SIEGE
“You sure you don’t want to stay over?” Cosette’s sweet voice reached me as she walked us out of the door, Hoyt thankfully not following us so I could sneak in a not-so-innocent kiss before we had to leave.
“Again, little vixen, it’s not that I don’t want to. Blame this guy for keeping us apart.”
Did that sound as needy and disgusting as I realized it did?
Fuck, what is happening to me, dude?
“We’ve got work to do tonight. You started this whole Exodus bullshit. I will not be the only one working my ass off to achieve this for us while you stay and fuck our girl.”
“Language,” Cosette warned, glaring daggers at Dex, who frowned in response. At being scolded at or because he’s on the receiving end of our girl’s disappointment, I’m not sure.
Cosette couldn’t resist Dex, though, when he put his hands on her hips, gently pulling her towards the space between his legs while he leaned his ass against the car.
The fucker leaned into her space, whispering something to her which I couldn’t hear or see, but Cosette visibly softened,clearly forgetting about his crudeness, that she gave him a chaste kiss on the lips when he leaned back.
All these years growing up together, and I must say, I’ve never thought Dex would be the type to be a sweet and smooth talker.
Clearly satisfied, Dex got into the driver’s seat, starting the engine while Cosette now gave me her attention.
“Why didn’t you tell your dad who we really are?” I asked the question that had been bugging me since earlier, the words slipping out easily.
“You and Dex,” she started, putting a hand on my nape, grazing the hairs there with her soft fingers. “You two are trying to get out of your situation. It shouldn’t be held over you if you’re wanting to start a new life. My dad doesn’t need to know because I won’t let being an Azul define you.”
I’m just a man.
A man so helplessly in love with Cosette Evangelista that the thoughts in my mind had been reduced to nothing but wanting to kiss her until she was breathless.
My hand swallowed one whole side of her face as I pulled her in, my lips crashing against hers, that I almost wanted to tell Dex to fuck off because I’m staying the night come hell or high water.
It doesn’t help that Cosette was pliant to my actions, pressing her body up against mine, tilting her head as she deepened the kiss herself.
Of course, my brother, always the patient one, honked the car horn, making our sweet girl jump and pull away.
I flashed him the middle finger, and he had the audacity to smirk.
“It’s getting late, and we have school tomorrow. Go,” Cosette said. “Just be careful, okay?”
I knew she was right. But that doesn’t make these goodbyes easier, no matter how short the time we spent apart is.
Call me fucking pussy whipped, I don’t care. I’ve never been in love before so, sue me.
“We’ll see you tomorrow.”
I rounded the car, getting into the passenger seat, and Dex rolled down the windows so we could say good night to Cosette one last time before he drove away.
“I’m going to cockblock you so many times, mark my words,” I said, making a threat to a smirking Dex as we made our way to our new rental.
Staying at another one of the Azul’s properties is ballsy of us. But I trusted my and Dex’s skills enough that I knew we could handle ourselves if need be.
It was on the other side of town from the first rental we stayed at, anyway.
Though, no matter how confident I am that we’re safer now that Eli’s gone, we still can’t be too sure.
You can train all you want, and know every skill in the goddamn book, but being lax in this world of ours is what can get you killed.
So, yeah, I know we’re fucking capable, but we’re still on high alert.
