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I loved this man, but missed him at the same time Hoas that possible?
Life wedged between us: the university course stole five days a week, not tocontract in the heart of the city
Eachbecame second fiddle to Call of Duty on PlayStation, and architectural sketching for the extra credit I’d signed up for
But all of that would change Our life together would i to seduce hty surprises to show Brax what turned me on I needed to do this To save my sanity To save my relationship
Brax’s fingers squeezed rab the suitcases again
If I wanted to seduce hi seeht in front of me
I dropped e canvas jacket, yanking hih club,” I whispered, before crushing his mouth withainst his Feel me Need me
He tasted of orange juice and his lips arain welco me at bay
Soirl!”
Brax stepped back, looking over my shoulder at the bystander He dropped his eyes to“Nice spectacle, Tess Are we done? Can we go check in?”
Disappointment sat like a heavy boulder in athered ain “I’m sorry You kno much I hate PDA’s Get me behind closed doors, and I’m all yours” He smiled, and I nodded
“You’re right Sorry I’o on holiday with you” I droppedwild, blonde curls curtain my face Please, don’t let him see the rejection in my eyes Brax used to say my eyes reminded him of dove’s feathers as the white bird flew across the sky He could be very poetic, my Brax But I didn’t want poetry anymore I wanted… I didn’t knohat I wanted
He chuckled “You’re right about being excited” He waggled his eyebrow, and together we headed to check-in The girl who’d told ave me a thumbs up
I s the residual pain that my attack didn’t inspire the same reaction
We joined the queue, and I glanced around People roups of waiting passengers The vibe of an airport never failed to excite me Not that I travelled a lot Before the university course, I travelled to Sydney to study the architecture there, and sketch I loved to sketch buildings At ten-years of age, my parents took oing on holiday with a thirty-year old brother, and parents who despised me
Old hurt surfaced, thinking of theo, I drifted apart from my parents After all, they were als’, rather than a daughter who’d come twenty years too late A dreadful mistake, as they loved to remind me
They’d been so horrified at the pregnancy, they pro my father’s vasectomy
An old enemy: rejection, ruled my life I supposed the desperation to connect with Brax was a way of confir that someone wanted me I didn’t just want intimacy, I needed it I needed to feel his hands onthat never left me in peace
I blinked, putting the ih because I needed to be claimed
Oh, my God, am I that screwed up?
I followed Brax, in a daze, to the counter and let him put the suitcase on the scales
“Morning Tickets and passports, please,” the girl in her smart uniform said
Fuive her our tickets? They’re in my back pocket”
I reached around and pulled out a travel wallet froh twenty-three years old, Brax still dressed like a grungy teenager I squeezed his butt
His eyes flashed to
I forced a bright s our documentation to the clerk I didn’t even check where ere headed, too focused on ignoring the twinges of sadness at not being allowed to grope ht I was hardwired all wrong
“Thank you” The girl’s eyes dropped, showing heavily shadowed lids Her brown hair, scraped back into a tight bun, looked plastic with so much hair spray She bit her lip and pulled out a rea our passports “Do you want your bags checked all the way through to Cancun?”
Cancun? My heart soared Wow Brax outdid hiht he’d travel so far from home I turned and kissed his cheek “Thank you so much, Brax”
His face softened as he captured my hand “You’re welco to a country that values friendship and family” He leaned closer “I read that on Sundays, the streets co Everyone becomes connected by music”
I couldn’t tear myself from his crisp blue eyes That hy I loved hi completely satisfied Brax suffered the same insecurities He didn’t have anyone but me His parents died in a car accident when he turned seventeen; he was an only child
Brax owned the apartment we lived in, thanks to the life insurance pay out, and his dad’s husky, Blizzard, caain
Blizzard and I didn’t see eye to eye, but Brax loved the dog like a tatty teddy-bear I tolerated the beast, and kept ht
“You’re the best” I captured his chin, planting a kiss, not caring he was uncomfortable Hell, the couple beside us were practically dry hu; a peck on the mouth was PG stuff
The girl sighed across the counter “Is this your honey My boyfriend and I went there a few years ago So hot and fun And the music is so sexy, we couldn’t keep our hands off each other”
I around Brax in a new sexy bikini Maybe a change of scenery would amplify our lust
I said, “No, not our honeymoon Just a celebration”
Brax grinned, his eyes sparkling
An idea ran wild Was this trip special? Was Brax going to propose? I waited for the heart-flipping joy at becostone, but a swell of comfort filled me instead I would say yes
Brax wanted me Brax was safe I loved hi kind
Silence descended while the girl tap-tapped her keyboard and printed off our boarding passes After tagging our bags, she handed everything back “Your bags are checked all the way to Mexico, but you’ll have a stop in Los Angeles for four hours” She circled the gate nuration, and proceed to the departure lounge You board at eleven-thirty”
Brax took the docu hands with me, he said, “Thank you”
We headed toward the Passengers Only lounge We had little over an hour before boarding I could think of a lot of things we could do in an hour, but I doubted Brax would be into them
But ere on our way to Mexico A different country and a different bed awaited us I could be patient
I a for us Goodbye contentment, hello lust