him that she'd speak to him soon. "You're not actually considering dating that guy, are you?" Jasper asked as he loomed over her.
Bella hated the way her body responded to his mere presence. With no one and nothing to distract her she could only focus on the electricity in the air that seemed to crackle between them. Just the smell of his cologne sent her mind right back to their time in his bedroom. She could practically feel his hands on her.
Snap out of it, Bella. You're supposed to be pissed and want to kick him in the balls!
"Of course you're not. I can see the way your body reacts to me, even now. You don't react to him that way. And you won't either. Your body belongs to me now. Couldn't you feel that during our night together?"
Oh, Bella felt it all right, but she also remembered the humiliation of being thrown out like yesterday's garbage when he was done with her.
"Yeah, well, like I told you before, your contract went in the shredder and I have no intention of signing it. Aside from the other night I have never had sex with anyone without being in a relationship. I don't plan to start now… or do it again, whatever."
She moved to get into her car but Jasper slammed the door shut, using his arms to cage her in place.
"I bet I could change your mind," Jasper cooed as he placed an open mouthed kiss on her exposed neck.
"What I wouldn't give to have you on your knees right now. This pony tail would be perfect for my hand to guide your head while I fucked your pretty little mouth."
Get a grip, Bella!
"No, Jasper. I'm not going there with you again. I have never felt so bad about myself as I did when you basically treated me like your own person hooker. So, no thank you."
She used all of her strength to push him away from her, ignoring the way her body ached to do the things that she knew would satisfy them both.
"This isn't over, Isabella. One way or another you will be mine."
Bella drive away like the devil himself was on her heels, determined to find a way to stay away from the man that she wanted enough to let him treat her however he wanted.
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