Tonight,justprovesIneed to make Cici mine.She fits perfectly in my arms and my life.She’s able to relax when she’s with me and I love it.
Within twenty minutes of us settling on the couch, Cici’s sound asleep in my arms with her face pressed against my chest.
I know I should go home, but I don’t want to move her.I'm enjoying having her in my arms and getting to pretend for a little bit that she’s all mine.Plus, I’d hate to wake her up.
Before I can stop myself, I lift Cici into my arms and head down the hallway towards the master bedroom.Our houses are the same layout so I know which room should be hers.
When I step inside the bedroom, I take in the feminine touches.There are a dozen decorative pillows tossed on the floor.I chuckle and shake my head.Somehow knowing she didn’t make her bed this morning makes me fall a little more for her.
Tugging the covers back, I lay her in the center of the bed and pull the blankets over her again.Luckily, she changed into pajamas after she got out of the hot tub so she won't be sleeping in her bathing suit.
“Covey?”She murmurs in her sleep.
“It’s alright, beautiful.Go back to sleep.I’ll lock your back door and leave through the front.I’ll make sure it’s locked and you’re safe.”I press a soft kiss to her temple, letting my lips linger longer than what is acceptable.
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.I’ll see you on Friday.”
“Bye,” she whispers, sounding like she’s falling back to sleep already.
As I walk out of her room, I make a pit stop in the laundry room.After quickly changing back into my bathing suit and grabbing my towel, I lock up the house and walk home.
I instantly wish I could go back and climb into bed with Cici.I just want to feel her in my arms and wake up to her beautiful smile.
I sigh as I push my way into my house and quickly strip off my clothes and climb into bed.I might not have to go to work tomorrow, but that doesn’t mean I get the day off.I still need to run a few errands and make sure I work out.More than anything, I need to figure out how to handle this thing with Cici.If only it were that easy.
Chapter 9
Cici
“So?Whathappened?”Iwalk into Uncle Luke’s office without even knocking.I know he won't mind one bit.After all, he’s used to dealing with Dad and his lack of boundaries.
“Oh, please, come in!We weren’t busy at all.”Uncle Parker rolls his eyes.
I have to bite the inside of my cheek to keep from smiling at his response.Where Uncle Luke just accepted he couldn’t change Dad, it drove Uncle Parker up a wall.He gets so irritated when I do something and it reminds him of Dad.
“Perfect.I wouldn’t want to interrupt.”This time I don’t bother hiding my smirk.
While Uncle Parker’s scowl deepens, Uncle Luke chuckles and shakes his head.
“What do you want to know?”Uncle Parker grumbles under his breath.
“Uncle Luke was going to talk to Josh.I want to know what was said so I know what to expect from here on out.”I keep my head held high and my shoulders back.
On the inside I'm a mess.I don’t want to deal with Josh anymore and I know getting another person involved is only going to make Josh retaliate even more against me.
“Yeah… I didn’t talk to him,” Uncle Luke murmurs, turning his attention to Uncle Parker.
“What’d you do?”I sigh and pinch the bridge of my nose.I swear these two are going to be the death of me.They love to go behind my back and handle things the way they want to.It’s not bad, it’s just I don’t want to be treated like a little girl who can’t handle reality.I’m fine with them taking care of things in whatever manner they wish, but I need to know what’s happening too.
“I had a little talk with Josh,” Parker mumbles, barely pulling his attention away from whatever report he’s reading over.
“And?”I push a little harder, more than annoyed he’s not really paying attention to me.
“He’s my responsibility now.You don’t need to worry about him.”
“What does that even mean?”I throw my hands up in the air and let them fall noisily back to my sides.This finally gets his attention off of the papers and on to me.
