Sandra and Ethan are kissing and giggling, obviously lost in their own world. I avert my eyes from them and stare out at the distant figure of the woman I love, watching as the wind whips through her long hair and her strapless floral dress.God she is beautiful. She is just so beautiful.My heart tugs with guilt. I know something was wrong immediately she said she wanted to go see the beach. I mean nothing is wrong with her wanting to see the beach. It is just that, the way she said it feels like something is bothering her, and I am kind of feeling bad that I am still seated here while she is over there, thinking about only God-knows-what."Hey guys, uhm, I will be right back." I announce to the kissing duo, standing up from my chair.They just hum in response, quite busy with their lips and hands on each other. God, help me. I feel so oppressed by them.I grab my phone and a bottle of water from the table before I leave.The air smells more fresh and feels more moist to the skin as
My fingers run through my hair as I settle down on one of the bar stools. I rest my elbows on the countertop, closing my eyes and taking in a deep breath.Was I dreaming? Or did I really feel Kayden's lips on my head? Why was his heart beating so much? Is he worried about something?"Hey." A deep male voice interrupts my thoughts. I lift up my head and nearly miss a heartbeat when my eyes stumble upon the face of a very handsome guy who is nearly the replica of Regé Jean-Page.Wait. Forget that I said that name. Or you know what? Fuck it. We all have been members of the celebrity crush zone before.However, I still can't believe my eyes. This guy standing right in front of me can easily pass off as Regé Jean-Page's twin brother with his sexy brown eyes and perfectly shaped stubble. His nose is super angled and straight, and his short hair is so raven black. His lips, well, they are as pink as the color pink. "Hey." He calls again, snapping me out of my ridiculous assessment of him. E
My eyes must be playing with my senses, because I do not want to believe that Lisa has been here alone with a strange guy who literally looks like he wants to eat her sexy body alive.The way he is staring at her skin and also at the necklace I gifted her makes my stomach sick. He is certainly handsome, but he lacks the decency and subtlety to control his eyes from raking all over her body.Eyes that I want to dig out and feed to Ryder, my German Shepherd dog."Hey Sandra, Ethan, Kayden, meet Christian." Lisa blushes, her hand moving back and forth within the space between the three of us and this total stranger. If not for his decent looking face and fashionable clothes, I may not have even had the decency to shake his hand when he stretched it forth to me."I am really happy to finally meet you all. Lisa here said you guys did the best birthday surprise for her this year."Sandra giggles. I snap to Lisa. I can't believe my ears at what I just heard this Christian dude blurt out from
Kayden and I finally arrive at his house, his car pulling up in front of his mansion. He switches off the car's engine and we alight from the car.In silence.Throughout our drive until now, we have not said anything to each other. Not even a single word. I saw him giving me a few glances, but that was it.I wonder what is happening, but I do not like the shift in energy between us. It is like some kind of heavy tension weighing down on my mind.He opens the door of the house and we enter. We get to the sitting room and I watch him plop down on one of the long sofas. He bends his head, one of his hands rubbing over his forehead. I join him on the sofa."Hey," I call softly. "Are you alright?""Yeah. I am fine."His voice is so low and gentle, but there is a relapse in it that has me feeling anxious instead of being settled with just his response. I want to push further, but before I open my mouth, my words get caught up in my throat when Kayden's head lifts and his green emerald eyes
I do not know if I will regret what I am doing, but right now, I can't bring myself to stop. The warmth of Lisa's lips is tempting, intoxicating, clouding my senses. Just like I had always imagined, her lips are so soft, so soft that it feels like I am drowning in an ocean of the most fluffiest vanilla cupcakes you can ever imagine.My tongue sweeps over her bottom lip as I deepen our kiss, and I hear her gasp out a low moan. I want to do anything to hear her make that delicious sound again, so I coax her lips apart, slipping my tongue inside to taste her. She moans again and tightens her grip on my shirt.Fuck! If only she knows what her voice is doing to me right now. If only she knows how much I love her, how much I want to touch her, to feel her, to taste every bit of her—"Kayden." She gasps, pulling her lips away from mine. In a split second, she is on her feet, backing away from me like I am some predator. Her eyes are wide and wild, their blue embers burning me so deep that th
Kayden's car pulls up in front of my apartment. My eyes stare out the window, watching the entire building, which now looks like it just had a huge makeover.Well, a huge construction makeover.Kayden turns off the car's engine and we both alight from the car. Throughout the entire drive to my place, we said nothing to each other. The silence would have been choking, even for me, but thanks to Kayden's car radio, I did not feel the sting of the silence that much.He helps me carry my luggage bag, and being the foodie that I am, I decide to carry the packaged box of food.We ascend the stairs leading to my apartment.In silence.When we finally get to the door of my house, I bring out the door key from my purse. I slip the key into the keyhole and turn it, hearing the door click open. I push the door inside and enter first. Kayden follows me behind, shutting the door behind him.I have lost count of how many times Kayden has been to my house, but now that he is in here, I can't help bu
A MONTH LATER. . . . . .It's been a month.A month since Lisa's birthday. A month since I kissed my bestfriend.And a solid full month of her breaking my heart time and time again as I swipe through her Instagram photos everyday only to be wrenched apart with pictures of her and Christian looking all 'lovey-dovey' and shit.Every. Single. Day.Things are still cool with Lisa and I, but I can't deny the fact that our phone calls are not as often or as long or as funny as they used to be. Most of her time is now gobbled up in her work and in her new love relationship with Christian, which totally makes me sick all time whenever I remember that she finally decided to date that guy.I know something is off between us, but I feel so afraid approaching the topic with her. What do I even say? How do I even begin?Besides, would it even matter? She has a boyfriend now. And at the moment, it is not like I can just blurt out to her how I feel about her. It will be totally awkward, complicated
Hey Lisa!" Sandra squeals, hugging me by her doorway and kissing me on both my cheeks. She tends to overdo the peekings sometimes, but I have grown almost immune to them that they do not even bother me anymore.Besides, she is a damn hot Puerto Rican cute chick with the banging body and bad ass attitude. How can I ever be offended with her?She hugs Christian too and opens the door wider for the both of us to come in."Ethan, Kayden, Lisa and Christian are here already!" She yells towards her sitting room, closing the door behind Christian and I when we come fully into the house.Kayden is already here?I gulp in a breath as Christian and I walk into the sitting room. When we enter, I feel my heart skip a beat when my eyes land on Kayden. He looks so hot and sexy in his black Nike sleeveless shirt and gray sweat pants. The sleeveless shirt proudly shows off the black wing tattoo on his left arm, and his dark hair looks wet, with some of their messy strands falling on the sides of his