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Book: Read Meant to Be Yours: New Adult BBW College Romance (Derek and Jaike Book 2) for Free Online
Authors: Marian Tee
you bother lying to yourself? You miss him and you regret hurting him like that.”
Marcy’s knowing words made her jolt, but Jaike denied them automatically, “I don’t miss him. I am sorry that he had to hear something like that, but I don’t miss him. I don’t.” When she glanced back at her friend, she saw Marcy glaring at her.
“Stop pretending to be so dense – and stop acting like you regret nothing. You messed up. We both know that. We also both know you know what you should say.” When Jaike still didn’t say anything, Marcy pressed on. “Just think about how you would feel if you heard Derek say the same thing—”
Jaike pointed out reasonably, “He wouldn’t have anything to compare to. He didn’t have a girlfriend before me.”
Marcy’s glare intensified. “Oh my God, Jaike, I swear, if you use that lawyer logic of yours on me—”
Jaike shrugged. “I’m not a lawyer yet.”
Whipping off the bath towel she had around her bikini-clad body, Marcy made a move to hit her friend with it.
Jaike immediately scooted away. “All right, I’m sorry! I know what you mean!” But Marcy hit her anyway, making Jaike yelp.
“I’ve always known you were stubborn, but you were never this insanely pigheaded,” Marcy muttered in disgust.
Jaike’s elbows dropped to her knees as she covered her face. “I can’t help it,” she said in a muffled voice. “I panicked, okay? You already warned me about not freaking out, but I did anyway. Everything about my past came back to me…” She exhaled deeply. “We only had one night together, Marcy. One night and…he decided to move in with me the next day. Before that, he even gave me something…something that would let people know he owns me.”
Just the thought was enough to have her shudder.
Derek Christopoulos owning her?
God, it was both a dream and nightmare come true.
“And the most horrible thing about all of it,” Jaike whispered, “is that everything made me feel excited .”
She waited for Marcy to say a word, but there was nothing. Worried that her confession had made her only close friend disgusted with her, Jaike uncovered her face—
She gasped. “Derek?”
Chapter Four
What was it about Jaike Hepburn that made him want to kiss her and strangle her at the same time?
It was a question Derek had a feeling he would ask time and time again, no matter how many years they’d spend in each other’s lives. A question he ultimately looked forward to having a reason to ask every day.
Looking back at Jaike, the urge to strangle her was slowly overpowering his urge to kiss her and never let her go.
The past few days had been a blur, with Derek nursing his hurt pride over bottle after bottle. His friends had kept him company, but it was clear in all their gazes they thought he was running away from his problems.
When he had resurfaced from his days-old hangover, he knew they were right.
The first time he had met Jaike, he had known right away she would not be easy to win over. And even so, he had gone after her. Had patiently and determinedly done his best to make himself a permanent fixture in her mind, body, and heart for three fucking years. After all that he had sacrificed for this girl, would he really give up just like that?
When his friends had seen him show up in school sober for the first time in days, they had all laughed, and even the normally serious Nathan Callis had ribbed him about it.
“You do know that this proves she’s got you by the balls, don’t you?” the usually quiet model had asked.
He retorted, “At least I don’t have to squeeze my balls into a tiny pair of panties like some pretty boy here.”
But it had only made Nathan laugh and clap Derek on the back. “Good luck, man. If what the others have told me is true, I’m guessing you’ll need it.”
Looking at the way Jaike was staring at him right now with narrowed eyes, Derek knew his friend was right.
Jaike couldn’t believe Derek
Marcy’s knowing words made her jolt, but Jaike denied them automatically, “I don’t miss him. I am sorry that he had to hear something like that, but I don’t miss him. I don’t.” When she glanced back at her friend, she saw Marcy glaring at her.
“Stop pretending to be so dense – and stop acting like you regret nothing. You messed up. We both know that. We also both know you know what you should say.” When Jaike still didn’t say anything, Marcy pressed on. “Just think about how you would feel if you heard Derek say the same thing—”
Jaike pointed out reasonably, “He wouldn’t have anything to compare to. He didn’t have a girlfriend before me.”
Marcy’s glare intensified. “Oh my God, Jaike, I swear, if you use that lawyer logic of yours on me—”
Jaike shrugged. “I’m not a lawyer yet.”
Whipping off the bath towel she had around her bikini-clad body, Marcy made a move to hit her friend with it.
Jaike immediately scooted away. “All right, I’m sorry! I know what you mean!” But Marcy hit her anyway, making Jaike yelp.
“I’ve always known you were stubborn, but you were never this insanely pigheaded,” Marcy muttered in disgust.
Jaike’s elbows dropped to her knees as she covered her face. “I can’t help it,” she said in a muffled voice. “I panicked, okay? You already warned me about not freaking out, but I did anyway. Everything about my past came back to me…” She exhaled deeply. “We only had one night together, Marcy. One night and…he decided to move in with me the next day. Before that, he even gave me something…something that would let people know he owns me.”
Just the thought was enough to have her shudder.
Derek Christopoulos owning her?
God, it was both a dream and nightmare come true.
“And the most horrible thing about all of it,” Jaike whispered, “is that everything made me feel excited .”
She waited for Marcy to say a word, but there was nothing. Worried that her confession had made her only close friend disgusted with her, Jaike uncovered her face—
She gasped. “Derek?”
Chapter Four
What was it about Jaike Hepburn that made him want to kiss her and strangle her at the same time?
It was a question Derek had a feeling he would ask time and time again, no matter how many years they’d spend in each other’s lives. A question he ultimately looked forward to having a reason to ask every day.
Looking back at Jaike, the urge to strangle her was slowly overpowering his urge to kiss her and never let her go.
The past few days had been a blur, with Derek nursing his hurt pride over bottle after bottle. His friends had kept him company, but it was clear in all their gazes they thought he was running away from his problems.
When he had resurfaced from his days-old hangover, he knew they were right.
The first time he had met Jaike, he had known right away she would not be easy to win over. And even so, he had gone after her. Had patiently and determinedly done his best to make himself a permanent fixture in her mind, body, and heart for three fucking years. After all that he had sacrificed for this girl, would he really give up just like that?
When his friends had seen him show up in school sober for the first time in days, they had all laughed, and even the normally serious Nathan Callis had ribbed him about it.
“You do know that this proves she’s got you by the balls, don’t you?” the usually quiet model had asked.
He retorted, “At least I don’t have to squeeze my balls into a tiny pair of panties like some pretty boy here.”
But it had only made Nathan laugh and clap Derek on the back. “Good luck, man. If what the others have told me is true, I’m guessing you’ll need it.”
Looking at the way Jaike was staring at him right now with narrowed eyes, Derek knew his friend was right.
Jaike couldn’t believe Derek