complete attention and he seems so into everything I’m talking about.
“Well, not the reasons you’re talking about, but I will tell you how it became my preference.” I gently laugh and so does Talon.
“Alright then, let’s hear it” Talon says as he smiles and runs his thumb alongside my own.
“I don’t take well to being challenged. So when they told me I couldn’t handle it, I took it as a personal mission to out drink them.” I turn to face Talon as I continue because I have gone long enough without looking into those eyes. He’s laughing at the thought also. “Bad idea. Very, very bad idea. Shy couldn’t get me into the house by herself at the end of the night so she had Tucker help her. He wasn’t going to take the heat from my dad alone so all three boys and Shy walked me inside and put me to bed.” Talon chuckles at the visual I’m painting for him. “I don’t remember even getting inside but apparently they all walked me right past the dining room table where all of our parents sat playing cards and talking. Needless to say, my parents were pissed, but the boys’ dads kicked them all the way out of the house.” I shake my head and continue smiling. “It has pretty much been that way since day one. If one of us was going to go down we all jumped on board.”
“What happened to them? The boys. Are you still in contact with them?”
“Not really. Blaine and I still keep in touch randomly but they were all pretty mad when I left and I never went back to fix things.”
“When was the last time you saw them?”
“My mom’s funeral. It was the last time we were all together anyway. I see them randomly when I go back to visit my dad and Shy but Blaine is the only one who spends a lot of time with me when I’m there. They were all there at the funeral but they had a rodeo out of town that weekend. When they got back I had moved to New York.”
“You just left? I can see why they’d be pissed. What would possess you to just pack up and move across the country?”
“Well, a couple different things factored in but mostly I needed to get away from my house that my mom no longer lived in.” I could continue with this conversation but I really don’t feel like it tonight. “I don’t want to talk about this anymore, this is not the careless happiness I was wanting for tonight, plus, I need a new drink. I dropped mine when you kissed me.” I smile at him sheepishly knowing full well it was me who kissed him.
“Ahhh. When I kissed you, huh?” I smile and nod at him as he stands then helps me up. Talon pulls me into his arms for another breathtaking kiss. “Let’s go get you that drink,” he says in a husky tone as he pulls me by the hand back up to the house.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
BAILEY
We hung out with his friends for a couple of hours. After we went back to the fire where everyone was, nobody said another word to me or Talon that would have pissed him off. I guess they got the message. Missy never said a word to Talon or me again but she did give me her best death glare for half the night. If she has some sort of history with Talon, then I can’t really blame her for hating me. I’ve only been with him for a few hours and I already am questioning how the heck I am going to be able to keep things platonic when the sun rises. He has been so attentive towards me. Even being around his friends and telling stories that I know nothing about, he makes sure to keep me engaged in the conversations. He keeps at least one hand on me at all times, brushes his lips on the side of my face, my ear, my hand. He whispers all kinds of things that are meant only for me that cause me to shiver and him to laugh.
We say our good-byes and go back to the house. I’m not ready to give Talon up yet and he feels the same so we get into comfy clothes and light a fire out on the back balcony. We’ve been cuddled up on the chaise lounge for a while talking about everything under the sun with the exception of
“Well, not the reasons you’re talking about, but I will tell you how it became my preference.” I gently laugh and so does Talon.
“Alright then, let’s hear it” Talon says as he smiles and runs his thumb alongside my own.
“I don’t take well to being challenged. So when they told me I couldn’t handle it, I took it as a personal mission to out drink them.” I turn to face Talon as I continue because I have gone long enough without looking into those eyes. He’s laughing at the thought also. “Bad idea. Very, very bad idea. Shy couldn’t get me into the house by herself at the end of the night so she had Tucker help her. He wasn’t going to take the heat from my dad alone so all three boys and Shy walked me inside and put me to bed.” Talon chuckles at the visual I’m painting for him. “I don’t remember even getting inside but apparently they all walked me right past the dining room table where all of our parents sat playing cards and talking. Needless to say, my parents were pissed, but the boys’ dads kicked them all the way out of the house.” I shake my head and continue smiling. “It has pretty much been that way since day one. If one of us was going to go down we all jumped on board.”
“What happened to them? The boys. Are you still in contact with them?”
“Not really. Blaine and I still keep in touch randomly but they were all pretty mad when I left and I never went back to fix things.”
“When was the last time you saw them?”
“My mom’s funeral. It was the last time we were all together anyway. I see them randomly when I go back to visit my dad and Shy but Blaine is the only one who spends a lot of time with me when I’m there. They were all there at the funeral but they had a rodeo out of town that weekend. When they got back I had moved to New York.”
“You just left? I can see why they’d be pissed. What would possess you to just pack up and move across the country?”
“Well, a couple different things factored in but mostly I needed to get away from my house that my mom no longer lived in.” I could continue with this conversation but I really don’t feel like it tonight. “I don’t want to talk about this anymore, this is not the careless happiness I was wanting for tonight, plus, I need a new drink. I dropped mine when you kissed me.” I smile at him sheepishly knowing full well it was me who kissed him.
“Ahhh. When I kissed you, huh?” I smile and nod at him as he stands then helps me up. Talon pulls me into his arms for another breathtaking kiss. “Let’s go get you that drink,” he says in a husky tone as he pulls me by the hand back up to the house.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
BAILEY
We hung out with his friends for a couple of hours. After we went back to the fire where everyone was, nobody said another word to me or Talon that would have pissed him off. I guess they got the message. Missy never said a word to Talon or me again but she did give me her best death glare for half the night. If she has some sort of history with Talon, then I can’t really blame her for hating me. I’ve only been with him for a few hours and I already am questioning how the heck I am going to be able to keep things platonic when the sun rises. He has been so attentive towards me. Even being around his friends and telling stories that I know nothing about, he makes sure to keep me engaged in the conversations. He keeps at least one hand on me at all times, brushes his lips on the side of my face, my ear, my hand. He whispers all kinds of things that are meant only for me that cause me to shiver and him to laugh.
We say our good-byes and go back to the house. I’m not ready to give Talon up yet and he feels the same so we get into comfy clothes and light a fire out on the back balcony. We’ve been cuddled up on the chaise lounge for a while talking about everything under the sun with the exception of
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