you go dance with her.”
“Grey!” Kelly said, her eyes round as her mouth dropped open. “Don’t be a jerk. That poor girl. Go and ask Honor to dance, and don’t argue about it.”
How the hell was I supposed to explain why this was really not a good idea? Here I was trying to stay true to Kelly, and she was literally pushing me at the other girl who was testing me every time I saw her.
“Go,” she said again, pointing her finger.
I took a deep breath. “Fine,” I bit out.
Pushing my way off the dance floor, I headed her way, keeping my eyes on her the entire time. Man she was gorgeous. Even in simple jeans, that were tight and fit her like a glove, and a plain black shirt, she was still mouth-watering.
No. Not mouth-watering.
She was Cat’s friend, and Perrie’s cousin. I was trying to be a nice guy - that’s all.
Those grey eyes glanced up to lock with mine. Fear mixed with something else flashed there, setting my nerves on edge. My blood pounded as I drew closer. Whatever else had been there seemed to call to the desire that I struggled to tamper.
It was fighting its way up now, clawing at my insides. I reached her, watching her throat work as she swallowed nervously. She tried to hide it with a defiant look in her eyes, but I wasn’t convinced.
I smirked, knowing she wasn’t nearly as unaffected by me as she’d like to think.
“Honor,” I said, speaking to her for the first time tonight.
“Grey,” she replied.
“What are you doing sitting here all by your lonesome?”
She shrugged. “To be honest? I’m beat. I only came here to keep Cat company.”
I glanced over my shoulder where Cat was still dancing.
“Doesn’t seem like she needs it,” I said, turning back to her.
“Apparently,” she muttered, her lips pressing together.
I chuckled. There was something cute about Honor being all disgruntled. She reminded me of a kitten with its hackles up.
“What’s so funny?” She asked.
I shoved my hands in my pockets, biting back my smile. “Nothing,” I said. “Look, I don’t want to be here either, but since we are, how about a dance?”
Her mouth dropped open a fraction. “A dance?”
“Yeah, Honor. You know how to do that, right?”
“With you?”
“Is there something wrong with me?”
“No,” she said quickly, her cheeks flushing as she snapped her mouth shut.
We stared at each other in silence.
“Well?” I said, breaking it.
“What about Kelly?”
“She’s fine with it.”
She bit her lip, looking over me at the dance floor.
“I don’t think so,” she said slowly.
“Come on, doll,” I said with a snicker. “I promise you, it won’t kill you to dance with me for one song.” I reached down, grabbing her hand and pulling her off the chair.
“I really don’t think this is a good idea,” she said lowly, only the two of us able to hear it.
I searched her eyes, seeing the same uncertainty there that I felt when it came to being close to her. Was it possible Honor was as afraid of the chemistry between us as I was?
“One dance,” I said, knowing there was no way I could back down now. Especially not now that I held her thin hand in mine.
She bit at her lip again. Without waiting for an answer, I turned and led us to the dance floor, my heart beating a mile a minute.
Chapter 9
Honor
The alarm bells in my head were going haywire. There was a small voice shouting “iceberg straight ahead”, and Grey was the iceberg. I was about to get in a whole shit load of trouble.
My hand in his felt small and clammy as he led us to the dance floor. I couldn’t help but follow, even though I knew everything about this situation was bad.
I quickly glanced about, finding Kelly at the bar with some people I recognized from school. She smiled at me, giving me a thumbs up. What the fudge?
Okay, so clearly she was fine with this. That didn’t mean I was. I’d been doing my best to stay away from Grey, avoiding him at all costs. I hadn’t even
“Grey!” Kelly said, her eyes round as her mouth dropped open. “Don’t be a jerk. That poor girl. Go and ask Honor to dance, and don’t argue about it.”
How the hell was I supposed to explain why this was really not a good idea? Here I was trying to stay true to Kelly, and she was literally pushing me at the other girl who was testing me every time I saw her.
“Go,” she said again, pointing her finger.
I took a deep breath. “Fine,” I bit out.
Pushing my way off the dance floor, I headed her way, keeping my eyes on her the entire time. Man she was gorgeous. Even in simple jeans, that were tight and fit her like a glove, and a plain black shirt, she was still mouth-watering.
No. Not mouth-watering.
She was Cat’s friend, and Perrie’s cousin. I was trying to be a nice guy - that’s all.
Those grey eyes glanced up to lock with mine. Fear mixed with something else flashed there, setting my nerves on edge. My blood pounded as I drew closer. Whatever else had been there seemed to call to the desire that I struggled to tamper.
It was fighting its way up now, clawing at my insides. I reached her, watching her throat work as she swallowed nervously. She tried to hide it with a defiant look in her eyes, but I wasn’t convinced.
I smirked, knowing she wasn’t nearly as unaffected by me as she’d like to think.
“Honor,” I said, speaking to her for the first time tonight.
“Grey,” she replied.
“What are you doing sitting here all by your lonesome?”
She shrugged. “To be honest? I’m beat. I only came here to keep Cat company.”
I glanced over my shoulder where Cat was still dancing.
“Doesn’t seem like she needs it,” I said, turning back to her.
“Apparently,” she muttered, her lips pressing together.
I chuckled. There was something cute about Honor being all disgruntled. She reminded me of a kitten with its hackles up.
“What’s so funny?” She asked.
I shoved my hands in my pockets, biting back my smile. “Nothing,” I said. “Look, I don’t want to be here either, but since we are, how about a dance?”
Her mouth dropped open a fraction. “A dance?”
“Yeah, Honor. You know how to do that, right?”
“With you?”
“Is there something wrong with me?”
“No,” she said quickly, her cheeks flushing as she snapped her mouth shut.
We stared at each other in silence.
“Well?” I said, breaking it.
“What about Kelly?”
“She’s fine with it.”
She bit her lip, looking over me at the dance floor.
“I don’t think so,” she said slowly.
“Come on, doll,” I said with a snicker. “I promise you, it won’t kill you to dance with me for one song.” I reached down, grabbing her hand and pulling her off the chair.
“I really don’t think this is a good idea,” she said lowly, only the two of us able to hear it.
I searched her eyes, seeing the same uncertainty there that I felt when it came to being close to her. Was it possible Honor was as afraid of the chemistry between us as I was?
“One dance,” I said, knowing there was no way I could back down now. Especially not now that I held her thin hand in mine.
She bit at her lip again. Without waiting for an answer, I turned and led us to the dance floor, my heart beating a mile a minute.
Chapter 9
Honor
The alarm bells in my head were going haywire. There was a small voice shouting “iceberg straight ahead”, and Grey was the iceberg. I was about to get in a whole shit load of trouble.
My hand in his felt small and clammy as he led us to the dance floor. I couldn’t help but follow, even though I knew everything about this situation was bad.
I quickly glanced about, finding Kelly at the bar with some people I recognized from school. She smiled at me, giving me a thumbs up. What the fudge?
Okay, so clearly she was fine with this. That didn’t mean I was. I’d been doing my best to stay away from Grey, avoiding him at all costs. I hadn’t even
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