I shook off the encounter then went into the toilet stall and relieved myself. When I was finished, I exited the stall and washed my hands. I checked my appearance in the mirror, nodded to myself then turned and headed back into the ballroom and to my table.

Alec was looking down at his phone as I reached the table. I raised my eyebrows as I sat down.

"What?"

"It's about fucking time, Keela!" Alec snapped lowly.

He shoved his phone into his trouser pocket and stood when I moved to take my seat next to him. He gripped the back of my chair and pulled it out for me. I was shocked as hell - he was displaying manners and was acting like a... gentleman. I was about to thank him when he slapped my arse as I positioned myself to sit down.

I rolled my eyes and tried not to react because honestly, I should have seen that one coming.

"You're a pervert," I muttered lowly as I moved my seat closer to the table.

He grunted as he retook his own seat. "Be thankful I didn't leave a mark, you deserved it for leaving me out here on my own for hours."

Hours? I was gone five minutes at most.

"I'm back now so why are you complainin'?" I asked, sighing.

"I was bored... and Jason's sisters keep hitting on me."

See, sluts!

"I'll give on the girls annoyin' you, but it couldn't have been that borin'-"

Alec cut me off with a wave of his hand and said, "It was. Trust me."

I gave him a look and asked, "On a scale of one to ten, how bored were you?"

He looked me dead in the eye and said, "I read the terms and conditions for the new iOS update on my phone. Twice."

That bored?

"Jesus," I said.

Alec dramatically nodded his head.

I chuckled at him. "Well, I'm back now... and just in time for dinner it seems."

Waitors arrived and began placing plates with different meals in front of the people seated at the tables. I inhaled the smell of the food and heard my stomach growl.

Oh, I was going to enjoy this.

When dinner was over, music started to play and the large dance floor that was to the far right started to fill up with both young and old people. Mr. Bane and Koda got up to dance and so did Jonathan who took his mother to the dance floor. I was ecstatic over because I was one more toe stroke from knocking the cunt out.

Alec asked me to dance as well, but I told him I couldn't move and that I had to let my food digest. He only laughed at me. Since I declined to dance with him, Krista Bane made sure to ask him to which he accepted.

"You don't mind, do you?" he murmured to me.

Did I mind?

"No, I don't care."

Yes, yes I did.

Alec hesitated. "When you say you don't care is that Man Bible code for you really do care? I'm not very good at reading people so I don't know what you're trying to say."

Men.

I rolled my eyes. "It's not code for anythin'. Go dance, whatever."

Alec snapped his fingers at me. "Whatever is another way for woman to say fuck you, I remember that one."

I was going to strangle him.

"Alec you're startin' to annoy me."

He chewed on his lower lip. "It's only a dance."

"Go dance then."

His smile was only annoying me further.

"Keela, you don't have to be jealous, it's only a dance."

I nodded curtly.

Alec chuckled, then leaned down and kissed my cheek.

"I won't be long."

Damn right you won't be long.

"Okay."

I sulked as I watched Alec take a beaming Krista by the hand and lead her to the dance floor. The music was fast, so they didn't actually have to touch each other while they danced and I felt a bit better about that.

"Jesus, what is wrong with me?" I muttered to myself.

How the hell could my feelings and attitude change so rapidly towards Alec? A few days ago I would have been delighted for anyone to take his attention away from me, but now... now I don't want his attention on anyone else but me.

Maybe I was being clingy with him.

Fuck!

It has only been five days since I met him. Three of those days I was hostile towards him, and now we were in the early stage of dating where everything is perfect and I was the picture of happiness.

Once again, it has only been five fucking days since I met him.

Why was I allowing myself to get emotionally attached to him? Especially after what happened the last time I allowed myself to be emotionally swept away by a man.

I was not comparing Alec to Jason - because Jason is a wank stain and Alec was not - but there was a similarity at how fast I let myself get lost in both men. Jason emotionally cracked me in about two weeks, and Alec in just two days.

Was I a hopeless romantic, or just hopeless?

Hopeless.

I was definitely hopeless.

After all, I fully knew this could come crumbling down at any given second so why did I agree to be Alec's real girlfriend? Why couldn't I have just said no?

Because I was a fucking eejit who thought with her vagina instead of her head.

I was so bloody stupid.

I mean, let's just look at how Alec came to be my boyfriend. He was a retired escort for crying out loud! He was doing me a favour by coming with me to this wedding, and here I was mad that he was dancing with someone when we both know dancing with women is nothing compared to what he can do with them.

Sexually, I've only had a taste of Alec - or he has only had a taste of me - but be that as it may, I knew he would ruin me for any other man. I just knew it.

I liked Alec, I didn't like when his arsehole trait came out to play, but I did enjoy his company and how he made me feel anything other than homely.

This confused me because unlike my relationship with Jason, I knew there was a higher percentage of things that could go belly up with Alec and yet I still wanted to be with him.

What. The. Fuck?

"I hate being a woman," I muttered out loud earning a chuckle from my left, which caused me to jump with fright because I didn't hear anyone sit down next to me.

"I didn't mean to startle you, miss?"

"Daley," I replied to the middle aged, American man who was sat in Jonathan's seat.

"Miss Daley... a relation of the bride?"

I nodded my head. "Yes, Micah is me younger cousin."

The man smiled at me and I noticed the creases around his eyes deepened. He was a good looking man, tanned skin, dark hair with an impressive beard.

"I'm afraid I don't know the bride, only her father."

I raised my brows. "You're a friend of me uncle?"

The man nodded. "Yes, well more of a business associate, than a friend."

I smiled. "Can't mix business with pleasure, huh?"

The man chuckled. "Precisely."

I continued to smile as I looked out at the dance floor where everyone was having fun dancing.

"Shouldn’t you be out there dancing and having fun?" the man from my left asked.

I shook my head. "Nah, I just ate and unlike everyone else, I need time before I can move again."

The man laughed. "When you can move, I'm sure Alec will happily take your for a twirl on the dance floor."

I looked to the man and said, "You know me boyfriend?"

The man looked shocked, extremely shocked. "Alec Slater is your boyfriend?"