Chapter 8

The next morning, I woke up feeling well-rested and blinked a few times to be fully awake. I noticed that I was naked with the sheets covering the lower half of my body. I turned to find the other side of my bed empty. Of course, what did I expect? Breakfast in bed? I sat up straight and threw my messy hair in a bun. It was almost 10 am and I heard my stomach growling for food as I didn’t eat last night too. I made my way towards the bathroom and looked at my reflection in the mirror. My make up was smudged and I noticed a few hickeys on my neck and boobs. I blushed at the memory of last night as a small smile crept on my face. It was so amazing and he was right about the fact that I was indeed begging for more. That man had an amazing sex drive and I felt a bit sore down there. I let out a huge breath and jumped into the shower. After scrubbing myself clean, I came out wearing a towel around my body and bumped into a naked chest. I screamed in shock and looked up to see Austin holding a cup of coffee. He held his stomach and started laughing uncontrollably at my reaction. Wow, he was still here?

“Dammit, Austin. You scared me,” I shouted at him as he tried so hard to control his smile. Fuck, he looked so cute. I shook my head and brushed past him to put on some clothes.

“You should have seen your face, priceless,” he chuckled and I rolled my eyes at his response.

“Yeah, very funny. I didn’t know you were still here. I thought you left,” I defended myself and heard no response. I was about to turn when I felt his presence behind me. His hot breath was tickling my neck which sent tingles down my spine. I gripped my towel tightly as he pulled me closer to his body with one hand since he was holding the coffee with his other hand.

“Well, I was hoping for some morning sex,” he whispered huskily, planting wet kisses on my neck, making me go weak in my legs. I turned and pulled myself from him as my heart began to race.

“I think we should talk after I put on some clothes, Austin.” I cleared my throat and said in a stern voice. He gave me a smirk and tried to pull me again but I raised my eyebrows, letting him know that I was serious.

“Alright, I made you some coffee.” He handed me the mug and walked out of my bedroom, giving me some privacy to get dressed. I placed the mug on my bed stand and quickly got dressed in a loose t-shirt and shorts. I sat down on my bed and sipped on the coffee. Damn! My eyes went wide at how good it tasted. I smiled at the fact that he was still here and made coffee for me. I started thinking about what to tell him. I had no idea what we were doing? But I couldn’t fight it any more last night. I wanted him so badly and I honestly didn’t regret even a second of it. It was even better than our first time and it only made me crave for more and more. It was like I was addicted to his touch. I took some deep breaths to calm my nerves and went outside to find him seated on the couch with his phone in his hands. I noticed the muscles on his back flexing as he typed away on his phone, making my mouth watered at the sight of him. Why did he have to be so hot?

“Hey,” I spoke as I sat down beside him.

“I’m so sorry, Emma but I should leave right now. Give me your phone,” he asked in that deep sexy voice and stretched out his hand. I took my phone from my bag and handed it over to him. I saw him giving a call to his phone from mine.

“You really have to leave now?” I asked, a bit disappointed as I took my phone from his hand.

“Yeah, need to take care of some stuff at work. Call me or text me when you are free and we can talk,” he kissed my forehead and went to get dressed. I saved his number in my phone and noticed a few missed calls from Liam. I decided to talk to him tomorrow in class and stood up from the couch. He came out fully dressed and I handed him his coat which he threw on the couch last night. I stood awkwardly, not knowing if I should hug or kiss him. It was like he read my mind when he took my face in both hands and kissed me deeply, making me melt against his body.

“You taste like coffee and mint,” he grinned and pecked my lips again, making me blush, “Take care,” he whispered and rushed out of the door.

I couldn’t stop grinning like a fool. It was nice to see this sweet side of him. I shook my head and went to cook some breakfast. It was a good thing that he left. It gave me some time to think about everything as I couldn’t think straight with him pacing around half-naked. I spent the rest of the day, cleaning my house to clear my mind and it helped. Maybe, I did have OCD issues like Liam mention the other day. By the time I was done, the house looked so clean and tidy. It was almost late in the evening and I was so tired that I fell asleep as soon as I hit the pillow.

The next day, I went to my class as usual and found Liam, waiting for me. He had a bandage across his nose and I couldn’t help but feel bad for him. I walked towards my seat and sat down beside him.

“Hey,” I spoke quietly, not meeting his gaze and he turned towards me.

“I’m really so sorry, Emma. I like you so much and I’ve always wanted to tell you about how I felt but I didn’t want to ruin our friendship. I don’t care if you don’t feel the same way, I just want us to go back to the way we were,” he pleaded with his eyes and looked genuinely sorry. I was shocked at his response. He liked me? Why didn’t I know this? I was always good at reading people. I thought he was gay for fuck sake since he never showed any interest in girls.

“I didn’t know, Liam. You could have just told me. I---I’ve always seen you as my friend and nothing more than that. I’m so sorry if I gave you the wrong vibe.” I said, feeling guilty and sad to hurt his feelings.

“It’s okay. I’ll get over it, Em, and I promise you it won’t ever be awkward between us because I value our friendship more than anything.” He assured me and I smiled at him. He was a really nice person. I was happy that he took it easy and still wanted to be my friend.

“I’m glad that I didn’t lose a friend,” I grinned and hugged him sideways. He hugged me back and smiled in relief, “Also, I’m so sorry about Austin, he can be a total jerk sometimes.” I said, giving him an apologetic look.

“Why didn’t you tell me you guys were a thing? I would have backed off if you had told me last week. I honestly thought you were giving him legal advice," he stressed on the word legal advice and I groaned in embarrassment, being caught red-handed.

“We aren’t a thing, Liam. It’s fucking complicated,” I sighed and remembered that I was yet to give him a call. I still didn’t know if I wanted to do this or not.

“I’m pretty sure he said ‘She’s mine’, ” he air quoted, making me look at him in shock.

“He said that?” I asked in a surprised tone.

“Yeah, after he punched me,” he said and I was lost in my thoughts. Why would he say something like that if he just wanted to sleep with me? Ughh! He was so confusing.

“Wanna talk about it?” he asked, bringing me back to the present. I guess I could tell him about the whole thing and since he was a guy, he could help me figure out this confusing hot jerk. Just when I was about to respond, the professor entered the class and started his boring lecture.

“After class,” I whispered and he nodded at my response.

We sat down in the cafeteria after the classes were over and I told him the whole thing from the beginning when he saw in the club for the first time.

“Damn, it looks like you are crushing hard on him.” He teased when I finished with the whole story and I frowned at his comment.

“No, I’m not. Didn’t you listen to a word I said? It’s just physical attraction.” I said which sounded more like I was convincing myself than him.

“Look, from what you say and what I have seen, I think he wants more than just sex from you but he is just too cocky to admit it. Why would he punch me if he wasn’t jealous? He might have some commitment issues since you said that he doesn’t date,” he shrugged casually and I thought about what he said. It actually made sense. When did Liam become so smart?

“Let’s say you are right. What am I supposed to do now?” I asked, hoping he would give me a solution.

“You should figure that out on your own. I’m not gonna tell you what to do,” he grinned, stuffing his face in his burger.

“You are useless,” I smacked his arm, making him wince in pain. I buried my face in my hands and groaned in frustration, not knowing what to do.

I reached home and sat on my couch wondering if I should call or text him. Fuck it, I decided to just go with it and sent him a text. ‘Hello.’ I got a reply almost in an instant.

’I thought you forgot about me, sweetheart, hello to you too’

I couldn’t control the stupid smile on my face. What do I say now? My phone started vibrating in my hands and I was almost about to drop it. I swiped up to answer and heard him breathing on the other end.

“Aren’t you gonna say something?” he gave a deep throaty chuckle and I was a goner.

“Is it a good time to talk?” I asked, shifting the phone to the other ear.

“Yeah sure, I’m free now.”

“Cool, so about the thing you wanted?” I cut the chase and asked him bluntly.

“Yeah,” I could imagine him smirking and I took a deep breath.

“I want to ask a few questions before I give you my answer.”

“Ask away,”

“Do I get to stop this anytime I want?”

“Absolutely and even I can stop it anytime I want, sweetheart. I hope it doesn’t come to that.” Oh god, I hope I was doing the right thing.

“Will you sleep with other women while this is going on?” I asked the question that was nagging me for a while.

“Absolutely not,” he replied immediately and continued, “I expect the same from you too,” he growled, making me rolled my eyes at his response. I kind of expected that when he punched Liam.

“Okay,” I said in a shaky whisper.

“Okay?” he asked hopefully while I bit my lips, closing my eyes in contemplation.

“Yeah, okay and now wipe that stupid smirk off your face.” he laughed at my response and I couldn’t help but smile, “Also let’s just stick to weekends because I need to study and focus on my classes during the weekdays,” I added and heard a groan from him.

“Fine, I’ll take what I can get.” He sighed.

“Alright, I’ll see you then,” I rushed to cut the call as I was already blushing like an idiot.

“Wait,”

“What?” I scrunched my eyebrows in confusion.

“What are you wearing right now?” he asked in a husky voice and I laughed at his question. He was such a guy sometimes.

“Bye, Austin,” I chuckled, cutting the call before he could reply. Now, I just hoped this doesn’t go into my list of bad decisions.