Damaged and the Beast(14)
I wrapped my arms around his waist. “We’re going to my place now, right? I’m seriously tired and need to go home.”
“When your makeup gets all wiped off, it’s real obvious you’re exhausted.”
Unsure how to respond, I nodded. “Do you really know where I live?”
“I know everything. Hold on because it’s getting windy.”
Once the bike roared down the road, I hid my face against his back as my hands again felt his beating heart. It had been such a long week and I really needed to take a shower and veg out. In fact, I didn’t even want to do schoolwork. TV time and sleep were all I craved. Maybe a little candy too.
Arriving at my apartment, Cooper not only parked, but turned off his bike. “Invite me in,” he said softly while glancing around as if the place was beneath him.
“I’m not having sex with you,” I said, getting off the Harley.
“Tonight? Oh, yeah, I know,” he said, giving nearby voices a dark glare. “If you meant ever, we’re not on the same page.”
Sighing, I glanced at the walkway leading to my apartment. “My mom is probably home.”#p#分页标题#e#
Cooper stood next to me and cracked his neck back and forth. “Don’t let the tats fool you. I can do the choirboy routine. Real chivalrous crap moms love. Now, invite me in.”
“How come?”
“Because I want to talk to you outside of school and Denny’s.”
“No sex.”
Rolling his eyes, Cooper sighed. “You’re so frigid. That’s not healthy, you know?”
“Says who?” I asked, hitching my backpack tighter before walking towards my apartment.
“A very important doctor somewhere,” Cooper said, following me. “Hell, I think there were studies that said fucking was good for your heart.”
“Laughing is good for your heart too and there are no downsides to it. I think I’d rather watch a comedy.”
“Fair enough, but you’re missing out.”
“Uh-huh. If you think you can get more attention from another girl, feel free to take off. Night’s still young.”
“No, I like where I’m at.”
Certain he was checking out my butt, I spun around and glared at him. Cooper only smiled.
“Like I could see anything with those pants on,” he said, shaking his head. “I’m not kidding either. Your ass could have fallen off on the ride over and I wouldn’t be able to tell.”
Staring up at Cooper, I soothed out the grumpy from my face and gave him my best Thumper eyes.
“You’re so charming, Coop the Poop,” I said in my sexy voice.
“I like when you do that with your eyes,” he said, ignoring the rest. “The voice is hot too.”
Turning around, I continued towards the apartment.
“You’re welcome for the compliments, Farah. Please, stop thanking me. You’re embarrassing yourself.”
Sighing loudly, I realized I was screwed. Possibly in the literal sense because the lights were off in the apartment. Amy wasn’t home and there would be no parental referee to keep Cooper from taking his charming compliments to fucking me in my brand new used bed.
“I don’t think your mom is home,” Cooper said as I unlocked the door.
“She likes to sleep in absolute darkness and silence. You should go.”
“Bullshit,” he said, pushing past me and finding a light. Once he lit up the room, Cooper flopped on the ugly brown couch. “Let’s order a pizza.”
“You just ate.”
“I burned a lot of calories beating the shit out of those guys.”
Standing over him, I crossed my arms and frowned. I couldn’t think of a gentle way to tell him to go eat pizza at his own place.
“I don’t have money for pizza. I don’t know the number of a place. I need to take a shower.”
Cooper glanced up at me and scowled. “Like I was going to make you pay. Take your shower and I’ll get the pizza. Anything you don’t like on it?”
“No.”
“Anything you do like on it?”
“No.”
Cooper sighed loudly like I was pissing him off. Taking my backpack into my room, I imagined him on the couch when Amy came home. I had no idea how that would play out.
After collecting suitable clothes for after my shower, I stopped in the living room and found Cooper watching bowling.
“You have shit for cable,” he said, without looking at me.
“Could I please have ham on the pizza?”
Cooper glanced up at me with a soft expression. “You really like the other white meat, don’t you, baby?”#p#分页标题#e#
Smiling, I nodded. “I’m going to clean up. If my mom comes home, please be gentle with her. She gets jumpy around new people.”