AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“What did you tell them?”
“Nothing!” She whirled around on me, a terrifying concoction of emotions brewing in those eyes. “Nothing, because it’s none of their fucking business! You are no one’s business but mine!”
“Yours?”
“I said don’t talk to me right now!”
My beautiful girl stormed out in a hot flurry. She didn’t come back to the room for the rest of the night, and I didn’t bother seeking her out. She said she didn’t want to talk. Kai would never say that unless she meant it.
The feeling of falling asleep in an empty room ate away at my stomach.
???
My consciousness the next morning was nothing more than a reminder that I’d slept alone. I rubbed my eyes, unable to lift myself from bed for fuck knows how long. When I finally did, I stumbled to the bathroom, bumping into the door frame on my way in.
I could hardly see into the light shining above the mirrors. A blurry hand in front of me reached for what I believed was my toothbrush, filled it with toothpaste, and shoved it into my mouth. My free hand approached my face, digging at either eye to clean out any early morning drowsiness.
As I gained a better view of the mirror in front of me, its reflection revealed clothing hanging to dry in the shower; the pair of jeans Kai wore last night, along with her T-shirt, a bra, and a thong thin enough to floss my teeth with.
My shoulders fell.
I’d been so frustrated with the whole situation that I hadn’t even stopped to think that Kai might be upset about it. Why would she have been? What would it matter to her if we did or didn’t hook up? No, that couldn’t be what had provoked a sad, clothed shower.
My attitude on the other hand…
I spit the toothpaste and rinsed my mouth out. I then splashed my face and hung in the sink, holding my cheeks for a few long moments and breathing deeply. A conversation was in order.
Forcing myself to get to the living room was twice as hard as forcing myself out of bed this morning. She was still asleep on the couch when I entered. Oli and June were dormant in their room, as usual. I sat myself on the floor, leaning sideways against the couch where her head rested, pressing one hand to her shoulder as I failed to resist placing a kiss on the top of her head. The entirety of her body was covered with the pale blue couch blanket, right up to her jaw.
Beautiful girl.
“I’m naked,” she whispered, shifting in place.
“Nice try.” I moved pieces of hair from her cheek that didn’t need to be moved.
“I’m serious.”
“I know you are. I saw the clothes in the shower.” She opened her eyes and stared at me. God, those beautiful, perfect, excellent, wonderful eyes. My control almost slipped, but my mind was set on something more important. “I’m not here to bicker or tie you to any furniture.”
She tutted. “Darn.”
“I still wouldn’t push it, though,” I warned. She glanced down, and I leaned closer, dropping my head to the edge of the couch. “Do you want to tell me why you were upset last night?”
“Do I really have to tell you, or do you already know?”
I rolled my eyes. “Are you going to answer all my questions with questions or are we going to have a productive discussion?”
“A productive discussion.” She scoffed. “This isn’t a college lecture, Jonah.”
I sighed. I was going to fucking lose it if she didn’t just speak to me like a normal person. I was so far out of my comfort zone, I almost felt I’d never get back to it.
Two seconds in, two seconds out.
She’s just deflecting.
Can’t do it.
“Fine.” I unfolded my legs beneath me to stand and leave her be, but she grabbed my arm. I glanced back and caught those sticky eyes turning watery.
