beautifully broken(52)

“Drinking alone isn’t good,” I wink at her.

“Well it’s a good thing you’re here then,” she says sarcastically.

“To you,” she says, lifting her glass briefly downing the champagne. She stands as I near the table and starts to walk past me. I grab her wrist and she lets out a deep sigh.

“Really Lauren? You’re going to act like this at our engagement party?” I ask.

“How should I be acting Cal?” she asks, wryly. I step closer to her and whisper in her ear

“Like the sight of me makes you wet.”

“You are disgusting,” she says but I can hear the slightest amusement in her voice.

“I have to know if I’m right,” I tell her pulling pressing her up against the wall. She stops my hand as it starts to creep under her dress.

“Am I really enough for you Cal? Just me, one woman, for the rest of your life?” she asks me, sincerity pouring from her voice, those eyes revealing everything, and it hits me. She thinks that Gwen could have been another woman. I have to lean down so we’re face to face. She’s in her come fuck me pumps, they’re tall but she still only comes to my chest.

“You’re it for me. Right now, tomorrow, always.” I tell her and her smile is back, the distance is gone and she’s mine again. She kisses me like she missed me. She moans in my ear as I push her underwear to the side and slip my finger inside of her.

“We’re going to get caught,” she pants.

“You want to be more discreet I take it?” I ask her sarcastically and she nods her head while licking her lips. I grab her hand and pull her to the table she was sitting at before and her eyebrow raises.

“Have a seat Mrs. Brooks,” I say, gesturing to the chair she was sitting in. She eyes me suspiciously with a smirk but sits down. I walk behind her and push her chair underneath the table.

“What are you up to?” she laughs. I wink at her and take off my jacket and hand it to her before lifting the thick grey table cloth up and climbing underneath it.

“Uhm, should I climb under there with you?” she giggles.

“Nope, just sit back and relax,” I tell her as I find her legs underneath and part them.

“Cal no!” she says trying to shut them.

“Have a drink Lauren. I’m about to,” I tell her as my tongue slides up her thigh.

“Oh my God,” she says nervously. I see her hands making sure the table cloth covers her lap as I tug her underwear down.

“Cal this is so bad,” she purrs as my tongue finds its way inside her.

“What i-ff someone,” she says tightly as she melts around me. She doesn’t finish her sentence as her hands grip my hair.

“I start to go faster,” and glance at my watch. I can usually get her off in about five minutes tops if I really wanted to, it only takes longer if I want to tease her, but since I know she’s scared as hell of getting caught I won’t do that right now.

“Cal,” she pants out, trying to be quiet. The little whimpering sounds she’s making has me thinking that pulling her under the table might not be such a bad idea.

“Shiit,” she says as her legs start to get tighter around my neck and I know she’s not far from it.

I hear her phone vibrating on the table.

“It’s Helen. They’re probably looking for us,” she cries.

“They’re probably-c-coming,” she says digging into my shoulder, her legs start to shake and her body goes limp. I climb from under the table and take a seat next to her. Her eyes are closed but the smile on her face is priceless.

“I owe you,” she says, leaning her head on my shoulder.

“You’ve got time to pay me back,” I tell her, running my hand through her hair.

“How much time?” she asks with a giggle.

“Forever.”





Chris



I’m going to Chicago. When the words came out of my mouth, I heard them, they felt right to say but really what the hell am I thinking? Chicago? Chicago isn’t me. I don’t know anyone there, I don’t have a job there, and Cal has home field advantage. But Helen is there since I have to start seeing her again and Dex can keep an eye on me if Cal comes back. More important than anything, I’ll be with my family. Lauren and Caylen and that’s how it should be, that’s the most important thing right?

A new start.

It could be good. It’s going to be good. It’s all going to be great.

I’m excited, big city, new relationship, sort of. If I can push out of my mind the fact that Cal is potentially a murderer hell bent on killing my biological father, it would be a lot easier, but since I can’t then we’ll just have to deal with it. The fact that Cal remembers things from my childhood and I don’t isn’t comforting either. To know my dad, the person who brought me into this world could be a cold blooded killer and Cal wants us to follow right in his footsteps.