I open my eyes, letting them adjust to the light. I roll onto my side and reach for my phone. Looking at the time, I see it's 5:44 PM. Oh fuck. I need to go to the airport to get Kenzie. I jump up, throw on my boots even though I am wearing leggings, I don't care. As I stumble out of the room, I look up to see Carter sitting on the couch with two of his friends. Denver is between them, receiving pets from them all.
Carter makes eye contact with me and winks, causing me to blush. I grab my keys next to the door and yell "I'll be back I am going to the airport to get Kenzie!" running out before waiting for a response. As soon as I reach the truck, it sets in that I have no idea where the airport is. I start running back to the cabin and swing the door open aggressively. All three boys on the couch snap their heads in my direction. Out of breath from sprinting I manage to ask "Where is the god damn airport?" In return, all three boys start laughing. Glad I am so funny.
I wait for one of them to speak, but they continue to laugh so I turn and walk right out. I google the airport on my phone, I guess I could have done that in the first place. And pull out onto the road.
As I reach the pick up zone at the airport I see Kenzie sitting on her suitcase in front. I stop and jump out, straight into her arms. She is screeching with excitement, we both start to cry. After a hug lasting a few minutes, we load her suitcase in the truck and hop in. I start on our way back to the cabin. She turns on our favorite playlist, but I shortly turn the music down and give her a look.
"Whaaaat" she says.
"Soooo. There is this guy" I say slowly.
"Already Buggy!" she interrupts. I laugh, partly at her reaction, the other at the nickname. Kenzie has been my best friend as long as I can remember. She is the only person other than Nick to still use my childhood nickname.
"You will understand when you see him" I say, "it's actually his cabin I am staying in, and his mom is the doctor I am working for at the hospital."
"Ooh" she responds wiggling her eyebrows at me, "does he have any cute friends?"
"Yes he does" I say returning the wiggly brows, "there are a few at the house already actually."
She laughs and turns the music up, both of us singing along and dancing in out seats. Kenzie truly brings out the best in me, and a bit of the crazy.
We pull up to the cabin, and jump out. I take a better look at Kenzie and realize we are wearing practically the same outfit. Kenzie is about four inches shorter than me, but we have a similar structure, and the exact same attitude. Her hair is a natural bright blonde, and her eyes are a darker blue, she is effortlessly pretty and has been since we were young. We like to tell people we are fraternal sisters, our birthdays being only a few days apart.
We approach the door, which I slowly open to see the three guys sitting in the same spots on the couch. Carter's head snaps up to look at me, only briefly looking behind me, then returning his eyes to mine. Carter's friend on the right snaps his head up as well looking straight at Kenzie, I turn slightly to see if Kenzie notices and her eyes are locked into his. I hear her mumble "mate" and I throw a confused look in both directions.
Carter and his friend suddenly have the absent look on their face again, and Kenzie turns to me, "So where is your room?"
"This way" I point and start walking. The room is filled with an awkward presence. Denver gets up to stretch realizing both me and Kenzie are standing in front of him. He gives an excited growl grabbing a toy, jumping on the two of us. We both laugh and he follow us into the room.
"So we are going to go out at 7, we only have a few minutes to get ready" I say grabbing the clothes off of the dresser.
Kenzie's face lights up and she pulls out her make up bag. "Sit your ass down then girl" she demands.
We spend the next thirty minutes getting ready, then stop in the bathroom before heading out to the living room. I mess up my curls a bit for a softer look and then turn to Kenzie and ask, "how do I look?"
She takes a long look at me, and then herself in the mirror, turns to me and says "like we are both getting laid tonight."
I roll my eyes at her and she laughs, following me to the living room where the guys are. As I walk out Carter is walking out of his room buttoning his flannel shirt. My eyes trace up his chest to his eyes, which are already looking in my direction. He smiles and holds his hand out. I grab his hand and catching Kenzie wiggling her eyebrows at us. Carter leads me to door, and I stop on the way leaning down to Denver. "I love you baby and I will be back soon" I tell him with a kiss to his head.
As I stand up the four of them are staring at me with an amused look, Kenzie saying "Don't worry Johnny aunty loves you too." Causing the guys to throw questioning looks our way. Kenzie continues while shaking her head, "his names John Denver, did y'all not know that?"
I laugh at her dedication to her nephew, he's a real baby to both of us. Carter grabs my hand again and leans in to my ear. "I didn't know you like older country music that much" he whispered. My cheeks become hot, not because of what he said but because him being so close to me reminds me of what happened in the kitchen earlier.
I take the passenger seat and Kenzie sits directly behind me. Carter's friend who clearly has a liking to Kenzie sits in the middle. I found out his name is Jared, and Kenzie seems smitten with him too. Carter's other friend Dylan is on the other side of Jared looking out the window at the passing trees. Carter placed his arm up on the center console a few minutes ago, I was tempted to place my hand in his but haven't mustered up the courage quite yet. Especially with those three sitting in the back.
I begin to watch the passing trees as well, causing me to slip into memories I would have rather stayed buried. Nick had told me we were going out tonight, and to be ready when he got home from work. I sat on the couch dressed up, heels and all, waiting for him. He never came home. He called me three hours later drunk off his ass, asking me to pick him up from the bar. And like i always did, I said yes. I called Kenzie to tell her about the situation, brushing off her disapproval for being an enabler. I picked him up and brought him home, making it clear I was upset. But that turned into an argument, him claiming I never let him have fun with his friends. I cried myself to sleep, woke up, and acted like nothing was wrong. That was the first of many similar situations.
I hear someone call my name snapping me out of my thoughts, I look over to see all four people in the car staring at me. I feel something on my face, and Carter reaches out to wipe away whatever it is. It was a tear, but only one. Nick doesn't even deserve that one.
I face forward again without saying a word, and feel Kenzie grab my shoulder and give it a squeeze. I smile at the gesture, and see Carter's hand is back on the center console. I place my hand on his and wrap my fingers around his palm. His entire body relaxes at my touch.
We come to a stop at a sort of bar or dance club. Uh oh. Carter might not have thought this through. Kenzie and I are a piece of work when we are together, but it'll be good for him to see the real me. Uncensored. Maybe.
Kenzie and Jared jump out on the passenger side, and she grabs my hand as soon as my boots touch the ground. Over the top excited she yells, "Are you ready to get rowdy bug!?" and my only response is a laugh.
I look at the three guys walking with us, not letting go of Kenzie's hand, and say "you better keep up boys" with a wink. Kenzie starts laughing and we push through the door. I immediately walk up to the bar, and a cute bartender with dark hair similar to mine takes my order. As I reach for my wallet, I feel warm tingles on my back, knowing Carter is standing right behind me now. He pulls my hand out of my back pocket with one hand, and hands the bartender his card with the other telling him to start a tab. I spin around so my back is against the bar, and wrap my arms around his neck. On my tippy toes, I lean into his ear and whisper a thank you. I figured he would step back to let me through but instead he wrapped him arm around my waist and pulled me into a hug. I released his neck from my hold and turn back to the bartender who has my drink ready. My back is now pressed to Carter's chest, as I grab the drink the bartender winks and I feel a vibration come from Carter's chest. Disregarding the bartenders gesture, I turn to Carter and he looks away grabbing my hand leading to the table the other three are at.
As we sit down on the stools, Kenzie and I's favorite song comes on. She gives me a look I know all too well. Without missing a beat, we start singing and hop off of the stools, spinning each other to the dance floor. We spend the next five songs out on the dance floor dancing, singing, and grinding on each other. I can feel Carter's eyes on me at all times. As the sixth song came on, our previously uninterrupted dancing came to a halt. A tall guy with blonde hair, and dark brown eyes made his way over to Kenzie and I. He began dancing with us, but if you know Kenzie and I you know that's the last thing we want when we are having fun. Our eyes meet and there is understanding established as we turn away from the guy. He takes this an invitation and grabs onto my hips. Kenzie looks up at me surprised, and turns to the guy. "You did it to yourself bud" she says.
I push his hands off of my hips and he immediately brings them back, letting them travel up my sides. Without hesitation, I spin around and send a solid left hook to his nose. "Fucking bitch" the blonde guy says, holding his face.
"I gave you a warning" I said, spinning on my heel to walk back to the table. However, I run straight into Carter's rock hard chest. I look up and see his eyes are dark, with anger? Maybe lust? I place my hands on his chest and start pushing him back towards the table. Kenzie is already sitting down, Jared put his arm around her. When we reach them, Carter sits down and pulls me onto his lap. Uh. Okay. Sitting on his laps sends tingles straight up my core, and I shift to distract myself from the dirty thoughts in my head. Kenzie, Dylan, and Jared get up and walk away leaving the two of us alone. I shift again, and Carter firmly grabs my hips. I glance back, "you saw what happened to the last guy that grabbed my hips like that didn't you."
I feel that same vibration in his chest as he grips me harder, "You can't be moving your hips on me like that princess" he says in a low voice. A chill goes down my spine, a warm pool develops in my underwear. God I am a horny bitch lately. I decide to go along with it and give one more swivel of my hips on his lap then stand up and head to Kenzie. I don't have to turn around to know his eyes are on me.