Total pages in book: 152
Estimated words: 145155 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 726(@200wpm)___ 581(@250wpm)___ 484(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 145155 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 726(@200wpm)___ 581(@250wpm)___ 484(@300wpm)
He laughs out loud. “I run the company. I handle all of the staff management, the programming timetables, the equipment and of course all of the public speaking.”
I frown. “Of course meaning?”
“Well, you know how shy Josh is. Public speaking is his worst enemy.”
I screw up my face. “Is Josh shy?” How do I not know this?
He frowns at me. “Are you kidding? He’s painful. Haven’t you ever seen it?” I shake my head. “Oh shit,” he smiles as he puts his hand over his mouth. “You two have always known each other, he wouldn’t be shy around you.”
I pull a face and shrug. This information is weird. In fact, there is a lot of things that we don’t know about each other. I would never have said he was shy but then I really haven’t seen him in the company of strangers.
“I can’t imagine big burly Josh being timid.”
“Trust me, he’s not timid. We are here watching him cage-fight, remember?” I nod and screw my face up. “He comes across as arrogant but it’s just because he doesn’t really mix with people he doesn’t know.”
I nod as I process the information. “Obviously, he has no trouble talking to women.” I scowl.
“Obviously.” He raises his eyebrows and we both sit in uncomfortable silence contemplating that last comment. The screen comes back on and another fight begins, the crowd going wild.
“Remind me what we are doing here?” I laugh to Adrian.
He shakes his head. “I don’t know.”
Adrian is suddenly grabbed from behind in a headlock that nearly knocks him off his chair.
“What are you doing here, man?” A very happy Cameron smiles as he messes up Adrian’s hair. “Will you two stop being such boring fuckers?”
I dramatically roll my eyes. “Sorry if I don’t like watching people get the shit punched out of them.”
Cameron laughs and swoops me off my chair and throws me over his shoulder.
“Cameron, put me down.” I grab Adrian’s arm for stability, and he laughs and walks along behind us. “Cameron, you’re scaring me. You’re too drunk to carry me.” I punch him in the back. “Cameron, put me down!” He laughs and starts to run down the stairs to our seats. I am in fear for my safety here. Cam is way too drunk to pull this off.
“Do you know how dead you will be if you drop her?” Adrian smiles at Cam. He must take that warning seriously because he laughs again and slides me down, back to the safety of the ground. We get to our row. I am appalled to see Bridget, Abbie and Ben all standing on their seats with giant foam fingers on their hands. Oh dear, I have embarrassing friends. Adrian grabs my hand and pulls a disgusted face at them. I nod as we walk along to our seats. The crowd goes crazy again and everyone jumps from their seats. I look at the stage to see a man get kneed to the head.
“Oh shit.” I cover my eyes. The crowd roars again. I really don’t want Josh to do this. It was bad enough last time, and we weren’t even together then. I start to freak out at the violence of the situation. How can my beautiful Josh be so brutal? Why does he like this? I mean if he’s so bloody bored, he needs to do this. What in the hell is going through that pea brain of his?
The crowd is really getting animated and I hate to admit it, but my two friends are right in the thick of things. Abbie is jumping up and down screaming and Bridget is pointing her foam finger into Cam’s face trying her hardest to annoy him. Ben has his hands in a funnel around his mouth yelling at the stage. This place is barbaric. The fight ends and my heart is in my throat.
Oh no, I see him. Joshua is on the side of the ring in a cape.
A fake name is called by the announcer and I see his opponent enter the ring, and the crowd all scream. I can hear my pulse in my ears as I am gripped with anxiety. Adrian pulls me next to him as he puts his arm around me. Josh enters the ring and the crowd roar. I can see his trainers talking to him as he jumps around, trying to keep warm. The bell rings and I sit down and put my head in my hands. I don’t know if I can take this. I feel sick to my stomach. Cameron shuffles along the row of chairs until he gets beside me. He gives me a sympathetic smile as he pulls me from Adrian’s grip and puts his arm around me.
“Calm down. It’s OK,” he whispers into my temple. I look up at the ring as Josh connects a massive kick to his opponent’s torso and he doubles over in pain. I scream and put my head back down to try and block out the visual of my boyfriend taking such pleasure in beating someone to a pulp. Cameron suddenly stands and the crowd goes crazy. Shit, what’s happening? Ben starts to yell, “Get up…get up.” I stand and peer at the ring to see Josh on the ground and the other guy laying into him. Oh my god. I go to run down there to stop this craziness and Cam and Ben both grab me to hold me back.