The Best Man novel Chapter 53

"I'll be out in a minute", I called out to Jess while getting lost in Nathan's eyes. They had locked me in, I couldn't look away.

"I really hate these rude interruptions", he breathed out against my lips and I laughed softly while patting my cheeks dry from the tears that were streaming down my face, and he helped to wipe them off

"I should probably get going"

"Okay", I nodded my head, and he put out both his hands in front of me and I intertwined our fingers together

"I'll see you later then", he pecked me on the lips again, teasingly biting on my lower lip and I giggled while walking him to the door

"Okay", I smiled, and he quickly stole another kiss before opening the door to walk out, catching Jessica off guard when he saw him first instead of me

"Hi Jess, bye Jess", Nathan smiled walking past her, and she was lost for words as we both watched him walk away. Her lips turned up into a mischievous smile when she turned to look at me, raising an eyebrow.

"Is there something going on between you two?"

I couldn't help but smile as I shrugged my shoulders, tugging hair behind my ear. "Something like that"

Later on that night, we decided to pass by a bar for a quick night cap before we went back to the resort. It was karaoke night there and there were different singers getting on and off the stage. Some were good, some were terrible, and we kept making fun of them. Getting drunk and singing were never a good combination, that's one thing I'd never dare to do in public, no matter how heartbroken I was. Nathan excused himself, pushing his seat back to stand on his feet and walked away from our table. I just assumed he was going to get more drinks or something.

"What's with the love bite on your neck, Liv?" Jess asked aloud and the guys turned to looked at me, raising their eyebrows when they noticed the dark bruise on the side of my neck.

Nathan gave it to me while we sneaked off to make out in one of the casino restrooms earlier on

"It's not a love bite", I laughed nervously. "It's my birthmark"

"No it isn't", Tristan chipped in. "Your birthmark is on your right leg, just above your knee"

Quick question, is it okay to beat someone up for pointing out that you're lying? Because if so Tristan was surely begging to catch these fists.

"Is it?", I acted surprised while burying my head deeper into the hoodie Nathan borrowed me when I started getting cold and pulled the strings to further cover my neck. "I must be bitten by a spider then, who knows?"

"Yaaaayyyy Nathan", Jess joined in the screaming, getting the crowd howling in excitement. The tempo song started getting strong by the second, it was hard not to start dancing to it by tapping my foot on the floor, plopping my head back and forth a little. Nathan started singing the lyrics and with a voice like his, it clearly resonated around the room.

We may not be romantically involved but

There's that bond that keeps us together somehow

So no matter how things turn out, just let me get this off my chest

He looked up directly at me. "Olivia Davis, this is for you"

"Ohhhhhhh shiiiiiiit", Tristan and Jess chorused together, looking at me with wide grins on their faces, taunting me by also wiggling their eyebrows

"Oh my God, I knew it", Kevin screamed while standing on his feet, causing an obvious scene and Tristan quickly pulled him down to his seat again

"Sit your ass down man", he scowled at him while laughing. Kevin wasn't done with me yet, he had this sadistic smile on his face, I was never going to hear the end of it. I rested my face in my hands, looking adoringly at Nathan on stage as he continued with the song.