Page 38 of Fate Forever and Always

“Oh, yeah. Of course.”

After making the dessert, Nick started cleaning up the supplies. I watched him for a moment. He really is clueless when it comes to cooking and kitchen stuff. I don’t know how he survived without me.I wonder what life would be like if he didn’t have to.

Chapter fifteen

Nick

Callie lied.

When she came back to the class, I knew something was wrong. When I asked her what happened on the phone, she lied about it. She told me it was Aubrey, which I know was a lie because Aubrey was texting me asking how our trip was going when Callie was outside.

I don’t think she has ever lied to my face like that before, at least not that I know of, but I guess I wouldn’t know if she had. I’m not sure when I want to bring it up to her, but I know I have to ask her about it.

We were quiet on the walk to the beach, and she immediately started reading her book porn while I was just relaxing with my eyes closed. It was only day two, but it felt like our time here was flying by, and I didn’t want to waste my time wondering why she lied to me.

She, once again, looked perfect in her bikini. It covered her ass a little better than the one did yesterday, unfortunately. She also had some weird wrap-type of thing around her. She placedit over her legs, using it as a blanket while she was reading. She said her legs got a little burned yesterday. Not sure how a translucent wrap will help, but I just let her live.

We relaxed on the beach in silence for a while, taking in the surrounding sounds. I am not someone who’s able to sit still for very long, so I eventually got anxious and broke the silence.

“So, what do you want to do tonight?” I asked without looking over.

“Hmm?” she said, also without looking away from her book.

I glanced over, and she was biting her lip. I sat up and snagged the book from her.

“Hey, give me that. I am just getting to the good part.”

I held it away from her as I read the first few lines.

He trailed his hand down my body, and his fingers entered me. I was so wet; I was dripping…

“Fuck, that’s hot,” I commented.

She leaned into my chair to reach for the book. Her chest brushed my arm. I felt her pebbled nipple through her bikini top. My dick reacted before I could even try to hide it. I was hoping she hadn’t caught it.

“I know. That’s why I'm reading it. I’ll take that back now.”

She snatched it and moved back to her seat. Her cheeks were a little pink, but Callista Adriana is not usually shy about anything, so she just smirked and moved on. I gathered at that moment she saw my erection.

“You read that shit out in the open? If I was going to read shit like that, I would be so turned on I would need to have my dick out.”

“You are disgusting. How are we even friends?” she chuckled.

“Oh come on, Cal. You can't tell me you have never gotten off to the shit you read. That shit is like fucking porn, no?” I was genuinely asking. I really wanted to know.

She put her nose back in the book and then spoke to me, “It doesn’t matter what I've done or not done while reading. Leave me and my porn book alone.”

I could tell she was smiling behind the book, so I put my sunglasses on my head to look at her.

“You have,” I said slyly. “It's okay, you don’t have to tell me. I can read you like a book, Sweets. No pun intended.”

She just shrugged and pretended to ignore me, so I leaned forward and whispered in her ear.

“If you ever want to share any of that info with me, I’d be glad to hear about it.” I lowered my voice even more into a growl, “or even help you with whatever you’re ‘not’ doing.” I put the not in finger quotes. Her body shivered, and goosebumps formed on her arm.

“Fuck you, Nick,” she said with a smile.

“Exactly.”

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