Rough: Daunting Temptation (Coral Gables Series Book 1) Read Online Free

force out and leave him alone.
    Annoyed, I start to walk home.
    "You're such a damn bitch, Camille," he calls after me.
    "And you are a stupid, pompous ass, Delsin!" I walk faster, because I don't want to argue in the street. No use getting into a row with this guy. I hear no footsteps behind me, so I assume he doesn't follow me, but is still sitting on the bench.
    ***
    I'm finally home. The apartment is still deserted. Where the hell are the two others? I ask myself when I turn on the lights.
    On the other hand I am glad that I'm alone. I can take a shower and fall asleep without disturbance. The last few days, my friends' moans had kept me awake. In the hallway I kick off my heels and push them aside with my foot. Then I head for the bathroom and wiggle out of my dress. When I am in the shower, I hear my mobile phone ring. I am too lazy to rush out and get it, even though my denim jacket with the phone in its pocket is only a few steps away on the floor. No. I'm going to remain under the hot water and wash my hair.
    The ringtone stops and then starts again, stops and then starts again. Sandi Thom keeps telling me she wishes she was a punk rocker, until I've had enough. I step out from the shower, grab a towel and pick up the phone. "What?" I snap.
    "Sweetie? It's me, Avery. Are you home?"
    "Yes. Why are you asking? Delsin was supposed to tell you," I say, confused.
    "We'll come over. See you in five minutes," he rushes and hangs up.
    What the hell was that? I towel myself dry and shake my head. Then I wrap the towel around my torso und run into my room. I almost slip a few times, because I haven't dried my feet properly, but I catch my balance every time. "We really need some rugs in here, instead of those damn tiles," I swear loudly when I almost slide into my closet.
    I quickly pull out underwear, a long t-shirt and a pair of shorts.
    As soon as I have put it all on, there's a knock on the door.
    "Sweetie?" Avery calls.
    "Coming," I yell back and run to the door. "What is ...," I see him with Delsin in tow, who looks completely sloshed, "going on?" I finish my question.
    "Can I leave Delsin with you? I need to get the car, and Pearl wants to go home, too," he explains.
    I sigh. "I'd rather let him sleep on a bench in the park."
    "Please, Cam, do it for me." He only calls me Cam when he wants to convince me of something. Avery knows that I cannot refuse him when he looks at me with his puppy eyes, and calls me Cam.
    I exhale loudly. "Alright. Put him on the couch."
    "Not a good idea, after he behaved like that with Hailey and Thalia," he ponders aloud.
    "Dear god, alright, then get him into my room. My bed is big enough for two. But if he's going to throw up in my room, you're the one to clean it up when you come back for him," I say threateningly, although I cannot help but smile.
    "It's a deal." He comes in and drags Delsin into my room.
    I follow them in. "Can you help me take off his shoes?"
    "Yes, once I put him to bed."
    "Okay. I'm going to get a bucket, in case he'll throw up," I let Avery know, turn around and walk over to the built-in closet where we store all our cleaning stuff and such. I take out the bucket we use for mopping the floors, walk into the bathroom, and fill it halfway with cold water.
    When I step back into my bedroom, Ave is undressing Delsin. "What are you doing?"
    He looks up. "His clothes stink of smoke. Do you want him to lie next to you in them? Wouldn't that be rather disgusting for a non-smoker?"
    "True. But please let him keep something . And I don't mean the socks, but the shorts." When I say this, I can feel the heat suffuse my cheeks.
    Ave smirks. "Don't worry." He pulls off Delsin's jeans.
    I place the bucket next to the bed. "I swear to god, if he's going to throw up on me, or if he makes a pass at me tonight, I will hate you for the rest of my life."
    "If Delsin cares about his own life, he's not going to do either." Ave hands me the clothes and I put them in front of the half-open