Jonah and Cooper by Kris T. Bethke

Author:Kris T. Bethke [Bethke, Kris T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: JMS Books LLC
Published: 2019-01-05T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

I peeked around the corner to see Cooper once again lounging on the couch. I took several deep breaths, deliberately lowered my shoulders, and stepped out of the hall into the living room. Always aware of his surroundings, Cooper snapped his head in my direction. For a split second, surprise registered on his face. And then a slow grin spread and he made a low, appreciative sound.

“Oh, there’s my pretty baby.”

I thought about correcting him, telling him I wasn’t his baby anymore. But the way he was looking at me, with all that lust and affection, trapped the words in my throat. I watched as he slowly stood, then crossed the floor to stand in front of me. He stopped a scant foot away, close enough to touch. I felt the heat pour off him.

“Hot damn, but, Jonah, you look amazing.” His gaze roamed my face. “You were always good, but you’ve gotten even better. I’m loving the dramatic, glam eye. Those colors really make your blue pop.” His grin grew. “And your nose is looking snatched.”

A laugh bubbled out of me as I unconsciously took a step closer. “Where did you hear that?”

“I watch beauty boys sometimes on YouTube.” He sounded completely unashamed, and I knew he wasn’t embarrassed. “I couldn’t have you, but I missed you, and that was the closest thing I could get. You know that seeing you in makeup—especially full glam like this—does it for me.”

I did know that. When I’d thrown my travel kit into my bag, I’d thought Ellie and I could play around with makeup if we felt like it. Even though I hadn’t anticipated Cooper, I was glad I had the bag with me. That first morning all those years ago after he’d spent the night, when he’d seen all the makeup in my top drawer, he hadn’t even questioned it. And when I put it on and showed him what I could do with it, he’d said he’d found a kink he didn’t even know he had. He loved men in makeup, especially when done right. At the time, I’d thought it meant we were perfect for each other.

Today, when I’d decided to do my makeup, I went for a bold, dramatic, colorful eye. Deep reds and oranges faded to yellow and pink on the inside corner. I’d lined my eyes with matte black liner, and put on huge false lashes. The contour made my cheeks look sharp and my nose tiny and straight. I’d gone a little overboard with the highlighter, but it was my favorite part and I wanted to show off my sparkle.

From the way Cooper’s gaze fixed on my mouth, he was really loving the bright red lip.

“You did this for me?”

I shook my head. Then nodded. I met his gaze full on and smiled, though it felt a little tremulous. “I did it for me. And you. Because this—” I gestured to my face “—this was always ours. You never thought it made me any less of a man.

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