Straight Up by Charity Ferrell

Author:Charity Ferrell [Ferrell, Charity]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Charity Ferrell LLC

Chapter Fifteen

Lincoln

“Have fun at your dinner, babe,” I tell Cassidy as we walk to our cars. “And drive safe.”

With a smile, I do a quick scan of the employee parking lot, making sure the coast is clear since we’re still keeping our relationship a secret. I press my lips against hers and wrap my arms around her waist, somewhat pushing her against the car. My hips grind into hers while I release a groan. My heart speeds at the taste of her when my tongue slides into her mouth.

I had the day off at the bar, but Cassidy worked the mid-shift, so I stopped for lunch and hung out with her.

She releases harsh breaths when I pull away. “I don’t want to be late.”

“Nope.” I smack a kiss to her forehead.

“I’ll be texting and calling,” she says, “so make sure you’re available at all times.”

“Aren’t I always available to you at all times?”

“Good point.” She stands on her tiptoes to present me with another kiss, wiggles her fingers into a wave, and gets into her car.

Puffing out cold air, I rush to mine, rubbing my hands together to create warmth. Neither one of us remembered to turn our auto-starts on, so our cars are freezing. Sitting in my running car, I wait for Cassidy to reverse out of her spot and leave. It’s what I do every time.

Last night, I spilled my truth to her, gave her every component of myself. I told her about my father acquiring the family business after my grandfather’s passing and how he’d started committing crimes. It was petty shit at first, but the more he got away with, the more he pushed his limits. Why? I’m still clueless. We had plenty of money, never needed for anything, but for some reason, my dad wanted more. I confessed all the feelings that’d rushed through my body when the feds showed up at my front door and how I’d wanted to jump out of the bathroom window the day I was sentenced to time in a federal penitentiary.

That night, on the drive to Cassidy’s, my nerves had been on fire, uncertain of how she’d feel about my admission, about my dark past. She wasn’t jumping for joy, but she handled it better than how most people would. She heard me out, was calm and rational, and in the end, she told me to make myself comfortable in her bed.

We didn’t have sex, didn’t hook up.

We lay in bed, talking about our pasts before falling asleep in each other’s arms.

That night, as I lay in her bed, it cemented that I’d done the right thing.

That I was falling for and opening up to the only person who understood me like I needed to be understood. I’m not sure what it is about her, but the scorned parts of our hearts seem to be fitting together perfectly like a puzzle.

A horn blares through the parking lot from her car, causing me to jump out of mine, and I rush over to her.

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