scroll until I find Mason’s number. He answers on the second ring, slightly out of breath. “Hello?”
“I need your help.”
More heavy breathing.
I take the phone away from my ear to make sure I have the right number. “Hello?”
Mason grunts.
“Oh my god! Mason, why the hell would you even answer the phone?” I screech before quickly hanging up. I shudder at the thought that Mason was screwing my best friend.
I tap my fingers on my leg, trying to decide who I should try next. I guess Jackson could probably help me.
“Hello?” He says when he answers on the first ring.
“Thank God you’re not having sex and answering the phone too.” I shudder again.
Jackson laughs, “Let me guess, Mason?”
I roll my eyes, “Of course, who else?”
Jackson chuckles, “True, true. So what’s up?”
“I don’t know what to get Coop for Christmas.” I whine, sounding like a child.
“Hmm.” I hear Jackson’s car start up. “Get him something that has meaning to the both of you. It doesn’t need to be big and expensive, that’s not Cooper.”
I sit and think about that for a minute. What in the world could I get him that would mean something?
Groaning, I give up and whine some more. “Ugh I have no damn clue.”
“What don’t you have a clue about?” Cooper asks from behind.
I jump. I didn’t even hear him pull into the driveway like I do any other day. I hope he didn’t hear my conversation with Jackson.
Jackson laughs, “I’ll talk to you later Jay.” Then he hangs up and I’m left to deal with Cooper.
“Hey, I didn’t even hear you come in.” I look him up and down; his t-shirt is soaked with sweat and clinging to his body like a second skin. Damn, he’s mouthwatering delicious.
“Stop doing that.” Cooper grins at me knowing exactly where my thoughts just went.
“Doing what?” I ask, rolling my eyes and walking into the kitchen.
Cooper chuckles. It’s a sound that makes my legs go weak. “You were checking me out.”
Trying to play it off so that his ego doesn’t get any bigger I say, “Please don’t flatter yourself, Cooper. There are plenty of other good looking guys out there that I could drool over.”
Suddenly Cooper has me caged in against the kitchen counter. He leans down, his breath tickling my neck. “You better not be drooling over anyone other than me.” He bites me on that sensitive spot between my shoulder and neck and I want to die. “Admit it, you were checking me out.”
My breaths are coming in slow and shallow and my concentration is lost. “So what, I was checking you out. It’s not like you’re going to do anything about it.”
Cooper thrust his hips against my ass, “Keep being sassy and we’ll see about that.”
I give it right back to him, if he wants to play, let’s play. I arch my back letting my ass grind against his erection while looking over my shoulder and batting my eye lashes. Works like a charm. His eyes are fixed and dilated. Most of the time this ends up with us making out but not today. Nope, not today.
Cooper groans and lays his head against my back. “Fuck, Jay.”
I turn in his arms and push him back a little so that I can look into his dark and hooded eyes. “Coop,” I lick my lips, drawing attention to them, making sure he’s nice and worked up, “go take a shower.”
I’m tired of getting all worked up and having nothing happen. He really did need a shower and if he didn’t move his ass right now then I couldn’t be held responsible for the things I would do to him. I know if I push him enough he’d cave but I don’t want that. I want him to want me. I don’t want to force him to do something he doesn’t want to do. I couldn’t handle it if things got weird between us.
Cooper surprises me by sweetly kissing me twice on the lips before leaving to go take a shower.
Later that night, Cooper and I are in bed watching a movie. I know, it’s the weekend and here we are hanging at home when we should
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