??How did I end up with the only caveman on campus? Just when I had decided to grow a backbone and stop being a doormat, he comes along and sets me back a couple centuries. My family had nothing on him, he was bossy, opinionated and just plain pig headed. I know he didn't think I would ever take Robert back, but the way he acted it was as though my just being in the same air space was a catastrophe. And I don't understand his obsession with the whole mold thing either. He's acting as though someone had purposely set out to hurt me. I think that the last occupant just dropped a wet hand towel under the bed and forgot it, but no, Sherlock had to pull out his monocle and start pointing fingers, he's a nut. ??Who would've ever thought that the school's resident jock and playboy would be like this? From the little whispers that kept following me around campus, our relationship was an enigma; everyone was trying to figure it out. I was a little surprised by
"Kevin what's up, you seen him yet?" We met outside her old dorm room where the asshole would most likely be headed. Most people didn't know where my condo was so they couldn't have sent him there; I'm thinking this was probably the best bet. That was another thing I knew was burning the shit out of Mackenzie and the others who were holding out hope for a repeat. I'd never taken anyone home with me. I always went to their room. Even then with me not looking for permanence I always knew my place was off limits. I'm glad I'd kept things that way because true to female form that had been one of the first things my baby had asked when I invited her to spend the night. Had I ever had anyone else there? It felt good telling her no, that she was the first and the last. That the bed she slept in had never been used for anything but my sleep. "Nah, not yet, but he should be here soon, the last word was that he landed and got a rental and was headed this way."?I had the
???My phone beeped with a text from my boy Tyler Cunning. I read it and my body went cold."Fuck.""What?" Kevin ran to keep up with me as I'd read the message and started moving."That fuck's going to our place.""What, how?" ??"Those bitches told him I'm sure. I can't think about that shit right now." I was too busy calling Skylar's cell. She answered on the second ring. "Baby, don't answer the door." My heart was knocking the shit out of my chest as I raced to get to her. Why had I been so sure that he wouldn't find where we lived? It was true that not many knew where my condo was, it's not like I broadcasted the shit. But in hindsight I should've known that somewhere along the line one or more of the females I'd tangled with would become curious. I'll have to think about my slip in judgment later, right now all I could think of was getting to her before he did. "Talon what's going on?" She sounded freaked, no doubt from the panic in my voice.
??Nothing registered until I felt tears on my temple, and small hands clutching at me. ?"I'm sorry, I'm so, so sorry, please come back, please Talon, please come back now." She kept saying the same thing over and over again until my head finally cleared. I was on the lawn standing over a motionless Robert Stark. My team surrounded me, my girl was practically climbing me and I had a death hold on her. ??My body literally dropped, like all the energy had just suddenly left me. I had to sit down next to the asshole with my girl in my lap. "It's okay baby, it's okay, I'm okay, stop crying now." I rocked her back and forth with what little energy I had left in me. ??Her smell seemed to be calming me down more than anything else as I buried my face in her neck. I have to ask dad about that shit, this one mate thing seemed to have some serious side effects. I never lost time like that before. I have no idea what the fuck just happened. I only know that the dar
I've been sitting in this damn campus station for hours now. Though I can't really complain, they've been nothing but nice to us. As soon as they understood that Skye and I were not gonna be separated or there would be a problem, things were smooth. Right now we're in some sort of office waiting for my family and scary Damien to show up. I've spent the time stealing kisses and trying to tease her out of her mad, she's too adorably cute when she gets pissed at me. A little firecracker, she so wishes she could go upside my head right now, but every time she opens her mouth to blast me I just kiss it shut. ??I wasn't wasting anymore of our time on that douche. I warned the asshole didn't I? What the fuck did he expect? Right now I can see her working up another head of steam. She'd tried moving away from me a time or two but I nixed that shit by dragging her onto my lap. Now she wasn't speaking to me. ??"What is wrong with you?" I opened my mouth to answer but I g
????Dad came through the door followed by mom, Damien the family lawyer, Ryder, Bianca, and..."Nonna?" Aww shit. "Don't nonna me young man, what the hell have you been getting up to you little scamp?" ??She waltzed over to where I was now standing holding Skylar close to my side. ??Nonna is a wildcard. You never knew what the hell was gonna come out of her mouth from one moment to the next. She stopped in front of us, squinting at Skylar. What a con, I happen to know she has excellent eyesight. She studied my baby like a lab experiment making my hackles rise. I didn't expect her to say anything untoward but like I said, the old lady's a wildcard who knows which way the wind will blow? ??"Where's grandpa?" He was the only one that maybe could control the old termagant if she got out of hand. "Walking the halls, reliving his glory days, the old coot. Unhand the girl Talon, good Lord she looks like an appendage stuck to your side like that." "That'll be
??I forgot that she would have to discard the coat once we got there, and by the looks of it she thought it was cute that she got one over on me. It was evident in the smirk she gave me, and the way the three women got to whispering and giggling behind their hands while looking at my sorry ass. My own mother, damn. Grandpa had finally shown up and given my girl the once over and his stamp of approval. Nonna was being her tyrannical self as usual. ??"Talon dear I didn't get a chance to see Kevin. I have to see him and his Stephanie before we go, how is he by the way?" ??"Kevin's good, he was with me at the station, in fact he was with me all day.""Of course he was, he's a good boy, he would never leave you in a situation like that. Speaking of which, what ever happened to all those etiquette classes your poor mother sent you t? Didn't they teach you about brawling in the street?" "I never took any etiquette classes nonna." What am I a pansy ass? Why was she tr
Now I'm walking to practice with my girl who's doing a lot better thanks to yours truly riding rough shod over her ass. She's proven to be more stubborn now since she'd met my family, which leads me to wonder just what the hell the women in my family had told her. If they'd given her any pointers on how to run my ass they were a bit late. She didn't need any help in that department. It seemed to come naturally to whichever woman the Avery men ended up latched onto. She's all bundled up because it's cold and she has a flask full of hot chocolate to keep her warm. "Fix your hat Skye." "My hats fine Talon if I pull it down any farther I wouldn't be able to see where I'm going." She batted at the hand I tried fixing it with. "I told you to wear the one with the ear flaps, it's cold out here. You don't need to catch a cold on top of everything else." I fixed her scarf tighter around her neck and ignored the eye roll, whatever. I wanted her in