Empty Net
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“So I got a question.”
She looked over at him, and he nodded, “Okay?”
“How long were you with your ex-fiancé?”
Tate leaned back, taking in a long breath as he moved his hand up and down his neck, “Um, we dated about six months before I asked her, then we were engaged for a year before she broke it off.”
Audrey nodded, “So you knew you wanted to be married to her?”
“I thought I did, but I guess I was wrong because I don’t cry over her, or miss her. I haven’t talked to her in almost a year and a half,” he said with a shrug of his shoulders.
“How did y’all meet?”
Tate smiled, “In the hospital, I had broken my arm while trying to play without my pads. Stupid move on my part.”
“Wow, that was kinda stupid there, guy,” Audrey laughed, “so was she hurt too or something?”
Tate shook his head, “No, she was my doctor.”
Audrey’s laughter completely stopped. She sat up, her eyes wide as she asked, “Excuse me?”
Tate didn’t understand, “What? She was my doctor; she did the surgery on my arm and basically took care of me through the whole recovery.”
Audrey blinked a few times and then said, “Was she a child prodigy or something?”
“Huh?” Tate asked confused.
“How old is she?” Audrey asked her eyes still wide and locked with his. When she looked at him like that, he really didn’t want to be discussing Elsa.
“She would be 33 now; she was 12 years older than me.”
Audrey sat there with her mouth hanging open as she gazed up at him. Tate didn’t understand her stunned looked but ignored it as he went on. “A lot of people had issues with it, but we didn’t care. My parents loved her, my sister hated her, and all my friends thought I was crazy, but I didn’t care. I thought I loved her.”
“Wow, that’s nuts,” Audrey finally said, “12 years?”
“It really wasn’t a big deal,” he said before grinning over at her, “I have a thing for older girls, I guess.”
Audrey laughed, “Oh, is that right?”
Tate nodded, his eyes grazing her beautiful body putting a stop to her laughter. “Oh, yeah.”
Audrey shook her head, looking away, “So anyways.”
It was Tate’s turn to laugh. He loved making her blush, and the color wasn’t only on her cheeks but her neck. He could see a vein along her neck pulsating quickly, and was screaming to be kissed. Biting down on his lip, he forced himself to look away. Tate was starting not to trust his control when he was around Audrey. There was something about her that made his hands itch to be on her.
Damn.
“How long were you and asshat together?” Tate said, trying to get his mind off his need to touch her.
Audrey giggled as she glanced over to him, “Right at 8 months.”
Tate could only nod.
“Yeah, so anyways, I don’t want to talk about him,” Audrey said, sitting up and grabbing her phone. “Have you played Temple Run? I am obsessed.”
“Huh?” Tate asked.
“Amazingly awesome game. Watch,” she said as she brought her phone out to where both of them could see the screen. She tapped on an app and scooted closer, playing the game. Basically she was a guy running from monkeys or something. It seemed easy, but when she handed it to him so he could try, those damn monkeys got him every time!
“What the hell!” he yelled in frustration as he restarted the game.
“Told you it’s hard, but isn’t it awesome!?” Audrey gushed beside him.
“Yes, even if it is pissing me off,” Tate laughed.
Audrey’s giggles shook her body, and also vibrated his. It distracted him. Taking his eyes from the game to her breast caused him to lose. Again. Ignoring the desire to throw the phone across the room for the plum satisfaction of watching it break into billions of pieces, he hit restart again with only a small curse. Audrey was in a fit of giggles beside him. He was bound and determined to advance a level, so they sat laughing and cussing until, after an hour, he finally passed the first level.
When he threw his arms in the air in victory, Audrey let out a shriek, bouncing beside him.
“Thank God! I was about to break your phone!” Tate laughed.
Audrey laughed along with him, taking the phone from him, “You’ll need to get your own Temple Run since you have phone breaking tendencies.”
Tate laughed, “Hey, I break things, and you burn them, what a pair we are, huh?”
Audrey smiled as she glanced over at him, holding his gaze with hers. Tate stopped laughing mostly because he couldn’t breathe. Her eyes were so bright and happy. Her face glowing as her smile grew. She blinked twice before running her tongue along her bottom lip. He watched her do it again, and he couldn’t take ‘no’ anymore. All his patience and control went out the window as he leaned towards her, testing the waters and space between them. When she didn’t move away, he placed his mouth on hers.
She let out a little meep, but that didn’t stop him. Tate moved his hands up into her hair, pulling her closer as her hands wrapped around his wrist. He had forgotten how much he liked to kiss her. He knew he had kept her mouth busy during their time together and this time was no different. He craved her lips, the taste of her mouth, and the feel of the heat of her body running waves over him. He never wanted to stop, but when he went to deepen the kiss, she pulled back.
She looked over at him, and he nodded, “Okay?”
“How long were you with your ex-fiancé?”
Tate leaned back, taking in a long breath as he moved his hand up and down his neck, “Um, we dated about six months before I asked her, then we were engaged for a year before she broke it off.”
Audrey nodded, “So you knew you wanted to be married to her?”
“I thought I did, but I guess I was wrong because I don’t cry over her, or miss her. I haven’t talked to her in almost a year and a half,” he said with a shrug of his shoulders.
“How did y’all meet?”
Tate smiled, “In the hospital, I had broken my arm while trying to play without my pads. Stupid move on my part.”
“Wow, that was kinda stupid there, guy,” Audrey laughed, “so was she hurt too or something?”
Tate shook his head, “No, she was my doctor.”
Audrey’s laughter completely stopped. She sat up, her eyes wide as she asked, “Excuse me?”
Tate didn’t understand, “What? She was my doctor; she did the surgery on my arm and basically took care of me through the whole recovery.”
Audrey blinked a few times and then said, “Was she a child prodigy or something?”
“Huh?” Tate asked confused.
“How old is she?” Audrey asked her eyes still wide and locked with his. When she looked at him like that, he really didn’t want to be discussing Elsa.
“She would be 33 now; she was 12 years older than me.”
Audrey sat there with her mouth hanging open as she gazed up at him. Tate didn’t understand her stunned looked but ignored it as he went on. “A lot of people had issues with it, but we didn’t care. My parents loved her, my sister hated her, and all my friends thought I was crazy, but I didn’t care. I thought I loved her.”
“Wow, that’s nuts,” Audrey finally said, “12 years?”
“It really wasn’t a big deal,” he said before grinning over at her, “I have a thing for older girls, I guess.”
Audrey laughed, “Oh, is that right?”
Tate nodded, his eyes grazing her beautiful body putting a stop to her laughter. “Oh, yeah.”
Audrey shook her head, looking away, “So anyways.”
It was Tate’s turn to laugh. He loved making her blush, and the color wasn’t only on her cheeks but her neck. He could see a vein along her neck pulsating quickly, and was screaming to be kissed. Biting down on his lip, he forced himself to look away. Tate was starting not to trust his control when he was around Audrey. There was something about her that made his hands itch to be on her.
Damn.
“How long were you and asshat together?” Tate said, trying to get his mind off his need to touch her.
Audrey giggled as she glanced over to him, “Right at 8 months.”
Tate could only nod.
“Yeah, so anyways, I don’t want to talk about him,” Audrey said, sitting up and grabbing her phone. “Have you played Temple Run? I am obsessed.”
“Huh?” Tate asked.
“Amazingly awesome game. Watch,” she said as she brought her phone out to where both of them could see the screen. She tapped on an app and scooted closer, playing the game. Basically she was a guy running from monkeys or something. It seemed easy, but when she handed it to him so he could try, those damn monkeys got him every time!
“What the hell!” he yelled in frustration as he restarted the game.
“Told you it’s hard, but isn’t it awesome!?” Audrey gushed beside him.
“Yes, even if it is pissing me off,” Tate laughed.
Audrey’s giggles shook her body, and also vibrated his. It distracted him. Taking his eyes from the game to her breast caused him to lose. Again. Ignoring the desire to throw the phone across the room for the plum satisfaction of watching it break into billions of pieces, he hit restart again with only a small curse. Audrey was in a fit of giggles beside him. He was bound and determined to advance a level, so they sat laughing and cussing until, after an hour, he finally passed the first level.
When he threw his arms in the air in victory, Audrey let out a shriek, bouncing beside him.
“Thank God! I was about to break your phone!” Tate laughed.
Audrey laughed along with him, taking the phone from him, “You’ll need to get your own Temple Run since you have phone breaking tendencies.”
Tate laughed, “Hey, I break things, and you burn them, what a pair we are, huh?”
Audrey smiled as she glanced over at him, holding his gaze with hers. Tate stopped laughing mostly because he couldn’t breathe. Her eyes were so bright and happy. Her face glowing as her smile grew. She blinked twice before running her tongue along her bottom lip. He watched her do it again, and he couldn’t take ‘no’ anymore. All his patience and control went out the window as he leaned towards her, testing the waters and space between them. When she didn’t move away, he placed his mouth on hers.
She let out a little meep, but that didn’t stop him. Tate moved his hands up into her hair, pulling her closer as her hands wrapped around his wrist. He had forgotten how much he liked to kiss her. He knew he had kept her mouth busy during their time together and this time was no different. He craved her lips, the taste of her mouth, and the feel of the heat of her body running waves over him. He never wanted to stop, but when he went to deepen the kiss, she pulled back.
