I moan when I feel something softly comb through my hair. “Get up you goof.”
“No,” I mutter my voice muffled my face currently pressed into my arms which are resting on my desk.
“Cole, I need the blueprint, but your giant forehead is covering the part I need to see,” Shayla complains and taps my head with her pencil a couple of times. I smile into my arms and peek up at her, not fully lifting my head.
“Excuse you, this forehead has expanded to capacitate the knowledge and wisdom my brain has accumulated over the years,” I tell her and Shayla narrows her eyes at me and tilts her head to the side while her lips curl into a smile.
“Uh-huh, looks like a receding hairline to me, but whatever makes you feel better, big boy.” She says, pulling on the paper and glaring at me playfully when I don’t move. “Let go.”
I grin at her, and she blinks at me. “Big boy?”
I reach over and put the music on to drown out the silence in the car. I glance back at her through the mirror when a song we love comes on, and she looks at me briefly her lips curling into a smile as I sing the lyrics along to the music.Forty minutes and a lot of discreet stares later, we arrived at our destination. We walk through the crowd of people— it was more crowded this time than the last time we were here. Shayla was walking beside me with Josh on her left, and I had Sophie on my right. Sophie laces her fingers with mine and my insides recoil, but I let her hold my hand, she is carrying my baby after all. We weren’t even there five minutes before Sophie was complaining.“Oh, good grief. Like hell, I’m eating off those disgusting carts. This place is completely unhygienic. I can’t eat anything from here. I wind up getting sick.” She utters in distaste and Shayla, and I glare at her.“I think you’ll find t
“Aimee,” I say back holding her gaze steadily until she looks away. I nod and smile at Jo, who waves at me. Jo is lovely; she’s a lot more laid back than Aimee. Although, I am happy she has loyal friends who love and care about her enough to protect her.We walk around and try different foods from different carts. “Oh baby look, can you win me one of those cute bears,” Sophie asks, wrapping her hand around my arm, clinging to me.I resist the urge to roll my eyes and nod, letting her drag me to the stall where you had to shoot down the targets to win the prize. “What do we have here,” Josh says, picking up the gun next to me. What was this boy doing? Is he seriously flirting with Shayla right in front of me? I fight off the agitation and shoot down the targets and Sophie squeals, and wraps her arms around my neck and kisses me. I pull away instantly and sigh.“That’s my sexy man.” She coos, pressing her
I clear my throat interrupting their conversation. “Are you ready to go?” I ask Shayla and Josh, who look at one another just as Sophie comes back when the rain stops.“Actually, we’re going to stay a little longer. I’m still dying to try out more food, and the girls want to go drink some margaritas, they’ve kindly offered me a ride home so I’ll pick my car up from yours tomorrow,” Josh tells me, and I nod looking at Shayla who holds my gaze for a moment.“Girls, I’ll be right back. I just need to go give Rico something.” Shayla says, and I watch her as she walks off into the crowd.“I should go say bye to Rico, Sophie, you go to the car. I’ll be there in a bit.” I say and hand her the car keys. Sophie begins complaining once again and asks Josh to walk her to the car as I follow Shayla.I see her hand something to Federico and he nods winking at her. She smiles at him, bl
“How do you say it again?” Josh asks, squinting as he leans into me so he could hear me better over the loud music.“Salud,” I repeat with a snicker, and he nods and holds his Margherita glass up.“SALUD!” He hollers and the people around cheer and repeat it holding up their drinks. “Oh, my God. This place is just awesome. I can’t remember the last time I had such fun.” Josh laughs, clinking his glass with mine.“Ah, all you really need for a good time, is some decent company. Surround yourself with people who are on the same wavelength as you and you’re good to go.” I say with a shrug and watch as Jo and Aimee dance with two guys they just met.Josh leans forward and licks his lips. “You know I get it.” I look at him with a smile and shake my head confused.“Get what?”“Why Cole is having such a hard time letting you go.” I keep the s
Cole:‘Did you get home, okay?’Me:‘Yes, Cole, I’m a big girl. I can take of myself.’Cole:‘I know you can, but I still worry. What are you up to?’Me:‘Watching a movie with the girls and Josh.’While I wait for his reply, my phone starts ringing with his name on the screen. I excuse myself and walk to my bedroom to answer the phone. “Why are you calling me at this time?” I whisper as I close my bedroom door.“Why is Josh at yours?!” Cole barks and I close my eyes sighing.“I told you we’re watching a movie. What’s it got to do with you anyway?” I ask hotly trying to keep my voice down, and I can hear Cole pacing on his end.“Christ, Shayla, are you trying to make me crazy? Are you deliberately doing this to make me jealous to get a reaction out of me? because you’re fucking succeeding!&rdquo
“Where is he?” He growls, looking around while he steps in through the front door and I move in front of him, placing my hands on his chest. Cole’s angry green eyes meet mine, and we glare at one another.“He left, Cole,” I tell him angrily and push him back. “You can go too.” Cole shakes his head and retakes a step toward me. I crane my neck to look up at him as he towers over me.“What the hell was he doing here in the first place?” He demands, narrowing his eyes at me. I bite my bottom lip as I look up into his eyes.“We were fucking,” I whisper to him, and Cole’s eyes go dark, his jaw clenches tight. “Would you like a play by play?” I add tauntingly, and he bites his bottom lip hard as he glowers at me fiercely.“You better be fucking joking because if he’s laid a fucking finger on you I will destroy him.” He growls, and I smile at him maliciously.
“Uh, Christ, Cole. We have to stop.”I lift my eyes to look up at Shayla and suck her clit hard. “You sure baby?”She gasps, her legs quivering every time I swipe my tongue over her clit. Her fingers curl in my hair, and she rocks her hips up against my mouth. I resist the urge to smile, her mouth may be saying no, but her body is just begging for me. “Ohh fuck.” She moans breathily, biting her lip as I slowly bring her to orgasm. “Cole, oh fuck, I’m gonna…” She pants, biting her lip hard to keep from screaming while she fists the covers tight as she climaxes. I groan hungrily drinking up every little bit of her girl cream while she quivers and pulses against my tongue. “Oh my God..” She pants breathlessly as I kiss up her stomach, pushing her shirt up till I expose her natural c-cup breasts.“Shayla? You up?” We both jump when we hear Aimee call out her name. Shayla’s eye
I stand outside her apartment building and stare up at it. I’m so tired of this empty void deep inside of me. I can’t bear the thought of Shayla loving someone else. It’s selfish, I know, but I want her to love me and only me. My heart clenches when I see Shayla come out on her balcony. I look up watching her as she closes her eyes and wipes her face with her fingers. She’s crying again. When she looks down, she sees me standing by my car, looking up at her. I take my phone out and dial her number. She looks at her phone and answers it.“Cole, what are you doing?”“Let’s go somewhere.” I sigh.“What?”“Let’s just disappear, go somewhere far away from here where no one can find us. Just you and me.” I plead, and she closes her eyes sighing.“In an ideal world, I would have gone anywhere with you, but that's just not an option for us. We can’t do that, Col