outside and get some air. Thankfully my cigarettes were where I left them the night before. I grabbed them and plopped down on one of the lounge chairs on the deck, closed my eyes, and took in the sun’s warm rays.
I lay there for a while soaking up the warmth from the sun until I felt a shadow cast over me. I opened my eyes to see Cole standing above me. I didn’t speak. I just closed my eyes again.
He sat on the end of the lounge I was laying on. I could feel his eyes on me. He started gently tracing the outline of the flower tattoo on my foot and it sent shivers up my leg.
“What made you get this?” he asked.
“I was bored,” I said, my eyes still closed.
“You got a tattoo because you were bored?”
“Yep.” I opened my eyes just a bit to peek at him. He seemed to have many thoughts turning in his head so I continued. “When I get bored and want to do something different, I get something pierced or tattooed.”
“How often does this happen?”
“A lot.” I smiled to myself and closed my eyes again. I was hoping by me not saying anything else he would leave, but no, he just sat there quietly.
Shortly after, Landon came outside and asked if we wanted breakfast. I said yes and offered to help cook. I wasn’t really hungry. I just wanted to get away from Cole. To my luck he didn’t follow or offer to help.
Kelly and Alex were already sitting at the kitchen table. “Morning guys.”
“How you feeling?” Alex asked.
“Tired and sore, besides that good.”
“Are you finally going to tell us what the hell happened last night?” Kelly asked with her eyebrows raised as she sipped her coffee.
“Uh, no, it’s over and done with. Not worth mentioning.”
Kelly and Alex looked at each other, but let it go.
“Where’s Nate?” I asked.
“Still sleeping.”
“Ahh, well what do you guys want to eat?” I addressed the room in general.
“Eggs, pancakes, bacon, waffles, French toast,” they shouted at me.
“What the hell, I’m not making all that. I’ll make eggs and bacon. Anything else you can make yourself.”
“Fine, eggs are good,” Kelly and Alex whined.
I gathered what I needed and started to make breakfast.
“Good Morning Cole,” Kelly said as he made his way into the kitchen a short time later.
I didn’t acknowledge his presence I just went on cooking.
“You Hungry?, Tatum’s making eggs.”
“No thank you, I think I should head out.”
“Good,” I thought to myself. The less time I have to spend with Cole the better.
“Stay, eat. Don’t mind Tatum, she’s just in one of her moods. Besides she’s actually a pretty good cook,” Landon said to Cole as he patted him on the shoulder.
“I wouldn’t doubt she is, but I’d be more worried about her poisoning it than it tasting bad,” Cole said.
I laughed to myself on that one.
“Nah, Tatum’s mean, but not that mean,” Landon said as he shuffled his way to the fridge to get out the juice.
I shot him a look from the side and he just looked at me like he said nothing wrong.
“Thank you anyways, but I should get going.”
Behind me across the kitchen Cole began to move as though announcing to me that he really was getting ready to walk out.
“No prob man, anytime.”
“Bye Cole,” Alex and Kelly said.
I just kept making breakfast, not paying any attention to him, until he left. Landon leaned up against the counter next to me, drinking the juice straight from the carton. “You know, you could have at least said bye,” he said.
“Why do you care?”
“He’s a nice guy, I like him.”
“Then you date him.”
“Nah, he’s not my type.”
Even though I was still irritated with Landon from earlier I knew it wouldn’t last long, it never did. I bumped him with my hip causing him to spill juice all down his shirt.
“Need a bib?” I asked laughing. He didn’t think it was as funny as I did. He just took off his shirt and threw it over the chair.
When I was done making breakfast, we all
I lay there for a while soaking up the warmth from the sun until I felt a shadow cast over me. I opened my eyes to see Cole standing above me. I didn’t speak. I just closed my eyes again.
He sat on the end of the lounge I was laying on. I could feel his eyes on me. He started gently tracing the outline of the flower tattoo on my foot and it sent shivers up my leg.
“What made you get this?” he asked.
“I was bored,” I said, my eyes still closed.
“You got a tattoo because you were bored?”
“Yep.” I opened my eyes just a bit to peek at him. He seemed to have many thoughts turning in his head so I continued. “When I get bored and want to do something different, I get something pierced or tattooed.”
“How often does this happen?”
“A lot.” I smiled to myself and closed my eyes again. I was hoping by me not saying anything else he would leave, but no, he just sat there quietly.
Shortly after, Landon came outside and asked if we wanted breakfast. I said yes and offered to help cook. I wasn’t really hungry. I just wanted to get away from Cole. To my luck he didn’t follow or offer to help.
Kelly and Alex were already sitting at the kitchen table. “Morning guys.”
“How you feeling?” Alex asked.
“Tired and sore, besides that good.”
“Are you finally going to tell us what the hell happened last night?” Kelly asked with her eyebrows raised as she sipped her coffee.
“Uh, no, it’s over and done with. Not worth mentioning.”
Kelly and Alex looked at each other, but let it go.
“Where’s Nate?” I asked.
“Still sleeping.”
“Ahh, well what do you guys want to eat?” I addressed the room in general.
“Eggs, pancakes, bacon, waffles, French toast,” they shouted at me.
“What the hell, I’m not making all that. I’ll make eggs and bacon. Anything else you can make yourself.”
“Fine, eggs are good,” Kelly and Alex whined.
I gathered what I needed and started to make breakfast.
“Good Morning Cole,” Kelly said as he made his way into the kitchen a short time later.
I didn’t acknowledge his presence I just went on cooking.
“You Hungry?, Tatum’s making eggs.”
“No thank you, I think I should head out.”
“Good,” I thought to myself. The less time I have to spend with Cole the better.
“Stay, eat. Don’t mind Tatum, she’s just in one of her moods. Besides she’s actually a pretty good cook,” Landon said to Cole as he patted him on the shoulder.
“I wouldn’t doubt she is, but I’d be more worried about her poisoning it than it tasting bad,” Cole said.
I laughed to myself on that one.
“Nah, Tatum’s mean, but not that mean,” Landon said as he shuffled his way to the fridge to get out the juice.
I shot him a look from the side and he just looked at me like he said nothing wrong.
“Thank you anyways, but I should get going.”
Behind me across the kitchen Cole began to move as though announcing to me that he really was getting ready to walk out.
“No prob man, anytime.”
“Bye Cole,” Alex and Kelly said.
I just kept making breakfast, not paying any attention to him, until he left. Landon leaned up against the counter next to me, drinking the juice straight from the carton. “You know, you could have at least said bye,” he said.
“Why do you care?”
“He’s a nice guy, I like him.”
“Then you date him.”
“Nah, he’s not my type.”
Even though I was still irritated with Landon from earlier I knew it wouldn’t last long, it never did. I bumped him with my hip causing him to spill juice all down his shirt.
“Need a bib?” I asked laughing. He didn’t think it was as funny as I did. He just took off his shirt and threw it over the chair.
When I was done making breakfast, we all
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