UNHOLY DESIRE

DEIRDRE POV

The game was in full swing, although I was barely participating. It was a truth and dare with some slight twist. Considering the last one I had participated in, I had to sit this one out.

Also, when a question isn’t answered, if you were short on money to pay for bailing yourself out, you need to remove a piece of your clothes, which was weird.

Perhaps I was the only one who saw it as weird, as everyone was engrossed in it.

Leslie had taken a piece of her clothes off already and it was a good thing she was wearing many layers underneath, rather than Kate, the brunette who only had a camisole on.

“Can I keep you?” A voice said from behind me, and I frowned, turning to stare into the pale blue eyes of Nathan.

He was the tallest of the group and the most toned. He looked like a typical jock with his brown hair cropped short.

His muscles rippled in the t-shirt he wore, and his face was overly perfect. Prominent cheekbones, full lips, a straight nose, and strong jawlines that could easily catch the attention of many girls.

I noticed all the females except for Leslie and me had taken a liking to him. He seemed to be enjoying all the attention he was getting and didn’t mind.

Nathan nudged Leslie, who was beside me, and she scooted, giving him a chance to sit in between us.

Then he leaned into me, making me lean backward.

“I asked you a question, but you didn’t respond,” He said.

“Sorry I didn’t get you,” I murmured.

“Do you have a name, or can I call you mine?” Nathan questioned. A smirk adorned his lips, and he winked at me.

“What?” I snorted, suppressing my giggle.

Turning to Leslie to see her do the same, she shook her head.

“Hey,” She said, nudging him, but he didn’t respond to her. Instead, he kept staring me up and down as though he’d like to jump on me, which was starting to make me feel uncomfortable.

“Aside from being sexy, what else do you do for a living?”

Okay, that did it. I couldn’t suppress the laughter any longer. So, I tossed my head back and laughed while snorting at the same time.

It must have sounded like a pig grunting, but I didn’t care. It was funny and weird that he was hitting on me.

I was fucking wearing my wedding ring, yet, he had overlooked that and decided to say random pick-up lines.

That did nothing to me. Maybe if Matteo had said it, I must have felt something, but definitely not from Nathan.Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

It was weird and cringe as fuck.

“What?” Nathan asked, smiling. “I know we are just seeing for the first time, but my mind is so full of you, and I can’t seem to get you out of it.”

“Dude!” Leslie exclaimed, swatting his head.

“Not the goddamned hair, Les. I put so much work into it.” He turned to glare at her.

“Perhaps if you had spent less time on your looks and the embarrassing pick-up lines and taken the time to really study her, you’d see that ring on her finger,” Leslie said.

“What ring?” Nathan asked, eyeing me.

“She’s fucking married, dude, and she’s a mother. Unless you want to see yourself buried 6 feet underneath, then I can only urge you to go ahead with flirting with her.” She said.

“You’re married?” He asked, not bothering to conceal the surprise in his voice.

“I am,” I nodded, lifting up my ring finger for him to see.

“Fuck,” Nathan winced, pushing a hand through his hair. He gazed down, then glanced back at me, “I didn’t know that. I was so fixated on your beauty and didn’t remember to check for that little detail. I’m sorry.”

“It’s fine; I am indeed flatter,” I giggled.

Nathan nodded and stood, “That’s the clue for me to run away. I don’t want to be buried by your husband.”

Nathan walked away before I could respond to him, and I turned to Leslie.

“Why did you say that to him?” I asked her.

“It’s my duty to watch over you. Matteo said that, and imagine him seeing Nathan flirting with you. I don’t want to imagine all that he’s going to do with Nathan. The poor boy is only eighteen years old.”

“Oh,” I whispered. He didn’t seem like it. Instead, he looked older, but then age was only just a number.

I didn’t look my age as well. At least, when I was eighteen, people tended to think I looked way older. However, after Kendall, I didn’t think they really bothered about my age that much.

“Yes, and he’s Kate and Kendra’s little brother.” She added, and I turned to look at both girls, who were both engrossed in the game.

“Come on, let’s partake,” Leslie whispered, and I shook my head.

“Ops, I forgot.” She muttered, then added, “Watch me come out victorious.”

That I did, however, she barely escaped from being bare. While many of the ladies were in their bras alone, Leslie still had a layer of clothes on.

I wondered if she had worn all the clothes on purpose, knowing what was going to happen. I believe she would have been smart if she had done that.

When we set out again, the sun had begun to set.

Jared and the others wanted to camp and had invited Leslie again to come over the next day as they’d be going to an unknown location.

Leslie seemed pumped up about it, and she had agreed for both of us without asking me if I wanted to be part or not.

I turned to Leslie as we descended. “So, about Jared. How long have you been in a relationship with him?”

“Geez, I said when we returned to your room, I’ll tell you everything,” She whispered, frantically gazing around.

She glared at me, shaking her head.

“Hey, we are almost closer, and I don’t think anyone is listening to us at this moment,” I said.

“When we get to your room and besides, aside Jared, you’ll be the first to know what I am going to say. So, it’s better to say it in a better environment where no one can hear. The trees have ears, you know.” she muttered.

“Do you mean the walls?” I raised a brow.

“Whatever, D,” Leslie replied, earning a giggle from me.

She had succeeded in making me even more curious. Now, I badly wanted to know what secret she was harboring and didn’t want the others to find out.