And so, the cycle continued. That Monday, as I was leaving my last class of the day, he stood outside the doors waiting for me. He was there again on Wednesday. We had avoided talking about the touchdown, much to my dismay. It wasn't that I didn't want to. It was just that my tongue-tied and my stomach clenched with nerves every time I thought about asking him.
As much as I missed Chloe and wanted to talk to her about everything with Caleb and Ryan without the screaming of a crowd to yell over, I was also extremely grateful that I was getting the alone time to get to know him more. He kept me laughing and on my toes with his witty jokes.
On the following Friday, I was disappointed that he wasn't there, but he had been away for a game the night before and was probably tired if he had even returned yet. After I sent an unanswered message to Chloe to see if she was free to go to the dining hall with me, I made my way back to the dorm room.
It wasn't that I was scar
"Violet!" Jones shouted with a smile as he broke away from the group that he was standing in and ran over to meet me halfway. He was faster than I expected, and I released a short scream when he threw me over his shoulder, causing my backpack to smack me upside the head as he spun me around. "We won!" He yelled, referring to the away game they had just returned from."That's awesome, Lenny. Now put me down!" I laughed as I began to squirm in his arms to be free."Did you just call me Lenny?" He stopped spinning as he asked with confusion before he moved toward the group of men he had been talking to before."Yeah, you know, from Of Mice and Men?" The silence from him but the laughter from the group of people confirmed my suspicion that he had no idea what I was talking about. "Oh, come on! It's a classic! Don't they make everyone read it in high school?"His voice was like honey, and I felt my back stiffen when I heard it. "That would mean that h
It was nice having Caleb as a friend, but that didn't stop the dirty thoughts that swam around my head as we sat on top of his bed. All of the memories from our last encounter in this very spot had me tense. Every few minutes, I would feel him look over at me in the darkness of the room as the movie played on in front of us, even though neither of us were watching it.I smirked as I caught him staring once more and turned to confront him. "Why put on a movie if you aren't going to watch it?" The dumb rom-com on the screen had a cheesy plot and was beyond predictable, but I adored those types of movies. It felt good to see people fall in love and live happily ever after, even if that wasn't realistic."Maybe I just like spending time with you, and I put the movie on as an excuse to get you to stay a little longer?" The heartbreaking smile that spread across his face sent a zoo stampeding through my stomach. I forced my eyes away from his to look at the screen again.
He met my demand eagerly as he grabbed his shirt with one hand and threw it across the room. I turned my body from where I had been sitting against the wall to lay flat on top of his comforter. Our lips met again in a flurry of passion and haste with him pressed on top of me.The feeling of his hands as they ran down my sides sent another burst of lust through my body, and my legs wrapped around his hips to pull him closer to my center. There was nothing in life that I had ever wanted more than I wanted Caleb at that moment. He was a dream and reality. His touch and kiss felt too good to be true."Caleb…" I moaned out as he sucked at the junction where my neck met my shoulder. It was easy to get lost in him as he pulled my shirt and bra off, kissing and sucking on my flesh with every inch he revealed."I knew I should have made you say my name last time. That was the sexiest thing I have ever heard."The way he then continued to worship my body lef
The feeling of soft sheets wrapped around me brought a smile to my face as I stirred from my slumber. Two months ago, I had felt the same sheets against my bare skin, and they felt even better today. I couldn't help the moan of pleasure that left my lips as I stretched like a cat with my back arched off of the bed before I cracked my eyes open. The morning light came in around the edges of the black-out curtains, leaving the room in a calming, dim glow.Last night had been the most perfect night of my life. Even better than the last time I was in this very same bed. He was sweet and loving, yet rough and demanding. I loved every second of it, especially when he said my name.Oh, how I deeply regretted keeping my name from him the first time we met. The sound of it coming from his lips while he lost himself inside of me pushed me closer and closer to the edge each time until we were falling together. Over and over again.It was the most magnificent sound I had ev
I wanted that. I wanted that, and I wanted that with Caleb. No more hiding from the gossip and rumors. They could say what they wanted about me. I could handle it. What I wouldn't be able to handle would be to see Caleb with a new girl when it could have been me making him happy."I was thinking about saying yes to him, finally."The exaggerated drop of Chloe's jaw made me roll my eyes at her. "Took you long enough. That 'damn man', as you put it, is completely head over heels for you.""He is not. We are just getting to know each other." Taking a sip of my iced coffee, I avoided her gaze as she stared me down with a smirk."Sure, you are….Very closely by the looks of it. Anyway, I think it is great that you are giving him a chance. You guys would be great together." She said as she bumped my foot with hers.It felt good to have her support. In the past, she had always been the voice of reason, and I trusted her opinion. It only set
The entire time I was at practice, I couldn't hide the shit-eating grin from my face, no matter how many times I got sacked. She had come back to me, and this time, there was no way in Hell that I was going to let her go again.Coach seemed angry still. He had us run several drills where I was taken down repeatedly. He claimed that our opponents on Saturday always had an opening to their quarterback that we needed to practice taking advantage of. My body hurt, but by the end of practice, he looked at me as though he had a bit more respect for me. He even smacked my shoulder pad when the team came in for the huddle at the end of practice. It felt like a turning point in my life.Love life? Great! Football? Great! School? Still sucks, but my grades were decent.In the rush to get back to Violet, I was surprised to run into Diana.She kept true to her word and was making an effort to earn my friendship back. As much as I wanted to tell her that it would not
The walk to the dining area of the house was quick, as though I were on autopilot. I smiled when I smelled lunch being made. Jones sat across the room with a few members of our team and waved me down."Practice was rough on you, man! I can't see how you could be smiling after you got sacked so many times. Coach definitely has it out for you still." Jones exclaimed as he took another bite of his sandwich and began to talk with his mouthful. "What's got you so happy?"As I opened my mouth to respond, I was stopped short by the feeling of a hand smacking into the back of my head. "What the fuck?!""Briggs, you're a fucking idiot, you know that?" Tyler yelled as I stood from my chair forcefully, almost knocking it over. "You're a fucking idiot!"As soon as I saw the red of his face and the white of his knuckles, I knew that this would not end well. The two of us had been good. He agreed to stay out of it unless I hurt Violet, and I don't remember doing that.
It was a long two weeks without Violet. I waited outside of her lecture hall, but she wasn't there. My calls and texts were ignored, and I didn't see her around campus. I needed to apologize but she made it impossible.I let out a groan of annoyance when my passenger door opened, and the overpowering smell of artificial flowers saturated the inside of my car. I didn't want to drive Diana. Unfortunately, since I had driven her to school when the year started, she had no other way of getting home for Thanksgiving without paying an absorbent amount of money for a cab, or by calling her parents to make the four-hour round trip to pick her up.If I made her do that, the weekend would start off on the wrong foot. Considering it would already be pretty bad, I didn't want to add fuel to the fire earlier than I needed to. There was no way that I could keep it to myself that Diana and I were no longer together. It was bound to come out at some point. If it didn't then it absolut