head.
“The truth is,” he said and swallowed. “The truth is I love you Riley,” he said and my heart skipped a beat. “I think I’ve been in love with you for quite some time actually, and I don’t expect you to say it back, but I want you to know, I need you to know.”
My sister came to mind at that point, her jabs about meaningless sex, giving someone a chance, and perhaps having a future with someone. I had to let go of Jason and the pain that came with that and realize that not all men are the same.
I put my arms around him and kissed him madly.
We made love and it felt new again. I wasn’t ready to tell him I loved him yet, but I knew deep down I was already head over heels.
Chapter 15
Mason
S
omehow I felt a huge weight lifted off my shoulders when I told her I loved her. She needed to hear it, all of it. I’ve had many sleepless nights due to her constantly being on my mind and trying to figure out why I couldn’t get her out of my system. I’d fallen for her, regardless of what dad told us, and what my brother was going to put me through once he found out. I was ready, ready for commitment, ready to have a life with her.
I was on my way back to the hotel room with breakfast I’d just picked up for us when I saw my brother in the lobby checking out. I walked faster toward the elevator to avoid him, but he saw me through the reflection of the large mirror behind the counter.
“Mason, you fucker, wait up!” he yelled across the lobby, making people around me turn around to see where that came from and shaking their heads at my brother’s rudeness.
“Two coffees, let’s see, you got a couple of bagels there, two fruit cups,” he said as he was inspecting what I was carrying. “I’d say you got laid last night and she’s still there” he smiled.
“Yeah well, I didn’t let her sleep, if you know what I mean. Least I could do,” I replied playing along with him.
He looked at me suspiciously.
“Well I’m going home with Carl and mom. They’re leaving in about an hour, so drop the bitch and come have a drink with me at the bar.”
“No, I’ve arranged for alternate transportation.”
Just then the elevator door opened.
“I’ll see you next week Tanner,” I said as I got in the elevator with a group of seniors.
He looked at me from outside the elevator as the door was closing. He stuck his arm inside, making the elevator doors swung open again and stepped inside.
“What are you doing?” I asked him, keeping my voice low.
“You’ve sparked my curiosity little brother, so I’m coming with you. I want to meet this chick,”
“What? No!”
“Who is it? Do I know her?” he pressed on.
“No you don’t know her, and you’re not meeting her either,” I said firmly.
“So is this the reason you’ve been MIA for days and acting like a pussy?” he said loudly.
“For Christ’s sake Tanner, keep your voice down.”
“Oh no fucking way, I know who it is,” he said suddenly.
The elevator door opened and everyone around us got out, shaking their heads at us.
As soon as the doors closed he continued. “It’s that yoga instructor, isn’t it? I was wondering what the fuck she was doing here yesterday.”
“She’s Eric Hudgens’s sister-in-law. She was here with him and her sister.”
“You fucking liar. Eric and his hot wife were at the thing last night, I know, I was having a drink with him. Blondie was nowhere around.”
“Maybe she went home.” I was running out of lies.
The elevator door opened and I got out. He followed.
“Just tell me, what’s the big deal?” he said walking behind me.
“Why? What does it matter to you huh?” I said getting in his face.
“Oh hey relax, I’m just curious, just wondering why you’re holding out on me.”
“Walk away, Tanner.”
“It is the blonde, I bet,” he began. “Bet she’s a fucking animal. Is she a
“The truth is,” he said and swallowed. “The truth is I love you Riley,” he said and my heart skipped a beat. “I think I’ve been in love with you for quite some time actually, and I don’t expect you to say it back, but I want you to know, I need you to know.”
My sister came to mind at that point, her jabs about meaningless sex, giving someone a chance, and perhaps having a future with someone. I had to let go of Jason and the pain that came with that and realize that not all men are the same.
I put my arms around him and kissed him madly.
We made love and it felt new again. I wasn’t ready to tell him I loved him yet, but I knew deep down I was already head over heels.
Chapter 15
Mason
S
omehow I felt a huge weight lifted off my shoulders when I told her I loved her. She needed to hear it, all of it. I’ve had many sleepless nights due to her constantly being on my mind and trying to figure out why I couldn’t get her out of my system. I’d fallen for her, regardless of what dad told us, and what my brother was going to put me through once he found out. I was ready, ready for commitment, ready to have a life with her.
I was on my way back to the hotel room with breakfast I’d just picked up for us when I saw my brother in the lobby checking out. I walked faster toward the elevator to avoid him, but he saw me through the reflection of the large mirror behind the counter.
“Mason, you fucker, wait up!” he yelled across the lobby, making people around me turn around to see where that came from and shaking their heads at my brother’s rudeness.
“Two coffees, let’s see, you got a couple of bagels there, two fruit cups,” he said as he was inspecting what I was carrying. “I’d say you got laid last night and she’s still there” he smiled.
“Yeah well, I didn’t let her sleep, if you know what I mean. Least I could do,” I replied playing along with him.
He looked at me suspiciously.
“Well I’m going home with Carl and mom. They’re leaving in about an hour, so drop the bitch and come have a drink with me at the bar.”
“No, I’ve arranged for alternate transportation.”
Just then the elevator door opened.
“I’ll see you next week Tanner,” I said as I got in the elevator with a group of seniors.
He looked at me from outside the elevator as the door was closing. He stuck his arm inside, making the elevator doors swung open again and stepped inside.
“What are you doing?” I asked him, keeping my voice low.
“You’ve sparked my curiosity little brother, so I’m coming with you. I want to meet this chick,”
“What? No!”
“Who is it? Do I know her?” he pressed on.
“No you don’t know her, and you’re not meeting her either,” I said firmly.
“So is this the reason you’ve been MIA for days and acting like a pussy?” he said loudly.
“For Christ’s sake Tanner, keep your voice down.”
“Oh no fucking way, I know who it is,” he said suddenly.
The elevator door opened and everyone around us got out, shaking their heads at us.
As soon as the doors closed he continued. “It’s that yoga instructor, isn’t it? I was wondering what the fuck she was doing here yesterday.”
“She’s Eric Hudgens’s sister-in-law. She was here with him and her sister.”
“You fucking liar. Eric and his hot wife were at the thing last night, I know, I was having a drink with him. Blondie was nowhere around.”
“Maybe she went home.” I was running out of lies.
The elevator door opened and I got out. He followed.
“Just tell me, what’s the big deal?” he said walking behind me.
“Why? What does it matter to you huh?” I said getting in his face.
“Oh hey relax, I’m just curious, just wondering why you’re holding out on me.”
“Walk away, Tanner.”
“It is the blonde, I bet,” he began. “Bet she’s a fucking animal. Is she a
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