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“Yeah? You have fun?” he asks the little boy.
“Mm hmm.”
“Ellen, I’m gonna go. Call me if you need me,” I tell her, desperate to get away from her brother.
“Sure thing. Gage, walk Raven home.”
“That’s not necessary.”
“Of course it is,” she states with finality.
She takes Mikey and leaves us, so I guess the conversation is over. I keep my head down as I walk by him. He grabs my hand and I finally raise my eyes to his. His jaw is twitching and his eyes are narrowed.
“What the fuck are you wearing?”
He leers at my outfit, which isn’t much – a sports bra and short tights. I notice his gaze lingers on my exposed stomach and thighs.
“I was jogging.” I pull out of his grasp and almost run away, but I’m all too aware of him walking behind me. “You don’t have to come with me. I’m fine.”
He doesn’t say a word. Only the sound of his boots on the floor lets me know he’s still behind me. I open the front door and a chilly wind hits me like a slap to my entire body. I wrap my arms around myself but before I step outside, a jacket is draped over my shoulders. I want to give it back, to tell him I don’t need it, but who am I kidding? At least my arms will be warm.
“Thank you.”
We walk in silence, but I keep a keen eye out for Lonnie. I don’t need her shit tonight. I pull the jacket tighter around me and inhale deeply. I missed his scent. It’s already faded from the other jacket I have hanging in my closet. I need to give it back to him. It’s a physical reminder of him that I really don’t need. It’s enough that I can’t stop thinking about him.
Occasionally, I glance at him out of the corner of my eye. His face is blank, showing no emotion. I wish he would say something. It’s not just his scent that I miss. I misshim.How is that possible? How can I miss something and someone I never had?
He walks me to the door, and once I’m inside, I hand his hoodie back to him. He throws it over his shoulder and turns to leave.
“Wait.”
He watches me expectantly.
“Just wait here.”
I retrieve his other hoodie from my closet and hand it to him, as well. He scoffs and walks away, and I watch his retreating back in disappointment. I know this is what I asked for, but as I watch him walk away, I feel like I’ve made an enormous mistake.
***Gage***
Fuck! I can’t think straight. Not after seeing her in the scraps of cloth she calls workout gear. Giving her my jacket was as much for me as it was for her. I almost came all over myself when I saw the outline of her pussy in those ridiculous shorts. That shit looked swollen. Fuck. I can’t go back to Ellen’s yet. With her hawk eyes, there’s no way she would miss my full-blown woody. I’ll just sit in my car and wait.
I don’t know why I can’t get this fucking chick off my brain! Whoever said pussy is pussy didn’t know what the fuck he was talking about. All the pussy I’ve had since I met her hasn’t made me forget. How can I forget the way she responds to me the moment I get close to her? The way she felt beneath me? The taste of her sweet lips? I get a hard-on every time I remember the way she said my name that night as I kissed her stomach. I felt like a fucking king when I saw my mark on her skin. I guess Ihavehad it way too easy for too long. The first woman to turn me down is making me lose my shit. Or maybe it’s because I know I can’t have her – forbidden fruit and shit. Now I know how Adam must have felt in the Garden of Eden.
Fuck it. Damn it all to Hell.
I hop out of the car and before I know it, I’m on her doorstep, banging on the door.
“I’m coming!” she shouts from inside.
Fuck my life. I don’t need to hear those words coming out of her mouth right now. She slowly cracks the door open and peeks out.
“Yes?”
“Let me in.”
“That’s not a good idea.”
“Let me in, Raven.”
