Page 57 of Knight
My body froze as I hit the opening to the common area. Her laughter hit my ears first, then like a magnet, my eyes locked with hers. What the hell was she doing here?
“You should be a little less obvious,” Brand murmured beside me as the back of his hand made contact with my chest.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I bit back under my breath.
With a sigh, he shook his head. I didn’t turn to look at him full on, but out of the corner of my eye, I could see the disappointed and almost broken look on his face.
“I’ve seen what can happen when two people love each other and do their best to push the other away,” he said in a low tone. I turned to him as I studied his face. His gaze was set on something over my shoulder, but I had a feeling like he wasn’t really focused on anything specific. “I’ve seen the way it can hurt and ruin the other person. Not to mention the casualties that get caught in between.”
I had a feeling that he knew all too well about being a causality in that type of situation. But before I could push for more, he shook himself out of his thoughts, gave me a hard pointed look that lasted long enough to make me feel uncomfortable, then walked off.
As much as I wanted to go to her, my first instinct was to scan my surroundings. I took in the full house and the madness that hung around the room. Too many brothers to count were scattered about, carrying on different conversations. Surprisingly, Sketch was tucked in the corner, watching much like I was. He was usually right in the middle of everything. As long as I’d known him, I hadn’t seen him shy away from a fun time. I mentally filed that away as I tried to follow his line of sight, but the place was just too packed for me to be able to make it out.
My eyes made contact with Gwen’s again. She sent me a half smile, one that let me know she was thinking the same thing I was only she wasn’t going to act on it. I respected the hell out of her right then but at the same time, hated that we both felt like we had to keep our distance.
Soon.
I just had to keep reminding myself of that. Soon. Or at least I hoped so, that soon we would be able to not give a fuck about anything and touch one another whenever we felt like it. That soon, I’d be in this very same room, full much like it was right now, and I’d be able to throw my arm around her, sending the unspoken message ofmineto everyone that was around.
“So Gwen is kicking my ass,” Mouse called out over all the noise once he spotted me. “Come save me from further embarrassment.” He laughed as he held up his beer.
That right there told me we wouldn’t be able to sneak off unnoticed anytime soon. With a heavy sigh and a smile plastered on my face, I made my way over to the pool table and took over for Mouse. My eyes connected with Tara as Mouse made his way over to the couch, then flopped down on. I briefly wondered why she was here because it didn’t really seem like her kinda scene. Then I dismissed my own thoughts because, in truth, I didn’t know the girl all that well. My guess was that she brought Gwen here. And I knew Gwen well enough that she wouldn’t have been rude to her friend if she wanted to tag along and see the place. And I couldn’t deny that Tara had been hanging around more and more and that she had usually been around when the guys were over.
“Don’t miss.” Gwen’s voice and breath were suddenly in my ear as I leaned over the table to line up my shot.
“You doubt my skills, princess?” I asked as I cut my eyes over to her and raised a brow.
“Never,” she said in a knowing tone. Her eyes turned dark with lust and I sucked in a lungful of air in an attempt to calm myself.
Fuck!
If her intention was to shake me, then she sure did. Because right then, my mind wasn’t on the balls on the table. No, my mind was thinking what it would like to be balls deep inside her, fucking claiming her in every way possible.
Distance. That was what I needed. So, I took my shot, ignored how fucking good she smelled, and moved to the other side of the table. I had to remind myself that we were surrounded by other people as the game went on.
Once that game was over, with me losing so badly, I was done. And this time it wasn’t because I purposely let her win. I couldn’t concentrate while watching her bend over the table, her perfect ass up in the air, every time she lined up her shot. She seemed to linger longer than necessary, her perfect tits threatening to spill out of the deep V of her shirt. I was torn between wanting to see more and getting pissed off at everyone that was around to witness it.
B-ry stepped up and played when I bowed out. I flopped down on the couch next to Mouse and chatted with him. I tried my hardest to keep my eyes off of her, but it seemed like every few seconds they would drift her way. I could tell she was having the same problem. I only hoped that everyone around us was too wrapped up to notice.
Mouse got up to grab some more beers for everyone around us. I declined with a shake of my head. I would be driving soon and if luck had it, I’d be taking a blonde haired beauty with me. It was maybe the first time I was actually glad that she had moved in with me. And not the strained, I-can’t-get-away-from-her-but-also-want-to-touch-her, kind of way.
“Well, I’m done,” Gwen said with a laugh.
I looked at the table and saw that B-ry had kicked her ass that round.
“I need to get home. Bed. Sleep. Early class and all that fun stuff,” she said and though she was joking, I could see that she was a bit worn out.
I imagined, like me, she hadn’t gotten a lot of sleep the previous night. Before she’d come into my room, it had been hours of trying to forget that kiss we’d shared in the kitchen. Hours of tossing and turning and punching my damn pillow like it was the problem for my restlessness.
“Yeah, I’m tired too,” Tara said from the other end of the couch. “I’ll take you home.”
“That’s okay,” I practically barked as I got to my feet with lightning speed. “I got her. I’m headed out now.”
If I hadn’t been looking I would have missed the flash of anger in Tara’s eyes. But it was gone in a blink and she smiled at me and nodded as if to say it was fine. However, I got the feeling it wasn’t.
I shook it off and waved my goodbyes.
Outside, Tara lingered for a bit, seeming unsure of letting Gwen climb onto my bike behind me. She only settled herself behind the wheel of her car when Gwen reassured her, for the third time, that she would be fine. Gwen climbed on wrapped her arms around me like it was the most natural thing, and pressed her face to my back. I took off without even waiting for Tara to start her car. Rude? Maybe, yeah. But it wasn’t like she was in any danger. I trusted my brothers and I knew it wouldn’t be but mere seconds before she was taking off herself.
