We’d decided to keep things low key, eat greasy Chinese and watch something funny on TV.
I positioned myself on the edge of the sofa beside Tegan. Wandering-hands-Sophie, couldn’t cop a feel. I didn’t mind an assertive woman but I wasn’t keen on sex pests. Thankfully, Sophie seemed to be a one man woman tonight but I wasn’t taking any chances.
“I’m so full,” Tegan said, handing James her half eaten chow mien. He’d polish them off and everyone else’, too. Pig.
Tomorrow she was starting back at sixth form and although I wanted to keep her here for as long as possible and drive her home in the early hours I knew I couldn’t. I didn’t want her to feel like shit on her first day so we were doing an afternoon thing. Selfishly, I did want to keep her longer. I wanted to do a lot of things with and to her actually.
By the time the vultures had downed all my beer and stuffed their faces full it was seven o’clock and time for them all to do one. I bundled a very reluctant Tegan in my car and waved the others off. I was almost certain that Sophie was giving Mark a blow job as he drove off, she wasn’t that short.
“I feel like a child,” Tegan whined. “It’s still early.”
“Well, at least you’re handling it maturely.”
“You have to get up early in the morning and if I don’t take you home now so you can get a good night’s sleep I know you’ll be chewing my ear off tomorrow.” She folded her arms over her chest and pouted. I knew she didn’t like being home much but this was ridiculous and a bit amusing. “Hey, now you look like a child, too.”
She gave me a dark look and tried not to laugh. “Wanna come in and watch a movie? I’ll even let you choose.”
“Can you not entertain yourself for one night?”
She saw straight through me, though. I was sure ‘hell yeah’ was written all over my face. “Great. So, what do you wanna watch?”
“One film, Tegan, and not a long one.”
“Aww, Kai, don’t beat yourself up too much.”
Rolling my eyes, I pulled over outside her house. I should’ve expected that as soon as I’d said ‘long one’.
We sat on her bed and watched Letters to Juliette. Turns out it wasn’t my choice after all. Didn’t really matter, though. Tegan got ready for bed and I had an awesome view of her legs in tiny shorts.
Ava popped her head around the open door. “You two want a drink?” That was the second time in under half an hour that she’d asked. It was obvious what she was doing but it was really unnecessary. I wasn’t about to jump Tegan’s bones when she had a boyfriend and her family were just downstairs. Unless she asked nicely.
Tegan, reaching her limit, snapped, “We’re not having sex, Ava!”
Oh, dear God, what do I say now? I smiled, trying to make it look natural when all I wanted to do was laugh. Ava was being fucking annoying but Tegan had successfully shut her up.
Turning on her heel, Ava stalked off, shaking her head.
Just when everything was going to shit on screen – though it’d be fine in ten minutes time no doubt – Tegan fell asleep.
I crept off the bed and brushed her blonde hair out of her face. Fuck, she was beautiful. Her long eyelashes casted shadows on her face and her pink lips pursed, ready to be devoured. Okay, I needed to leave before I did something I would not at all regret.
Her phone rang and Lucas’s name flashed on the screen.
“Princess.” I nudged her shoulder but she didn’t even flinch. Shit. I pressed the answer button. “Hello, Lucas.”
“Kai? Where’s Tegan?”
I nudged her again and she groaned. “Go away, Kai,” she mumbled sleepily.
Chuckling, I replied to Lucas, “Err, she’s asleep.”
“Yeah, I heard,” he said, sounding amused. “So how was the house?” he asked, making awkward small talk.
“It was good. I think they’re gonna buy it.”
“Cool. So, she at home now?”
“Yeah, she was bored and wanted to watch a film. I think she might be nervous for tomorrow, too.”
“Right. Yeah, makes sense. Can you tell her to call me when she wakes up?”
“Sure.” I won’t be here…
“Thanks.”
We hung up at the same time, neither of us wanting to drag it out any longer.
I put the phone down and got back on the bed. Willpower was never my strong point. “You awake?” She didn’t say anything so I kissed the top of her head again. I love you.
“She sleeping?” Alison asked as she came in Tegan’s room twenty minutes later.
“I’m not sleeping,” Tegan mumbled into her pillow, throwing her arm over my stomach. Perfect. I was gonna get a hard-on when her mum was standing right there.
“Sure you weren’t,” I said. Alison came in and sat on the bed with us. It was getting awkward pretty fast and I was trying, desperately, to control my hormones.
“Whatever, Astro. What’s the time?” She groaned and sat up.
“Astro?” Alison asked.
Tegan laughed, waking up suddenly. “Kai had a big space phase when he was younger.”