Piggyback

74. Piggyback

🤍🖤🤍 Natalie 🤍🖤🤍

Spending time with Riley turns out to be a fun day with occasional awkward moments. I love the massive gossip info she dumps on me but resent her when she implies we will hang out in school together. She mistook my silence as yes. For some reason, I don’t object.

I am sure West has put her on this. Riley is too gullible to realize West is manipulating her to get back at me. He gave me that warning and I am worried he might follow through. I don’t want to spend time with them. But I am not sure what Jacob wants. I don’t get along with them doesn’t mean Jacob has to stop talking to them too.

After the marathon, She asks me about Jacob. After digging details from me she grins. “I knew It since day one!”

I frown. “What do you mean since day one?”

“The way he was ready to beat the shit out of David and Sam that night…” She giggles. “And… it was written all over your face too. I think that’s why Millie is so jealous of you…”

“She is?” That’s news to me.

“Yea… she got agitated every time Jacob looked at you or searched for you..” Then she wiggles her brows and says, “He always sneaks out of our company… I am sure to meet you…”

My eyes widen. Every time Jacob came to catch up with me... Did they know?

Riley teases me a little more then she makes vague guesses about Millie and Norris’s relationship.

“I think she is cheating on him.”

“I don’t think so,” I disagree, remembering how she went super protective over Norris when I threatened to sleep with him. I chuckle inwardly at the absurdity of that threat.

“She is damn possessive over Norris,” I add.

“Possessive doesn’t mean faithful.”

I nod. She has a point.

…..

As I lay in my bed trying to mentally prepare myself for stupid Monday, my phone pings. Without even checking, I know it’s Jacob.

Jacob: ‘Walk?’

I glance at the clock. It’s almost 8:30 in the evening. It’s late and I have no strength.

Me: ‘I ran 6.5 miles today. Have some mercy.’

Jacob: ‘I wanna see you.’

Me: ‘My legs are jelly…’

I don’t think I can walk for the next 10 days. Someone will have to carry me around. As if Jacob reads my mind, he texts.

Jacob: ‘I will piggyback you.’

I grin.

Me: ‘REALLY?’

Jacob: ‘uhmm… Wait… How much do you weigh? I don’t wanna break my back.’

Me: ‘Fuck You!’

Jacob: ‘With pleasure.’

With pleasure…

My cheeks burn reading his message and a strange warmth rushes in my body. I groan and stuff a pillow in my face. I don’t know how long I can wait for him. My lady parts literally tingle every time he makes suggestive jokes like this.

… .

I come out of house to meet him and we start walking aimlessly with our hands held together.

“Should I pick you up?” He asks grinning.

“Noo…” I scowl.

What if I am too heavy?

It’s late and the roads are empty, with barely a vehicle or two passing us. It will be dark soon enough. We stumble upon a children’s park and sit on a giant spider-web swing. It’s big enough for both of us to lay down. Uncomfortable, but it’s what my legs need right now. I lay down and Jacob sits by my side playing with my fingers.

“How was your day?” I ask.

He came back way too late after practice today.

“Tiring.. but interesting...Coach made West play today… Despite his bruised ribs.”

I gasp involuntarily. “Why would he do that? It could hurt him more…”

Jacob smiles. “You are a nice person, you know… You still care for him.”

I roll my eyes and say, “I don’t enjoy someone else’s pain! I am not a freaking sadist.”

Jacob pinches my waist and asks playfully, “Then what are you?”

I smack his arm away but blush. He looks at me intently, as if only I matter right now. It’s beautiful. We are swinging with stars above us and the cool breeze does little to reduce the heat pooling in my body. He leans towards me to plant his lips on mine.

As he deepens the kiss and I feel like I am melting into him. When his hand wanders under my shirt, I pull away to stop him and say, “Someone will see us… “

“It’s too dark.” He says, then kisses me again. This time I let go.

Jacob has magic in his hands. His hand makes its way up my waist and my whimpers turn louder. He breaks our kiss and whispers, grinning, “Be quiet. Someone will report us for indecency… “

“Then stop it!” I exclaim breathlessly.

“Ohh... I think I am only getting started..” He grins and slides his hand inside my trousers while biting my earlobes. I gasp and try to resist. But soon I give in and arch my back.

He is laying on his side, and I am on my back. My legs are wide with his hand between my legs. With him, it doesn’t feel humiliating. The thrill is too high for us to care. A moan escapes my mouth. He whispers again, “Be quiet..” then slides his fingers into my folds. I bite my lips to stifle my voice.

Someone in the house at the far corner of the park turns on the porch light. And we both pull away from each other. It takes us a while to catch our breath. When I meet Jacob’s eyes, I catch him looking at me with the same lust I feel inside me.

“You are making me want things I have never wanted before..” He says in a low husky voice.

His confession seems more intimate than his fingers inside me. We stay there for a while and then leave for home after composing ourselves.

…

He hugs me sideways while walking and asks me about my day with Riley

“It seems you guys were really close before.”

I nod.

He takes a pause, then asks hesitantly, “Why did you two stop talking? You and West.”

I have thought about this several times. I have practiced my reply too... It’s simple. All I have to say is - ‘We were in a secret relationship. But he cheated on me.’

For some reason, I cannot find a voice to tell him the truth. I feel ashamed. For sleeping with West. So I say instead," We both had pretty inflated egos. It was difficult to share the same space. You see...”

He chuckles and rubs my back. “Well, he sure has an inflated ego. But I am not sure about you...”

We walk in silence. I feel sick for not telling him the truth. But I am scared. As expected, Jacob and West patched up today.

I am not sure how I will keep my distance from West at school.