Page 63 of Somewhere We Belong

“I’m almost done!” Nova shouted back. “I’ll be right there!”

“Hurry up, Momma!”

Nova quickly got up from Atlas’ lap, her face bright red. She put on clothes in a hurry without looking at us and a sinking feeling made me worry.

“Hey, are you ok?” Atlas asked, thankfully.

“Yeah,” she glanced at him and then me. “I just… that was close, she could have come in and…”

“Next time we will be more careful,” I said, licking my lips while still tasting her.

“Ok,” she said, looking down as she left the room.

“Shit, maybe we shouldn’t have done that.” Atlas rubbed the back of his neck.

“I didn’t even think about Sol,” I muttered. “Did we fuck up?”

“I hope not,” he sighed. “We will figure this out.”

He kissed me softly, and just like my cock deflated by what had just happened.

19

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Dinner was an awkward event,no one spoke much. Sol talked our ears off and was the only reason there was any conversation. Nova and Sol left quickly after dinner, with the excuse that Sol needed a shower and it was a school night.

It wasn’t until the guys told me what had happened that the entire dinner made sense. Then we went back to square one again. Nova hadn’t reached out in five days, and I was starting to feel like maybe she really didn’t want this. My fears and worries had nothing on Theo’s, he had receded into himself, more quiet than usual and I hated it. Atlas and I tried a few things, but he just started to work later and later.

I was about ready to head over there myself and drag her back here for us to finally talk, but maybe she just needed a little space. The more days that passed, the more I started to think that this was it.

Today, I was at the garage fixing a Honda Fury. I finished up later than usual, and decided that I was going to go check on Nova because she should be home by this time. I took the motorcycle for a ride around the town ensuring that everything was in working order.

My phone vibrated in my pocket as I rode down Main Street and again when I parked the bike. I got off the bike when it rang again. Warning bells rang in my head as I saw Theo’s number.

“Hey, are you ok?”

“Can you come to Nova’s?” he asked, his voice laced with fear.

“What happened?” I asked, taking the key out of the bike and heading into the office to put them up with the work order.

“I don’t know what to do and Atlas isn’t answering,” he said in a panic.

“What's wrong with them?” I waved at Bill, grabbing my things and running to my car.

“They are sick,” he said, and I wanted to snap, needing more information.

“I’m on my way,” I said, hoping it wasn’t as bad as he made it out to be.

I started my car, put it into drive and raced down the street.

“They have been throwing up and I think they have a temperature,” he said, as I heard Nova say something to him that I couldn't make out.

“Ok, ask Nova for a thermometer.” I sped up to make the light.

Muffled voices made me anxious as I gunned it down the road to our homes. I took the fork a little too fast.

“That’s Atlas,” he said, cutting off the line.

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