Beauty and The Beta (Bailey) novel Chapter 280

Chapter 280

Chapter 90 Lilah

I quickly drive away from the ice cream parlour without looking back. I shouldn’t have let myself act like than with him. He’s so easy to mess around with, to have a laugh with, the same as the other guys but the difference with Knox is, it easily seems to fall over into flirting and that scares me.

I don’t even realise I’ve done it until it’s too late…it just happens with him…. I shouldn’t do that, he has a mate out there…. But then it felt like he was going to kiss me back there….it scared me….. because I wanted him to…. I really

did….

But at the same time as he raised his hand for some reason I instinctively flinched, probably all the beating I’ve had in the last year of late from Anya and her friends. I didn’t expect the tears though. I think all the emotions of everything got the better of me, everything from tonight with Logan, then me reacting like I did when Knox went to touch my face and the fact I’m scared and the fact I wanted him to kiss me.

I do not want a man, I truly don’t, I don’t want to go through that pain again, so why can he so easily get under my skin? Rushing off probably made Knox feel like crap….. I should probably apologise….

My phone buzzed through the Bluetooth system in my car. I answered it on the speakerphone system within my car system, knowing already it was Knox…. He must have read my mind…

He spoke before I even had chance to say hello “Lilah I just want to say I am really sorry. I overstepped the mark there. I know we were messing around. Think I got carried away. You looked cute…..erm….” He sounded awkward and like he was struggling to find the right words “we somehow ended up flirting, your lips were really close and I kind of wanted to…. Fuck… no! Shit I don’t mean I wanted to fuck! Shit I’m not doing good here. I mean your lips were there and suddenly in that moment I wanted to kiss you. I know I’m wrong and I know you don’t need that shit right now, I know we’re friends and I overstepped the mark. Please forgive me?” he says.

Bless him…he sounded really nervous…he thought I looked cute though!! But he thinks what we did was wrong…. I felt a little deflated again, but he is probably right.

“Is fine Knox. I’m sorry for rushing off. I panicked” I explain. I hear him let out a big sigh, I assume of relief.

“I made you cry though” he muttered.

“That wasn’t you Knox, that was everything today, I just got a bit overwhelmed is all” I try to dismiss it, not wanting to. worry him and definitely not wanting to explain I wanted him to kiss me.

“Lilah?” He questions.

“Hmm” I respond as I continue to drive home.

“Are you scared of me?” He asks nervously. What? Why would he think that?

“Maybe I was a little to begin with when I first met you” I admit honestly “but I’ve got to know you, and no definitely not scared of you Knox. Why?”

“Hmmm. Ok. You sure? It’s just that you flinched when I went to touch your face, like you thought I was going to hit you or

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something….” He says gently.

Oh shit….. how do I explain that away?!….. I hoped he hadn’t noticed…..

“Instinct I guess. Hand coming to face.” I try to lie.

“Lilah. You looked scared. Please don’t lie to me.” Knox says kindly.

know he’s trying to help but I can’t tell him. I need to end this call….

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“Knox please just stop… I said it was nothing…. It is nothing ok? You can’t save me from everything.” I say bluntly.

I hear a sharp intake of breath. I’d annoyed him or upset him or both. Neither of which I wanted to do. Without this guy’s help I’m fucked.

“Ok” he said simply.

“Knox? Are you mad with me now?” I have to question.

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