Three's A Crowd. (Now Published On Amazon)

Chapter Four.

Skye

"Holy Mother of God," I breathed out in awe.

"I know right?"

Shaking my head because I felt like I was in some kind of trance, I made my way over to Cole's humongous bookshelf lining one wall of the living room in his apartment.

The guy had everything. Every favourite fantasy author of mine. All the books. Special editions.

"Wow," I murmured, running my fingers over the spines. "Do you spend all your savings on buying books or something?"

I usually just borrowed from the library or bought ebooks which were cheaper.

"They're mostly gifts," he answered, coming over to stand beside me. I did not miss the fondness in his voice.

Jasper sounded like the perfect boyfriend so far. I wondered if he had a flaw.

"Awesome. You're very lucky."

He shrugged and smiled before leading me away from the books. I threw those babies a regretful look over my shoulder.

'Later', I mouthed and turned to catch Cole smirking at me.

"Yes. Later," he agreed. "I didn't bring you here to read, you know."

Rounding the kitchen counter, he got started on making me an iced mocha, which he already knew was my favourite drink.

"You like the place?" he asked me as he took stuff out of the cabinets.

The apartment was all polished wood, consisted of neutral colour schemes and minimal furniture. Two bedrooms, one bathroom with a laundry area next to it and a living room and kitchen along with a home office. It was average sized and quite cosy. I loved their front yard too. There were some wild orchids but mostly ferns. Nothing too flowery.

"It's great," I said amicably, watching him walk around the kitchen in his tight trousers and navy blue untucked shirt with the tie still hanging around his neck.

He looked so sexy, I just wanted to walk up to him and kiss him. Maybe I should kiss him. He had shown me around, we had talked about what we liked and disliked some more plus I knew his family history and he knew mine.

I was ready to dive into this relationship with an enthusiasm I did not know I possessed.

"Let me help." I started to rise because I felt that would be a good excuse to get closer to Cole physically but he stopped me immediately.

"No. Please. Just relax and I'll serve you. This is your first time here." He spoke like a well-mannered and chivalrous guy and the vixen in me just wanted to exploit him.

His movements were kind of methodical but I noticed the urgency in them as well. The need to please because he kept glancing at me to make sure I was comfortable and asked if there was anything else I needed. Hmm.

"Cole?"

"Yeah?" He placed the iced mocha in front of me and looked at me expectantly.

I gazed into his kind eyes and reached out to place my hand over his. "You've become so important to me in such a short time. I care about you a lot and I think you're a great guy."

He frowned at me. "Are you breaking up with me already?" he quipped.

I shook my head. "I just want you to know I'm not running away at the first sign of trouble, okay? I'm going to give this my best as well. You don't need to worry."

He sucked in his lower lip and regarded me curiously for several seconds. "You realise this is not a conventional relationship, right? We might face hurdles normal couples don't. I don't want either of you to feel left out or anything. Especially you because Jasper already knows he's got me."