Chapter 24
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"Oh my Gosh! You- you scared me!" I exclaimed, a hand on my chest.
When he saw it was me, his expression softened and turned into surprise.
"Shayenne? What are you doing here? I thought a thief had entered the house." he said surprised, as he leaned on the sink with an arm.
"Oh, sorry. Just that I-" I was unable to complete my sentence when I noticed what Shane had on.
He was in nothing but a pair of white Calvin Klein boxers. And whatever was in them was real big. I swallowed.
I then noticed that his hair was slightly wet. He'd probably just showered.
My breath caught up. He was so hot.
His tattoos, his chest, his abs and his muscles. I was out of breath in no time.
"You were saying?" his voice brought me back to my senses and when I looked at him, he had one sexy mischievous smirk on. Goosebumps.
"I- I forgot my phone and-" that bulge in those boxers! I couldn't complete a sentence.
When josh was in briefs I could barely see anything. But this, what was in front of me, was big and I could not take my eyes off.
"And?" he teased.
"And-" my eyes were glued to his boxers and what they contained, "...and, damn."
Yes I'd just said that.
I looked at him, completely embarrassed. I was drooling over him. Gosh.
When I looked at him in embarrassment, he bit his lower lip in amusement, trying to suppress a laugh. I felt ridiculous.
"Shayenne, I think we should talk,baby." he said in a low voice and approached me. I stepped back.
"About?"
"Last night."
Dang. I wasn't supposed to be alone with him like this. It was dangerous. What if Sloane came in?
There I was again with Sloane. But it was the right thing to do. Either he clarified things to me now or never.
"Yes we have to talk about last night." I started, " It was nothing."
He stopped and stared at me shocked.
"Nothing??"
"Yes. Cuz I've realised something. I don't wanna be a plan B or a future side chick."
"What??" his brows shot up.
"Shane, you know it's a possibility." I said.
"Excuse me? What makes you think that?"
"Well, you come to me, you seduce me, I fall. And yet you always return to your real love."
Shane was surprised at the sudden change of situation.
"Shayenne, are you alright?"
I folded my arms.
"I'm not." I muttered with a lump in my throat and I couldn't control it when my eyes watered with tears.
"Darling, why are shedding tears?"
"Because I'm hurt. I feel stupid. You love Sloane. I've always seen it but I can't control my feelings. I'm just a naïve girl that falls for the first person that gives her some attention. You hold me and tell me sweet things. But you return to Sloane and tell her better things."
Shane was lost. I was sad.
"Shayenne, what has suddenly come over you??"
"The fact that I've realised that I can't go on playing like this. Allowing myself to be fooled."
Shane was silent.
"You know I love you." I wiped my eyes and confessed," Yet you play with my feelings and return to Sloane. "
"Shayenne-"
"Just shut up, Shane. Please. I'll leave you in peace. I'm sorry if I caused some problems in your couple. But you started it. You should've never pretended to like me."
Immediately I said the last words, Shane's expression changed. He frowned. I stared at him in wonder.
"What did you just say?" he asked in a slow manner that somewhat scared me. Why was he suddenly angry? I stepped back for my own good.
"How could you think that?" he muttered as he approached me. I gulped. What had I said wrong.
"Shane, don't come near me." I said, afraid. No where to run. My back was to the wall.
He didn't stop. I felt like running. But to where?
I almost screamed when he grabbed both my arms with such force.
"Shane?" I said, afraid. He stared at me in the eyes and I saw clear anger in his.
"Please don't hurt me. Just let me go."
"How dare you?" he asked in a low voice. I gulped and closed me eyes.
"I'm sorry if I said anything that got you angry, please."
"Don't you ever. Don't you ever call my feelings for you pretense." he muttered.
That surprised me. I opened my eyes and looked at him, confused.
"What?"
"You heard me. Don't you ever call my feelings fake. Don't you ever say I don't love you. Don't you ever again."
I was speechless.
He let me go and took a step back. I looked at him. He had a hurt but angry expression.
"Do you know how much I love you? Do you?" he asked in a low voice, "Do you know how crazy it drives me not to have you in my arms? In my bed? For myself?"
I gulped. Unable to believe what I was hearing.
He approached me again and pined me to the wall with his hot body. His forehead touching mine.
"I bet you don't, Shayenne. Do you know the courage it took me not to pin you down and make love to you every night from that evening we went to the club? I'm in love with you. I love you."
I thought it was all a dream. It couldn't be true.
"And I've never said those words to anyone else. Not even Sloane. But just to you. I love you."
I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Shane had confessed his love for me. Finally!
"Kiss me." I whispered without thinking. He smiled and it warmed my heart.
