[AVA]After we get back to Brian’s penthouse, we both are absolutely tired to even talk.As soon as we get to the bedroom, he kicks off his shoes, and changes into something comfortable. I do the same, and the moment we climb under the sheets, I snuggle up against him.It’s like this whenever we are
“Are you sure it’s a good idea? I mean…” I trail off, not wanting to say I’m still not ready to go public about us. I don’t know. Every time I bring it up, I feel guilty somehow, as if I’m doing something wrong, as if it’s not fair to him.“Ava,” he says, his voice soft, but stern. “We’ve talked abo
[BRIAN]The drive to the cafe is long and silent.I don’t say anything, focusing on the drive mostly, and neither does Ava.She smiles at me though, and whenever she does that, something inside me loosens and my heart warms up.I know she’s avoiding the subject—the reason for her fight with Sean and
I stare at her, my chest filling with warmth and affection.“You know what? If you like it here, we could come back anytime you want. We can even come and stay the night at one of the cabins nearby. The views there are even more amazing than this.”“Really? You’d take me there?”“Of course. We can g
[AVA]I can’t believe he’s the same Brian who used to treat me like a child. But then again, it shouldn’t have been surprising. I was of the same age as his daughter. He probably thought of me as one.But I’m glad we were able to move past that. Glad that he accepted my affection for him and didn’t
I blink, surprised by the bluntness of his statement. But I love it. I love it when he’s direct. When he tells me what he wants. When he lets me know that I turn him on, that I make him lose control. That I make him crazy with desire.I bite my lower lip and look up at him through my lashes.“Then f
[BRIAN]“Dad, it’s not fair,” Kian says, irritatedI exchange a look with Mason, my brother, who sits across the room on the couch. He looks amused as hell, probably wondering how long will I last at this. Or that if I would last at all. He knows Kian is my weakness. He knows that sooner or later, I
What the fuck just happened?He cursed.He yelled.I can’t process all of this.He was always so obedient. Even when his mom was here, he’d rarely curse, never yell. Did his teachers change his mindset or is this some kind of peer pressure at school? Am I not being a good dad?“This is bullshit,” he
[AVA]“Nope! Still not picking up his phone,” Sean says, shaking his head, trying his damnedest to keep it together.I can’t blame him. If Brian walked out on me this way, I would freak out like hell. Fuck, I don’t even know what I would do. I would probably have a meltdown or something.Perhaps tha
[MAX]I’m ready to take a break and hand over the counter to Patrick when the rainbow girl walks into the café/diner, and the bell chimes over her head.Her eyes find mine in an instant, and I stop whatever I’m doing for reasons I don’t even want to know.“Hey!” She walks over to me, leans on the co
[AVA]“It’s a great idea,” I say to him, finally realizing that it’s never the gift that matters, it’s the intention. And Sean loves Aaron; he only wants the best for him.Sean looks so damn relieved, tears twinkling in his eyes.“Oh, thank God!” He chuckles, nervously running a hand through his dar
I chuckle. “I’d love that, but I’m not sure Aaron would appreciate being put on the spot.”“Don’t worry, I’ll work my magic,” Sean winks and heads toward the kitchen, leaving me alone in the living room.I wander over to the bookcase, running my fingers over the spines of Sean’s collection. He has a
[AVA]“Brian was right, this is a very bad idea,” I mumble to myself as I stand outside the apartment Sean and Aaron share. And yes, let me remind you this is the same apartment where Sean found Aaron furiously making out with his sister.And yes, I should not have thought about that because now the
[AVA]“I’ll miss you,” I say once Brian and I step into the elevator of his penthouse.Kian and Mason are already downstairs, waiting for us. But Brian, being Brian, needed a moment to “make it up” to me for the whole two weeks he would be absent.I’m excited for him. I swear, I am. And yet, when I
[BRIAN]Time for some honesty: I’m terrified of what I’m about to do.Rock/Mountain climbing, I’m not sure if I’m made for such stuff. I mean, sure, I love treks and long walks and boating and camping and driving and all that stuff but climbing a mountain? That sounds a little stretch, even for me.
We pull back and Brian glares at his twin brother, who in turn, winks at us, making sure we know he has only been kidding. “We are heading to the next store. Think you can take your make-out session on the go?”Brian flips him off and Mason laughs, walking away with Kian in tow.Kian looks over his
[AVA]“I can’t believe you agreed to this.”“Trust me, I can’t believe it either.”I chuckle, not able to help myself. I would have loved to see Brian climbing a mountain, but I can’t, and that makes me sad. But maybe I’ll have better luck next time. I just hope Brian will be as willing to take part