Once the car is unloaded and we have spoken to the Kluft girls, we make ourselves at home in my room. Cash takes a seat on my bed, and I snuggle into him. We don’t say anything, and we wake to the sound of knocking on my door.
“Come in,” I say. “Hey, Georgia! Whatcha up to?”
She totally ignores how comfortable Cash and I are. “Oh, we were thinkin’ about going out tonight. Since Hank’s is not open, we thought we might try that new bar that just opened in town. I think its called The Board Room.”
“That’s fine with me, if Cash’s good with it,” I say as I look at him.
“Whatever you want, Char-coal.”
“I take that as a yes, so Charley, let’s be ready around seven to grab a bite to eat.”
“Sounds good.” Georgia leaves, and I relax a little longer in Cash’s arms.
Realizing that we probably need to do something besides be laid up on each other, I roll and face him. “I think we need to get ready,” I say as I press my lips to his. As I back away, he grabs the loops of my jeans and pulls me back to him. I smile on the inside and outside as we take a few minutes to get lost in each other.
As things begin to heat up, I feel Cash start to pull away. “Cash Money, please don’t pull away from me.” He takes it upon himself to kiss me with loving force. I know why he let up, but it’s not easy on a girl to say the least.
He pushes my hand to the side of my face. “Char-coal, I’d never pull away from you, but I told you before that we’re waiting.”
“But, it’s over with Dylan. It’s done.”
Cash pushes himself up on one arm. “Charley, it’s not over. You know we have to go to court over this. Regardless, I told you I’m waiting for our wedding night.”
“Well, damn, I just keep thinkin’ one day you’re gonna give in to me.”
“I will one day, and that one day will involve a wedding dress that I’m gonna be ready to rip to shreds.”
“Promise me you won’t do that because I’m afraid to even think about the price tag on one of those! How about let’s get ready to find something to eat? I heard that place has food, too. Maybe everyone will just want to eat there.”
“I’m just along for the ride,” he says as gets up and kisses my lips. “Let’s go see what the plan is.”
He helps me up, and we walk to Tori’s room. Everyone is in there as usual.
“‘Bout damn time!” Tori exclaims.
“What?” I ask.
“Oh, ya know! Y’all come in, and the next thing we know, you’re MIA for hours!” she says with a smirk.
“Whatever, y’all! It’s not like that… right, Cash Money?”
“You got that right, Char-coal, but ain’t nothin’ like holdin’ you in my arms.”
And the entire room goes “Awe.”
Shaking my head, I reply, “So, I was thinkin’...”
“Oh, shit! She’s thinkin’ again!” Hayden says. I shoot her an are you kiddin’ me look. “What Charley? The last time you started thinking we ended up seeing Cash and his fine ass beating that mofo to a pulp!”
Swallowing really hard, I try my best not to react, not to let my emotions get in the way. As I start to speak, Cash Money takes control, and I can’t thank him enough, or maybe I can later!
“Y’all, Char-coal did what she thought was right. Yeah, it got a little messed up, but anything involving Douchebag Dylan is goin’ to be jacked up. I’m just glad we were all there,” he says as he places his hand around my waist, and I let my head meet his shoulder.
“Anyways!” Anna says. “Let’s get our party on! What’s the game plan?”
“That’s why we came in here. We wanted to see if y’all wanted to make a night there. I heard they have some kick ass shrimp and grits!”
Both Hayden and Anna have a disgusted look on their face. “Hey, don’t knock it till ya try it!” I reply. “Y’all wanna be ready to roll around seven?”
“Hell to the yeah! There isn’t going to be anything bored there tonight!” Tori exclaims.
Hayden starts to laugh, and we all know where this is going. “I can think of a few things that might be stiff as a board!” We all shake our heads and go our separate ways to get ready.
Once we are back in my room, I stare at my closet. I have no clue what I want to wear. As if he’s reading my mind, Cash walks up behind me, grabs a pair of Rock N Roll Cowgirl jeans that are completely worn in all the right places and a one-sleeved coral shirt. He pairs it with my new Ariats.
“Here ya go,” he says. “This is what I want to see you in, and I’m all that matters.”
Acting like I’m going to take the clothes from him, I go to grab them, but instead, I push him onto my bed. It’s time to leave Cash like he’s been leaving me. I slowly crawl on top of him and kiss his neck and then give a little nibble on his earlobe. When a low moan escapes his lips, I know I’m on the right track. He goes to place his hands underneath my shirt, and I get chills as his tough hands touch my skin. I realize this might not have been the best idea. I slow my movements, but Cash has other ideas.
With his hands on my skin, he rolls me to where this is now his game… and I like it. We spend the next twenty minutes exploring each other, but never crossing the line. If this is that good, I can only imagine what having him completely will be like.
We realize we need to get ready, but we hold each other for as long as we can. I give him a brief kiss before pulling away to take a quick shower. When I return, Cash is dressed and ready to go. Hot damn. He’s standing there in a pair of jeans that hug his ass just right and a worn pearl snap, and I’m instantly rethinking this going out idea.
“See somethin’ ya like?”
“Maybe?” I smirk as I walk to my desk, turn on Cole Swindell’s new album and start to put on my makeup. Cash begins to sing, and when he’s right behind me, he bends down, sweeps my hair to the side, and places one tender kiss on my neck. Every nerve in my body is on alert, and chill bumps react on my skin. “What was that for?”
“Is that answer still maybe?” I shrug my shoulders and grin. “Well, let’s just see later.”
After I finish getting ready, we load up the Love Machine and make our way to The Board Room. Our ride to The Board Room is nothing out of the ordinary. Hayden is her crazy self. We laugh and enjoy being back together. We don’t talk about what happened that night, and I’m glad. I’m ready for some good food with great friends and dancing with the man of my dreams.