I Choose You by Lopez, Bethany (best fiction novels to read .txt) 📗

              “Perfect,” Kara said with a smile as she put the ingredients in the blender. “He’s not going to know what hit him!”

Chapter Twenty

              The bar and grill was decorated with wall to wall Halloween decorations. There was a DJ in the corner spinning spooky hits, and there was a mass of monsters, sexily clad women, and people wearing simply a mask with regular clothes. Then there was Nicole.

              She stood out in the room like a vision in white. Her hair was fluffed out and spilled over her back and wings in waves. Her ample bosom was showcased in the low cut slip dress. It fell well above her knees and her legs were covered in white fishnet stockings. She was wearing heels that looked like ice pics, and her face was made up dramatically with smoky eyes and ruby red lips.

              She killed him.

              When he’d walked through the door he’d seen her instantly, and had felt a simultaneous surge in his heart and in his pants. He’d never had a woman affect him the way that Nicole did.

              He must have stopped and stared when he’d seen her, because Rich ran right into his back, causing him to stumble forward.

              “Dude,” Rich chuckled as he put his hand on Kent’s arm to steady him. “You alright?”

              Rich looked up and followed the direction of Kent’s gaze.

              “Wow, she looks fuckin’ hot!”

              Rich just chuckled again when Kent shot him a dirty look. He adjusted his hood to drape the way he wanted it, and checked his shorts to make sure they were in place.

              “Is it on right?”

              Kent looked at Rich’s boxing costume and shook his head. “You look like a piece of meat, like you’re just looking to get laid.”

              Rich gave him a big grin and a wink, “Then, mission accomplished!” He said as he sauntered off towards the bar.

              Kent adjusted his cowboy hat and followed Rich. He stopped when he saw Colin and Briana at a nearby table. They were cute in a Top Gun themed matching outfit. Colin wore a flight suit and Bree had on a sexy little bomber jacket and short skirt. They both looked really happy.

              “Hey, how’s it going?” Kent asked. He shook Colin’s hand and accepted Bree’s hug when she leaned in to him. It had been a while since he’d seen her, but he was happy to say that he no longer felt a tug of longing when he held her.

              “Great,” Briana yelled over the music. “How are you? You look good.”

              “You guys look good too,” Kent shouted back. “I’m gonna grab a drink. You guys need anything?”

              He got their orders and went to join Rich at the bar. He couldn’t help but notice that Nicole was surrounded by a group of horny monsters, and he felt sick to his stomach when he saw a tall dark vampire leaning in to speak in her ear. He forced his eyes forward and kept moving towards the bar.

              He couldn’t help but wonder if he’d been hasty in his decision to cut things off when he did. He still thought that she could do better than a guy like him, but he really missed being with her. He missed the sound of her laugh and the way she smiled to herself when she was writing. He missed her soft lips and the sweet smell of her hair.

              He almost walked in to Rich when the other man called his name and snapped him out of his thoughts.

              “Dude, you’re out of it tonight. Let me get you a drink.”

              Kent thanked him and ordered the drinks for Briana and Colin.

              “Gonna be a busy one tonight, eh Pete?” He yelled to his ginger haired friend. Pete nodded in agreement and turned to grab a couple beers. “Who are you supposed to be?” Kent asked when he saw the bow strapped to Pete’s back.

              “Hawkeye,” Pete yelled, then he nodded towards the swinging door where Kara was coming out of the back with a full tray. She had on a red wig and a tight black body suit.

              “Black Widow?” Kent guessed, and grinned when the other man nodded and handed him his drinks. “See ya in a bit.”

              When he got to the table to pass out the drinks, he noticed Rich was flirting with a hot blonde in a Grecian outfit. When he heard the snort and the sarcastic remark, he whirled the girl around and found Roni standing before him.

              “What in the hell are you wearing?” Kent asked loudly.

              “It’s a costume,” Roni answered wryly.

              “Barely,” Kent retorted as he took in the sexy shoes and what appeared to be a twelve year olds dress.

              Roni just rolled her eyes at him and said, “Calm down. I’m going to go see Nicole.”

              He watched her walk away and then turned to see Rich was doing the same thing. “Hey. Stop it.”

              Rich just shrugged his shoulders and smiled at him, then tipped his head back to take a swig of his beer.

              Kent watched Roni walk up to where Nicole was still talking to the lame vampire guy, and saw Nicole say something him, then turn to follow Roni. When he saw the guy put his hand on her arm to stop her, he saw red.

              Kent walked quickly through the crowd and heard Nicole asking the jerk to let her go.

              “Can you please let go of my arm,” She asked loudly. “I’m going to go with my friend to get a drink.”

              “I’m not ready for you to go yet,” the vampire replied, not letting go.

              Kent walked right up to the shorter man and towered menacingly over him.

              “She said let go.”

              The vampire looked up at him, his eyes already bloodshot and sneered. “Back off, Man. Find your own bimbo.”

              “Kent,” Nicole put her hand on his arm, as if to hold him back. “He’s not