Say You Love Me(23)

“I think you need to leave.” Cody looked at Tom. “Like, now.”

“What?” Tom blinked at him. “What are you talking about?”

“Sally and I are here together on a date. You need to leave.”

“She told me she was here with her friend,” Tom said, looking annoyed. “Seems like she isn’t considering this a date, dude.”

“You’ve got thirty seconds to move before things get nasty,” Cody said, his voice low. “And just so you know, I punch very much like a man with over two hundred pounds behind him.”

“Do you want me to leave?” Tom looked at me and I could see his eyes on my lips and then on my breasts. All of a sudden, his good looks weren’t so enamoring.

“Yeah, I think that’s best,” I said softly as I stepped away from him.

“Cock tease,” he said with a shake of his head as he looked at me and then walked away. I stood there wanting to go after him and slap him across the face, but instead I just stood there and stared at Cody, not really knowing what to say. Not really knowing what had just gone on between us.

“That guy was a douche,” Cody said as he handed me a drink.

“He seemed okay, at first,” I said and took a quick sip. “He was very handsome.”

“I didn’t realize you’d come out to pick someone up,” he snapped. “I didn’t realize you were using me.”

“I didn’t come out to pick someone up,” I said with a slight attitude.

“What were you telling him before I got here that made him think you guys were going to be hooking up?”

“I didn’t tell him anything.” I shook my head and pursed my lips. Why was he getting upset with me?

“Did you fancy him?” Cody looked at me suspiciously. “He was a good-looking guy.”

“I mean, yeah, he was cute.” I shrugged. “What does it matter?”

“It doesn’t matter.” Cody pursed his lips. “I’m just trying to figure out if you want me to go and get him back here so you can leave with him.”

“I don’t want to leave with him.” I sighed. “He came over to me. We barely spoke for a few minutes.”

“You didn’t seem to be turning him away.” Cody chugged at his beer as he stared at me.

“I didn’t turn him away because he had just come up to me.”

“I saw he had his hands on your back.” Cody’s eyes never left my face as he continued chugging his beer.

“He had his hands on my ass, too,” I snapped, feeling annoyed.

“And you liked that?” Cody looked pissed and he slammed his empty beer bottle down on a table next to us.

“No, I didn’t like that.” I shook my head and sipped some more of my drink.

“Finish your drink,” Cody said aggressively as he came closer to me.

“What?” I frowned up at him, not sure why he was acting so funky.

“Finish your drink,” he said again, staring down at me with alert eyes. “Then we’ll dance.”

“Dance?” I said, surprised. “You want to dance?”

“We’ll dance and then we’ll leave.” He shrugged.

“Leave and go where?”

“We’ll see.” He continued to watch my face. “Wherever we want.”

“I guess.” I sipped my drink quicker this time. My heart was racing and I wasn’t sure what was going on. As soon as I finished my drink, Cody took the glass out of my hand and placed it on the table next to me.

“Come,” he said as he grabbed my hand and pulled me towards the dance floor. “Let’s dance.”

“Okay,” I said, following behind him quickly. He pushed us through the throngs of people and then stopped and pulled me into his arms and started moving back and forth. “This isn’t a slow song,” I said as I moved with him as best as I could in time to the music.

“So?” He grinned, holding me close to him. I could feel his warm body pressed up against mine closely and it felt like heaven. I decided to just go with it and I closed my eyes and rested my head on his shoulder as we moved. Something felt different between us and I wasn’t sure what it was. I didn’t want to think about it. I didn’t want to overanalyze. Part of me wondered if he’d been jealous of Tom, but then I didn’t want to think that too strongly. I didn’t want to think that maybe he did have feelings for me after all. That could only lead to more heartache. But as he held me in his arms and we moved back and forth, our bodies pressed together, I couldn’t stop the feeling of hope and excitement spreading through me.



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“Let’s go to my place,” Cody said as we left the bar a few hours and five drinks later. We were both buzzed to a point of almost being drunk and we’d been holding hands all night.

“Are you sure?” I said, my words nearly slurring as I looked up at his handsome face.

“Yes.” He nodded and then it happened. The moment I’d been waiting on for what seemed like most of my life. Cody pulled me into his arms, leaned his head down and I felt his lips pressing down on mine, softly at first and then with more pressure. I felt his hands in my hair, pulling my tresses, as he deepened the kiss and I felt my knees trembling as his tongue pried its way into my mouth. He tasted of beer and apples and I kissed him back passionately, my tongue entering his mouth smoothly. Immediately, he began to suck on my tongue and I felt him pushing his body closer to mine. I reached my hands up around his neck and played with his hair, reaching into his scalp and taking in his entire essence. I writhed against him as I felt his right hand sliding against my side and then reaching towards my breast. I moaned as his fingers rubbed against me and we both pulled back slightly, breathing deeply.