dick through my pants, I grabbed her wrist to stop the movement. She giggled.
Ahh.
“That was payback for earlier wasn’t it?”
“Yep.” She made a popping sound with the p .
Shaking my head, I took a deep breath and tried to think of something, besides the absolute lust in my system, that would help me calm down. Once I had gotten myself under control—or at least as controlled as I could be with the smell of vanilla and jasmine from Emily’s perfume in the car —I started the car and backed out of the space.
The ride to the restaurant was quiet. I was still trying to get myself completely under control, not wanting to walk into the restaurant with a freaking boner. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Emily dancing along to the music on the radio. When she let go, it was a sight to see. She wasn’t worried or keyed up, she just was, and it made me smile.
Pulling into the parking lot, I saw Caleb’s car already there. With the weather the way it was they had already gone inside to wait for us. Surprisingly enough there was no snow on the ground yet. Then again, it was most likely too cold for it to even fall. The minute I turned off the car, we both jumped out and practically ran to the building, neither one of us a fan of the freezing temperatures.
Inside was nice and warm. Caleb and Angie were already seated, waiting for us with drinks in their hands.
“Hey,” Caleb said, pushing the extra shot of whiskey and a bottle of beef in front of him to me. “Thought you might need these.”
“You have no idea.” Picking up the whiskey I took the shot, letting the alcohol warm me from the inside out.
“I bet. I hate the mall anytime of the year, but Christmas time? That shit’s just crazy.”
Nodding in agreement, I looked over at Emily and Angie, who were engaging in one of their rapid-fire conversations, so fast that only the two of them could understand.
“We would have ordered you a drink, Em, but we weren’t sure what you wanted,” Angie said.
Even I never knew what to order Emily from the bar. Her choices changed from night to night—if we were out long enough, hour to hour. She pulled out the drinks menu to study it for a moment. Caleb turned back toward me.
“How did your meeting go at the firm?”
“Man, that is where I want to be when we’re done with all of this. They were great. Clear about their expectations, and made me feel more than welcome.” I took another sip of my drink. “To be honest, I didn’t even expect to meet with the partners when I first called. I figured they’d pass me off to some high level manager. What about you? Did you talk to anyone at your office?”
“Yeah and I’m pretty excited. They we’re great, although, I have to say I’m a little jealous that you got the best firm. But, shit, it never felt like we’d get to this point.”
“Tell me about it,” I said, before taking a long swig of my beer.
People always said that your college years would be over before you knew it. The only thing I could guess was that the people who said that had never been to college, or that it only felt like that after the fact because, to me, it seemed to take forever.
“What are you guys doing for Christmas?” Emily asked, turning the drinks menu over in her hand.
“We’re leaving the day after tomorrow to spend the week at Caleb’s parents’ house,” Angie answered.
“I bet your parents are excited about that.”
For a long time, Caleb had refused to go home when school was on break. I wasn’t sure of the whole story, but I knew it had to do with something that happened his senior year of high school. Then one night, about two years ago, all hell broke loose at his place and Angie, Caleb, and Josh all ended up in the hospital.
Angie took a quick sip of her drink. “What did you guys decide to do?”
For Angie and Caleb it hadn’t been a hard decision. She didn’t really have any family, and had spent most of her holidays with Emily’s
Ahh.
“That was payback for earlier wasn’t it?”
“Yep.” She made a popping sound with the p .
Shaking my head, I took a deep breath and tried to think of something, besides the absolute lust in my system, that would help me calm down. Once I had gotten myself under control—or at least as controlled as I could be with the smell of vanilla and jasmine from Emily’s perfume in the car —I started the car and backed out of the space.
The ride to the restaurant was quiet. I was still trying to get myself completely under control, not wanting to walk into the restaurant with a freaking boner. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Emily dancing along to the music on the radio. When she let go, it was a sight to see. She wasn’t worried or keyed up, she just was, and it made me smile.
Pulling into the parking lot, I saw Caleb’s car already there. With the weather the way it was they had already gone inside to wait for us. Surprisingly enough there was no snow on the ground yet. Then again, it was most likely too cold for it to even fall. The minute I turned off the car, we both jumped out and practically ran to the building, neither one of us a fan of the freezing temperatures.
Inside was nice and warm. Caleb and Angie were already seated, waiting for us with drinks in their hands.
“Hey,” Caleb said, pushing the extra shot of whiskey and a bottle of beef in front of him to me. “Thought you might need these.”
“You have no idea.” Picking up the whiskey I took the shot, letting the alcohol warm me from the inside out.
“I bet. I hate the mall anytime of the year, but Christmas time? That shit’s just crazy.”
Nodding in agreement, I looked over at Emily and Angie, who were engaging in one of their rapid-fire conversations, so fast that only the two of them could understand.
“We would have ordered you a drink, Em, but we weren’t sure what you wanted,” Angie said.
Even I never knew what to order Emily from the bar. Her choices changed from night to night—if we were out long enough, hour to hour. She pulled out the drinks menu to study it for a moment. Caleb turned back toward me.
“How did your meeting go at the firm?”
“Man, that is where I want to be when we’re done with all of this. They were great. Clear about their expectations, and made me feel more than welcome.” I took another sip of my drink. “To be honest, I didn’t even expect to meet with the partners when I first called. I figured they’d pass me off to some high level manager. What about you? Did you talk to anyone at your office?”
“Yeah and I’m pretty excited. They we’re great, although, I have to say I’m a little jealous that you got the best firm. But, shit, it never felt like we’d get to this point.”
“Tell me about it,” I said, before taking a long swig of my beer.
People always said that your college years would be over before you knew it. The only thing I could guess was that the people who said that had never been to college, or that it only felt like that after the fact because, to me, it seemed to take forever.
“What are you guys doing for Christmas?” Emily asked, turning the drinks menu over in her hand.
“We’re leaving the day after tomorrow to spend the week at Caleb’s parents’ house,” Angie answered.
“I bet your parents are excited about that.”
For a long time, Caleb had refused to go home when school was on break. I wasn’t sure of the whole story, but I knew it had to do with something that happened his senior year of high school. Then one night, about two years ago, all hell broke loose at his place and Angie, Caleb, and Josh all ended up in the hospital.
Angie took a quick sip of her drink. “What did you guys decide to do?”
For Angie and Caleb it hadn’t been a hard decision. She didn’t really have any family, and had spent most of her holidays with Emily’s
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