“Try me,” he smirks. “Okay, enough of all this emotional crap,” he stands, “we’re guys let’s act like it.”
He’s crazy. I join him on my feet. “Are you on something?”
His eyes widen.
“Joke. Lighten up.”
Phoenix doesn’t do drugs, none of us ever have. We made a pact when we were at school, when someone’s brother overdosed, that we’d never dabble. It’s a pact that, as far as I know, not one of us has broken. Sometime I wish we’d made the same pact about alcohol after spending the morning after, sitting on the bathroom floor hugging the toilet.
Walking back into Callie’s room, not only is Thalia in here, but her parents.
Chapter 29
Callie
Phoenix has taken Thalia home to her parents for the weekend so after landing at the airport, we collect Phoenix’s car from the parking lot and are now heading toward Reece’s apartment.
After spending the night in the hospital and then last night at my parents house, I was only too glad to get on a plane to head back to where I consider my home. My parents wanted us to stay longer, but not only was Reece uncomfortable staying with me in their home, he was itching to get back to see his sister, Mara. I have to grin though because I’m sure he’s more concerned about the fact that she’s alone in his apartment with Donovan, who she apparently has a crush on. I’m kind of looking forward to the show that’s about to transpire. I only hope Donovan has behaved otherwise it could get ugly.
“Callie, you hear me?”
“Sorry, lost in thought,” I reply.
I glance over to him and he looks to be nervous about something.
“You really didn’t hear a word I just said, did you?”
“Um.”
“Callie,” he says in frustration. “Have you got any idea how hard it was for me to work up the courage to ask you to move in with me, only to have you not hear a word I spoke?”
He pauses and I laugh with how he’s just blurted that out.
I honestly don’t know what to say. He wants me to move in with him? I start to smile, liking that idea. Living with him won’t be easy because he can be an ass when the mood takes him, but what about…
“What about Donovan?” I curl toward him on th
e seat as he negotiates us through rush hour traffic wondering whether I could live with Donovan as well. Don’t get me wrong; I like Donovan – a lot. He’s good to talk too, but I’m not sure whether or not it would feel awkward living with him as well after sleeping with him.
“I’ve already spoken to Donovan, and he’s cool with you moving in. He’s been keeping his eyes open for another apartment close to the one we’re sharing, but nothing’s come up yet…and before you say anything he’s been looking before we got together.”
I rest my head on the chair and just gaze at the guy I’m in love with. His dedication to me over the past couple of days has been amazing. He hasn’t left my side other than to use the bathroom. We’ve already agreed to stay at my place tonight so that Mara could carry on sleeping in his bed. Tomorrow he planned on putting her on a plane home. Somehow I don’t think it’s going to be as easy as he thinks.
“Yes.”
“You serious?”
“Were you?”
“Hell yeah!”
“Then so am I. I’ll move in with you Reece. I love you and can’t believe you were nervous about asking me.” I stroke his arm and take his hand when he offers it, sliding my fingers between his.
“I’ve never asked anyone that question before, and the thought of you turning me down made me want to puke,” he admits with slight color in his cheeks.
“Aww. I told you, you’re sweet.” I grin knowing on the surface he wants me to think he hates that word, but I think he loves me calling him sweet.
“You are going to have to find a different word to describe the ‘sweet’ stuff I say to you. I’m a guy and ‘sweet’ doesn’t cut it.”