Page 53 of We Thought We Were Invincible
“I'm sorry,” she said into my pillow.
A thought struck me, but, no it couldn't be true. She'd been with Jay. But there was something about the way she looked at me now.
I sat back on my heels. “You're a virgin.”
“Ugh.” She buried her face again. “Don't say that word.”
“Why not?” I leaned down toward her, forcing her to look at me.
“It sounds so… technical.” She pushed me back and got out of bed. “I'm so not talking about this with you.”
“You told me you slept with my brother.”
“No. You assumed.” She stomped toward the door and flipped the light on, shielding her eyes from the sudden brightness. “You were a jerk about it actually.”
Still stunned, I walked over to her, turning the light back off.
“Hey.” She tried to move me, but I wouldn't budge.
“Someone is getting cranky.” I grabbed her hips and turned her toward me. “You need to sleep.” My head bent to capture her lips in an agonizingly slow kiss that was broken way too quickly.
I left her to her darkness, her taste still on my tongue and her confession still on my mind.
20
Callie
Sweet dreams always end too abruptly, ripping the dreamer from a world that was infinitely better than their own. I'd been surfing, something I hadn't even tried since my accident.
The waves were curling around me, a perfection that's only possible in the dream world. Suddenly, I was being jolted awake, two hard bodies landing on my bed.
“Wake up.” Colby shook my shoulders.
I groaned, opening one eye to find my brother and Jamie both inches from my face. Liberating one arm from the covers, I swatted at them.
“We have to go soon.” Colby sounded irritated, but I knew he found it funny to see the many ways he could wake me up.
“Fine,” I grumbled, kicking my feet free. The movement sent an unsuspecting Jamie sprawling to the floor.
I couldn't hold in my laugh. Colby held his sides as he doubled over.
As I scrambled over Jamie, he caught my leg.
“Jamie.” I landed on him. Hard.
The air rushed out of him.
“Serves you right.” I laughed.
Colby watched us as I took too long to extricate myself from Jamie's arms. I scrambled to my knees, earning myself a smack on the ass.
Colby tensed, but his shoulders relaxed as I left the room.
I didn't realize I'd been followed until I was standing in the bathroom in front of the sink. Jamie appeared next to me, reaching for his toothbrush as I grabbed mine.
He winked at me in the mirror, putting the toothbrush into that perfect mouth.
I brushed my teeth, trying hard to ignore him. He nudged my shoulder, his arm coming around me for a fraction of a second before it dropped. The door was open and my brother was around. I nudged him back before bending forward to spit into the sink. He followed suit and wiped his mouth before pressing a light kiss to my cheek. A blush rose up my face, but he was gone and it was time for me to get ready to go.
