Jen_C’s Reviews > Cold Hard Cash > Status Update

She will survive. She must. But she also needs a better man than me. A man with a story that doesn’t end with blood on the floor and broken hearts and broken dreams. She deserves a man who can give her something more. Something safe, something whole.

NASTY!

I’m taking this girl back to my hotel room, and I’ll show her why she never needs to look anywhere but into my eyes. I swear, if she wants, I’ll show her my effing soul. I’ll give her everything.

It ended before it even began. I don’t know how to forget him, but I hope he can forget me. He needs this time to shine. I knew him for a day, and that was long enough to know that what Cassius needs is a chance to fly. He’s been behind bars for far too long.

I know I shouldn’t unload on you— you’re a stranger. But maybe that’s why you feel so safe?”“I’m not safe. You know that, Evangeline. You Googled the shit out of me. I’m too messy for a girl like you.”“I think you’re wrong. I think you’re exactly right for me.” I kiss her then —no, more like I crash into her. I scoop her into my lap, and she’s straddling me, because she fits against me in ways she shouldn’t.

I hold her face in my hands, my palms covering her cheeks, and I kiss her deeply, sliding my tongue into her mouth. My body lights up with anticipation, because Evangeline brings emotions out in me that no one ever has before. “I don’t need anyone to tell me what to do,”I whisper against her mouth. Her lips are parted and wanton. “I know exactly what I’m going to do right now.”

“And what do you do there, Evangeline?”“I play the piano. Sort of.” I can tell she’s trying to dismiss her talent. I roll my eyes, shake my head and smirk at her. “I see. So you’re one of those students who got into Julliard even though they weren’t hot shit? I didn’t know they existed.”

You sure you’re good?” I ask. I can’t help it. I’m a rescuer. A saver. A fixer......
But, damn— in one minute I know I’d fall for this girl, too. She has gray eyes, with dark lashes, and the tears welling up in them make her look like she’s going to break. Like any moment everything inside her is going to crash and fall.