“Don’t…” I warned, struggling to keep my old feelings for her at bay.
Her fingers slipped lower, cupping my cock from the outside of my jeans. A small growl escaped my throat as I grabbed her wrist and pushed my body against hers.
“This what you want, Lily?” I cocked my head to the side and inched my face closer until our breath mingled. “Just because I won’t let someone else hurt you doesn’t mean I don’t want to.” I took a step back as she stood beside my bed, dazed. “Remember how you fucking got here, Lily. I’m not your friend anymore.”
That was too close of a call with Danny, and I needed to keep on my toes and not let my feelings for Lily get us both killed.
Chapter Seven
So Fucking Perfect
I cooked a late lunch and allowed Lily to watch television while I made a few phone calls and got myself set up for my new job with Danny. By the time I was finished, Lily was all but asleep on the couch.
“Bored?” I asked as I sat down on the far end of the couch. She yawned and stretched like a cat before her eyes fell on me.
“I thought being kidnapped would be more exciting.”
“You’ve thought about it. Interesting.”
She rolled her eyes and let out a sad laugh.
“No. Not like that. I’ve thought of what it would be like to just run away from everything.”
“Again, you mean.”
She made a face before focusing her attention on her nails. The paint was chipped and she frowned as she peeled away little pieces of blue and let them flutter to the ground.
“I didn’t run from you, Cole.”
I adjusted in my seat and took in a deep breath. I didn’t want to think of her worthless fucking stepfather who tried to take advantage of her every chance he got.
“What are you running from now?” I leaned forward, resting my elbows on my knees so I could see her face better.
“The past.” She shrugged as she grabbed a clump of her brown hair and twisted it in her long fingers, inspecting it for split ends.
“You picked a bad place to escape your past.” Her eyes rose to mine and I winked at her, unable to stop myself from smiling. It was easy to fall back into conversation with her. We had a lot of unresolved issues, but before any of that we just had each other.
“Why are you looking at me like that?” Rose asked as she twirled her hair between her fingers.
“Like what?” I stepped closer to her, grabbing the belt loops on her jeans and pulling her body against mine.
“I dunno.” She chewed on her lip as she tried not to grin nervously.
“I hate having to hide with you like this.”
Her smile quickly vanished, replaced with annoyance.
“You know why we have to do this, Cole.” Her head tilted to the side and she put her hand on her hip. I pulled her closer still.
“I know. I just don’t see why you care what everyone else thinks. Who gives a fuck if people find out we’re together. No one will say shit to you, or I’ll make sure they don’t speak for a week.”
She rolled her eyes at my threats and laughed.
“My mother would kill me if she knew.”
“Your mother hasn’t killed Craig” I shouldn’t have said it, but I found it insane that her mother, who would allow her own husband to molest Rose, would object to the boy from the wrong side of the tracks.
“Why would you say that?” Rose pulled back from me and crossed her arms over her chest.
“I didn’t mean it like that. Rose. Fuck. I just want to be able to walk down the fucking street with you without someone thinking you’re about to be attacked.”
“I know you aren’t the bad guy, Cole. Maybe if you stopped goofing off in class and actually applied yourself…”
“This is about my education?” I laughed but I felt like I was on the verge of losing my mind. “What, I’m not smart enough? You know I have a higher IQ than anyone in this school. I don’t have a big enough…trust fund?”
“We just have to wait until graduation. We can go wherever we want. And yes, it wouldn’t
Her fingers slipped lower, cupping my cock from the outside of my jeans. A small growl escaped my throat as I grabbed her wrist and pushed my body against hers.
“This what you want, Lily?” I cocked my head to the side and inched my face closer until our breath mingled. “Just because I won’t let someone else hurt you doesn’t mean I don’t want to.” I took a step back as she stood beside my bed, dazed. “Remember how you fucking got here, Lily. I’m not your friend anymore.”
That was too close of a call with Danny, and I needed to keep on my toes and not let my feelings for Lily get us both killed.
Chapter Seven
So Fucking Perfect
I cooked a late lunch and allowed Lily to watch television while I made a few phone calls and got myself set up for my new job with Danny. By the time I was finished, Lily was all but asleep on the couch.
“Bored?” I asked as I sat down on the far end of the couch. She yawned and stretched like a cat before her eyes fell on me.
“I thought being kidnapped would be more exciting.”
“You’ve thought about it. Interesting.”
She rolled her eyes and let out a sad laugh.
“No. Not like that. I’ve thought of what it would be like to just run away from everything.”
“Again, you mean.”
She made a face before focusing her attention on her nails. The paint was chipped and she frowned as she peeled away little pieces of blue and let them flutter to the ground.
“I didn’t run from you, Cole.”
I adjusted in my seat and took in a deep breath. I didn’t want to think of her worthless fucking stepfather who tried to take advantage of her every chance he got.
“What are you running from now?” I leaned forward, resting my elbows on my knees so I could see her face better.
“The past.” She shrugged as she grabbed a clump of her brown hair and twisted it in her long fingers, inspecting it for split ends.
“You picked a bad place to escape your past.” Her eyes rose to mine and I winked at her, unable to stop myself from smiling. It was easy to fall back into conversation with her. We had a lot of unresolved issues, but before any of that we just had each other.
“Why are you looking at me like that?” Rose asked as she twirled her hair between her fingers.
“Like what?” I stepped closer to her, grabbing the belt loops on her jeans and pulling her body against mine.
“I dunno.” She chewed on her lip as she tried not to grin nervously.
“I hate having to hide with you like this.”
Her smile quickly vanished, replaced with annoyance.
“You know why we have to do this, Cole.” Her head tilted to the side and she put her hand on her hip. I pulled her closer still.
“I know. I just don’t see why you care what everyone else thinks. Who gives a fuck if people find out we’re together. No one will say shit to you, or I’ll make sure they don’t speak for a week.”
She rolled her eyes at my threats and laughed.
“My mother would kill me if she knew.”
“Your mother hasn’t killed Craig” I shouldn’t have said it, but I found it insane that her mother, who would allow her own husband to molest Rose, would object to the boy from the wrong side of the tracks.
“Why would you say that?” Rose pulled back from me and crossed her arms over her chest.
“I didn’t mean it like that. Rose. Fuck. I just want to be able to walk down the fucking street with you without someone thinking you’re about to be attacked.”
“I know you aren’t the bad guy, Cole. Maybe if you stopped goofing off in class and actually applied yourself…”
“This is about my education?” I laughed but I felt like I was on the verge of losing my mind. “What, I’m not smart enough? You know I have a higher IQ than anyone in this school. I don’t have a big enough…trust fund?”
“We just have to wait until graduation. We can go wherever we want. And yes, it wouldn’t
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