38.

Venus

As the warm spray washed over me, I was hit by flashes of the previous evening.

Meeting Edward at the club.

Edward buying me a drink.

Edward buying me another drink, telling me the night would be easier with a little liquid courage.

Edward asking me to dance after my third Amoretto Sour.

The feeling of Edward's hands on my arms, back, and…

So the shower wasn't exactly helping me calm down. I was just going to have to face this. Be mature. Talk.


Mars

I hadn't realized how long Bella had been gone, and my imagination had run amok in her absence. So when Bella came back into the room and startled me back to reality, it was my turn to be embarrassed-

Thinking about...

She'd caught me red-handed…

I couldn't help myself...


:: # :: Shakes head at incorrigible young man :: # ::