having
fights or even arguments. A week ago even, as far as I knew I would
have said they appeared to be in a perfect relationship. I had no
idea what had happened to push them to the point of breaking up.
From what I gathered today talking to Maddie, she was as clueless
as me.
“ Why?” I had no
idea whether to call Maddie and give her a heads up or stay out of
this. It was none of my business to a degree but as a friend I
wanted to protect Maddie. I wanted her to have a chance to prepare
for Charlie’s words so that, just maybe, they wouldn’t hurt as
much. I thought of her face today outside in the sun, whether I
warned her or not she would be hurt badly. I wished I could spare
her the pain.
“ He’s met
someone new.” Nate’s anger was evident from the stiffness in his
shoulders, the way his jaw clenched. Maddie had been our friend
before Charlie. We’d gone to primary school with her. Charlie
hadn’t come along until junior high so as far as I was concerned he
was still the new guy in our group. I had never been sold on him
but I had put in an effort to like him for Maddie’s
sake.
“ I’ll kill him.
I’m good with a knife!” I stood up and started pacing. Maddie’s
smiling face stuck in my mind. It would be a long time before I saw
her smile again.
“ He’s an ass.
He should have the decency to break up with her before he starts up
with someone new.”
Nate stopped dicing to walk
over to where I was pacing. He put his hands on my shoulders to
stop me from moving.
“ We’ll look
after her when you go.” He promised me so earnestly that I wrapped
my arms around him in appreciation. He was a nice guy. Not soft or
weak, just kind. He was the type of man that a smart woman never
let slip away. Obviously, I wasn’t as smart as I always
thought.
“ I know. She’s
your friend as well.”
He looked down at me in his
arms, his eyes burning with a raw need as he lowered his lips to
mine and kissed me. It wasn’t a slow kiss, it was hard and fast and
explosive. It was years of pent up passion and frustration coming
to the surface. My legs wrapped around his waist as his hands
gripped my ass, my hands tugging his gorgeous soft hair as I pulled
him closer. Cold air hit my stomach as he pulled my shirt open and
unhooked my bra. My nipples hardened as his hand messaged my right
breast, my moan filling the quiet room.
I pulled away from him long
enough to tug his shirt over his head, throwing it away as I
pressed my bare chest into his. His skin was hot, flushed with
arousal. I pushed into his erection, the friction from the seam of
my jeans rubbing my sensitive folds making me press harder as I
desperately sought relief.
His phone ringing was a buzzing
noise in the background that neither of us deemed sufficient enough
reason to stop what we were doing. It felt to good, to right to let
go.
The ringing began again and
Nate pulled away to cast a tortured look over to where his phone
sat on the kitchen counter.
I slipped a hand down the front
of his pants and returned his focus back to me, his indecisiveness
clearly gone.
The house phone
rang and he groaned in pain. I pulled my hand away and stood back
in surrender. Whatever it was it had better be important on an epic
level. Maddie. I
remembered and I immediately put on my shirt and checked my
phone.
“ What!” Nate
practically roared into the phone, his voice harsh and angry. I
started to worry, that tone never meant anything good.
“ What?” He
repeated in shock and he slammed down the receiver, slipping on his
shirt.
“ What?” I said,
seeing no messages on my phone. This wasn’t about
Maddie.
“ The
restaurant’s been trashed. Ollie chased off three people smashing
the place to pieces.” Nate grabbed his keys and I ran after him to
the car. My heart pounding in my chest as we drove to Sails. He
didn’t say a word as we raced through town.
Chapter Six
We walked into the restaurant.
I stopped in shock when I saw the broken