Chubby Chaser(15)

“I came to pick you up. Juliet said you’d been home since three in the morning. Do you have any idea what could have happened?”

“I wasn’t thinking, okay?”

“Did I do something wrong?” he asked, stepping toward her.

“I’m not having this conversation outside.” What was worse, she felt so bad for doing what she did. It hadn’t been her intention, and yet she did it. When she was with Cole it was like she couldn’t think properly.

He growled, shoving his keys into the door, and within seconds they were inside. He didn’t let her go far as he pulled her toward his office. The door was closed, and he had her pressed up against it. His lips were on hers. Grabbing his shoulders, she had every intention of pushing him away, but she didn’t. Gripping him tighter, she refused to let him go, kissing him back with a passion that startled her.

Cole bit her lip, his hand going to her hip as he tugged her close.

The only sound in the room was that of their combined panting. He pressed another kiss to her lips, and rested his head against hers.

“What did I do wrong?” he asked with a sigh.

“You didn’t do anything wrong.”

“I must have done. You ran from me when I was asleep.”

She chuckled. “I didn’t run. I walked around quietly, got dressed. It was no big deal.”

He sighed again. “Tell me.”

“Chubby chaser, fatty, just the memory of it all.”

“It was just a name,” he said. “They’re just names, and they mean nothing. The way I feel about you, that should be the only thing that matters right now.”

“We’ve never talked, Cole. I’m … confused, and I’m scared. The most you’ve ever spoken was in the bedroom. Those names, what if you get laughed at in town because we’re dating? I don’t want that for you. You make me nervous, and I really enjoyed last night. I’m confused, which I keep saying, and to be honest, I’ve never slept in another man’s bed before.”

He pulled away at this, and stared at her. “What?”

“Weren’t expecting that, were you?”

“You weren’t a virgin.”

“I never said I was, Cole. I’ve been with other men, but I’ve never done the whole sharing a bed thing. I’ve always left.”

“You didn’t have to leave. I wanted to wake up to you this morning.”#p#分页标题#e#

“I had work today,” she said. It was another excuse, one she hoped would appease him. It didn’t.

“I was going to make you breakfast.”

“Was it going to be silent?”

“What do you mean?”

“Come on, Cole, you’re not stupid. You and I both know you don’t talk a whole lot, and you’ve not said anything about what others will think. I can’t just go around pretending I know what you’re thinking or feeling. I need actual words. It probably sounds too much for you.”

“Okay, stop, stop. First of all, I hear anyone bad-mouthing us, they will see how damn good I am with my hands because I’ll fucking hurt them. Don’t worry about what others think. All that matter is you and me. And I can talk, Elena. You want to get to know me, then ask a question and I’ll answer it. The truth is … I like listening to you. I love the sound of your voice, and you make me smile, and laugh, and I don’t think I have anything better to say.”

She frowned. This wasn’t going like she thought it would. In fact, she was starting to feel completely stupid, and she was. All of her life she’d tried to tell herself not to listen to anyone, and the first chance she had of living her own advice, she failed. “What breakfast were you going to make?”

“Waffles. I love them with warm maple syrup.”

“I love them, too.”

“See, you know something about me. We’re making progress,” he said. His thumb rubbed her waist, and she couldn’t look away from his dark gaze.

“You’re my boss.”

“Then give me more time, Elena.”

“You asked me out on one date to prove to your friends you weren’t a bore. I don’t … this is really weird right now.” She glanced past his shoulder at the time. “I need to get to work.” She placed her hands on his chest.

He pulled away and sighed. Neither of them said another word as she left the office. There wasn’t much to say. She punched in her employment card, and got to work on where she’d left off. Deuce arrived early, and for the first time in her life, she was glad to see the guy. He was a bit of a stoner, but he knew everything about the store.