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down. I press my forehead into the pillow next to her and we both try to catch our breath. She slides out from under me and stands up.
“Will, I can’t find my shirt,” she says with panic in her voice. I roll onto my back and pull her shirt out from beneath me and toss it to her.
“Here’s your ugly shirt,” I tease.
The boys are beating on the door now, so I hop out of the bed and go down the hallway to find my own shirt before opening the front door for them.
“What took you so long?” Kel asks as they shove their way past me.
“We were watching a movie,” I lie. “We were at a really good part and didn’t want to pause it.”
“Yeah,” Lake agrees, emerging from the hallway. “A really good part.”
Kel and Caulder walk to the kitchen and flip the light on.
“Can Caulder stay here tonight?” Kel asks.
“I don’t know why you guys even bother asking anymore,” Lake says.
“Because we’re grounded. Remember?” Caulder says.
Lake looks to me for assistance.
“It’s your birthday, Kel. The grounding can resume tomorrow night,” I say.
They both go to the living room and start watching TV.
I reach my hand out to Lake. “Walk me home?”
Lake grabs my hand and we head out the front door.
“Are you coming back over later?” she asks.
Now that I’ve had the chance to cool off, I can see where coming back might not be a good idea. “Lake, maybe I shouldn’t. We got really carried away just now. How do you expect me to sleep in the same bed with you after that?”
I expect her to object, but she doesn’t.
“You’re right, like always. It’ll be weird anyway with our brothers in the same house.” She wraps her arms around me when we reach my front door. It’s incredibly cold outside, but she doesn’t seem to care as we stand there and hold each other.
“Or maybe you’re wrong,” she says. "Maybe you should come back in an hour. I’ll wear the ugliest pajamas I can find and I won’t even brush my teeth. You won’t want to touch me. All we’ll do is sleep.”
I laugh at her absurd plan. “You could go a week without brushing your teeth or changing clothes and I still wouldn’t be able to keep my hands off you.”
“I’m serious, Will. Come back in an hour, I just want to cuddle with you. I’ll make sure the boys are in their room and you can sneak in like we’re in high school.”
She doesn’t have to do much convincing. “Fine. I’ll be back in an hour. But all we’re doing is sleeping, okay? No tempting me.”
“No tempting, promise,” she says with a grin.
I cup her chin in my hand and lower my voice as I speak. “Lake, I’m serious. I want this to be perfect for you and I get really carried away when I’m with you. We only have a week left. I want to stay the night with you but I need you to promise me you won't put me in that position again for at least 162 more hours. ”
“One hundred sixty-one and a half,” she says.
I shake my head and laugh. “Go put those boys to bed. I’ll see you in a little while.”
She kisses me goodbye and I head into the house and take a shower. A cold shower.
When I get to her house an hour later, all the lights are off. I lock the door behind me and ease my way down the hallway and into her bedroom. She left the bedside lamp on for me. She’s lying in bed with her back toward me, so I climb in behind her and slide my arm under her head. I expect her to respond, but she’s out. She’s actually snoring. I brush her hair behind her ear and kiss the back of her head as I pull the covers around us both and close my eyes.
Saturday, January 14 th , 2012
I love being with you so bad
When we aren’t together, I miss you so bad
One of these days, I’m going to marry you so bad
And it’ll be
so
so
good.
Chapter
“Will, I can’t find my shirt,” she says with panic in her voice. I roll onto my back and pull her shirt out from beneath me and toss it to her.
“Here’s your ugly shirt,” I tease.
The boys are beating on the door now, so I hop out of the bed and go down the hallway to find my own shirt before opening the front door for them.
“What took you so long?” Kel asks as they shove their way past me.
“We were watching a movie,” I lie. “We were at a really good part and didn’t want to pause it.”
“Yeah,” Lake agrees, emerging from the hallway. “A really good part.”
Kel and Caulder walk to the kitchen and flip the light on.
“Can Caulder stay here tonight?” Kel asks.
“I don’t know why you guys even bother asking anymore,” Lake says.
“Because we’re grounded. Remember?” Caulder says.
Lake looks to me for assistance.
“It’s your birthday, Kel. The grounding can resume tomorrow night,” I say.
They both go to the living room and start watching TV.
I reach my hand out to Lake. “Walk me home?”
Lake grabs my hand and we head out the front door.
“Are you coming back over later?” she asks.
Now that I’ve had the chance to cool off, I can see where coming back might not be a good idea. “Lake, maybe I shouldn’t. We got really carried away just now. How do you expect me to sleep in the same bed with you after that?”
I expect her to object, but she doesn’t.
“You’re right, like always. It’ll be weird anyway with our brothers in the same house.” She wraps her arms around me when we reach my front door. It’s incredibly cold outside, but she doesn’t seem to care as we stand there and hold each other.
“Or maybe you’re wrong,” she says. "Maybe you should come back in an hour. I’ll wear the ugliest pajamas I can find and I won’t even brush my teeth. You won’t want to touch me. All we’ll do is sleep.”
I laugh at her absurd plan. “You could go a week without brushing your teeth or changing clothes and I still wouldn’t be able to keep my hands off you.”
“I’m serious, Will. Come back in an hour, I just want to cuddle with you. I’ll make sure the boys are in their room and you can sneak in like we’re in high school.”
She doesn’t have to do much convincing. “Fine. I’ll be back in an hour. But all we’re doing is sleeping, okay? No tempting me.”
“No tempting, promise,” she says with a grin.
I cup her chin in my hand and lower my voice as I speak. “Lake, I’m serious. I want this to be perfect for you and I get really carried away when I’m with you. We only have a week left. I want to stay the night with you but I need you to promise me you won't put me in that position again for at least 162 more hours. ”
“One hundred sixty-one and a half,” she says.
I shake my head and laugh. “Go put those boys to bed. I’ll see you in a little while.”
She kisses me goodbye and I head into the house and take a shower. A cold shower.
When I get to her house an hour later, all the lights are off. I lock the door behind me and ease my way down the hallway and into her bedroom. She left the bedside lamp on for me. She’s lying in bed with her back toward me, so I climb in behind her and slide my arm under her head. I expect her to respond, but she’s out. She’s actually snoring. I brush her hair behind her ear and kiss the back of her head as I pull the covers around us both and close my eyes.
Saturday, January 14 th , 2012
I love being with you so bad
When we aren’t together, I miss you so bad
One of these days, I’m going to marry you so bad
And it’ll be
so
so
good.
Chapter
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