“Fuck, I’ve missed you.” He wraps his arms around me, pulling me in for another searing kiss. Yet another one I don’t want to end, but it does, and I whimper in protest.
“Entertain my cat while I get changed.” He nudges my nose with his.
“I was hoping you’d entertainmycat.” I cringe at the words I just said. “You know what, never mind. I think you broke my brain, go change or I’m afraid of what I’ll say next.”
He presses a quick kiss to my lips. I can feel the swoony smile on my face when he pulls back, but I don’t even care to try and hide it.
“Say all the ridiculous things you want with me, I’ve missed it.”
I roll my lips together, watching him walk to his room while I think about that. Aaron would never because when I would say something ridiculous or random he would get annoyed with me.
Franki bumps my hand with her head, purring and I rub her head. “Why’re you mean to your dad?” I ask her quietly.
She looks up at me with big green innocent looking eyes, and I shrug. “Yeah, I guess I’ve been kind of mean to your dad too.”
My shoulders drop at the realization, everything hitting me at once. The years lost because of something I thought I saw. A friendship ruined, a shitty relationship I almost subjected myself to for much longer.
Parker comes back in the living room, and I blurt everything quickly. “I’m sorry I never said anything. I’m sorry I assumed something from what I saw, but wait…whatdidI see?” I question, because I did seesomething.My eyes may have turned hazy, and I feel that my memory may be altering things, but I know I saw him with her.
“I don’t remember any specific time. I probably would have if I actually sawyou.” He gives me a pointed look, and I roll my eyes. “I hung out with a lot of people after you left just trying to distract myself. Some girls would get close, and I wouldn’t push them away, but I also wouldn’t take it further.”
“Maybe you should have pushed them away,” I grumble.
Parker pulls me into him with a wide smile. “I’ll make sure to do that from this point on.”
“You know, you say you missed me, so you could have come to me and made a big scene of confessing your love to get me back.” I pluck at the fabric of his shirt.
“I could have,” he agrees. “But I really was trying to let you go and didn’t want to force you back here.”
“You wouldn’t have forced me back.”
“I don’t regret how anything happened,” he says firmly. “Except that asshole. You really couldn’t have at least gone with someone nice? You went from me tohim?”
“Okay, you know what? Never mind, now I have regrets about coming over here.” I try to pull away, but he doesn’t let me, slamming our chests together.
“No, you don’t.”
I giggle. “No, I don’t.”
He leans down to kiss me, and I eagerly press my mouth to his, loving the feeling as soon as we make contact. I’m about to push it further because I want more already.
“Ow!” Parker yells, breaking our kiss suddenly, and I look down to see Franki latched onto his pants with all four paws and her mouth biting his leg. “Get off me, you demon.”
I laugh, reaching down to try and get her off. “Maybe she doesn’t hate you, she just wants all your attention.”
“If that was the case she should do it in a less violent way.” I manage to get her off his leg, and as soon as she’s in my arms she’s purring at me.
“Maybe animals just hate you, we should test it with Tulips,” I joke.
“She’s met me and likes me.”
“When has she met you without me?” I ask, offended.
“Ethan introduced us when you were sleeping one day.”
“Traitor.” I shake my head.
Franki jumps from my arms, and lunges at a fluffy ball toy of hers and attacks it like it’s a mouse. Parker pulls me back, cupping my face in his hands, forcing my eyes up to his.