Breaking Even (The Sterling Shore Series #5)

by C. M. Owens

  My heart sinks like a sickened rock, and I move to sit up, sure that I heard him wrong.

  “You’re leaving?”

  He staggers sideways, barely catching himself on the wall, proving he’s much drunker than I am.

  “Yeah. Bye, Allie.”

  The door shuts and a tear falls from my eyes without my consent. How could I seriously be this stupid? I knew better. Fucking knew better than to expect more, but after spending all day together, I at least expected a damn kiss after the deed was done. Or during.

  Feeling used and exposed, I stand, only to feel something that only makes me sicker. My thighs are much too wet, and I rush to the trashcan to retrieve the discarded condom. To my horror, my fears are confirmed. The end is broken, meaning...

  Shit. Shit. Shit.

  It takes me ten minutes to calm the hell down, but I finally convince myself that there’s no way I’m pregnant. No one gets pregnant after just one time. I’ll be fine. No worries. It was just a mistake that will never happen again.

  Wren Jacobs will forever be my cautionary tale when I want to trust a guy too soon or do something as spontaneous and stupid as this. He won’t be the son of bitch that ruins my life.