woke up the next morning with Scarlet’s sleeping body draped over me like a blanket. I watched the steady rise and fall of her chest, feeling more relaxed than I had in a long time. My mind wandered to Tom and what he had asked me before Becca and Levi had shown up.
There was no way I would let him live here with me. I didn’t want to share my space with him —see him every day.
“Morning.” She rolled over and smiled sleepily at me.
“Sleep well?” I asked.
“Like the dead . I always do with you.” She kissed my chest. “What are your plans for today?”
“Work, then a mountain of homework. I got the ‘pay attention in school’ talk from Becca while she was here. I know she’s right, I need to take it more seriously if I ever hope to make anything of myself.”
“Do you have time before you have to go?” She nuzzled in closer to my neck.
“What do you have in mind?”
She let her hands wander to the waist of my boxers. “It appears someone has the same thought as me,” she purred as her hands close around me.
“He always has the same thought as you ,” I growled and flipped her onto her back. I stripped off the shirt she was wearing and kissed my way up to her breasts. I always had to stop myself from rushing with her. I wanted to draw it out, make her feel it.
I used my lips, tongue, and fingers until she was writhing in pleasure on the bed beneath me. “Are you ready for me?”
“Yes,” she moaned as I buried myself in her. She fit me like a glove each time, it was easy to lose myself. Forcing myself to go slow, I brought my lips down to hers, nibbling at her lower lip.
“More, give me more ,” I whispered in her ear.
“Take it if you want it.”
Any thoughts of going slow were erased with those words. I got to my knees and hitched her hips up to meet mine. If she wanted me to take it than I was more than happy to oblige her. I gripped her thighs as I pushed us both closer to the edge.
“Chad!” she screamed out. I could feel her fluttering around me.
“I’m with you baby, right here with you.” I drove into her once more and shuddered as stars exploded in my eyes.
“I think I’m falling in love with you,” she whispered.
I stilled, wanting to believe she hadn’t said that. Love …it was too soon for love. I was too fucked up for love.
“I need to get a shower before work. Can you drive yourself home today, I’m not going to have time before work.”
“Don’t fucking run away from me Chad.” She sat up in bed and looked at me.
“I’m not running. I’m late for work.”
“The hell you aren’t. I tell you I love you, and you’re out of bed in a flash. I’m not expecting you to say it back but don’t throw me away just because I said it.”
“Look, I’ll call you tonight okay? I need to get going.”
“Whatever.” She glared at me and jumped out of bed to look for her clothes.
I closed myself into the bathroom, thankful to be alone with my thoughts. I knew I needed to tread carefully. I didn’t want to lose her forever because I was too stupid to tell her how I really felt.
Stepping under the scalding hot water I tried to wash away the thoughts that haunted me. I didn’t deserve her—I’d been telling her all along that I would ruin this. Part of me hoped that she would realize I was all wrong for her and leave.
When I finally came out of the bathroom she was gone. That was what I wanted right? There was a note on the counter in the kitchen by my helmet.
Chad,
I hate what you did to me just now. Did you think it was easy for me to tell you that I loved you? It wasn’t. I know that we both have issues with relationships and intimacy, but the way you handled it was horrible. I’m giving you your space now because it hurts me too much to look at you and see the wall you put up between us. Call me when you’re ready to grow up and have a real conversation about this without running away.
—Scarlet
Well there you go, I’d
There was no way I would let him live here with me. I didn’t want to share my space with him —see him every day.
“Morning.” She rolled over and smiled sleepily at me.
“Sleep well?” I asked.
“Like the dead . I always do with you.” She kissed my chest. “What are your plans for today?”
“Work, then a mountain of homework. I got the ‘pay attention in school’ talk from Becca while she was here. I know she’s right, I need to take it more seriously if I ever hope to make anything of myself.”
“Do you have time before you have to go?” She nuzzled in closer to my neck.
“What do you have in mind?”
She let her hands wander to the waist of my boxers. “It appears someone has the same thought as me,” she purred as her hands close around me.
“He always has the same thought as you ,” I growled and flipped her onto her back. I stripped off the shirt she was wearing and kissed my way up to her breasts. I always had to stop myself from rushing with her. I wanted to draw it out, make her feel it.
I used my lips, tongue, and fingers until she was writhing in pleasure on the bed beneath me. “Are you ready for me?”
“Yes,” she moaned as I buried myself in her. She fit me like a glove each time, it was easy to lose myself. Forcing myself to go slow, I brought my lips down to hers, nibbling at her lower lip.
“More, give me more ,” I whispered in her ear.
“Take it if you want it.”
Any thoughts of going slow were erased with those words. I got to my knees and hitched her hips up to meet mine. If she wanted me to take it than I was more than happy to oblige her. I gripped her thighs as I pushed us both closer to the edge.
“Chad!” she screamed out. I could feel her fluttering around me.
“I’m with you baby, right here with you.” I drove into her once more and shuddered as stars exploded in my eyes.
“I think I’m falling in love with you,” she whispered.
I stilled, wanting to believe she hadn’t said that. Love …it was too soon for love. I was too fucked up for love.
“I need to get a shower before work. Can you drive yourself home today, I’m not going to have time before work.”
“Don’t fucking run away from me Chad.” She sat up in bed and looked at me.
“I’m not running. I’m late for work.”
“The hell you aren’t. I tell you I love you, and you’re out of bed in a flash. I’m not expecting you to say it back but don’t throw me away just because I said it.”
“Look, I’ll call you tonight okay? I need to get going.”
“Whatever.” She glared at me and jumped out of bed to look for her clothes.
I closed myself into the bathroom, thankful to be alone with my thoughts. I knew I needed to tread carefully. I didn’t want to lose her forever because I was too stupid to tell her how I really felt.
Stepping under the scalding hot water I tried to wash away the thoughts that haunted me. I didn’t deserve her—I’d been telling her all along that I would ruin this. Part of me hoped that she would realize I was all wrong for her and leave.
When I finally came out of the bathroom she was gone. That was what I wanted right? There was a note on the counter in the kitchen by my helmet.
Chad,
I hate what you did to me just now. Did you think it was easy for me to tell you that I loved you? It wasn’t. I know that we both have issues with relationships and intimacy, but the way you handled it was horrible. I’m giving you your space now because it hurts me too much to look at you and see the wall you put up between us. Call me when you’re ready to grow up and have a real conversation about this without running away.
—Scarlet
Well there you go, I’d
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