Free Sweet Sins by Madison Kent Page A

How can I be lucky to find someone as gorgeous as you and you are here alone?”
                  Ignoring the last statement she said, “I’m Ashley, Ashley Montague.”
    She liked inventing names whenever she wanted to remain anonymous. She had used this one before and it suited her. He moved closer to her and took her hand. Before last week, she would have dropped his hand like wasps were stinging it but now Adam had bitterly hurt her and a part of her was now roaming free.
                  “Well, Ashley, let’s have our first dance. The first of many I hope.”
                  Looking for Love was playing as they embraced on the dance floor. She was playing chicken, she knew Adam could walk in any minute and their relationship would be over. She did not quite understand why she was doing it except for perhaps a little taste of secret revenge. Adam had now left a small opening in her heart and Craig, with his charm and good looks had walked into it. Craig leaned into her and lifted her face; he brought his mouth to her. Arianna returned his passionate kiss. She couldn’t understand what she was doing, but knew that Adam’s betrayal had affected her more than she thought. I wonder what Adam would say if he could see me now. He would be shocked as he was so sure of her devotion to him.
                  “Craig, I’m sorry. I’m meeting someone. I shouldn’t have danced with you but you’re so damn good looking and I admit that I wanted to kiss you and for you to put your arms around me. I shouldn’t and I’m sorry.”
                  “You can’t mean that. You can’t like the guy very much or you wouldn’t have just kissed me.
                  “I do, I do… I love him. I just had a moment of weakness. You made me vulnerable. Tonight, whatever girl you pick, will be lucky.”
                  She dropped his hand and ran to the ladies room, now terrified that Adam might have seen her. What was she doing, throwing her happiness away with both hands? Was a moment of weakness worth a lifetime of love? She wondered if Craig would try and speak with her when Adam returned and she prayed that he wouldn’t.
                  When she came out, Adam was there, standing at the bar. She shouldn’t have dragged Craig into this threesome but it was just a dance, she was sure he would find a dozen girls here who would be glad for his attention. She kept thinking, damn it, why had he betrayed her, why had he opened the door for weeds to come in. It had been so perfect, or at least she thought so.
                  She slid her arms around him from behind and rested her cheek against his strong back. He turned and kissed her sweetly.
                  “It’s good to be home, girl, home to you. I know it’s going to take a while for you to forget what happened, but please try and forgive me. We won’t make it if you don’t.”
                  Was his telepathic? She had just acted out his concerns. It made her shake a little knowing just how true his words were.
                  They played Galaxy One, their favorite video game, challenging each other for sexual favors. Arianna loved this, either way she couldn’t lose. Like gypsy fortune tellers, they would tease each other that their lover’s fate would be decided by the winning or losing of the game.
                  “OK, if I win this one, Patty Jo will never ask you to take her back.”
                  “Great. How am I supposed to try and beat you?”
                  “You will. It’s your nature. You would never go down without a good fight.”
                  He beat her by ten points and even though she knew it was silly, she felt let down as if this was a premonition of bad times to come.
                  They continued drinking the sweet sour Margaritas, both