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I quickly unwrapped my legs from Owen’s waist and looked over to see Nate standing there grinning from ear to ear but in this moment, it wasn’t him I was concerned about. Standing behind him, looking like he could tear Owen apart at any moment, was Phil. I looked from him and back to Owen as Owen just casually unlocked his lips from my neck and leaned back with a smirk.“Hey buddy!” He said as he turned to Nate. “I missed you!” He told him as he stepped back and lifted me off of the counter and onto the floor.“Yeah, he missed you so much he was trying to eat your sister alive.” Phil replied coldly.Nate giggled. “That’s silly, Daddy. Owen can’t eat Rory alive! His belly would be too full!”Owen didn’t miss a beat as he locked eyes with Phil and challenged him openly as he said. “No, but the parts of her I can taste have been absolutely delicious!”The flash of steel across Phil’s blue eyes clashing against the burning black daggers Owen was shooting back at him meant we were seconds
Aurora POVI don’t know if it was the work from the painting, the extracurricular play time in the bedroom or being in Owen’s arms but I slept like a rock. I woke up feeling like I had been sleep for twelve hours in the exact same position as I was when I drifted off, which was sometime around midnight. After we came inside, we made some popcorn and sat on the couch to find a movie. We ate most of it while surfing channels trying to find something to watch. Without finding anything that really appealed to either of us, we ended up putting it on something random. We really were not paying attention to as one kiss led to another and next thing you know, we were wrapped up in each other’s arms in the bed.I picked up my phone to check the time. It was just a few minutes after nine, which meant I needed to get up and get dressed since Phil could drop Nate off any minute now. I sent Phil a quick text message to see where they were and gauge if I had enough time for a shower. He replied ba
Owen POV, continuedJealousy is new to me. I never had anyone I cared enough about to be jealous. Now, I want to burn the world down when anyone I know wants her is around her. I can’t be that guy but oh God, how I want to be. It was so satisfying to feel the impact of my fist hitting Phillip Clark’s face. He deserved worse than that but at least I had that moment to replay over and over again in my mind and enjoy every invigorating second of it.And Kyle, well let’s just say those times he bested me before, I didn’t have anything other than a bunch of testosterone to fight over. Now, I am fighting for the other half of my soul so he had better watch himself and not cross any lines.As we switch out the liners and change paint colors to finish her accent wall, I stop and pull her into my arms. I kiss her until we are both breathless and teetering on the edge of need.“What was that for?” She asks, panting heavily as her eyes twinkle with happiness and a hint of desire.“Because I never
Owen POVI wanted to discuss the future with Aurora and so I did. I let her know what I wanted and made sure to include her in all of those plans because deep down, I still felt her doubts. She doubted I loved her as much as she loved me. She doubted she was good enough for me. She doubted a couple as opposite as we were could really make it but I knew better. I knew without a single doubt in my mind that I could never love another woman as much as I loved this red-headed beauty that had stepped into my life and stolen my heart.I have never been a sensitive, emotional guy. Quite the contrary actually. I have, for the greater part of my adolescence and young adulthood, been a pompous ass of epic proportions. I knew girls had massive crushes on me and I would not only shoot them down, I would usually take their fragile self-esteem with me in the process.Something for Gary and I to laugh about later. But it was more than that. It was also the way for me to allow him to have his time in
“How do you know so much about all of this stuff?” I asked him as he hopped down off of the chair to dip the trim pad in the paint again.“What stuff? He asked me with a puzzled look before climbing back on the chair.“Painting, home repair, that kind of stuff. From the looks of your house, I can’t see your Mom and Dad doing their own painting.”“Oh no, they wouldn’t. I would. Dad is hands on with his cars but that’s about the extent of it. The only brushes Mom knows anything about are the ones on her vanity. I guess I owe that to my football coaches, really. The coaches have a summer program where we give back to the community. Each player has to commit to at least forty hours during the summer or they get dropped from the football program.”“That sounds awesome! Do they take other volunteers or is it just football players?”“No, we have other volunteers, too. Most of the cheerleaders volunteer. The basketball players and track and field members are also required. We do some work on t
We continued to discuss what had been found and what it could possibly mean. A cryptic message for the police or something far more sinister? Without linking any pattern, right now they could rule out the worst case scenario but it was still lingering, right there out of reach.“Mom, now that you know what you do about the murder and the situation, do you think Aurora is in danger?”She looked over at me with a look that bordered on sympathy before she looked back at her son.“Honestly, Owen, I can’t say for sure. But right now, I would rather be safe than sorry and both of you consider that it could be a possibility. Aurora, do not go anywhere by yourself right now. Just to be safe. What apartment are you moving into?”I quickly explained my current living situation and the apartment over the garage that I was working on fixing up so that I could get moved in there.“I would suggest making sure it stays locked at all times and possibly installing some sort of security system in that a