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My eyes were immediately drawn to the set of abs that graced Knox's abdomen. The six-pack so defined it looked almost fake. Next my eyes jumped to his arms, or rather the tattoo covered arms.
Tattoos that I haven't seen until now, covered the entire length of his arms. From shoulder to wrist. He even had a few scattered along his ribs and chest.
Knox has always worn long sleeves or a jacket every time I've seen him so the tattoos were a huge surprise. The worst part...it made him twice as hot.
My eyes were glued to Knox's shirtless chest, slowly trailing down the V that disappeared underneath a pair of plaid bottoms that hung low on his waist. I gulped, my mouth suddenly dry.
"Uhhh." I had no words. None. Nada."Sorry didn't know you were in the room." Knox finally spoke, making me finally pull my eyes away from him. I knew for a fact he saw me ogling him like some crazy person. Surprised I didn't have drool
His eyes slowly opened until they met mine. We stared at one another, neither moving.Move Aubrey! Move!Before either of us could either say anything or even move, a knock sounded on the door. I don't know how it was possible for my eyes to get wider but they did."Honey?" My mom's voice sounded on the other side of the door. If the situation was different I would have laughed at Knox's expression but when the door knob started to turn it wasn't funny.Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit. Became a mantra in my head.The door opened as Knox and I stared at one another, not even sure what to do. While we weren't doing anything it was still embarrassing as hell having your own mother walk in on you in bed with a man. A shirtless man to boot."Good morning you two." My mom appeared in the doorway, looking at the two of us with a wide grin. My mom knows no bounds. "Just wanted to tell you two love birds that Olivia and are heading out to the bakery."Al
Exactly ten minutes later Knox was cursing next to me. The turkey bacon popped sending little bits of oil out towards his bare chest. I couldn't help but laugh every time he jumped backwards, now too stubborn to put a shirt on."I told you.""So you said ten times already." Knox gritted through his teeth."You'll learn that I am almost always right." With the bacon almost done I finally opened the carton of eggs. "How do you like yours?""I'll have them whatever way you have them." Knox shrugged."You don't have a preference?""You learn to eat whatever others do in the military. Don't really have the luxury of gourmet meals." His words made my chest squeeze. It said it so casually but it had to have sucked. He did three tours. Three!"Not gonna happen." I shook my head. Not on my watch. "How would you like your eggs?""Aubrey-" I ignored the way my name sounded on his lips."I'm the one cooking the eggs so what I sa
First stop is the Farmers Market." I stated, buckling my seat belt."They have a Farmers Market in the middle of winter and on Christmas?" Knox asked, cranking up the heat in the car. The split second we were outside was enough to make frozen already. Thankfully though it wasn't snowing, but by the look of the clouds it could at any moment."Yep. And this time of year is one of the best times to go."After our little shower run in earlier neither of us have brought it back up. Once I came out of the bathroom from doing my makeup and hair, I ignored the tension between us. We still had a few days together and it was best to brush it off and forget about it. Knox seemed inclined to do the same."What do they sell?" Knox questioned, backing out of the driveway."They'll have a few fruits and vegetables but the main stuff is Christmas themed. All different kinds of Holiday sweets, handmade stuff for presents. That sort of thing." I had so many memories comin
Twenty-five minutes later I had found the perfect gifts for Olivia. As soon as I came across the older cookbooks I had to get them. They looked well used and the older lady told me they had been in her family for ages but she felt like someone else could use them now. They were all baking cookbooks and I knew Olivia would love them. That is if my mom didn't try and steal them first. Along with those three cookbooks, I saw a gorgeous scarf I just had to get. With how cold it got here I figured Olivia could always use another one. I was actually quite proud of the gifts but I had yet to find something for Knox. He was so hard to read and I knew next to nothing about him. Christmas was literally three days away. He may be kind of an ass but he deserved to have something for Christmas. And as much as I hated it I was going to have to dig up some stuff about him this afternoon. That is if he will even say more than five words to me. I know I needed to get past our
So what do we need?" "We need all different kinds of candy for decorations. My mom said she'd make the gingerbread and most likely the icing too." I instructed as I steered Knox towards the candy aisle. "Homemade gingerbread? Wouldn't it be easier to just buy the kits?""Yeah but my mom will find any excuse to bake. Plus when we are finished we can eat them." I grinned. "You are secretly a sugar addict aren't you?""My like for sugar is normal, unlike you who doesn't like sweets. What's that about anyways?" I raised an eyebrow at him. Only a crazy person doesn't like sweets. "Just never have." Knox shrugged. "I do like some things but I can only have a little." I shook my head. "Well you better somehow get a taste for it because its only going to get worse with my mom. From now until after Christmas there is going to be so many cookies, pies, brittle, anything and everything. She's going to try and pawn most of it off on you." "C
KnoxWhat the hell was that?That was the only thing that kept running through my mind since the grocery store. I had to have imagined that...right? I could've sworn my hand was still tingling even though I've long since dropped Aubrey's hand.It was probably just an electric shock from the cart that went through our hands. Had to be. I've never felt my hand zing like that before when holding someone's hand. I wasn't sure if Aubrey had felt it so I had kept my face neutral but the entire time I couldn't help but wonder what the hell was happening.Even now as I sit on the couch I can't help but wonder if I imagined the whole thing or if it was real. The fact that Aubrey didn't say anything made me believe it was all in my head. It had to be. I wasn't here for something like that.I don't do relationships. Nothing ever good comes out of them. One way or another they all end, whether that person cheats or just falls out of love with the other. The only
Aubrey The rest of the afternoon was a bit...tense. After the whole hand holding thing at the grocery store Knox has kept his distance from me. He had such a wall around him it was so hard to tell what was going on in his head. Jackson sat across from us in the living room and I just hoped he couldn't see the slight awkwardness between the two of us. Out of everyone Jackson would be the one to figure out Knox and I's relationship isn't real. Sometimes he was too perceptive."Did Aubrey show you around town today?" Jackson asked looking between Knox and I. "She did. She said you guys have tons of events going on all week too.""Oh yeah the Christmas festival." Jackson nodded. "Kind of a staple around here. Mom will probably make us go on the final night.""No doubt she's volunteered at a booth or something." "Typical mom." The two of us shook our heads. Every single year mom had to volunteer for something for the festival. Whether it be runnin
"Why does it keep falling!""You're not putting enough icing.""Yes I am. Look.""