Taming the Beast

Chapter 14 (Caroline)

"Come dance with me!" I giggled, pulling on Gregg’s hand. I was tiny, but I was mighty. I dragged him

towards the makeshift dance floor before he had a chance to argue. I turned and pulled him against my

backside. He froze for a moment before I slowly slid my backside against his groin. I heard him groan

as his hands went to my hips.

"Aw fuck. Keegan is going to kill me," he muttered. I smiled and continued grinding against him. He

slowly got more into it as my tipsy state wore off until I was just buzzed. His hands ran over my hips

and across my stomach. I shuddered slightly when he unknowingly ran over my scar. I continued

dancing anyway. The whole time, I felt his eyes on me. I wanted him to watch. I wanted him to know This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

how it felt. Turning quickly, I reached up slightly and pulled on Gregg's neck; making his lips crash into

mine. He froze in shock for a moment before I bit his bottom lip teasingly. He groaned as his hands

found my lower back. I moved one of his hands so he was cupping my butt. That only made him groan

louder. Gregg was a pretty good kisser. I arched into him before I felt myself being ripped away. Tingles

shot up my arm. I knew exactly who it was.

"Hey!" I protested. He dragged me up the stairs and to an empty room. He pushed us inside before he

slammed the door, locking it in the process. I crossed my arms and glared at him. I was still buzzed so I

still had that warm fuzzy feeling in my stomach... or was that from Keegan's touch? I didn't care.

Keegan rubbed a hand down his face before he looked at me incredulously.

"What was that?" he asked, getting straight to the point. My hands moved to my hips.

"That was me having fun. And if you'll excuse me, I would like to get back to Gregg," I said. I smirked

suddenly and shrugged a little. "We were having loads of fun." I added. Keegan's face turned bright red

as he glared at me. He looked like he wanted to punch something but instead, he closed his eyes and

took a deep breath. When he opened his eyes he was calmer.

"What are you doing?" he practically pleaded. His sudden change in tone made me blink in surprise. It

also made me feel really guilty. I didn't want to feel guilty. I was suddenly very angry again.

"You don't get to do that! You don't get to come in here with your girlfriend and then dictate who I hook

up with," I yelled at him. He flinched.

"You can't hook up with me bet-best friend; that's against... its low, Caroline... and I guarantee that he

won't hook up with you tonight. He's too loyal to me," he said softly, catching himself twice. I was pretty

buzzed so I barely noticed. I sighed and looked away from him as tears pricked my eyes. I didn't want

to cry. I didn't want to cry in front of Keegan. I didn't want to let him know how he affected me. A tear

fell anyway. I felt a calming hand cup my cheek as his thumb brushed my tear away. I let out a breath

with his touch. I secretly hated that he could make me feel better so easily just by touching me.

"Aw baby, I didn't mean to make you cry," he said softly. A warm sensation filled my body as 'baby'

slipped through his lips like velvet. My eyes shot up to his and I was angry again. I pointed a finger in

his chest and took a step forward. He inadvertently took a step back as his eyebrows raised in surprise

at my sudden mood change. My glare could've put him six feet under.

"Don't call me that," I seethed. It hurt too much for him to call me that, knowing that he's already taken.

And I wasn't a home wrecker. He raised his hands in surrender. I sighed and calmed down a hair. "I'm

going back downstairs. You should probably find your girlfriend," I said, sneering on the last word. At

the last second, Keegan's hand wrapped around my wrist and pulled me into his solid body. I gasped at

the electricity flowing through me and our sudden close proximity. His other hand found the small of my

back. My breathing became erratic and staggered and I couldn't control it.

"Caroline, please be careful. I don't want you to do something that you'll regret in the morning," he said

softly and urgently. His face was so close to mine that I could feel his warm breath against the top of

my head. His piercing amber eyes held my eyes. I could only imagine what color mine were right now.

My emotions were so all over the place that they were probably all colors. I bit my lip lightly as

Keegan's eyes followed the movement. His head slowly leaned down until his lips were only

centimeters from mine. I didn't want to stop him, but I knew that I had to. And I obviously had more

control over my actions right now than he did.

"I would regret this," I whispered. He froze and pulled back to look at me. He looked hurt.

"Yeah, we should probably get back to the party," he said softly, letting go of me. I sighed when he did

and wasted no time darting out the room and back down to the kitchen. I grabbed a full red Solo cup

and took a generous sip.

"What did Keegan want with you?" I heard from behind me. I turned and shrugged.

"He was just trying to sober me up a little and keep me from doing something I would regret later," I

answered easily. I didn't like Natasha but I could still be cordial towards her. She smirked at me as she

leaned against the counter in front of me.

"That's my Keegs... Always trying to help out the less fortunate," she said with a sickeningly sweet

tone. And just like that, I hated the bitch even more.