You Are All I'll Ever Need by E. L. Todd

Author:E. L. Todd [Todd, E. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fallen Publishing
Published: 2014-12-19T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Cayson

Slade dribbled the ball then made the shot. “Nothing but air.”

I grabbed the ball when it hit the ground then dribbled to the opposite side of the court. Spring was creeping into the land, thawing the ice and melting the snow. It was nice to play ball outside in shorts and a t-shirt. I aimed the ball and made the shot. “I should’ve went pro.”

Slade laughed. “Maybe for the girl’s team.”

“Shut the hell up.”

He stopped dribbling the ball then sat on the bench. He was covered in sweat and his shirt was soaked. After playing for an hour, I was just as tired. I sat down beside him.

“How’s it going with Skye?” he asked.

“Good.”

“She has no idea you lied about last weekend?”

“No.” And I felt guilty for lying at all. “She accepted it without question.”

“Cool.” He spun the ball on his finger. “She was never very bright.”

“Well, you are related.”

He laughed. “I never said I was smart. But you’re saying your girlfriend is stupid. If she knew, you wouldn’t see her titties for weeks.”

“How about we not talk about my girlfriend’s—your cousin’s—titties?”

“Whatever.” He spun the ball on his other finger. “So what do you do to be the boyfriend of the year?” He didn’t look at me when he spoke.

“What do you mean?”

“Like…what do you do to make Skye happy? When you started dating, did you bring her flowers and stuff?”

He asked me some weird questions but he never asked anything like this before. “Um…yeah, I’ve brought her flowers before.”

“Like, every time you come over?” He dribbled the ball between his knees.

“No, just whenever.”

“And how do you know when to do it?” He spoke like he didn’t even care if I answered.

“Why are you asking this?”

“I’m just curious,” he blurted. “Everyone says you’re perfect all the time and I’m just curious why.”

“Who’s everyone? Who says that?”

“Skye…and other people. So what’s your secret?”

His questions were so odd that I couldn’t process them. “I don’t know…I love her and I just show it.”

“Give me an example,” he demanded. He rested the ball on his knee and looked at me, like he was prepared to memorize what I was about to say.

“Whenever she looks beautiful, I tell her. Um…I always pay for dinner. I open every door…”

He nodded. “Good, good. What else?”

I cocked an eyebrow. “When we make love, I look into her eyes and not at her body. I hold her when we sleep. I listen to everything she says…when she’s sad, I make her laugh. I surprise her with sentimental things. If I see a book she’ll like, I get it for her. I bought her a bracelet and had it engraved.”

“Jewelry…” He nodded. “That’s a good idea.”

“Uh, thanks.” I never thought I’d have a conversation like this with Slade.

“Keep going.” He leaned forward, anticipating my next words.

“Uh…that’s about it. I tell her I love her only when I really feel it. I don’t say it every time we get off the phone like most couples.”

He nodded.

“I asked her father for permission before I started dating her.

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