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“Because you’re mine, and the only man who should be touching you is me.”
“What about me?” he asks, his voice deeper than it was a moment ago.
“What about you?”
“Can I touch myself?”
“As long as I can watch.”
Silence falls between us. The only thing I can hear down the line is Garrett’s heavy breathing.
“Garrett, are we—”
“Calvin is taking Sienna away for a couple days. Will you come and stay with me? I’ll cook and treat you like a king to make up for today.”
“You want me to come and sleep over?”
I don’t know why that simple question makes me feel like a kid with a crush, but butterflies flutter in my belly as excitement floods through my veins.
I love hanging out here with Garrett. But being with him in his own space, even if it's technically his sister’s, hits differently.
“Yeah. If you want to. You don’t have to. We can just go to yours like usual and—”
“Yes, I’d love to.”
“Really? It’s pretty small here compared to your place. My bed is comfy, but…”
“It’ll be perfect,” I insist. “When are they going?”
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“Hey, man,” Kodie says as he slides into the booth opposite me that I was directed to when I turned up twenty minutes ago.
I was early on purpose. I didn’t want to risk being late and him thinking that I wasn’t taking this seriously, because I am.
Unfortunately, though, Kodie was late. He messaged to let me know he was running late, so I guess not all hope is lost.
Garrett has shown me what I’ve been missing out on by not having friends, by keeping myself closed off from the world, only allowing them to see what I want them to see.
“Hey, everything alright?”
“Yeah, just Sutton being Sutton,” he explains as he reaches for the menu.
“Ah, I find it hard to believe that little girl could be anything but an angel.”
He glares at me over the menu. “You have no idea.”
I can’t help but chuckle.
“She’s awesome. If I ever have kids, I’d want them to be exactly like her.”
“You don’t know what you’re wishing for. That girl is a menace.” But even as he says this, his eyes soften and there’s a small smile on his lips. “She’s stubborn, competitive as hell, always thinks she’s right, and refuses to take no for an answer.”
“Sounds just like someone I used to know,” I tease.
“Honestly, I feel for the man she ends up with.”
