“Want to tell me what he meant when he said he already showed you his dick?” Kaden demands as soon as he gets in the truck. “Why the hell would he be showing you his dick?”
“Drop it,” I mutter. “Not up for discussion.”
“Okay,” he drawls. “Sorry I asked.”
Kaden drives me back to my place. We spend the entire ride in silence until we pull up in front of my building.
“Thanks for picking me up,” I say.
“Hey, listen. I’m sorry I tried to ask about Aiden. It’s none of my business whose dick you look at.”
I snicker a little, a smile creeping up on my face.
“You know I think of you as a sister. I just don’t want some idiot in a band to think he can get away with mistreating you just because he’s a little famous. You deserve the world. Not just some guy who shows you his penis sometimes.” He winks and laughs.
“Yeah, yeah. Thanks Kaden. It’s nice to know you’re looking out for me.” I get out of the truck. “But it’s still not up for discussion,” I say, just before closing the door. I give him a wave through the passenger window before turning to let myself into my building.
Only once I’m inside with the door safely closed behind me does Kaden pull away from the curb. It is nice having someone look out for me, but damn, is it ever a pain in the ass sometimes. As if I want to talk to my brother about whose penises I’ve been looking at. Yeah, hard pass.
I drag my ass up the stairs to my apartment, locking the door behind me once I’m in. It’s nearly four in the morning now and I never did get that coffee I was hoping for. I can probably get a few more hours of sleep, though, so I bypass the kitchen and head straight to my bedroom, kicking off my shoes before I climb under my covers and close my eyes.
I toss and turn for far too long. The sheets tangle around my legs, the blanket is too hot, and I can’t get comfortable.
Not to mention I can’t get the thought of Aiden out of my head. I know he was drunk, but why on earth would he mention showing me his dick? He can’t possibly have forgotten running out of here like his ass was on fire? Does he really think that is normal behaviour for an adult who has just had sex with someone?
Ugh, and now I can’t stop thinking about the sex. How he took the time to make me come first with his mouth and still gave me another orgasm after that? Fuck. It was the best sex I’ve ever had, and now I won’t get it again. That stupid asshole. Why’d he have to fuck me so good if he was just going to run away?
I look over at the clock and see that it’s already almost six in the morning.
“Fuck this,” I mumble, untangling myself from the sheets and standing up. I may as well hit a trail if I can’t sleep.
I drag my feet over to my closet and pull out my running gear, stripping off articles of clothing and replacing them as I go. Within fifteen minutes, I’m out on the sidewalk, my hydration bag on my back and my running shoes laced up. I do a few stretches and then I take off on my run.
There’s a park with an extensive running trail throughout the city, and it’s only paved in parts. It’s the spot I go when I need to run, but don’t want to drive out of town to get to the more advanced trails. If I go around the complete system of trails, it should take me around an hour and a half to finish. Just enough time to run Aiden out of my system.
Hopefully.
I pop in my earbuds, turn on a running playlist, and take off at a moderate pace. I love the feel of the air on my face as I run. The fall air is crisp at this time of the day, and it’s wonderful at keeping me cool.
I pass a few other runners and a couple of bikers on the trails, but not too many people are up this early today. That suits me just fine. I like the solitude. Kaden and Xena always try to get me to run closer to town, or to take one of them with me, but they both talk so much that I end up more irritated than anything else. My runs are my time to think through my life. I can see them any other time to have conversations.
Maybe one day I will have a running partner who knows how to shut the hell up. It’s not a bad idea to have someone with me when I run, for safety’s sake, anyway, but I need someone who can run in companionable silence. So for now I run alone, music down low, and I pay attention to my surroundings.
I run in near silence and enjoy the scenery. The trail system takes me through most areas of the city, and I can say that Westborough does a great job keeping up its parks system. There’s a small man-made lake on one side of town, and the trail loops all the way around it. It’s one of my favourite places to run because on the side of the lake there’s a tiny island with a fountain that cascades over the trail, making it feel like you’re running under a small waterfall. I come across the island near the end of my run today, so I stop for a moment and let the spray cool my sweaty body.
Not once during my run have I thought about Aiden. Until now, that is. I can’t decide what to do about him. It all seems so complicated. If he hadn’t run off the way he did, I think maybe I could like him. That shit he did with the giant dick on that asshole’s lawn is hilarious. Not exactly legal, but hilarious nonetheless. And it’s kind of cute how he took it upon himself to avenge me.
I blow out my breath in a long, calming stream before starting to run again. I think I’ll stop at Bump & Grind before I head home, grab a coffee, and maybe see if Xena has some time to talk. And then it’s back home to continue the job search. Hopefully, I hear from one of the places I already contacted. Those jobs seemed like the best fit for me.
Or I could just give in and work for Xena.
Chapter 28
Aiden - Coffee and Apologies
“I’m telling you, you said that you’d already shown her your dick and Kaden got kind of pissed off. She’s like a sister to him. He didn’t take too kindly to the idea that you’d just whipped out your dick and showed it to her.”
Devon and I are sitting at Bump & Grind just having coffee. After we went for breakfast this morning, I convinced him to meet me here for coffee, under the guise of helping with my hangover. My hangover is non-existent, but I’m not ready to admit to Devon that I’m hoping to see Rhea here, so I needed an excuse. I don’t know where else she would go that I could accidentally bump into her, and it would be too weird if I just showed up outside her place. Plan B, though, if this doesn’t work, is to go check out the creepy doll store below her apartment and hope that I spot her going in or out of her place.
