Ruined by LP Lovell Page A

positively drab.
    He hands me a glass of red wine and I smile. What more could a girl want than a hot man who brings her wine? I don’t have the heart to tell him that the thought of alcohol still makes me want to hurl.
    He places his hand on the small of my back and guides me to a small table near the back of the restaurant. He pulls my chair out for me. I’m seated next to the radiator, so I’m happy.
    He settles in opposite me. “So, I take it the party got a little wild on Saturday.”
    “Yeah. I blame Lilly entirely. That girl is a bloody liability.”
    He laughs. “You say these things, but she’s never been anything but perfectly poised whenever I’ve seen her.”
    “Uh, were you not there for the piss bag tantrums?” I laugh just at the memory. Most people wake up from a coma and have questions, concerns, whatever. Pretty much one of the first things Lilly did was freak out when she discovered she had a catheter in. She said she felt violated and demanded they take it out. Of course, with most of the bones in her body broken, she couldn’t really get to the toilet. Do you think she let it drop? Hell no. She kicked up hell until they took it out. Then of course, poor Theo had to carry her to the loo every time she needed to go. That guy is such a sucker for her shit. Needless to say, there were tantrums about the ‘piss bag’, as she referred to it.
    He shrugs. “I’d probably be pissed off if I woke up to find someone had shoved tubes in certain places.” He laughs. “Although it might be over shadowed by the ‘technically died’ thing.”
    I roll my eyes. “You’d think. But yeah, she is a liability. She decided the engagement party was boring…her own party, and got rip roaring drunk.”
    “And you got drunk with her?” His lips kick up at one side in a way that makes me want to kiss him.
    “Be rude not to. What kind of maid of honour lets the bride drink alone? It’s not good form. I have duties.” None of which I have actually performed. I think I’m supposed to organise and shit, but well, not even Lilly is doing any organising. Cat has taken over. “Although, yesterday I was really wishing I hadn’t.”
    “That bad?”
    I shake my head. “So bad. I thought I might actually die.”
    He laughs. “Wow, I can’t even remember the last time I was like that. It must have been when I was at university.” He ponders.
    I know he doesn’t mean anything by it, he’s just making conversation, but it suddenly makes me feel very juvenile. Alex has his shit together. He’s a doctor for god’s sake. He owns a flat in London. Okay, it’s not a massive flat, but it’s in a reasonable area. And he owns it. Like, made an investment, and pays a mortgage. Serious shit.
    I love my wild and crazy friends, and I’m used to being the sensible mothering one of the group. With Alex though, suddenly I feel like the wild one. I’m not used to it.
    “Well, I don’t recommend it. Although, you really should let your hair down every now and then Dr. Ryker.” I tease.
    His gold eyes sparkle under the dim lights of the restaurant. “Deal. The next time I have a couple of days off, we’re going out, and we’re getting drunk.”
    I grin. “Oh, this should be good. Am I going to unleash a beast?”
    “You’ll have to wait and see.” He winks and flashes me a cheeky smile that has me in dire need of an underwear change. Please let him be a sex crazed pervert when he’s drunk. Please, please, please.
     
     

CHAPTER FIVE
    HUGO
     
    Okay, so I may have pulled a total dick move.
    I was horny as fuck last night. I’d spent the previous night in Molly’s bed, and I think my cock may have disowned me for not having a crack. It’s not like she wasn’t keen. She was practically dry humping my leg at one point. I’ll admit the throwing up did slightly dampen the mood, but if I’m honest, I’ve fucked worse. Getting her naked and showering her should not have been hot in any way. It should have had