Damaged and the Beast (Damaged #1)

Nodding, I stared up at him, suddenly afraid he wouldn’t be mine once he returned. Cooper likely sensed my fear because he kissed me as if making very clear how he wasn’t done with me yet.

The rest of the afternoon sucked and I wasn’t interested in hanging out with Skye. Her life revolved around Tyler and I doubted she was happy to give up time with him to follow Cooper’s commands. No matter how she felt though, Skye showed up for lunch and talked the whole time about Tyler. Her enthusiasm was funny and distracting.

After class, she insisted I hang out at her dorm where we ordered a pizza and studied. This last part ended as soon as the food arrived.

“I wish Tyler was Jewish so my parents could meet him,” Skye said as she picked toppings off the pizza and ate them. “I guess it’s possible he’d give up the Jesus thing.”

When I only smiled at her, Skye shrugged. “I hope we stay together for the rest of the year. I’m sick of hooking up. All through high school, I went to parties at the nearby college and hooked up. I wasn’t interested in dating anyone. I had a lot of stuff going on and a boyfriend takes too much work. Now, I’d like to have the same guy for a while.”

“Tyler smiles a lot when he’s around you. That’s a good sign.”

Skye grinned. “I’ve been a crappy friend because I forgot how good a friend you are.”

“I just don’t want you to worry. Tyler seems really into you.”

“Yeah, he’s so hot though that a girl is bound to stress.”

After a few minutes of eating toppings off the pizza and pretending to study, Skye nudged me with her foot.

“Have you and Cooper done it yet?” When I shook my head, Skye frowned. “Why not?”

“We’ve only been really dating for a week.”

“So? My friend in Memphis fucked him within three hours of them meeting. It only took her that long because her little brother was around. Once they were alone, she and Cooper swapped fluids. What’s your hold up? Oh, wait, are you a virgin?”

“No,” I said, fiddling with a pencil. “I’ve been nervous about being with him though.”

“He thinks you’re hot, Farah. Cooper’s too shallow to hang around a chick for this long if he didn’t think you were really hot. Strip him down and get you some of that sexy bastard. My friend Kacey said he’s really good at both redneck fucks and mama’s boy fucks. He also has a very talented tongue. Super thorough.” Skye sighed. “Tyler and I haven’t done oral yet. Hopefully, we will this weekend. I’m a big fan of oral. Well, not giving, but receiving.”

Skye watched me for a minute. “You do like sex, right?”

“Not really. I mean, it’s never been that great.”

“Oh, well, it will be with Cooper. This isn’t me talking. That’s Kacey and she wasn’t a virgin so she had something to compare him to. Cooper’s great in the sack.”

“What do the redneck and mama’s boy things mean?”

Leaning back on her fluffy white bed, Skye laughed. “You don’t know anything. What did you talk about in high school?”

“We moved a lot so I didn’t talk to many people.”

“Oh, really?” Skye asked, suddenly concerned. “Didn’t you have any good friends to bullshit with?”

“Just my younger sister.”

“Bummer. I had a solid group of friends and I miss the shit out of them. Oh, well, the various fucks. Okay, so the redneck fuck is fast and hard. Some chicks dig that and all guys do. Most guys around here can only fuck fast and hard. They couldn’t slow themselves down if their lives depended on it. Tyler’s good though. Real mama’s boy.”

Sitting across from Skye, I mentally prepared for the fast and hard fuck from Cooper.

“Now, some guys love their mamas so much that they get real sensitive to a girl’s needs, if you know what I mean?” When I just stared, Skye continued, “Thorough, you know? They take their time and really make the girl come apart. Cooper is known for being really good at fucking a girl until she can’t walk and not like Tucker does. That boy will fuck a girl so hard she’ll lose brain function afterwards from the head injury she gets from hitting the headboard so much. Cooper’s got some moves. And Kacey said the fucker has the best tongue. I’m sure you’ve enjoyed more than a few major hot kisses by now.”

As I nodded, Skye’s gaze became distant. “Tyler kisses like heaven. I really wish I could keep him, but my dad wouldn’t be cool with it. Even if I could convert Tyler, my mom would still be weird about having a science nerd in the family. She’s so weird that way.”

“Do you think Cooper is okay with this thing for his family?”

“Sure. He’s inheriting the mantle from his dad so he’ll need to handle a lot of shit soon.”

“What exactly do the Johanssons do?”

Skye studied me in an odd way. “Cooper hasn’t told you?”

“No.”

“Maybe I shouldn’t then.”

“If you did tell me, I wouldn’t tell him you did.”

“Well,” she began, sucking in a deep breath, “they’re in management. Or sales, I guess. No management of sales.”