In the Club With Him

Chapter 5

Bre's P.O.V.

After the Gala ended, Steven was kind enough to take me back to the Grand Hotel. " I had a really nice time tonight." I said as he pulled up to the hotel entrance.

He looked me up and down and licked his lips, " I enjoyed myself as well. Is there anyway we could extend this evening?" he asked me as he drew circles on my knee.

I thought about it for a minute, wanting to say yes but didn't want things to end like they did last night. It was amazing, but I'm really not that kind of girl. I looked up at him through my lashes and replied, " Yes but can we just hangout?" I asked him nervously as he stopped rubbing my knee.

He grabbed it instead and said, " Yes, I would love to get to know you better, Bre." as he turned the car out into the parking lot and parked it. He got out and opened my door and grabbed my hand to help me out.

As we walked into the hotel entrance, Steven kept his hand around my waist. We walked past the bar and a woman yelled out " Steven! Steven Black is that you?"

As Steven and I stopped walking and the woman I had seen at the bar earlier, was walking towards us. I could Steven hesitate as she got closer. She pushed past me and hugged him. He pushed her back, " Celia what are you doing here?"

As the short curvy woman kept her hand on Steven's left arm even though his right arm was now back around my waist.

"Well, I just got back in town and I wanted to see you, so I've been staying here for a little while. I saw you arriving last night but didn't get a chance to catch you." as she kept rubbing his arm. I just looked at her like she was crazy.

"Celia, this is Bre. Bre, this is Celia, she is a former classmate of mine." he said quickly.

"Don't forget ex girlfriend too." she added and I just had to keep a nice face.

"It's nice to meet you." I tried to say sweetly.

As she looked me up and down, " Likewise." as she turned her nose up. " Would you like to have a drink with me, Steven?" She asked sweetly.

"No, we were just leaving, see you later Celia." as we turned to walk towards the elevator.

"Oh you will, don't worry." she said as we entered the elevator and the door closed. I breathed a sigh of relief, that was so awkward.

Steven's P.O.V.

As I held Bre next to me in the elevator, we were both quiet with our thoughts as the elevator went up. She sighed and I worried about how she felt about meeting Celia. She was an ex of mine and we had a past, but that was it. I couldn't believe she was back in town. Last I heard of her she was in drug rehabilitation for a while.

As the elevator dinged, my thoughts refocused on Bre as I followed her to her room. She used the key to open the door, but paused before going any further.

"Is everything okay?" I asked her and she looked down at the floor. I used my hand to lift up her chin as she had tears glistening in her beautiful eyes. She just nodded and I couldn't stand to see her this way.

"Would it make you feel better if I left?" I asked her as I held her hand.

"No, I just wasn't expecting all of that downstairs" she said quietly.

"I know, I really wasn't prepared for that either. Would it make you feel better if I explained her to you a little bit?" I asked hoping she would let me inside.

"I guess so..." as she opened the door a little more and allowed me to follow her inside.

She walked to the en suite and sat down on the couch as she undid her shoes. " Would you like a drink?" I asked as I went to the mini bar.

"Yes, a rum and coke please." she said as I got her drink and grabbed a bourbon for myself. I sat down and handed her the drink as she replied thank you and sat back against the couch.

"Bre, don't worry about Celia, she is harmless. She and I used to date in high school and I broke up with her due to her drug habit. That's where she has been for awhile." I said as she looked at me shocked.

"Well, she seemed that she really was into you." she replied.

"Yes, she told me that she loved me once but I was young. I wasn't in the right place for all of that, I wanted to make something of myself." I said hoping that Bre would be understanding. She just nodded and drank some more, just being quiet. I scooted closer to Bre and took her hands into mine.

"Bre, please look at me. Tell me what you're thinking?"

She looked up at me, " Steven, you make me feel a way I've never felt. It scares me since this is all new. I don't want to become vested in you and you not feel the same" as I watched a tear fall from her eye.

She really was one of a kind and I would be crazy to let her go right now.

"Bre, I know we just met, but you make me feel differently too. Your sweet and fun, I feel like I can be myself with you and it's such a nice feeling." as I gently kissed her cheek.

"Really?" She replied smiling at me with her beautiful smile.

"Yes, and if you want to take it slower, I don't mind." I said hoping she would let me stay.