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"That’s what I thought" Adrian pushes to his feet
"What does that hs and sits back down "I don’t know You’re different with her You’re feelin’ her, I can tell, but not the sairls You wouldn’t have hesitated to answer that question about anyone else Which is cool I’m just surprised"
I shake my head Adrian’s always like this He smokes more weed and parties more than anyone I know, but he’s never afraid to put shit out there He has some sort of sixth sense when it comes to stuff, so I’m not shocked at all by his words "I don’t really know her, e the fact that you are"
True A guy would have to be blind not to want her She’s gorgeous with all that shiny dark brown hair and ot pouty lips and kno to use thes are screwed up for her You saw her freak out and I sure as hell can’t give her irl for that"
Adrian laughs "You asked?"
"You know I didn’t ask her"
"Then you don’t know And yeah things are h you never talk about it Might do you both soet about that for a while"
He stands and I don’t plan on saying anything to get him to stay this ti about She may have shit on her plate, but she’s still a princess and I’m definitely not a prince Don’t want to be either
Adrian kicks et my attention "Plus, you’ll have a whole hell of a lot of fun in the process"
I ignore him and we both walk out of the room--him toward the door and me back to my bedroom Once I’m inside I close the door, pull my shirt over my head and toss it to the floor Cheyenne’s curled in a little ball, her hair splayed out on uy would have to be blind not to want her and I’m definitely not blind We both have toomore than that
Ready to pass out, I cli slightly On autopilot I pull her close like I did earlier "Shh, baby It’s just rabs o to sleep
~CHAPTER SIXTEEN~
Cheyenne
Last night plays on reverse in my mind It starts from the feel of Colt’s arory, the drinking
My heart seizes Oh, God I made a fool of h that will soo away, but I knoon’t It happened and there’s no changing it No changing any of the things that happen to us
All there is to do isnow
I am about to try and sneak out of the bed and save Colt and I both dealing with…I don’t even knohat I can’t say theme the way no one else ever has The way no one should
I try to move and his hand squeezes It’s then I realize where it is On et out of this one? I try to ain and this tih froet up, but…ummm"
His hand jerks back "Fuck Sorry Reflex"
And I know I need to thank hie and he didn’t have to do it Most guys wouldn’t Not after everything that’s gone down between us, but instead of thank you, what coht across the hall Are you planning on sneaking away, Cinderella?"
Getting out of the bed, I turn to hiuy I’ve ever seen He has his shirt off and there’s that tribal tattoo on his right shoulder and leading all the way down his arrin cocky It makes me hate hi Go to the bathroo low Not too low and they’re held up by a belt, but that sliver of boxer briefs shows against his belly
"Are you planning on co with me?"
"No, but I’d like to brush h He’s right I stand in the hallway, letting him brush his teeth first, before he walks out
"I’ll be in bed Just co the door behind ainst it I don’t feel like Cinderella More like Dorothy in Oz I have no idea what’s going on here
When I needed so help I don’t know if I like hih I don’t like it, there’s sonet, my past, my secrets and my pain, little shards of metal unable to resist his pull I don’t understand and I don’t even know if I want to, but it feels good having so so o to the bathroom, wash my hands and then rinse ers through h I didn’t sleep like the dead last night
Which I did For the first night since I found out about Mom, I really slept
Bones… In the woods Gone…
"I’ll help you find your hts behind Colt’s in his bed when I get there, one ar over his face and the blanket up to his waist He opens the eye that isn’t covered, looks at ain