chapter 26
I woke up to the sound of Travis laughing. It wasn’t coming from my bedroom but from downstairs. I wasn’t sure if a TV was on, or if he had just found something to be funny, but I knew that I was all alone in my bed. The realization brought a little pout to my face, but then I saw that the clock said 12:32. “Wow, I must have been really tired. It’s already past noon,” I said, stretching myself like a cat against my sheets. I was a little disappointed not to be waking up in Travis’s arms, but I expected he woke up a while ago and probably went to go find some food. I hopped up, quickly got myself clean, grabbed a tank top and threw on some pink lacey panties that I pulled out of my drawer. I spared myself a bra and shorts, because I was hoping that my breakfast, and lunch for that matter, wouldn’t be consisting of food.
I pranced down the stairs, and had already turned the corner into the kitchen when I realized Travis wasn’t alone. “Good morning babe or should I say good afternoon!” he said, immediately noticing my attire as his eyes grazed over my body from top to bottom. As soon as he reached my nipples, which were peeking through my tank top, he bit down on his lip and I could read his lustful thoughts.
I, on the other hand, was freaking out and standing there like a deer in headlights in nothing but a tank top and my lace panties, while Jared, Tom and Tracey were all staring at me from the kitchen table. “Excuse me,” I finally managed to say and darted out of the room back upstairs to my bedroom. I quickly hurried to make myself decent and threw on more appropriate attire.
There was a tap on my door, and then I heard Tracey’s voice. “Paige, are you decent? Can I come in?”
“Yes! I’m decently horrified that I just made my grand appearance in front of everyone,” I said, rolling my eyes.
“Yeah, sorry about that,” she said, giggling at my expense. “I wanted to make sure you were okay, and I brought reinforcements with me just in case Travis had decided to stage a camp out in your front yard and refused to leave, but I take it you don’t want him to leave?”
“No. I don’t.”
I looked up at her from underneath my eyelashes and braced myself for her reaction. I was nervous about what she might think, and that she would be disappointed in me for forgiving him so easily. “Trace, he…”
“I know,” she said, cutting me off. “He told us what happened. It really sucks that it all had to go down the way it did. That Cora girl is a real bitch.”
“So you believe him?” I asked, knowing that I was looking for validation.
“Yes, I do,” she spoke reassuringly and was nodding her head to reiterate. “Ashley had sent you a text a couple days ago saying talk to him because Cora lied. I didn’t know what it meant, and that was one of the few moments that you had fallen asleep and weren’t crying, so I didn’t wake you to tell you. Then I just forgot about it. Now, it all makes sense.” Tracey filled the very last hole that was left in my heart and there was now no doubt in my mind that I wanted to be with Travis.
“Listen Paige, I think Travis is a good guy, so the only thing I can say is follow your heart. I don’t think he ever would have hurt you if he weren’t such a great guy, as ironic as that may sound. Now Jared, on the other hand, is probably going to offer you different advice, especially after seeing you prance into the kitchen in your barely there little panties this morning. I don’t think he’ll be getting over that image any time soon,” she teased. “I just hope I can easily erase it from Tom’s memory,” she giggled.
“Thanks Trace!” I said, reaching out to give her a hug. “Thanks for being there for me over these last couple of days. I don’t know what I would have done without you. And thank you for approving of my boyfriend.” I truly did appreciate having such a great friend and I wanted her to know it. It meant so much to me to have her by my side when I was hurting so badly, and I knew that no matter what the future held for me, I would always have her.
“Yeah, well what’s not to approve? Now, I totally get why you fell so hard. His ass is mighty fine,” she said, “especially in the bare!” Her sly little giggle gave away the fact that she must have walked into the room this morning finding us naked in bed together.
“So, did everyone get a good look or just you?” I asked, shaking my head at her.
“Just me. The boys stayed downstairs. My opening the door is what woke Travis up, and then he came down to talk to us. But not before I got a good peek at him first,” she added and the pitch of her voice went up a few octaves.
“Well, let’s go downstairs, so that you all can take off and I can have another peek at him.” I waggled my eyebrows and she caught my drift.
“All right, let me go round up the troops so you all can have your fun. But wait, are you going to stay in town, or are you going back to Willow Falls?”
I hadn’t thought about it yet, but knowing that I was going to be rooming with Tracey next year I figured it was only fair for my parents to get me for the next month. “I’m going to have Travis take me back. Besides, I need to teach Ashley and Britney the dance so they can perform with us.” Tracey looked a little bummed out by my response, but then her eyes lit up as an idea came to mind.
“Well, maybe I can get Tom to take me on another road trip and come visit you again in a couple of weeks. I bet Jared might even want to join us to see Britney again,” she added and the smile returned to her face.
“Sounds great! I would love for us all to spend time together.”
We walked back into the kitchen, but this time I was wearing a bra and shorts and felt a little less exposed. The guys were all sitting around the table eating sandwiches and talking cars. It was really nice to see my friends getting along with Travis and to see how well he fit in with them. They all looked over when they heard our return, and Travis winked at me as I came to his side. He pulled me onto his lap and kissed the side of my neck.
“I really liked what you had on before,” he whispered low in my ear and his words sent a shiver right between my legs. I noticed Jared scruff his hair up with his fingers and look away.
“Okay guys, I think it’s time to take off. Paige is going back to Vermont with Travis, but I told her that you all might be up for another road trip.”
Travis and I hadn’t talked about it yet, but I could see the excitement in his eyes when he learned that I was going to be returning with him.
“Definitely, there is nothing going on around here. Plus, I didn’t get to say bye to Britney.” As Jared spoke, I could tell that his crush for Britney was still there and I felt relieved that Tracey’s prediction had been wrong.
“I’ll go wherever this gorgeous gal wants me to take her,” Tom said, wrapping his arms around Tracey’s waist and squeezing her tight.
“Well then, we shall see you soon,” Tracey said.
“So, you’re going to come back with me,” Travis asked as I closed the front door behind me having seen my friends off.
“Yes,” I said, leaning up against it. “Does that mean you will stay with me in my tent?” he asked as he came to stand right in front of me so our bodies were nearly touching. As the heat pooled between my legs, and a breath escaped me, I found myself shaking my head.
“No, you won’t stay with me?” he asked, looking slightly wounded by my response. I reached out and pulled him closer by his pants and then moved my lips to where they were hovering above his.
“I want to stay in the make-out room with you,” I whispered and the hot breath of our mouths mixed together before he closed the distance and claimed me with his tongue.
Travis lifted me off the ground and wrapped my legs around his waist. The next thing I knew, he was carrying me into the kitchen and placing me on the counter. “What are you doing?” I asked, wondering why he hadn’t taken me up to my bed.
“I’m having dessert,” he growled and before I knew it my shorts and panties were on the floor and Travis was devouring me with his mouth.
“Yes…Oh Travis…right there, don’t stop,” I cried out as he found the perfect spot making me build to eruption. I cried out as I came and he gently slowed his tongue to a stop, placing a few light kisses on me before standing back up.
“Damn, you taste good.”
His voice was carnal and the look in his eyes left me wanting more. I unzipped his pants and then wrapped my arms around his neck pulling myself around him so that he could slide right in. The pleasure that I felt as he entered me was too much for me to take. I couldn’t hold my head up, so I let it fall back as he pounded me into ecstasy. The fireworks exploded again, and we both clung to each other as we succumbed to the most powerful orgasm either of us had ever had. We spent the rest of the day in the bed, on the couch, in the bath, and on the floor in each other’s arms laughing, talking and making love. It was perfect!