Page 56 of The Sexy Part
Rowan
I’ve been thinking about the friends-with-benefits thing ever since Cooper first took my hand. Okay, before that, when we kissed. There’s just something about him that makes me want to kiss him all over his gorgeous body and fuck like rabbits. I’m not ready for love, but I can’t resist giving in to this attraction after today. He stood up for me in front of Dave. That means a lot.
He stares at me. “You ask me this in front of my parents’ house? What’re you doing to me?”
I glance down at the bulge in his jeans. “Oh, sorry. Forget I said that. We’ll talk later.”
“I can’t forget you said that. It’s out there like a big flashing Go sign.”
“So you’re into it?”
“Yeah, I’m into it.”
I lean close to kiss him, and he pulls away. “What’s wrong?”
“I need a walk around the block before walking into my parents’ house. Stay there and don’t do anything sexy.”
I slowly lick my lips.
He groans, leans in for a quick kiss, and pulls away. “I’ll see you when I’m presentable.”
I smile and wiggle my fingers at him. This is going better than I thought. Maybe we should skip dinner and go straight to his place.
Nah, better not. We said we’d be here. I don’t want his parents to conclude we’re not there because we’re fucking like rabbits. That’s private.
Of course, it could give them the wrong idea if we show up together. Maybe I should go in. No, Mackenzie knows we went into the city together. She might slip and ask us about our day. I’ll just say he gave me a ride.
That’s the hope for later too. Ha-ha.
I wait on the sidewalk. Mackenzie pulls up with Finn. I wave. They get out of the car and join me.
“Look who I found sitting on the curb,” Mackenzie says.
“Hey, Rowan,” Finn says. He looks around. “Is Cooper inside already? I see his car.”
“He took a walk.”
“Why?” Mackenzie asks.
“Guess he needed to stretch his legs or something,” I say.
“Did you two have a fight?” Mackenzie asks.
“Oh, no. Nothing like that. Go ahead in. He’ll be back soon.”
Mackenzie raises her brows at me. Somehow I think she knows there’s something going on between us. Something more than friendship.
I shrug innocently.
“All right, we’ll see you in there,” Mackenzie says.
I look around for Cooper. He must’ve taken a longer walk than I thought he would. I figured he’d do once around the block.
Finally, he appears, a little out of breath.
“Are you okay?” I ask.
“Just sprinted to my house and back, thinking about moldy bread.”
