Page 2 of Bookworm
It wasn’t a sentiment that should make me smile, but it did. Just this once, his dad’s level of assholedom would work to our benefit.
“Dad arranged it so that Haylee is going to drive by the house and check for cars in the driveway and noise and stuff.” He didn’t know I’d overheard him asking her for that favor. “So as long as you don’t park near the house?—”
“I can leave my car at Marco’s and walk over through your backyard,” he said, eagerly.
Again, my grin widened. “I’ll be waiting at the backdoor for you at midnight.”
“Do you feel any different?” Adam asked after we had finished.
I layed on top of him, my cheek pressed into the firm lines of his chest as he ran his fingertips gently up and down my bare back.
I shook my head. “No… not really. Do you?”
He pressed his lips to my forehead and I felt him shake his head no. “I’m just so glad it was you,” he whispered.
I knew what he meant. Adam was my person. My best friend. We’d been through so much together and I wanted to go through this with him. And only him.
I didn’t know if we’d be together forever or whatever, but I knew I wanted and trusted him to be my first.
Beneath me, his stomach growled and not for the first time. I giggled and pushed up to look at him. “Are you seriously hungry again? You had two slices of cake!” Not to mention filet mignon and scalloped potatoes and caesar salad and tons of apps during cocktail hour.
His face turned pink, but he shrugged casually. “I can always eat.”
Chuckling, I stood up and grabbed my robe off the back of my bedroom door. “We have some frozen chicken nuggets and fries I can toss in the airfryer.”
He tossed away my covers and went to stand up as two headlights turned down our street, lighting up my window. Idove for Adam, knocking him back down on the bed. “No! Stay here and out of the windows!” I giggled. “It’s too risky if Haylee drives by!”
“Do you seriously think she’s going to drive by every hour all night? It’s like 1:30 in the morning.”
Honestly, I doubted it. But I didn’t want to take any chances either. Technically I was eighteen and I was pretty sure Addy could talk some sense into my dad if he found out and freaked out on us. But still… I’d rather not go down that road if I didn’t have to.
“Just… stay here,” I said. “It’s not a big deal. I’ll toss them in the air fryer, grab a couple of sodas, and be back up here in fifteen minutes.”
“Fifteen minutes!” Adam cried out. “Can’t I just stay away from the windows and army crawl beneath them?”
I tossed him the remote for my tv. “Don’t be a baby. Just watch some Netflix and I’ll be up for thechillin a bit.”
His grin was breathtaking, his dark, curly hair flopping across his forehead and across his bright blue eyes.
He was truly the most stunning guy I’d ever seen.
Not that I’d ever say that to him.Holy awkward!We were best friends, but there were certain things even best friends and boyfriend-girlfriend didn’t share, right? I mean, I didn’t want to seem like a psycho stalker.
I bounced downstairs, popping open the freezer and dumping out the bag of chicken nuggets and french fries into the air fryer basket. My phone rang, the facetime app opening up with Haylee’s picture on the screen.
Sighing, I slid my thumb across the screen to answer. “Hey Haylee, what’s up?” I said, doing my best to act as though I didn’t know that my dad had asked her to keep tabs on me tonight.
“I was just driving by your house and saw the lights still on. It’s so late, just wanted to check and make sure everything’s okay.”
“Oh yeah, I’m fine. Just kind of enjoying having the house all to myself for a night,” I said, truthfully. “I’m gonna eat some junk food, then probably fall asleep binging Brooklyn 99.”
“Okay, cool,” Haylee said. “Like I said, just wanted to make sure you were okay.”
“What were you doing driving down this road so late?” I asked, trying to keep my voice innocent. “It’s not on your way home from the afterparty at the inn.”
“Oh. Um… no, it’s not. I, er, well, I wanted to check on b… ees.”
I lifted my brows. “You wanted to check on…bees?”
