Xavier FINAL(81)
“Period.” She used air quotes.
“Funny girl.”
She laughed. “I have to go to my place and grab some clothes. Go back to sleep, it’s early.”
She started to get up and I grabbed her hand. “Stay.”
“I will see you later.”
“You need to wait for James.”
She grabbed her phone and turned it on. “I have an hour before class starts and I need to get ready.”
“You still need to wait. The stuff from your old apartment is now at your new place.”
“I need clothes Xavier and we need to discuss the apartment.”
“Nothing to discuss. It’s done.”
“What do you mean it’s done? I --.”
“I like you better with my dick in your mouth.”
“Oh that’s nice.”
“It was beautiful. See if we shack up--.”
“We’ve known each other less than three weeks. That’s crazy. Oh and that’s really not something you should say to a girl.”
“But it’s okay with us.” I grabbed my phone and sent James a text.
“Oh is it?”
“Uh huh.”
“Not gonna happen. I need space from us once in a while.”
I grabbed her and pulled her down on me.
“I like it better when there is no space. So do you.”
She grumbled and banged her head on my chest. “I won’t.”
“Fine. We’ll discuss later. My family won’t be home for a couple more days anyways. But you’ll be safer there.”
“I’m not afraid.”
“Cause you know I’ll take care of you. I want to take care of you.”
“How long will that last?”
“Until it doesn’t feel good anymore.”
“I want to argue with you.”
“But you like the way we feel.”
There was a knock on the door. I rolled her off me and jumped up to answer it.
“Xavier. Pants.” She giggled.
“It’s not office hours.” I grabbed a pillow and covered myself.
Chapter 20
Table Manners
The entire day dragged. I wanted to be excited that he asked me to live with him but did he really ask that. I mean was it what I thought it meant or was it truly just him thinking he needed to protect me. And what exactly was he protecting me from?
Billy and I met at the college’s computer lab and worked for an hour on our project. He was looking at me differently and it really bothered me.
“You wanna talk about the other day or is this just going to be completely awkward for the next two months?”
“Are you really dating him? Did you really dump Daniel for him?”
I didn’t want to talk to anyone about Xavier and me with Billy or anyone, but he deserved something since he never pressed charges on Xavier when he freaked out on him.
“Daniel was bad for me.”
“But Xavier Steel isn’t.”
“Xavier has been -- he’s good to me.”
“And lots of others.”
“He’s really a good guy.”
Billy tapped on the key board, “Look. You are not like this Taelyn. I have known you for a year. You’re a good girl.”
I wouldn’t even look at the screen. I didn’t want to see Xavier with anyone else now. My feelings for him were different than they had been. His were too.
“This is from last night. You were making out with him and this guy and…”
“What?”
I looked at the computer screen. Just like Billy had said someone had taken pictures of Xavier and I. Nickie and I. Angel and Xavier in his SUV and Xavier walking getting out of the car coming into the hotel.