Overtime
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She didn’t even have to think about it as her face broke into a grin. With all the love in the world for this broken, beautiful man, she whispered, “I don’t even want to try to live life without you again.”
“Good, I wasn’t gonna let you anyway,” he said, kissing her top lip. “Now, let’s eat.”
“Please,” she almost begged before he led her to the counter where they sat down and started to eat the food that had already begun to get cold again. Neither of them cared though; they were both famished. They ate in comfortable silence, but he finished first, like always. He ate as if someone was going to steal his plate. She found it quite comical and annoying because usually he tried to steal her food.
As if on cue, he reached for one of her green beans and she stabbed him with her fork, shaking her head at him as she brought her plate closer to her. “You know I don’t share food.”
“Stingy,” he threw back and she stuck her tongue out at him. As she devoured the moistest chicken on earth, her phone dinged with a notification. Looking down at it, she saw it was a Facebook friend request from one Jordie Thomas. She felt him staring at her, and she grinned as she clicked a few times, accepting his friendship.
And more.
“Aw, cool, we’re friends now,” he teased, but she rolled her eyes before continuing to eat and fighting her grin.
“Yeah, you won’t have to stalk me through Karson’s account.”
“Thank God,” he muttered as she went back to eating.
When her phone dinged again, she glanced down to see that Jordie Thomas had said he was in a relationship with her. It asked if she accepted his relationship and she smiled before pressing Confirm.
Glancing over at him, her fork pressed against her bottom lip, she said, “We are for real now, Mr. Thomas. It’s Facebook official. The world knows.”
He grinned back at her, sliding his hand up her thigh. “Yup, no going back now,” he teased and she grinned.
Leaning in, his lips pressed to hers and she couldn’t agree more. But really, there was never really any going back when you loved a person like Jordie Thomas.
He consumed you.
And she was completely okay with that.
“You’re supposed to watch the movie,” Kacey complained as Jordie scrolled through the realty site, looking at apartments.
Looking over at her, he shrugged. “Baby, I’ve seen this movie a billion times. You know I don’t like it.”
She grinned. “It’s a great movie,” she countered, but he didn’t agree. Not even a little bit. He didn’t even understand why she loved Notting Hill. Yeah, Julia Roberts was a classic beauty, but come on, the movie sucked.
“It really isn’t,” he said and she gave him a flat look.
“And why not?”
“She’s a bitch. And he’s a schmuck.”
“It’s sweet! She’s damaged from the spotlight and he’s clueless. It’s adorable,” she complained, but he just shook his head.
“Watch your movie, Kace, I’ll just lie here and look at stuff on my phone.”
“If you don’t want to watch it, then why are you in here?”
He looked from his phone to her. “For the ice cream. Give me another bite.”
She pursed her lips at him, and he shot her a grin before she directed the spoon in his mouth. “Plus, you’ll be all hot and bothered and feeling all romantic after it’s over, so I’m bound to get laid.”
“Pig.”
Leaning closer, he snorted in her ear, nuzzling her and causing her to giggle before pushing him away. Grinning, he fell back against the pillows as she cuddled in closer to him.
“What are you looking at?” she asked after a moment.
“Apartments.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, as soon as I sign my new contract, I’m gonna move out. I told Karson that when I came back. I’m sure they want their house back.”
She paused her movie and leaned on his shoulder, looking down at his phone as he went through each apartment. “Are you gonna stay close to Karson?”
He shrugged. “Not sure yet.”
“Do you want an apartment or a house? I mean, you don’t plan on leaving, do you?”
“Not really. I wanna retire here,” he admitted and she nodded.
“I know, so why don’t you just buy a house?”
“A house might be too big for just me,” he suggested, curious to see what she would say to that.
“You could get a dog,” she said and he smiled.
“I could,” he agreed.
“And I might come visit.”
“Just a visit?” he asked and she looked up at him.
“Um, yeah, you still haven’t taken me on a date,” she said and he laughed.
“I got you tomorrow,” he decided and she grinned before looking back down at his phone. Taking it from him, she clicked a few things and then gave it back.
“If I were to come visit, I’d want to visit a house in this neighborhood.”
Fighting his grin, he said, “Good idea.”
Clicking through each house, they found something in each that neither of them cared for. He realized they essentially wanted the same thing. A huge kitchen, a huge yard, and a master bedroom with at least four other bedrooms. When one that was down the road came up, she looked up at him. “That’s a nice house.”
“It is,” he agreed, clicking through each picture. It was almost the same layout as Karson and Lacey’s, and the price wasn’t too frightening. “It’s huge just for me and a dog.”
“Good, I wasn’t gonna let you anyway,” he said, kissing her top lip. “Now, let’s eat.”
“Please,” she almost begged before he led her to the counter where they sat down and started to eat the food that had already begun to get cold again. Neither of them cared though; they were both famished. They ate in comfortable silence, but he finished first, like always. He ate as if someone was going to steal his plate. She found it quite comical and annoying because usually he tried to steal her food.
As if on cue, he reached for one of her green beans and she stabbed him with her fork, shaking her head at him as she brought her plate closer to her. “You know I don’t share food.”
“Stingy,” he threw back and she stuck her tongue out at him. As she devoured the moistest chicken on earth, her phone dinged with a notification. Looking down at it, she saw it was a Facebook friend request from one Jordie Thomas. She felt him staring at her, and she grinned as she clicked a few times, accepting his friendship.
And more.
“Aw, cool, we’re friends now,” he teased, but she rolled her eyes before continuing to eat and fighting her grin.
“Yeah, you won’t have to stalk me through Karson’s account.”
“Thank God,” he muttered as she went back to eating.
When her phone dinged again, she glanced down to see that Jordie Thomas had said he was in a relationship with her. It asked if she accepted his relationship and she smiled before pressing Confirm.
Glancing over at him, her fork pressed against her bottom lip, she said, “We are for real now, Mr. Thomas. It’s Facebook official. The world knows.”
He grinned back at her, sliding his hand up her thigh. “Yup, no going back now,” he teased and she grinned.
Leaning in, his lips pressed to hers and she couldn’t agree more. But really, there was never really any going back when you loved a person like Jordie Thomas.
He consumed you.
And she was completely okay with that.
“You’re supposed to watch the movie,” Kacey complained as Jordie scrolled through the realty site, looking at apartments.
Looking over at her, he shrugged. “Baby, I’ve seen this movie a billion times. You know I don’t like it.”
She grinned. “It’s a great movie,” she countered, but he didn’t agree. Not even a little bit. He didn’t even understand why she loved Notting Hill. Yeah, Julia Roberts was a classic beauty, but come on, the movie sucked.
“It really isn’t,” he said and she gave him a flat look.
“And why not?”
“She’s a bitch. And he’s a schmuck.”
“It’s sweet! She’s damaged from the spotlight and he’s clueless. It’s adorable,” she complained, but he just shook his head.
“Watch your movie, Kace, I’ll just lie here and look at stuff on my phone.”
“If you don’t want to watch it, then why are you in here?”
He looked from his phone to her. “For the ice cream. Give me another bite.”
She pursed her lips at him, and he shot her a grin before she directed the spoon in his mouth. “Plus, you’ll be all hot and bothered and feeling all romantic after it’s over, so I’m bound to get laid.”
“Pig.”
Leaning closer, he snorted in her ear, nuzzling her and causing her to giggle before pushing him away. Grinning, he fell back against the pillows as she cuddled in closer to him.
“What are you looking at?” she asked after a moment.
“Apartments.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, as soon as I sign my new contract, I’m gonna move out. I told Karson that when I came back. I’m sure they want their house back.”
She paused her movie and leaned on his shoulder, looking down at his phone as he went through each apartment. “Are you gonna stay close to Karson?”
He shrugged. “Not sure yet.”
“Do you want an apartment or a house? I mean, you don’t plan on leaving, do you?”
“Not really. I wanna retire here,” he admitted and she nodded.
“I know, so why don’t you just buy a house?”
“A house might be too big for just me,” he suggested, curious to see what she would say to that.
“You could get a dog,” she said and he smiled.
“I could,” he agreed.
“And I might come visit.”
“Just a visit?” he asked and she looked up at him.
“Um, yeah, you still haven’t taken me on a date,” she said and he laughed.
“I got you tomorrow,” he decided and she grinned before looking back down at his phone. Taking it from him, she clicked a few things and then gave it back.
“If I were to come visit, I’d want to visit a house in this neighborhood.”
Fighting his grin, he said, “Good idea.”
Clicking through each house, they found something in each that neither of them cared for. He realized they essentially wanted the same thing. A huge kitchen, a huge yard, and a master bedroom with at least four other bedrooms. When one that was down the road came up, she looked up at him. “That’s a nice house.”
“It is,” he agreed, clicking through each picture. It was almost the same layout as Karson and Lacey’s, and the price wasn’t too frightening. “It’s huge just for me and a dog.”
