“Just your family; the people you love.”
“Oh, dear fucking God,” I groaned. “That’s even worse.”
I wasn’t sure how to feel about that, about everyone being so involved in my datingandsex life, but I’d be lying if I didn’t admit to myself my heart beat a lot faster at the prospect of going away with Samir for a night.
And something else pulsed for what felt like the first time in forever at the prospect of what might happen during that night away.
26.Samir
Just when I’d lost all hope, his message came through. And for the next day and a half, my stomach was an aching mess simply because I couldn’t wait to go away with Cole, to be with him for more than a couple of hours at a time.
To be with him.
Gosh. Stop it, Samir.
Just because he was going away with me didn’t mean he wanted to share the night with me. No matter what Zay and Alina had said, this getaway was more than a “sexcapade.” It was a chance to spend some time with Cole outside the confines of Mayberry and our responsibilities there.
Besides, I didn’t even know how to have sex with a man, let alone a sexcapade. What would that even entail?
No. Our weekend away was not for sex. It was for us. It was the opportunity to spend more than a couple of hours together here and there and to figure out if we could work together, or if stolen moments were all we were good for.
Then again, it wasn’t as if we’d discussed the trip in detail, so for all I knew, Cole’s intention might be more carnal anyway.
By Friday morning, everything had been taken care of on my end. Zainab and Alina would stay the night at my house so Chibiusa and Cosmo—and the rest of the cats, but those two especially—didn’t feel all stressed and insecure due to my absence.
“And remember, someone’s coming at eight tomorrow morning to meet Milk, Beanie, and Cutiepie,” I said to Zay and Alina when I heard a honk.
We all turned to look out the window of the bookstore, and Cole waved at me from inside his car.
My stomach turned into a bundle of nerves again. Not that it had ever stopped.
“They’re interested in all three?” Zainab asked.
“Yeah. They don’t want to separate them if they’re bonded, especially after what they’ve been through. Guy’s name is Cooper Garcia.”
“Got it,” she replied and made a note of it before both her and Alina walked me out.
“I didn’t need the royal escort,” I told them.
“We want to make sure you leave, honeybun,” Alina said and waved at me.
I rolled my eyes and jumped in the car.
“Hey,” he said.
“Hi,” I answered and went in for a kiss but paused midway. “Um… is this ok—” I started.
Cole grabbed me by the back of my neck and pulled me in for a short but passionate kiss.
“I… um… I guess it is,” I muttered, and Cole smirked.
“Have fun, you two!” Zainab waved at us.
“Likeso, somuch fun,” Alina added before getting jabbed on her ribs by her girlfriend.
I rolled my window up and turned to Cole.
“Just drive. Drive before I kill them.”
