"Oh fuck, here we go," he mumbled, causing all of us to laugh.
Chapter Fourteen
Cora
I laughed harder than I had in a long time during dinner, and the laughter of my friends left me open, raw. I was tired of being a bitch in hopes of Brody shoving off. It had only been a few short conversations with him, but watching him interact with Clay and Daniel showed me a very different guy as Emily had hinted he was.
I wasn't inviting him in my bed anytime soon, but I could, at least, relent a little.
"Come on. I don't bite unless you ask me to." He patted the couch next to him as I walked into the living room. The way he watched me left me wanting to beg him to put his teeth on me, but I ignored the desire and dropped down next to him.
"No biting, no touching, and no misunderstanding my squeals for neediness. I'm an independent girl with no desire for a knight in shining armor." I glanced over at him, lifting my eyebrow in warning.
"He's no knight in shining armor." Derek settled down into the chair closest to me and dipped his spoon into a big bowl of banana pudding. "Not that I am, either."
"You're not?" Cindy walked in and squeezed into the chair with him as Clay hit the button for the movie to start.
"For you, yes." Derek wrapped an arm around her and handed her the bowl. "Hold this so I can eat it?"
"Brother," Brody mumbled beside me and reached for a handful of popcorn. "Don't tell anyone when I scream like a girl. Got it?"
"You? Screaming?" I glanced over at him, wanting to make a thousand inappropriate comments and yet I didn’t, knowing that it would just start him up again. Seeing that he'd been acting a bit more chill for the last few hours, I almost hated the idea of getting him started up again.
"Only when the moment calls for it." His eyes lingered on me, making me feel attractive, pretty.
"Stop. Behave or you're out." I turned to the TV and stiffened as the lights went low and he moved closer, pressing his face against the side of my hair.
"You don't want me to behave, Cora. I promise." He brushed his lips by my ear as my heart started to race. "But for the sake of our friends and your denial of a good time, I'll try."
I turned to face him, almost brushing my nose by his. "Denial of a good time?"
His eyes moved down toward my lips as his breathing got a little off. "Yeah, a really good time."
"Orgasmic?" I whispered and leaned in a little farther as the movie started to play. Everyone around us could go to hell. This guy wanted to tease me as if I was the sweet sensitive type that would fall to his good looks and his suave moves?
He licked his lips and nodded. "Fuck, yeah."
"Sounds fun, but I'm not one to have just one bite of anything. Especially weenies." I turned back to the movie like nothing had happened.
Clay snorted and laughed. "You did not just say that shit."
"She did." Emily piped in and snuggled up against me, causing me to have to move over a little more toward Brody.
"Sorry," I mumbled at him and shoved my mouth full of popcorn.
"Payback is hell, baby girl." He glanced over at me and smirked. "Should be fun, though."
"Shhh...I'm trying to watch this." Dedra turned from the floor in front of the TV and glared at us.
"We should make the boys watch the chick flick. Really. I want to see Brody suffer." I turned to look at Cindy and Derek, hoping for some support.
"Keep denying him. That'll do more than the movie could hope to." Daniel glanced back and laughed before his eyes got wide as we laughed. "Sorry, dude. Just kidding around."
"Right." Brody sunk into the couch and turned his attention toward the TV as the creepy music started.
"You almost look cute when you pout," I whispered and watched him for another second while he ignored me. "Almost."
I tried to focus on the movie, but it was so hard with him next to me. The slightest movement, and my attention was back on him. His arm brushed by mine several times, and dammit if I didn't feel like I was in junior high again. He didn't seem to notice at all, but I was sure it was part of his game.