Page 60 of Blindsided By the Enforcer

She swallows and stands.

I shift in the chair and adjust myself, using my hoodie to hide my situation.

“Are you okay with continuing this ruse, Cade?” she whispers.

“Yes.” I don’t need to think about it. I’m done with Scarlett. I won’t be anyone’s doormat.

“Okay, good. So can we meet for coffee again tomorrow?” she suggests.

“Sure,” I say to her.

“Good.” She slips on her jacket and places her backpack on her shoulder. She walks up to me and gives me a quick kiss. “Have a good rest of the day, lover.”

She makes me laugh. “You too, baby.”

Her cheeks flush at the endearment. I like that she can’t hide what she’s feeling.

Annie walks away. I catch the girls at the next table watching us. I wave to them, but I don’t dare get up because my cock is still hard. I think of my grandma back in Korea. We’ve only met a handful of times but she is a very sweet person, and that’s all it takes to cure my situation.

I grab my bag and head to my afternoon classes. I can’t help but think of how much I like talking with Annie and sharing what’s on my mind. I’ve never done this with a girl before and it feels different. It’s nice and Annie is sweet and so pretty. I go down the rabbit hole, thinking of how badly I want to take Annie to bed. My dirty thoughts spiral. A crazy idea hits me head-on. Annie doesn’t want a relationship but since we are fake dating, wouldn’t it make sense if we at least got some friendly benefits from the situation? Yes, it’s perfect. Now to convince Annie.

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Annie

Briar:Come to Black Jack’s tonight. Drinks are half off for the ladies and appetizers are half off for everyone.

Me:Sounds good. Did you tell Ruby and Charlie?

Briar:Yes, they’re bringing Finn, Mack, and some friends.

Me:I liked it better when no one had boyfriends.

Briar:Bring your fake boyfriend.

Me:It’ll be weird. You guys all know we’re fake dating.

Briar:Are you sure it’s fake? My friend Suzy from the team was at Cup of Java yesterday. By the sounds of it, you two can’t keep your hands off each other.

Me:It was for show

Briar:Then you all are very good actors.

I’ve been meeting Cadeevery day for the past week at Cup of Java. We’ve been putting on a show each time. It’s good to hear that word is getting out about us. Problem is, I wasn’t completelyputting on a show. Yesterday, I sat on his lap and we were kissing and his hand snuck up the back of my sweater. He was only touching my back but the feel of him skin to skin caused a little moan to escape me. I got freaked out and took off faster than a race car.

Me:I’ll see what he’s up to. Isn’t there supposed to be a snowstorm tonight?

Briar:Yes, that’s why the owner of Black Jack’s is offering discounts to bring people in

Right. That makes sense.

I decide to text Cade. Going to Black Jack’s together would be a good move. Ford has texted me multiple times this week to update me on my family’s case. I obviously answered him, but I don’t want him getting the wrong idea about us.

Me:A bunch of our friends are going to Black Jacks tonight. Are you interested?

I stare at the phone. I probably shouldn’t have asked him. Things have been off ever since we came back to school. Aside from our daily coffee run, where we surprisingly talk about important things in our lives like what I plan on doing next year and which team he hopes to land on, we haven’t communicated much.

I tuck my phone away and head to class. Since this course is a seminar style course it lasts two hours.

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