"Don't know what you got, till it's gone" - CinderellaAnother short story by S.L. Scott, "Sleeping With Mr. Sexy" brought this song to mind within just a few minutes of reading. It's a classic "I let the best thing that ever happened to me slip away" kind of story, but in the end (of course!) there is an HEA.Lydia sleeps with best friend Chase on the eve of her departure for her new career and soon regrets it. She's on her way to start the next phase of her life in NYC, leaving behind her friends and everything she knows in San Francisco. She meets and starts dating Mitch, and on New Years Eve, after refusing Chase's texts pleading with her to talk to him about what happened before she left, finds the final message from Chase and dumps Lydia before the clock strikes midnight without letting her explain.What a douche-canoe, right?Through flash backs, we see how Lydia and Chase came to this crossroads in their friendship. I really enjoyed the use of the flashbacks, seeing from Lydia's point of view the realization of her love for Chase.Everything comes to a head however when Lydia finds out that Chase in engaged to be married, finalizing, in Lydia's eyes, that she has forever damaged their relationship and it can never be fixed.But don't worry! The promised HEA is there! Read this and you'll fall in love with Lydia and Chase the way I did."Now I know what I got... And it ain't easy to get back, takes so long" This one's very short indeed, but it's kinda sweet. The girl made a big mistake by choosing her career over a potential-relationship with her bestfriend. If you ask me, I think she's pretty selfish. She was bitter because of the guy she left behind then she was bitter again when she found out that he's marrying another woman. It's a case of 'no-one-can-have-you-but-me-even-if-we-really-don't-have-a-relationship! lolLucky for this book, I have a thing for unrequited love. So even though the girl was annoyinh as hell, the guy was bearable enough that I liked it. He's jus sweet. :)All in all, this one i okay for a very short read.
What do You think about Sleeping With Mr. Sexy (2000)?
Not many books that I can say I did not like..it seemed all over the place for me!
—mvardell
Not what I originally expected. Sweet but a bit clichéd / overdone.
—alisha
