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Authors: Brook Greene
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don’t think she can see past her nose these days.” Hi s voice is just above a whisper.
Ducking my head in agony for my brother, ‘ Be there in a few, don’t leave.” I flip my phone closed and shove it into my pocket I give Avery’s house one last glance over my shoulder before I roar down the road.
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Avery
I spend the rest of the day fluctuating between complete excitement to utter shock at how fast we are moving along. Piper didn’t make it home, like I would have hoped, and Leo had predicted. I needed to talk to someone in a bad way and had no one else to talk to but Roman. Grabbing my phone I call him.
“What up babe?” His voice was nice and comforting to me, as him being my only other friend than his little sister.
“Hey handsome,’ I swallow and hesitate for only a second before screwing up the courage, ‘where are you?” I didn’t want to put him on the spot by giving him the third degree about one of his best friend’s right in front of said friend.
“ Been waiting on this call seeing how the big man took you home last night, he did spend the night didn’t he Avery?” His end of the line goes quiet waiting for me to answer. I couldn’t quit put my finger on it but it sounded a little like jealousy in his voice.
“ He did but we didn’t do anything.” I quickly reassure him but my shaky voice gives my attempt to lie away. We hadn’t done much, just shared a kiss, which ended up being the kiss to end all kisses. The one in which all other kisses will be compared to, forever. I absent mindedly raise my hand up to my lips once again and touch them closing my eyes at the remembered feeling.
“Bullshit the big guy never spends the night to just cuddle.” His sarcastic laugh kind of ticks me off a little.
“Honest Roman I swear, we did not do anything. I got drunk and passed out.” The statement does sound ridiculous, when it is said out loud. From my impressions of the kind of man Leo is, staying and just cuddling is probably not on his menu of bedroom activities. I am still not sure wy I should have to explain myself to him but I do anyway.
“You never answered my question as to where you are.” I change the subject slightly.
“At the shop cause Dalton called in today, God only knows what he is doing to my little sister.” I sigh heavily. It would be hard to be in Roman’s position between his sister and another one of his best friends.
“ Oh okay well then never mind, it can wait.” I am disappointed with the fact I am not going to be able to vent or ask the questions for the knowledge I seek.
“No its okay , Leo isn’t here.” My heart flutters at the mere sound of his name and then curiosity hits me as to where he might be because he had told me he was going into work. “What did you want to know?” The dejected tone of his voice lets me know those nights he and I had spent eating pizza and drinking beer were not totally lost on him.
“I don’t know really where to start.’ I fumble over my words now not so sure Roman is the one I should be talking to about this.
“Shit Avery just ask.” His demanding tone holds no hint of the dismal tone from before.
“Okay fine, what kind of guy is he?” I just blurt it out.
“Not someone I would pick for my little sisters best friend.” That was blunt and directly to the point with a hint of jealousy mixed in.
“So how do I get away from it if I wanted to?” The miserable fear I had been fighting all day has settled in the pit of my stomach. Then the viper in the room rears its fugly head, did I want to get out of it or away from him? Half of me did the other half was very much enjoying the emotions triggered being with him.
“ The problem is, if you haven’t already realized it, you don’t.” His clipped answer makes an unexpected smile split my face, ‘I tell you what I am getting ready to take off, what do you say I go and grab us some food and come by your place?”
Needing the human contact to keep
Ducking my head in agony for my brother, ‘ Be there in a few, don’t leave.” I flip my phone closed and shove it into my pocket I give Avery’s house one last glance over my shoulder before I roar down the road.
****
Avery
I spend the rest of the day fluctuating between complete excitement to utter shock at how fast we are moving along. Piper didn’t make it home, like I would have hoped, and Leo had predicted. I needed to talk to someone in a bad way and had no one else to talk to but Roman. Grabbing my phone I call him.
“What up babe?” His voice was nice and comforting to me, as him being my only other friend than his little sister.
“Hey handsome,’ I swallow and hesitate for only a second before screwing up the courage, ‘where are you?” I didn’t want to put him on the spot by giving him the third degree about one of his best friend’s right in front of said friend.
“ Been waiting on this call seeing how the big man took you home last night, he did spend the night didn’t he Avery?” His end of the line goes quiet waiting for me to answer. I couldn’t quit put my finger on it but it sounded a little like jealousy in his voice.
“ He did but we didn’t do anything.” I quickly reassure him but my shaky voice gives my attempt to lie away. We hadn’t done much, just shared a kiss, which ended up being the kiss to end all kisses. The one in which all other kisses will be compared to, forever. I absent mindedly raise my hand up to my lips once again and touch them closing my eyes at the remembered feeling.
“Bullshit the big guy never spends the night to just cuddle.” His sarcastic laugh kind of ticks me off a little.
“Honest Roman I swear, we did not do anything. I got drunk and passed out.” The statement does sound ridiculous, when it is said out loud. From my impressions of the kind of man Leo is, staying and just cuddling is probably not on his menu of bedroom activities. I am still not sure wy I should have to explain myself to him but I do anyway.
“You never answered my question as to where you are.” I change the subject slightly.
“At the shop cause Dalton called in today, God only knows what he is doing to my little sister.” I sigh heavily. It would be hard to be in Roman’s position between his sister and another one of his best friends.
“ Oh okay well then never mind, it can wait.” I am disappointed with the fact I am not going to be able to vent or ask the questions for the knowledge I seek.
“No its okay , Leo isn’t here.” My heart flutters at the mere sound of his name and then curiosity hits me as to where he might be because he had told me he was going into work. “What did you want to know?” The dejected tone of his voice lets me know those nights he and I had spent eating pizza and drinking beer were not totally lost on him.
“I don’t know really where to start.’ I fumble over my words now not so sure Roman is the one I should be talking to about this.
“Shit Avery just ask.” His demanding tone holds no hint of the dismal tone from before.
“Okay fine, what kind of guy is he?” I just blurt it out.
“Not someone I would pick for my little sisters best friend.” That was blunt and directly to the point with a hint of jealousy mixed in.
“So how do I get away from it if I wanted to?” The miserable fear I had been fighting all day has settled in the pit of my stomach. Then the viper in the room rears its fugly head, did I want to get out of it or away from him? Half of me did the other half was very much enjoying the emotions triggered being with him.
“ The problem is, if you haven’t already realized it, you don’t.” His clipped answer makes an unexpected smile split my face, ‘I tell you what I am getting ready to take off, what do you say I go and grab us some food and come by your place?”
Needing the human contact to keep
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