Chapter 27
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chase
Kinsley got up from the table and walked away. I discovered she and Adam were going on a date because Lexi slipped and told me. I couldn’t let that happen. I didn’t want her to get hurt. I knew Adam, and he would ultimately hurt her.
“What did you do to Kinsley?” Lexi spoke as she sat down next to me and shot me an evil look.
“I did nothing to her.”
“Then why did I just see her stomp away all pissed off?”
“I may have told Adam we slept together.”
“What the fuck, Chase! Why would you do that?”
“Because he’s a cheater. She doesn’t need to be going out with him.”
“That’s not for you to decide.” She cocked her head. “Wait a minute. You couldn’t stand the thought of her going out with him.”
“You’re right. I know him, and he’s a douchebag,” I spoke.
“No. No. No.” She shook her head. “You can’t stand her going out with anyone besides you. You’re jealous.”
I sighed. “I am not jealous, Lexi. I don’t do jealousy. How many times do I have to tell you that?”
“I don’t care what you say, Calloway. If you didn’t care or weren’t jealous, you wouldn’t have made it known that the two of you slept together. You knew it would bother Adam.”
“So what?” I shrugged.
“You can’t control other people’s lives. Shit. Either step up to the plate and tell her that you like her or leave her alone!”
Lexi stood up and walked away. I sat there with my drink in my hand, giving my actions some serious thought. Fine. Maybe I shouldn’t have told Adam that Kinsley and I had sex. Perhaps I needed to apologize. I got up from my seat and went to look for her.
“Hey, Chase.” Alexandria stopped me by placing her hand on my chest. “You up for a little fun?” She winked.
“I’ll have to take a raincheck, sweetheart. I need to find someone and talk to them.”
“Can’t you find them after?” She smiled.
“No. I’m sorry.” I removed her hand from my chest and walked away.
I searched the whole outside and couldn’t find her.
“Hey, Steven.” I placed my hand on his shoulder. “Have you seen Kinsley?”
“She left a while ago.”
“She left? Did she say where she was going?”
“I’m assuming home. I don’t know, bro. I didn’t ask.”
“Thanks.” I sighed.
I left the party and drove to her apartment. I let out a sigh of relief when I saw her car in a parking spot. I knocked on the door and alerted her that it was me before she opened it.
“What are you doing here, Chase?” she spoke with an irritated tone.
“I need to talk to you.”
“About what?” She cocked her head.
“Can I come in?”
“Fine.” She sighed.
I stepped inside her apartment with my hands tucked into my shorts pockets and paced around the room.
“I wanted to apologize to you for earlier. I’m sorry I told Adam we slept together.”
“Why, Chase? Why are you apologizing?” she asked.
“Because I saw it upset you, and I wanted to say I was sorry.”
“What does it matter to you if it upsets me?”
“You’re my friend, Kinsley, and the bottom line is I shouldn’t have said it.”
“We’re friends?” she asked as she sat on the couch.
“I thought we were.”
“I was under the impression that I was just another notch in your bedpost.”
I walked over to the couch and sat down next to her.
“I consider you my friend. We’ve had some pretty good times together.” I smirked.
“You’re referring to sex, aren’t you?”
“Yes.” I smiled.
“Then I am just another notch in your bedpost.”
I reached over and lightly grabbed her hand.
“No, Kinsley, you’re not.”
“Then why won’t you tell me anything about you?”
“The only thing you don’t know about me is my childhood, and I’m not going there. I need you to respect that.”
“You’re wrong. I don’t know a thing about you except that you’re a sex addict and love beautiful women.”
“First off, I’m not a sex addict. And yes, I do love beautiful women. Second of all, go ahead and ask away.” I smiled. “I’ll answer any questions you have except about my childhood.”
“Did you always want to work for your dad’s company?”
“My dad’s company was nothing more than a computer sales company. It wasn’t until I developed a program when I was ten that his company took off.”
“Ten?” she asked in shock.
“Yes. Believe it or not, I’m tipping the scale between being highly intellectual and at a genius level.
I graduated high school when I was sixteen, went straight to Stanford, where I met Alex and Steven, graduated before I was twenty-one, and then my father gave me an office and a high-ranking position at the company. ”
“So, Steven and Alex are older than you?”
“Just by two years. I’d been working for my father since I developed my first program. I coded, and he paid me. I own half of the company. That was the deal I made with him if he wanted me to continue developing systems and software for him. He'd still be selling computers if it wasn’t for me.”
“I guess you are brilliant.” She grinned.
“Career smart, at least.” I smirked. “He runs the company, and my team and I develop the products.”
“Why didn’t you just work for him instead of going to college?” she asked.
“And miss out on the great college experience?” I smirked. “I wanted to continue learning, especially with how technology changed so much. Plus, I needed to learn about business. When my father retires, I’ll be taking over the company.”
“Did you play any sports?” she asked.
“Nah. Sports never interested me. I only cared about technology until I moved to California and started surfing.”
“So, you were a geek, and now you’re a hot surfing geek?” She smiled.
“Yeah. I guess I am.” I laughed.
I stared into her beautiful blue eyes, and I found my hand stroking her cheek in one uncontrollable movement. She stared back, unsure if she was enjoying it or if she wanted me to stop.
“I’m sorry I ruined your date.”
“It’s okay. You did say he was a cheater.”
I leaned forward and lightly brushed my lips against hers. I wanted her, and I hoped she wouldn’t say no. Her lips greeted mine, and our kiss turned passionate. My cock was already hard and standing at full attention. If she didn’t want to have sex, I needed to know now.
“Are you sure?” I asked as I broke our kiss.
“Yes. I’m sure.” She smiled as she brought her hand up to my face.