Irresistible (Seduced by the Celebrity #2) Page 4

  This wasn’t real life.

  Chloe was living in a fantasy.

  She knew she should jump out of the shower, get dressed and run from Finn’s condo as fast as she possibly could.

  But she couldn’t.

  Deciding that she would deal with real life once she got back home tonight, she turned off the shower and toweled herself off. She brushed out her hair in front of the large mirror and eyed the giant Jacuzzi tub that sat against the windows. She could just imagine what she and Finn could accomplish in that tub.

  Wrapping herself in her towel, she padded back into the bedroom. Finn was nowhere to be found, and Chloe dressed quickly before going in search of him. She found him in the state-of-the-art kitchen, pouring over take out menus. He grinned and held up two menus.

  “Sushi or pizza?”

  While Chloe liked either choice, the idea of cooking with Finn seemed insanely sexy.

  “Well, you did say your fridge was stocked. Maybe we can cook something.”

  “Absolutely.”

  He put the menus down and opened the fridge and Chloe stood behind him to peek in. The fridge was filled with fresh fruits and greens, as well as stacks of mini yogurts, fresh juices and other healthy foods.

  “Finn Harrison, I’m impressed,” she teased, finding herself relax around Finn more and more by the second.

  “I do have a small confession,” he said. “I didn’t stock this fridge, and I can only make about three dishes.”

  Chloe laughed. “So who stocked it?”

  “My assistant.”

  “You have an assistant?” For some reason the information surprised Chloe. She knew that most celebrities had personal assistants, but Finn seemed so down to earth.

  Finn looked embarrassed. “Well, yeah. His name is Marcus and he works for me part time.”

  “That’s okay! You don’t need to explain. I don’t know why I acted so surprised.” Chloe smiled at Finn. “So, tell me. What are your three dishes?”

  Finn grinned and raked his hand through his mussed up sex hair.

  Chloe swooned.

  “Grilled tilapia with a pineapple sauce, barbequed chicken and spaghetti.”

  Chloe popped her head in the fridge and then pulled open a nearby pantry. “I think we can do spaghetti.”

  “Spaghetti it is,” Finn murmured, grabbing Chloe and pulling her in for a kiss. Chloe kissed him back softly, enjoying the feel of his lips against her mouth. It was a soft, tender kiss and Chloe pulled away before things became to heavy. She laughed nervously.

  “I haven’t had enough of you,” Finn argued, trailing his fingers on her exposed thigh.

  “I think I’ve done enough damage for one night,” she said softly. Finn studied her carefully and then respected her wishes before pulling out pots and pans. He then raided the fridge, pulling out onions, tomatoes and a few other items.

  “Alright, kitchen wench,” he teased, “get chopping.”

  Chloe laughed and began chopping up the vegetables while Finn disappeared. A few moments later, Adele was playing throughout the condo. Chloe grinned as she continued chopping up vegetables.

  “Nice choice,” she complimented when Finn returned.

  “Thanks. I’m a big fan. Met her last year and was completely starstruck.”

  Chloe only shook her head; this was not her life.

  “So,” she asked, curiosity getting the best of her, “Are you renting this place, or is it actually yours?”

  “It’s mine. I haven’t been in New York in quite some time, but I love the city. I was really excited to sign on to Life 101 because I knew it meant I could come back here. And LA gets old fast.”

  “Is it rude of me to ask if you have a house in LA too?”

  “Nope, not at all. And yes, I have a house in LA. Actually, it’s in Santa Barbara. I’m right by the ocean. It’s amazing.” Finn got quiet “You would love it,” he said softly.

  Again, Chloe felt that strange butterfly feeling in her stomach. There was something so sweet and sincere with Finn, something that felt so real. More real than anything she had known with Ben.

  “What makes you say that?”

  “I can tell. Waking up in the morning with sunlight filtering through the blinds and a fresh sea breeze. Starting your morning with a walk on the beach, feeling the sand between your toes. Tossing a Frisbee. Relaxing on the deck with an iced coffee.”

  Chloe gulped. How could Finn already know her so well?

  “So?” she asked lightheartedly, trying to keep the conversation upbeat. “Do you own homes anywhere else?”

  “You’re not making me feel as normal now,” Finn teased. “I have a flat in London and a home in Miami. I don’t believe in having a gigantic house where I would only use a fraction of the space. Instead, I have a few modest homes in cities that I love. Miami is great home base because I can do a lot of traveling to South America from there.”

  It was the first time Finn had come close to mentioning the charity work he did. Chloe knew it was directly related to his years of substance abuse and trying to turn his life around. As if reading her mind, Finn stopped what he was doing and looked at Chloe, his blue eyes open and bare.

  “Chloe, I’ve done a lot of things that I’m not proud of. I’ve gone about as low as a human being can go. But I’ve worked hard to rebuild my life, and I’m a different person today than I was ten years ago. I know we just met, but I feel connected to you. But if you feel this is too much, if you feel that you’ve made a mistake, I will understand. It’s okay for you to go. I know you’ve made choices tonight that you regret.”

  He hung his head down as if he was ashamed that he had made Chloe screw up her life. Chloe was overcome with emotion and she hurried to Finn and took his head in her hands.

  “You did not make me do anything tonight that I didn’t want to do. Every choice I made was my decision; I am one hundred percent accountable. You didn’t twist my arm to come here. I invited myself, remember?” Chloe paused, feeling a flush creep across her cheeks. “And I’m still here now, aren’t I?”

  Finn dropped his wooden spoon and moved towards Chloe, embracing her as he pushed her hard against the kitchen table. Chloe gasped, dropping her knife as she wrapped her arms around Finn, pulling him closer to her, as their mouths crashed against each other.

  Chloe couldn’t deny it.

  The chemistry. The electricity. Finn was irresistible.

  Chloe moaned into Finn’s mouth and Finn sat her on the table, pushing her legs apart as he moved effortlessly between them. He fumbled with his pants and Chloe tugged at them too until Finn fell into her hand, hard as stone and warm as fire.

  At that precise moment, Chloe’s phone went off, startling both of them. They stopped, each panting, and Chloe looked down at her phone. It was from Ben.

  Still working. Definitely going to be a late night

  The realization of Chloe’s current situation came crashing down on her.

  “I’m sorry, Finn. I can’t,” she said scooting off the table and fixing her skirt.

  “It’s my fault,” he said hoarsely, “I shouldn’t have kissed you.” He paused. “Was that your fiancé?”

  Chloe nodded. “Don’t apologize for kissing me. I was just as into it as you were.” As guilty as Chloe felt, she still couldn’t bear leaving Finn. Ben wouldn’t be home anytime soon. “Come on, let’s eat.”

  She could tell Finn was happily surprised that she was staying. They made the spaghetti sauce while singing along to Adele, and joking about the show.

  They sat down to eat and the mood was light and easygoing, but the sexual chemistry was bubbling just under the surface.

  There was something erotic about eating spaghetti, and Chloe felt sexy as she twirled the spaghetti around her fork and placed it into her mouth. Finn clearly felt the same way, because he was watching her with dark, hungry eyes.

  “You’re teasing me,” he growled.

  “I’m only eating,” she said innocently, unable to
help flirting with him. As the dinner went on though, the energy between them became hotter and Chloe knew that she needed to leave before she found herself back in Finn’s bed.

  And she didn’t think she would be able to resist him this time.

  “I wish you didn’t have to go,” Finn said softly as she got her things together.

  “You’ll see me tomorrow.”

  “The highlight of my day,” he said honestly. There was something raw and vulnerable about Finn in addition to his sexiness that made him a lethal combination. Chloe couldn’t help but kiss him before she left.

  “We’ll figure this out,” he promised.

  Chloe nodded. She knew that she was the one who needed to figure things out. Ben was her fiancé. Finn was a celebrity who was just passing through her life. Maybe she was having a mid-life crisis early. Maybe she could chalk this up to a romantic fling at a turning point in her life. She could say goodbye to Finn and get back to real life with the man she was planning on marrying.

  Much to Chloe’s annoyance, she had agreed to let Finn’s driver take her home.

  Chloe finally peeled herself away from Finn, the vision of him leaning sexily against the doorjamb emblazoned in her mind. The car pulled into the night traffic of the city and began to make its way downtown towards her apartment.

  Suddenly, Chloe was struck by an idea. It was out of character for her, but she had the means right now, and she couldn’t help it.

  “Actually, would you mind spinning by another address before you took me home?” she asked the driver. The driver agreed and the car continued further south, until it was nearing Ben’s office by Battery Park.

  The car stopped outside the address and Chloe peered up at the building.

  She counted up to Ben’s floor and there wasn’t a single light on. Chloe made sure she had counted correctly.

  The floor was dark.

  “Everything okay, Miss? Are we picking someone up?”

  “No, no. I’m sorry,” she said perplexed. “We can go to my apartment now.”

  The driver began to head back uptown.

  A moment later Chloe’s phone began to buzz.

  It was Ben.

  Did he know she went by the office? Of course not, how could he? Was he home? Was he wondering where she was?

  “Hi,” Chloe said softly, picking up the phone.

  “Umm, hi,” an unfamiliar voice said. Chloe glanced quickly at her caller ID. Ben’s name was across the screen.

  “I just found this phone and I tried to return it but couldn’t catch up with you guys.”

  “I’m – I’m sorry?”

  “Yeah, look, your guy dropped it as he was getting into a cab with you. I picked it up and scrolled through his contacts. You were listed as ‘Fiancée’ in his phone. I was on my way over to Blackhound’s but I can hang outside the Living Room a bit longer if you want to swing back around for it.”

  Chloe didn’t understand.

  “Wait. How did you get this phone?”

  The man sighed, exasperated, on the phone.

  “You and your man were leaving the Living Room and you got into a cab. His phone fell out of his pocket and I picked it up. I found you listed under Fiancée, so I thought I would call and tell you. Do you guys want to come back and get it? I’ll wait here for another few minutes or you can meet me at Blackhound’s.”

  Comprehension was slowly dawning on Chloe.

  “Uh, yes, thanks for calling me. I’m actually right around the corner. If you stay right there, I’ll come get it. I’m only a few blocks.”

  “Sure. I’m Tim. I’m wearing a black baseball hat.”

  The line went dead.

  “Could we turn around and stop at the Living Room bar just down the street?” Chloe asked in a shaky voice.

  Ben was with another woman. Someone that this nice Samaritan figured was her, since she was listed as Fiancée in Ben’s phone. Chloe remembered Ben listing her that way to be cute. At the time it was romantic. She had never bothered to do the same in her phone.

  The car swung out in front of the bar and Chloe jumped out. Sure enough, there was a guy standing outside in a black baseball hat, holding Ben’s iPhone.

  “Hi,” Chloe said, “Tim? We just spoke.”

  The guy looked at her, confused. “You weren’t the girl I just saw,” he said slowly.

  “Yes, I know,” Chloe said dryly, holding her hand out for the phone. “I am the fiancée,” she added, unable to help her flair for the dramatic.

  She saw the stranger’s face twist quickly. “Shit. Sorry,” he breathed. With the phone in hand, Chloe turned away, her head held high as she walked back to the car.

  “Wait!” she called out, unable to stop herself.

  The guy turned back around, his face full of pity for her.

  “Would you mind – if it’s not too much to ask – but – could you tell me what you saw?”

  The guy took a deep breath. “Look, I’m really sorry. I just figured you were the girl. They were all over each other. Kissing in one of the booths. It was pretty nasty actually. As I was leaving someone yelled that they should get a room.” The man paused. “I think that’s what they did,” he said slowly. “I heard him tell the taxi to take them to the Hilton.” The man looked down, clearly embarrassed for Chloe.

  “Thank you,” Chloe said softly, before getting into the car.

  She held Ben’s phone in her hand for the entire drive, gripping it tightly. She knew she could go through Ben’s phone and she would probably find emails, texts and other things. But the truth was, that she wasn’t interested. She didn’t need any more proof than what she already had.

  She had felt that something was off with Ben. And she suddenly felt a hell of lot less guilty about what had happened with Finn. In fact, she had half a mind to call up Finn and tell him she was on her way back over. What better way to get even with Ben, then to go fuck Finn Harrison?

  But she stopped herself. She didn’t want to sleep with Finn out of spite. No. Finn was already too important to her. He was worth more than that. He deserved better of her.

  Stoically, Chloe stepped out of the car and went up the steps to her apartment. Everything was as she left it that morning, but it felt like years since Chloe had been there that morning. She didn’t feel like the same person. She shared this apartment with a man who was cheating on her. And Chloe was no better. She had cheated, too.

  But she couldn’t help wonder how long Ben’s affair had been going on? And she had a sneaking suspicious it was with his colleague Lis. Suddenly Chloe’s phone began to vibrate with an unknown number.

  “Chloe?” It was Ben.

  “Yes.”

  “Hey. I just wanted to call you because I’ve misplaced my phone. I don’t have a friggin’ clue where it is.”

  “Where are you Ben?”

  “What? Did you hear me? I just told you I lost my phone.”

  “I heard you. Where are you?”

  There was a pause. “I’m at work.”

  Chloe remained silent. Ben didn’t speak either.

  “So, why didn’t you call me from your work line?”

  “I’m in another room,” Ben lied.

  “Well, don’t worry, Ben,” Chloe said coolly, “I have your phone.”

  “What?”

  “I said that I have your phone.”

  “Jesus Christ! How the hell do you have it?”

  Chloe could hear the edge of panic in his voice.

  “Some nice man found it. He thought to scroll through your contacts and found me listed as Fiancée. He said you must have dropped it as we were leaving the Living Room and getting into a taxi.”

  “What?” Ben asked, trying to sound shocked.

  “You know, on our way to the Hilton,” she said, disgust taking over as she spat out the last word.

  “Chlo, look,” Ben began.

  “Don’t even!” Chloe hissed. “Are you there now? Is she with you?”

  “Chloe, I can expla
in.”

  “The hell you can!” Chloe cried.

  “I’m coming home,” Ben said, his voice certain but flustered.

  “Good idea!” Chloe shouted. “Actually, on second thought, don’t fucking bother!”

  And with that she hurled Ben’s phone at the wall, feeling satisfied as she watched it smash onto the floor into a thousand pieces.

  She picked up her phone and dialed Finn’s number.

  Find out what happens next in Part III. Due out in mid to late March 2013.

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