Page 184 of Knox Academy Omnibus
I bolt through the door into Sawyer’s room, flashing my bare ass as I go. Sawyer is fully dressed already in a pair of clean grey slacks and a shirt that moulds to his form, showing off the ridges of his stomach. Yum.
“I found you a shirt to wear and you left these here,” he says, holding up a black lace G-string. “Also, we weren’t safe and I’m sorry. I can take you to sort something out tomorrow.”
“Why are you sorry? I’m on birth control.” I waste no time getting dressed. Sawyer's heated eyes are on me the entire time, but my stomach rumbles and I realise how hungry I am.
“Have I told you how glad I am that I’m not your teacher anymore?” He pulls me into his arms and I look up at him.
“I was so lost until I met you. I thought that everything from my past defined me, and I tried so hard to right all those wrongs, erase them from my life, but now I have you. The darkness hasfaded into rain clouds and I’m not afraid to get a little wet. I hope you know I would give up everything for you.”
“I’m glad you’re not my teacher either, and I have no fancy words to say…” He cuts me off with his lips.
“We better get back out there.”
He takes my hand and leads me into the dining room where the others are trying to use chopsticks. Sawyer goes into the kitchen and gets me a fork. Good man, he knows me well.
“So, love birds, how many orgasms did we miss? Twin sandwiches and shower orgasms, sex dungeons and none involve me. Do I smell or something?” Kalen pouts stabbing a piece of chicken with a single chopstick. Mo-Mo is curled up at his feet and I mock glower at the traitorous little fluff ball. No way is he sleeping in my bed anytime soon, stupid stinky towel stealer.
“Sex dungeon?” Slate questions, raising an eyebrow.
“Yeah, with Baxter,” Kalen says, leaving out all the other information. A chorus of ‘over my dead body’ and different ways to kill somebody comes from the guys’ mouths.
“I hate that guy,” Onyx snaps. “If he touches you, I will break his neck.”
“Aww, does that mean you like me?” I tease. Slate coughs around a mouthful of food and Sawyer snickers.
“I tolerate you,” he says with a shrug.
“I think he likes me, he wants to sex me,” I sing. Kalen joins in and we all laugh, except Onyx; he ignores us all.
Vibrations from my bag turns everyone's attention to me. I shrug and Kalen jumps up to find my phone for me. By the time he finds it, the vibrating stops and he slides it across the table. It vibrates again and a text pops up on the screen from Smalls which says ‘I miss you’.
“I have to call him back. Can I use your room please, Sawyer?”
He nods.
“I thought you were just friends with him,” Onyx snaps again. Jeez what’s crawled up his ass today?
“He’s my family. You of all people should get that,” I snap back, picking my phone up from the table and storming off into Sawyer’s room. I’m dialling Smalls before the door even closes behind me.
“Hey, baby girl,” he greets me.
“Are you okay?” I ask, worried. “It has to be like four in the morning there.”
“I broke up with Sarah.” He sighs. I know Jason all too well, he hides behind his Smalls persona. Like nothing ever gets to him. I pull my legs up to my chest and slip them inside Sawyer’s shirt like a cocoon.
“I’m sorry,” I whisper and I’m not sure why.
“Don’t be, she wasn’t right for me. I found messages between her and Brenton.”
“That bitch! I swear, I will send our resident psycho, Crystal, to teach her a lesson.” I keep rambling and Smalls laughs. Crystal is a friend from back home; a poor girl from the wrong side of the tracks. She has a killer right hook though. She'd love to maim a cheating bitch. They’re her specialty. If I didn’t already hate Sarah so much, I’d almost feel sorry for her.
There’s a soft knock at the door and Slate pops his head in.
“Onyx and I are heading out. Kalen will stay and take you back to school.” I nod and Slate disappears.
“Sorry, I’m at Sawyer’s.”
“Do they make you happy?” he asks.
