All Chapters of One Night Mistake: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

“Maybe she decided to come over early…”When his lips trailed down to her collarbone, an alarm went off in Taliana’s head. This was wrong on so many levels, and she was damning herself for letting what had initially started as simply for show begin to feel real. Her thoughts were so loud that she barely heard what he said next.“Why are you so eager to get away?”“Because…” Taliana trailed off, distracted by his touch. “Because you make me? nervous .” She managed to get her hands up to his chest, prepared to push him away. “Can you please let me go?”She half expected him to refuse and keep her trapped against the wall, but he slowly took a step back, an unreadable expression crossing his face.“Go see if it’s Blair,” he said gently before turning and striding back toward his bedroom.Taliana was frozen as she watched him disappear inside and remained rooted to the same spot for a few more seconds until she shook herself out of it, but there was only one thought running through her he

With a heavy sigh, he collapsed back into the chair and rolled his eyes. He wasn’t sure why he hadn’t simply ignored her words and gone inside, but it probably had something to do with the fact that he wanted answers.“What do you want, Blair?” he murmured, finally daring to look at her.She had relaxed now that they were the only two outside, but her normal amusement had shifted into something he couldn’t read. “Just to talk,” she said softly. “We haven’t exactly gotten a moment to do that.”Sebastian narrowed his gaze, not buying her innocent act. “Unless you’re going to apologize for everything you’ve done and tell me why you cheated on me, I don’t think we have anything to talk about.”Much to his surprise, she flinched. Half of him was convinced she was just acting like always, but her heavy exhale and the way she squirmed made him think otherwise. However, she quickly composed herself.“If Taliana wants an apology, that’s a discussion for a different day.” Blair sounded like her

“You, mostly. You’re the only thing we have in common anymore. She did say something about coming to visit on Tuesday before she headed out to Paris.”“What for?”“Beats me, but she sounded excited about it, so consider yourself warned.” He dropped his hands from Taliana’s shoulders and took a half step back, checking his watch in the process. “I better head out. Traffic is always awful on holiday weekends. You need a ride to school?”Taliana shook her head. “That’s okay. Sebastian should be here soon.”“I still can’t believe you’re dating that kid.” He snorted, shrugging into his suit jacket. “I’m not sure I like the idea of you with him. Or hell, of you dating at all. To me, you’re still that little eight-year-old I used to spend hours with in the toy store. Now look at you, practically all grown up.”Taliana couldn’t help but crack a grin. “Don’t get all sentimental on me, Dad.”“It’s hard not to.” He looped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her into him, dropping a loud kiss

“Party?” Taliana questioned. “I didn’t know there was going to be a party tonight.”Michael popped his head out of a doorway to Taliana’s right. “Baby, we’re in theHamptons,” he drawled, rolling his eyes as he grabbed her hands and pulled her into the room with him. “Did you really think we would actually drive that far just to sit around and do nothing? This weekend is all about the parties. It’s the last chance we’ve got to have any fun before we’re bogged down with schoolwork, community service, and college applications. Everyone knows that.”Everyone but her, of course. “Guess I should have expected as much.” She shrugged and collapsed on one of the overstuffed leather couches. “But we have some time before the first one kicks off, right? It’s still early.”“Indeed, sugartits.” Michael took a seat next to her, draping an arm around her shoulders. “That’ll give Sebby-poo some time to relax after doing all that driving.” He beckoned Sebastian toward them with a wave of his hand. “C

It was dark by the time they returned to the house, and the other boys had already left for another party. Marcus had been considerate enough to leave a note, telling Taliana of their whereabouts and asking them to join them at Kate Svetlanova’s when they got home. Jude was quick to head over, but Taliana faked sick, claiming she had a headache and wanted to stay home.She made her way upstairs. The door to her bedroom was shut as she’d left it, but a glance to her right showed the door to the master bedroom was wide open. Each time she’d passed before it had been closed, but now that it was open, she couldn’t resist peeking inside. Even the fact that it was Sebastian’s room couldn’t stop her. At least he wasn’t there, and hopefully wouldn’t be back for a while.At first glance, it didn’t look much different than the other rooms in the house with its beige carpet, nautical decor, and an old oak four-poster bed, but the highlight was its view. Each of the bedrooms had their own balconi