Sinnful Temptations??

c h a p t e r - f i v e

My heart starts beating faster at the prospect of seeing Sinn.

"Hey guys," Kira greets the boys, and they all turn to face us.

We all greet each other and exchange pleasantries, but my mind is on Sinn.

"Where's Sinn?" Kira asks and I want to hug her.

She's such a good friend, asking the question she knows I want to ask, but won't.

"He's talking to that hottie over there," Chad says and my stomach drops.

My eyes follow his gaze and land on Sinn. He looks completely edible in a white t-shirt that shows off every contour and all his ink. His piercings are glinting in his ears and he's wearing a long necklace around his neck. He looks so fucking sexy.

But then I see the girl next to him.

She's tall and wearing chunky wedge heels. She looks incredible in a tiny body-con skirt and barely-there bralet.

She's mixed race, with beautiful coffee-coloured skin and permed brown hair. Tattoos cover her midriff and left thigh, and she has a sleeve. She laughs at something he says, and I catch a glimpse of her face, with almond shaped eyes and huge lips.

She's stunning.

I try to tear my eyes away from them, but I can't. She puts her hand on his bicep as they talk animatedly. It sucks to watch.

It's not like I have any claim over him, or that I'd be kissing him if he were here with us. I know I get jealous easily. I just want him over here so I can talk to him.

I force myself to look away and I see Kira looking at me sympathetically.

"Let's get a drink." I grab her hand and pull her over to the bar.

"They're just talking," Kira tries to reassure me as we wait in line.

"I know, and he doesn't even know I like him. This is stupid," I groan and try to convince myself that my feelings are ridiculous.

"Maybe you should tell him," she suggests, and I look at her like she's grown a second head.

"Are you kidding? Micah will never talk to me again if he found out I'd gone after one of his friends, and besides, Sinn would never be interested in a girl like me," I scoff at the idea.

We buy our drinks and head back to the table. I purposely position myself so my back is to them so I can't be tempted to look over.

I distract myself by talking to Jett and my brother, whilst Kira gets her flirt on with Chad.

Almost half an hour later, I've finished my drink and Sinn is still talking to the woman.

I glance over at Kira and see her staring with wide eyes in Sinn's direction. Unable to resist, I look over my shoulder to see what she's looking at and another spike of jealousy runs through me.

The woman has lifted her top and is showing something, probably a tattoo, on her ribs to Sinn. He's leaned down to see better and is running his fingers over her skin.

I grimace and turn back to Kira. She slips away from Chad and shuffles around the table to stand next to me.

"Want to get another drink?" She asks and I shake my head.

"Don't hate me, but I don't really want to be here anymore," I say, and she smiles.

"No problem, gal. Plenty more bars in the city." She winks and slides her hand into mine.

"We're off to another bar guys, might see you later!" She tells the guys and starts to pull me to the exit.

How did I get so lucky to have such a good friend?

She leads me through the crowd again. I look over my shoulder at Sinn one last time.

My heart skips a beat when I see he is looking directly at me. He's finally noticed that I'm here. He frowns, seeing me heading towards the exit with Kira.

"You leaving?" He mouths at me, and I nod.

I quickly turn away before I change my mind.

Once we're outside, Kira and I walk ten minutes to our favourite cocktail bar.

"You're the most amazing friend, thank you." I buy her a cocktail and we toast.

"I've got you, gal. I know he wasn't doing anything, but that really sucked to see," she says, and I feel a little less crazy for feeling jealous.

We have another two drinks and get our dance on.

I check the time on my phone and see that Sinn has text me an hour ago, twice. I didn't realise.

Why did you leave? You should have come and said hi.

Where are you now? We're in Pure, come meet me.

I tuck my clutch under my arm and text him back.

Sorry, didn't check my phone till now. We're on the other side of town, have a good night.

It's a little blunt, but it'll do. I put my phone back in my clutch and turn back to Kira.

We stay out a few hours longer, until just after midnight, then Kira insists on getting food. I get some chips and mayo, and she orders a huge kebab. I gag as I watch her eat it.

"I don't know how you stomach that, it's disgusting," I comment, and she scoffs at me.

"It's beautiful," she replies and shoves more into her mouth.

We get a taxi; it stops at hers first and we say goodbye. Then, it drops me at mine. The boys aren't home yet, I unlock the door and let myself in.

I get ready for bed, taking off my make-up, cleaning my teeth and getting undressed. I slide under the covers, my ears still ringing from the loud music.

It doesn't take me long to fall asleep.

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