our first date. Becca knows I’m nervous about being alone with him since this is all new to me. I don’t think he would do anything to make me uncomfortable or hurt me; I’m just being cautious because I don’t know if I trust myself around him. “Lacey, hurry up they’re going to be here soon.”
“You know Becca, it would have been perfectly okay if we met the guys at the restaurant. Caine doesn’t need to know where I live. What if I decide I don’t want to see him again? Is he going to stalk me on my doorstep? Oh my God Becca, he’s going to kill me in my sleep if I refuse to go on another date,” I tell her as I take a moment to pet my cute dog, Cinnamon.
Rolling her eyes, Becca spits back, “Seriously? You think he’s going to try to kill you if you won’t go out with him again?” She chuckles and throws a sock at me, causing me to follow suit and join in with her laughter. “That’s a good one!”
“Okay, so maybe I exaggerated a little.” I show her my thumb and fingers pinched slightly apart and she gives me a look of disbelief. “Fine, maybe I’m worried for no reason. I’m just scared of what could happen, that’s all. Remember I don’t do this dating and boyfriend stuff.” Cinnamon pushes his ear sideways for me to rub it some more, enjoying the love.
“I know bestie. Don’t worry. I’ll be there tonight, and I won’t let anything happen to you. I hope you believe that there is no reason for the worricane.”
“Yeah, I know you’ll keep me on the right track so nothing happens.” I smile and walk towards her for a hug. “You need to stop bothering me so that I can finish getting ready.” Taking the bottle of hairspray as my weapon, I act as though I’m going to spray her. We both laugh.
The doorbell rings about ten minutes later and Cinnamon runs to greet whoever is on the other side. Mom answer s the door, beating Becca and I to it with a devious smile on her face as if she just won the lottery. “Good evening gentlemen.” I hear my mom greet the guys. She couldn’t wait to meet them since finding out a guy caught my eye.
“Mom, is that them?”
“I believe so sweetie, unless you might be expecting another two gentlemen by the names of Caine and Lucas.” I can see her smiling as she leads them into the family room. He doesn’t see me yet and I watch Caine as he moves stealthily across the room.
I silently approach him while he seems lost in ogling over my father’s collection of guitars. I’m not sure if he heard me walk in or if he can feel the magnetic pull between us. It makes the hairs raise up off my skin just having him in the same room as me. He turns slowly with one eyebrow raised and smiles. Oh no! He’s looking at me with those fucking bedroom eyes. Dammit! I hope he isn’t expecting anything tonight. I didn’t prepare myself for a repeat of last Saturday night.
He turns to my mom. “May I?” Caine asks, pointing to one of my dad’s acoustic guitars.
“Sure,” Mom replies unsure of what is going to happen next. I don’t blame her. Caine gently reaches for the guitar of his choice. I had no idea Caine could play the guitar. Then again, why would I? I walked out on him without taking the opportunity to get to know him at all. And now, he is in my house, standing next to my mom with one of my dad’s guitars strapped around him.
He begins to pick the strings as if he knows what he’s doing. I turn around to look at Lucas who’s wearing a huge smile. He notices I’m watching him as his smile grows, while comfortably standing with this arm around my best friend. Hmm, I wonder if there is more going on and Becca failed to mention it. I will have to ask her tonight when we get back to her house.
Caine begins humming and everything else ceases to exist. He’s playing a familiar song and it takes me a moment before I can place it. OH. MY. GOD. He’s playing ‘In Your Eyes’ on the freaking guitar and singing along. The raspy sound coming
“You know Becca, it would have been perfectly okay if we met the guys at the restaurant. Caine doesn’t need to know where I live. What if I decide I don’t want to see him again? Is he going to stalk me on my doorstep? Oh my God Becca, he’s going to kill me in my sleep if I refuse to go on another date,” I tell her as I take a moment to pet my cute dog, Cinnamon.
Rolling her eyes, Becca spits back, “Seriously? You think he’s going to try to kill you if you won’t go out with him again?” She chuckles and throws a sock at me, causing me to follow suit and join in with her laughter. “That’s a good one!”
“Okay, so maybe I exaggerated a little.” I show her my thumb and fingers pinched slightly apart and she gives me a look of disbelief. “Fine, maybe I’m worried for no reason. I’m just scared of what could happen, that’s all. Remember I don’t do this dating and boyfriend stuff.” Cinnamon pushes his ear sideways for me to rub it some more, enjoying the love.
“I know bestie. Don’t worry. I’ll be there tonight, and I won’t let anything happen to you. I hope you believe that there is no reason for the worricane.”
“Yeah, I know you’ll keep me on the right track so nothing happens.” I smile and walk towards her for a hug. “You need to stop bothering me so that I can finish getting ready.” Taking the bottle of hairspray as my weapon, I act as though I’m going to spray her. We both laugh.
The doorbell rings about ten minutes later and Cinnamon runs to greet whoever is on the other side. Mom answer s the door, beating Becca and I to it with a devious smile on her face as if she just won the lottery. “Good evening gentlemen.” I hear my mom greet the guys. She couldn’t wait to meet them since finding out a guy caught my eye.
“Mom, is that them?”
“I believe so sweetie, unless you might be expecting another two gentlemen by the names of Caine and Lucas.” I can see her smiling as she leads them into the family room. He doesn’t see me yet and I watch Caine as he moves stealthily across the room.
I silently approach him while he seems lost in ogling over my father’s collection of guitars. I’m not sure if he heard me walk in or if he can feel the magnetic pull between us. It makes the hairs raise up off my skin just having him in the same room as me. He turns slowly with one eyebrow raised and smiles. Oh no! He’s looking at me with those fucking bedroom eyes. Dammit! I hope he isn’t expecting anything tonight. I didn’t prepare myself for a repeat of last Saturday night.
He turns to my mom. “May I?” Caine asks, pointing to one of my dad’s acoustic guitars.
“Sure,” Mom replies unsure of what is going to happen next. I don’t blame her. Caine gently reaches for the guitar of his choice. I had no idea Caine could play the guitar. Then again, why would I? I walked out on him without taking the opportunity to get to know him at all. And now, he is in my house, standing next to my mom with one of my dad’s guitars strapped around him.
He begins to pick the strings as if he knows what he’s doing. I turn around to look at Lucas who’s wearing a huge smile. He notices I’m watching him as his smile grows, while comfortably standing with this arm around my best friend. Hmm, I wonder if there is more going on and Becca failed to mention it. I will have to ask her tonight when we get back to her house.
Caine begins humming and everything else ceases to exist. He’s playing a familiar song and it takes me a moment before I can place it. OH. MY. GOD. He’s playing ‘In Your Eyes’ on the freaking guitar and singing along. The raspy sound coming
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