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Authors: Kaia Bennett
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what's going on with you, or without telling you what's going on with me. I was using Jackie like a living message board or something. And you're going to be in my sister’s wedding. So, I guess when she said that, it made me think..."
"Made you think what?" he asked when the silence at the end of her sentence dragged on.
Nicole nibbled on her lip, and as they came upon a bench in the path she took that opportunity to sit and gather her thoughts. He sat next to her, waiting patiently.
"It made me think that if I really am over you, then I shouldn't be afraid of being near you or hanging out like we used to. The only difference between then and now is—"
"Sex," he whispered, giving her a blatant, understanding gaze. "Lots and lots of sex."
Nicole giggled nervously, shaking her head as if he were being a silly boy in health class. She just hoped the clenching of her thighs was a subtle, barely noticeable thing, just like the hitch in her breathing. "Yeah, Captain Obvious. That would be the difference."
Gabriel chuckled and tore off a piece of his pretzel. He tossed it up into the air and caught it easily, chewing and thinking in silence for a moment. Just the simple act of him catching his food like that took her back to her sister's old apartment.
Her in bed with him while they tossed Cracker Jacks in the air, him catching them on his tongue. His smile, the way he stretched out and showed off those twin tribal tattoos on his sides. The heat he'd inspired when he looked at her, held her, kissed and touched her. The way he'd whispered in her ear.
Uh-uh, little girl.
If you want something from me you're going to have to say it loud and clear...
"Well, what do you think?" she said trying desperately to interrupt her thoughts and the slickness between her clenched thighs.
"Of what exactly?" he asked, tilting his head to the side. "You asking me what I think of us then, versus us now and whether that's really such a big deal? Or are you asking me if being friendly makes sense because we're over each other?"
She blinked several times, not sure what to say. Which answer did she really want? And which answer did she think he wanted to give? Did he think what they had wasn’t a big deal or special? Did she seem like she was over him? Or could he smell the heat coming off of her as even his smallest gestures catapulted her back to the past?
"I guess I'm asking if you're on the same page with me. I mean, we should be able to hang out right? Because we've both moved on?"
Gabriel licked his lips and turned to watch a couple of joggers pass by, thinking distantly that maybe he should take up such an activity. Might help him work off some physical frustration. "Yeah, we should be able to. And it's not all your fault. I wasn't exactly blowing up your phone, especially after you started dating Travis," he said with a sigh. "I'm sure the awkwardness of knowing you were with someone else had something to do with it."
"Are we seriously having this conversation?" Nicole blurted out suddenly. She looked like she was in a daze.
Gabriel gave her a half-grin, his chocolate-brown eyes twinkling. He spread an arm out on the bench behind her shoulders and leaned back. "When have we ever taken the blessed opportunity to skip over an uncomfortable conversation, Nic? In fact we're actually due for one, right?"
Nicole laughed and shook her head, "An awkward conversation about us hasn't come up in some time. You're right about that."
"Though this might be a little more awkward than usual. Used to be that after one of those talks we'd..."
Gabriel snickered when Nicole raised an eyebrow and folded her arms. "We'd what, Gabe?"
This was a slippery slope he was on. The look in her eyes was teasing. She too remembered their former habit of getting over awkwardness by fucking each other into a coma. He watched her swallow while he licked his lips, deciding whether he was going to take her little challenge and say what was on his mind. It was
"Made you think what?" he asked when the silence at the end of her sentence dragged on.
Nicole nibbled on her lip, and as they came upon a bench in the path she took that opportunity to sit and gather her thoughts. He sat next to her, waiting patiently.
"It made me think that if I really am over you, then I shouldn't be afraid of being near you or hanging out like we used to. The only difference between then and now is—"
"Sex," he whispered, giving her a blatant, understanding gaze. "Lots and lots of sex."
Nicole giggled nervously, shaking her head as if he were being a silly boy in health class. She just hoped the clenching of her thighs was a subtle, barely noticeable thing, just like the hitch in her breathing. "Yeah, Captain Obvious. That would be the difference."
Gabriel chuckled and tore off a piece of his pretzel. He tossed it up into the air and caught it easily, chewing and thinking in silence for a moment. Just the simple act of him catching his food like that took her back to her sister's old apartment.
Her in bed with him while they tossed Cracker Jacks in the air, him catching them on his tongue. His smile, the way he stretched out and showed off those twin tribal tattoos on his sides. The heat he'd inspired when he looked at her, held her, kissed and touched her. The way he'd whispered in her ear.
Uh-uh, little girl.
If you want something from me you're going to have to say it loud and clear...
"Well, what do you think?" she said trying desperately to interrupt her thoughts and the slickness between her clenched thighs.
"Of what exactly?" he asked, tilting his head to the side. "You asking me what I think of us then, versus us now and whether that's really such a big deal? Or are you asking me if being friendly makes sense because we're over each other?"
She blinked several times, not sure what to say. Which answer did she really want? And which answer did she think he wanted to give? Did he think what they had wasn’t a big deal or special? Did she seem like she was over him? Or could he smell the heat coming off of her as even his smallest gestures catapulted her back to the past?
"I guess I'm asking if you're on the same page with me. I mean, we should be able to hang out right? Because we've both moved on?"
Gabriel licked his lips and turned to watch a couple of joggers pass by, thinking distantly that maybe he should take up such an activity. Might help him work off some physical frustration. "Yeah, we should be able to. And it's not all your fault. I wasn't exactly blowing up your phone, especially after you started dating Travis," he said with a sigh. "I'm sure the awkwardness of knowing you were with someone else had something to do with it."
"Are we seriously having this conversation?" Nicole blurted out suddenly. She looked like she was in a daze.
Gabriel gave her a half-grin, his chocolate-brown eyes twinkling. He spread an arm out on the bench behind her shoulders and leaned back. "When have we ever taken the blessed opportunity to skip over an uncomfortable conversation, Nic? In fact we're actually due for one, right?"
Nicole laughed and shook her head, "An awkward conversation about us hasn't come up in some time. You're right about that."
"Though this might be a little more awkward than usual. Used to be that after one of those talks we'd..."
Gabriel snickered when Nicole raised an eyebrow and folded her arms. "We'd what, Gabe?"
This was a slippery slope he was on. The look in her eyes was teasing. She too remembered their former habit of getting over awkwardness by fucking each other into a coma. He watched her swallow while he licked his lips, deciding whether he was going to take her little challenge and say what was on his mind. It was
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