Filed To Story: The Perfect Spiral Book PDF Free by Ashley Constantine
I feel his hand slip off my thigh and onto the back of my head, making me turn around to ask what he’s doing. His lips softly meet mine and kiss me gently. I feel his tongue tease my lips and I open, allowing him entrance.
Our tongues dance together gently, and I lean into him, my hand resting lightly on his chest. His low moan sends a shiver down my spine.
His hand covers mine, and we break away from our kiss. He pecks my lips once more before leaning back slightly and pressing a kiss to my hand.
He releases my hand and slides my chair across the floor, the squeak of it making me laugh and hide my face in embarrassment.
His arm drapes over my shoulder, pulling me close to him as he lifts the menu for us to peruse.
“What are you doing?” I laugh into his shoulder, causing his nose to brush against my head as he turns to look at me.
“I want to show everyone that I’m yours and you’re mine. I want you to feel comfortable, baby doll. We’re official, and I want everyone to know that.”
His words fill me with happiness. I had feared that tonight would be like the day we went shopping for his mom, when everyone ignored me and flirted with him. But it’s not like that at all. He’s paying attention to me, and only me.
“Thank you,” I whisper to him, leaning in to kiss him once more. We just can’t seem to stop kissing each other.
“Anything for you. So, what does my beautiful girlfriend feel like having tonight?” I scan the menu, sneaking a glance at the women who are still staring at us, their glares directed at me.
Oh well, this is what I signed up for, I suppose.
“Carbonara?” His teasing tone makes me smirk at the elegant calligraphy on the menu. This place is very upscale. Floor-to-ceiling windows offer a view of the outside. Gleaming white tiled floors and tables draped with white tablecloths. Black leather seats with high backs for support and extravagant glasses for water. Spotless cutlery that shines when the light hits it just right.
“I feel like the cod and vegetables. I’ve been lacking in some omega three,” I try to keep a straight face but fail when I hear his breathy chuckle.
We order our meals and start chatting away as if we’re the only ones in the room. He hasn’t looked around since we walked in, which I take as a good sign.
“I literally had to fight Adam before we left to not come with us. The kid is so obsessed with you it’s crazy. He cries every time you leave to go back to college. I have to promise him all sorts of things just to get him to stop.”
We both dig into the food that was placed in front of us. The vegetables are so crunchy, just the way I like them.
“What can I say? I’m irresistible,” I shrug with one shoulder, feeding myself. “Plus, Mila told me he cries when I leave, and he did the other night when he thought I left. At least I know someone will miss me when I’m gone.”
I smirk down at my fishy friend lying on my plate. Poor fishy. The intricate design of the sauces was ruined due to how hungry I was at the start.
“Hey! I miss you all the time. I just didn’t vocalize it for years. But I will now. I always missed you. When you first went off to college, I used to make up excuses to go and see Wes over there just so I could bump into you.” I start to laugh loudly at him.
“Now I see where Adam gets it from!” I take a sip of my cocktail that was made for me earlier and I’m nearly finished.
Nobody has approached us throughout the night because Knox had people stopping them from coming over to us. He said he wants us to be alone, and I liked that he did that. It was so thoughtful.
“Adam is a mini-me! Everyone says it. He’s very particular with people, but it’s so clear he adores you. I think he may have a little crush on you?” I nod my head, making him stop his fork mid-air.
“Mila said that too! He’s such a sweetheart. I’m sure all the girls will love him when he’s older.” We smile at the thought. He is going to be another Carter heartthrob. I mean, he’s Austin’s son, of course, he’ll have the ladies chasing him if he’s anything like his dad.
“Of course they will! He’s a Carter! All the girls love us Carter boys.” Hearing the amused tone in his voice makes me punch his arm playfully. He’s not wrong. All three of them were the heartthrobs of my high school. All the girls were falling over their feet to catch a slight glimpse of them walking down the hallways.
Me? I used to run in the other direction when I was near Knox. But I did have a crush on Mason, mainly because he was so nice to me.
“But all us Carter boys have one special lady we get to call ours.” His voice drops lowly in my ear as I sip on my drink.
“Good attempt, Carter. But I’m afraid you’ll have to do better than that.” I suck the liquid up the red straw as I see the ice drop down in the glass.
“How about this then… Some days I catch myself smiling for no reason, but then I realize I’m thinking about you and your smile… You’re the only thing I think about before I go to sleep and when I wake up. It’s always been like that, Alex, since I first met you. You made yourself at home in my mind. I haven’t been able to get the thought of you out of it, and to be honest, I don’t want you to leave…
This room is full of people, and the only person I see is you. You’re the only person who has caught my attention, and now that I have yours, I intend to keep it. I fell in love with you because you’re rare, an enigma, someone with the kindest heart I know, you’re someone I have respect for. Alex, you’re my entire world. And I fall harder and harder for you each day.”
“I’ll fall for you every day of my life, Alex,” Knox confessed, his voice filled with a sincerity that made my heart flutter. “From the moment you sat next to me and flashed that radiant smile, I knew. Even at eleven years old, I knew you were the one.”
His words were a balm to my soul, soothing and comforting. I felt a lump forming in my throat, my eyes welling up with tears of joy. I fought to keep them at bay, not wanting to break the moment.
His gaze never wavered from mine, his voice steady and sure. “I never knew you felt this way, Knox,” I admitted, my voice barely above a whisper. “I saw how the girls in high school chased after you, but I never understood why. Now, I do.”
“Alex, you’re the only girl I’ve ever felt this way about. No one else could ever compare to you. I was selfish in high school, keeping the other guys away from you. You were always the talk of the locker room…”
His voice trailed off, his eyes never leaving mine. “All those other girls meant nothing to me. I could be talking to any one of them, but the moment you walked into the room, my attention was gone. My eyes were drawn to you.”
He paused, his gaze softening. “I lived to see you in school. It made my day when I did. When I didn’t, I’d come over to your house just to catch a glimpse of you. Even if it was just for a second.”
“You’re so beautiful, Alex. It kills me to know that you don’t believe me. I’m the luckiest man alive to have you as my girlfriend. You have no idea.”
He kissed the side of my head, and I leaned into him, wrapping my arm around his waist. “If you keep saying things like this, Carter, I’m going to end up looking like a mess! You’re so sweet. I’m lucky too, to be able to call you my boyfriend.”
“Do you know how many glares I get on a daily basis?” I teased, but his lips remained pressed against the side of my head.
“Probably the same amount I get when I’m with you, babe!” His muffled words made me laugh. Lies. All lies.
“It’s true. I see guys checking you out all the time, so I make sure they know you’re mine and mine only. So, I get the glares too.”
I shook my head, tucking a loose strand of hair behind my ear. Knox had ordered a dessert for us to share. Sharing is caring, right? To my surprise, an assortment of cakes and pies arrived, each in small slices for us to try.
My eyes widened at the sight of them, my sweet tooth practically doing a happy dance. I fed Knox a piece of chocolate cake, his favorite, and noticed a smudge of icing on his lower lip. I leaned in, kissing him and tasting the icing.
“You had some icing on your lip,” I whispered, my tongue darting out to lick the remaining icing.
“Thanks. I should put icing on my lips more often then. I think icing is our thing. First, it was my mom’s cupcakes, and now this cake?”
He scooped up a piece of key lime pie and fed me some. I covered my mouth, laughing at his antics. “Your mom’s cupcakes though! I would get fat from eating them… But yeah, icing can be our thing. I remember that day so well. It started off pretty good but ended so badly.”
I sighed, thinking back to that day. As strange as that kiss was for me, I liked it. But then I had to go shopping with him. I had to get ignored. I had to get food with him. I had to get ignored.
Then I just gave up. I couldn’t do it. The memory of that day weighed heavy on my heart.
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