Briar's POV
The next morning I woke in an unfamiliar place with a throbbing headache, the only thing I recognised was my yellow dress; lying at the foot of a bed. Immediately I sat up, clutching a duvet to my chest, noticing how exposed my body was. That's when I remembered what had happened last night.
Devon, the alcohol, Myles.. and everything we did.
I turn over to look at the opposite side of the bed, there lied a handsome dark haired boy; with bulging muscles and a sculpted jaw: easily recognisable as Myles. He was unconscious, yet oddly charming
Realising the urgency to get home, I slip out of the bedsheets and put my dress back on. Only then did I realise that I wasn't entirely sure how to get home from Myles' mansion. I creep over to the sleeping boy, placing a hand on his chest, and gently shake him.
"Uh..h..?" He begins to stir just as I begin to panick.
"Myles. How the hell do I get home? And what the hell did we do last night?!"
A playful smirk tugs his lips, suggesting what I hoped not to be true... I had just lost my virginity to some guy I barely knew.
The boy places one hand behind his head.
"I don't regret it one bit.." He says coyly, clutching my thigh with his free hand.
"Well I do." I brush him off and wander to the kitchen section to get painkillers.
"Ouch." He laughs, finally getting out of the king sized bed we had just shared.
I decide to make myself a cup of tea to calm my nerves at least, but as soon as I do so I notice a warmth behind me, Myles wraps his arms around my waist and starts placing kisses on my neck. I whip around to see him in nothing but white calvins, a subtle blush creeping upon my cheeks.
"The advil's here." He reaches to the cupboard to the right of my head, his body pressing against mine as he plucks the medicine off the shelf.
I mutter a thanks, not really wanted to acknowledge his existence. I couldn't believe he took advantage of a vulnerable and drunk 17 year old.
He senses my lack of mental presence and places a hand on my cheek before asking what was wrong. I express my distaste of how he played me, looking away from his glazed eyes which I knew would be my downfall. That plan fell through when he turned my cheek to face him, causing me to drown in his ocean blue pools. Myles asks me a question which I don't pay attention to because my attention flickers between his eyes and his lips. He takes this as an unwanted sign and kisses me, making me melt into him slightly.
I snap out of my trance and hit his shoulder.
"Stop. You know you have some kind of spell over me. Just help me get home or I'll call the police." I try to sound confident, but I'm not sure how convincing that act was, because Myles starts laughing.
"You left your phone by the pool so I don't know how that would work out."
Shit..
"Look let's come to some kind of compromise. I'll help you get home and find your phone- heck, if we can't find it I'll buy you a new one. And in exchange I want a kiss and your phone number."
He played his cards well, getting me in the exact position he wanted me to be in. I didn't have any other choice but to agree.
"I.. Okay Myles. You have a deal."
"Sweet. Wear this and we'll be on our way. We don't have to go back through the swimming pool route." He hands me a jacket to cover my exposed body whilst pointing to a hatch in the ceiling which he opens.
I down the cup of tea, swallowing the Advil before joining Myles at the bottom of the hatch who was now fully dressed.
"Ladies first." He taps my hip and extends a hand, guiding me to the exit. I stop and move away from him.
".. This is an excuse to look up my dress isn't it?.."
"- yep." He replies without hesitation.
"But I thought you weren't hitting on me." I cross my arms and raise a brow.
"Just climb the ladder, princess." He chuckles.
I do as he says and make my way to the surface, I end up waiting about 5 minutes for him until he eventually climbs up.
"Aw was little baby Myles not strong enough to climb a ladder? Awww." I coo at him, sticking out my bottom lip.
He picks me and hangs me over the pool which is directly opposite the hatch. I squeal uncontrollably until he brings me back to solid ground.
"But where actually were you?" I watch as Myles pulls out a tablet container from his jeans pocket.
"Oh for fuck's sake. You're taking drugs too." I swipe it out of his hand until I get a proper look at the label : antidepressants.
My hardened face softens a little. "I'm so sorry Myles I didn't re-"
He cuts me off by forgiving me and suggesting to look for my phone.
I eventually find it next to the packet of cigarettes and Myles' jacket.
"Got it!" I shout as I scroll through the many missed calls and texts from Devon, Jessy, my mom and even my little sister Abbey.
I text my mom letting her know my safety, attempting to silence her worries. As I do this I notice a figure standing in front of me.
"Briar! I'm so glad you're okay I'm so so sorry fo-"
I look up and see Devon in the doorway. I roll my eyes and step back, revealing Myles.
"Myles! My man! Thanks for looking after my chick!" Devon slaps him on the back before trying to hold my hand and take me home.
Thankfully Myles intervenes.
"What you did was not cool bro." He guides me behind him.
"Yeah I know man, but have you not met Briar? She's like the most frigid person ever, and she wouldn't do anything. I was getting sexually frustrated, come on: you must relate bro." I scoff at his worlds before he aims stuff at me.
"But I miss you babe. You're way prettier than your friend- Jessy?"
"You really don't know Briar do you?"
The brown haired boy defends me.
"Because she isn't the most frigid person ever. One discussion with me and we were already at it." Myles smirks at Devon.
I stare in shock at both of the boys, I couldn't believe how meaningless I seemed to be to them- I felt extremely objectified. Devon looked right through me, he may have been unloyal- but I did still care about him..
The boys continue fighting about me and various other things until they notice my sobbs.
"Can someone just take me home?" I say as tears burn my cheeks.
Without another word, Myles holds my wrist and pulls me to his car; glaring at Devon as he does so.
He unlocks the sports car and we both take a seat inside, I didn't want to acknowledge Myles right now but I had no other means of getting home.
I tell Myles my address and glare out the window, trying to absorb my surroundings.
Complete silence filled the car which lead to Myles thinking he needed to get rid of it. He clears his throat, eyes still attached to the road.
"Do you have an unnerving habit of breaking everything?" I exhale, frustrated.
He is taken aback for a second before he laughs.
"Aw why babe? Did I break your heart too?" Myles glances over from the road, his lips twisted into a smirk.
"It's not something to joke about..." I mutter.
"Seriously? You like me?" He sounds startled, trying to flatter himself.
I feel my mind burst at the seams, my emotions sky rocketing.
"NO MYLES! YOU TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME! First Devon, THEN YOU! He shattered my heart, then you rubbed the glass into the wounds. Why would you lead me on with the intentions of stealing my virginity then dropping me? You're a sick fuck, you know that?" I spit out the remainder of my anger and look back out the window, resting my face on my hand. A few more moments go by in uncomfortable silence until Myles plucks up the courage to speak.
"I didn't mean for it to turn out like this.." I shoot him a glare of disbelief.
"No seriously Bri- Briar I mean, I really didn't mean for this to happen. The only thing I regret is that you're regretting it.."
"-yeah! Because you used me as one of your playboy bunnies." I rush; knowing that we were creeping closer to my house.
We pull up outside my home and I don't hesitate to open the door and get rid of Myles as soon as possible. He grabs my wrist before I have the chance to get out.
"Remember our deal? I help you find your phone.. You give me your number. I take you home... You give me a kiss. I've upheld my side, now it's your turn."
I sigh and take his phone; tapping my details into his contacts.
"Guess I need your number anyway.. I'll have to do a background STI check for a Mr 'Myles Erlick'.." I mumble, finally getting out the car.
"You're actually hilarious Briar." He laughs hysterically.
Myles copies my actions, stepping outside his Ferrari.
"Go home Myles.." I roll my eyes, pushing his advancing body back.
He takes his newly placed cigarette out of his mouth;
"Not until I have my kiss."
He cups my cheek with one hand, the other draped over my shoulder, holding his cigarette. I lean up and place a peck on his lips, but Myles didn't seem satisfied and demanded a more passionate round.
After he had got what he wanted, he smacks his lips together and places the cancer stick between his pearly whites- a piece of hair curling over his right eye.
"Briar Anne Nolet.. Where the hell have you been? I've been worried all night if Devo-" My mother emerges from my house but stops ranting when she notices Myles: one hand in his pocket, the other waving at my mom, a cigarette in his mouth.
"Hello.. Who are you?" She asks wearily.
"Good afternoon ma'am.. I'm Myles, I'm also terribly sorry for keeping your daughter to myself all night- you see, Briar and Devon had a very unfortunate incident. So I consoled her instead of letting her wander the streets at such a late hour. I'm the person who hosted the party if you were wandering ma'am." He spoke with charisma and charm, the same way he did to me last night.
My mom seemed somewhat relieved and said something that made me almost choke:
"Myles, what an honourable young man. Do come inside for some tea."
I attempted to decline for him, fumbling together some excuse involving a burst water pipe and a pair of jeans; but my mother dismissed such a crazy notion and did something that would change my life forever.
She invited Myles into my house.
A/N: bit of a shorter chapter, but hopefully the next one will be longer. I hate having to apologise for not writing because I really do love it- but I have been redecorating my room, dancing and stuff. But now I've torn a muscle when I dislocated something in my leg so I won't be dancing for a week- hopefully more updates!