Rewriting the Rules (27 page)

“What?”

“It’s your prom night.”

“But you already gave me one.”

“Yeah, but this one is better because we have your friends, and Will’s here.”

“What?” She looks at me and back to Will. “He knows?” I nod my head. Charlotte pulls away from me and walks over to her brother. “Thank you,” I hear her say and they hug. It’s the moment we’ve waited for and now it’s here.

Jane hits the play button on the iPod and a slow song plays. Charlotte turns around and smiles.

Luke Bryan’s song
To the Moon and Back
fills the outside air. I hold my arm out and she walks to me, taking my hand into hers. Spinning her around and pulling her to my body, we sway to the music.

“You’re here.”

“I’m here, sweet girl. I’m never leaving you.”

“I’m sorry for everything. I’m sorry I left you and I’m just sorry.”

“Shh, it’s okay. I know you needed space and I had faith in us. I need you, Charlotte, like I need the air I breathe.”

“I’m never leaving you, Troy. I’m yours, always and forever.”

Forever.

Forever.

Forever.

I kiss her freely and she melts into my arms. I don’t care who’s around us. There’s no more reason to hide or keep our relationship a secret. We’re free to love each other and be together.

The night goes on, we’re spending time together with our friends and Will. Everyone seems to have a great time until Will and Aubree, another manager at Exhale, talk. I’m not sure what’s going on and I see the tension in his shoulders. Not wanting to bother him I look to Carter and he sees what I see.

“What’s going on?”

“Do you remember when we went to Miami?” I nod. “Remember that one girl Will met, slept with, and then she left?”

“Oh fuck. That’s her isn’t it?” Carter nods and I look over at Charlotte. She eyes me with confusion and I’m not sure what to think or do.

Jane and Charlotte walk over to us and we watch what’s going on before our eyes.

“So how does Aubree know Will?” Charlotte asks. I explain the story to her and then see her eyes go wide.

“Oh no,” she says.

“What?” I’m so confused right now.

“Just no. Never mind. No.”

“Do you want to fill me in?”

“I can’t. Not yet.”

After they talk, Will comes over to us and grabs a drink. He doesn’t say anything, he just starts chugging a beer. Walking to a lounge chair he slumps down and puts his bottle down.

“You okay?” I ask.

“Not sure. I have a lot going on. Seeing her again, fuck. I didn’t know she lived here. How could I not know?”

“Does she mean anything to you?” I see Will nod and stay quiet.

“But she moved on and apparently is back with her daughter’s dad or whatever, so fuck it, I don’t care.”

We stay quiet for the rest of the night. Jane and Carter help me clean outside while Charlotte peacefully sleeps in my room. After a few shots and drinks, plus her exhaustion, she needs to sleep.

Everyone leaves around one in the morning. Locking the doors and checking my phone to see if Will texted I head upstairs and watch my girl sleep. Damn, I’m lucky.

The next morning, I wake up to find my cup of coffee on the island with a note.

Taking the cup, I head outside to find my beautiful girl wearing a white sun dress holding a bouquet of flowers.

“Hi,” I smile. “What are you doing?”

“Hi,” she smiles back and walks to me. “I’m going to make mistakes and I’m going to upset you. I hope that you can teach me to love with my whole heart and not be scared of any obstacles that come our way.” She hands me the flowers and kisses my cheek. “I want to make mistakes with you. I want to be with you through the storms, floods, earthquakes, and sunshine. I want you through all of the seasons.”

“I want you through it all, Charlotte. I love you.” Dropping the flowers, I bring her into my arms and hold her close. “But what’s going on? We went through all of this last night.”

“I know. But last night we were around everyone. I wanted to talk to you, with just us, outside, and tell you how much you mean to me. I want you to know I met with Shawn and told him everything. I want you to know that without you, I’m just Charlotte. With you, I’m so much more.”

Breaking away from her arms I place my forehead against hers and smile down. I’m free. The walls crumble around my heart and I have the woman I love in my arms. Her eyes shine so brightly into mine and it feels like I’m holding a piece of heaven in my hands.

“Go upstairs, sweet girl. Undress and wait for me. I want you naked and ready for me.”

A whimper leaves her lips and she runs back into the house. I love when my girl is ready and willing. I want to please her in every way and explore all of our fantasies together. Making her wait, I head upstairs one step at a time and slowly walk to my bedroom. The door’s closed and I know that when I open it she’ll be ready for me. Opening the door, I toss my shirt to the side and step out of my sweats. Her eyes widen seeing how hard I am for her. Fuck, this girl is beyond my wildest dreams.

She’s lying on her side, her naked body exposed and waiting for me. She slowly gets up and meets me. Her tongue touches my chest and I groan and push her against the wall.

Her body trembles and her breathing goes wild. “Shhh.” I eye her and slowly enter her sweet pussy. It’s only been a week and it feels too long since I’ve been with her. She holds onto my shoulders and moans when I begin fucking her against the wall. “Tell me what you want.”

“I want you to fuck me. I want you to make me come. I want to scream your name over and over.”

“Fuck,” I groan and pick up my pace. “Is this what you want?”

“Yes,” she screams. “Yes, please.”

I love it when she begs for more. Placing my lips in the crook of her neck, her legs wrap tighter around my waist. Her boobs press against my chest. Fuck, her skin is so soft. I love how she feels.

Feeling her pussy tighten around my cock I feel her release and soon find my own. Bringing her to the shower I help her inside and turn on the hot water. Steam quickly fills the bathroom and her lips find mine. We can’t get enough of each other. I will always want more of her.

“I love you so much,” she says between kisses.

“I love you more.”

I wake up to Charlotte looking at me. She kisses my forehead and snuggles in my arms. She’s clinging onto me and I love it. I want to hold her forever and keep her in my arms. We’ve been through a lot already, and I know we’ll face more obstacles. That’s okay, though. Anything that hits us, we’ll face together because that’s how much I love her and want to be with her.

“I need to talk to my brother.” She kisses me and climbs out of bed.

“Do you want me to go too?”

“No. I need to do this on my own. I’ll be back later, okay?”

“Okay.”

Chapter 37

Charlotte

Walking into Will’s house, I find him in the living room watching TV. I sit down next to him and place my head on his shoulder.

“Hi.”

“Hey, baby sister.”

“Thank you for everything, Will. I know I shouldn’t have kept Troy from you and I should’ve been honest. You have to know where I was coming from.”

He sighs and kisses the side of my head. “I do now. I know you feel like you owe me something and you don’t.”

“You gave up your life for me, though.”

“And I’d do it all over again. You’re my sister. You’re my family and I’ll always protect you. I want you to be happy, Charlotte. Troy’s a good guy and I trust him. I trust that he’ll love you and cherish you. I want the best for you.”

“I know. I know that you had a hard time and I’m sorry for keeping it from you. I didn’t want to hurt you.”

“I’ll admit, I was hurt. I was hurt because I kept you from being happy. I was hurt because I was a shitty best friend. Now things are going to be different. I still want you to be careful and I’m not ready for you to live with Troy. Give it time. Can you do that?”

“Yes,” I laugh. “We’re not moving in. We’re still getting to know each other more, so don’t worry.”

“Good to know,” he smiles and I see a question on his face. “Your friend Aubree.”

“Yeah?”

“She and I have history.”

“I heard.”

“I need her number and I need it now, Charlotte. It’s something I have to do and I’m sorry, I know I’m putting you in a bad position.”

Without thinking I take Will’s phone and punch in Aubree’s number. Knowing that he’s going to do something about it makes me so happy. I know he’s going to have a long road ahead and Aubree might not be okay with this. The thing about love is that problems and obstacles will happen. Everything will work out when it’s supposed to.

Six months pass and I’m standing next to my best friend in Hawaii as she says “I do” to her best friend. I wipe the tears from my eyes and listen to their vows and promises of forever. When the priest tells Jim to kiss Jessica, the guests cheer and I watch as they kiss and walk to their happily ever after.

Walking down the aisle with Shawn, I smile at Troy as he sits next to Will in his Armani suit looking devilishly handsome.

I can’t believe we’re here in Hawaii and it’s been six months. I’m living with Troy and every day is a blessing. Since the day I showed up on his doorstep to now, we’ve been through trials and tribulations and now we’re here, happy and more in love than yesterday.

We’ve been in Hawaii for the past week, helping Jessica and Jim with their wedding, and enjoying the time away from home. I’m still working at the spa and Troy’s having fun with his business. Several of his clients are now members and they’re seeing how massage therapy helps with their weight loss. I love seeing his clients happy and ready to be challenged.

“Stop smiling,” Shawn whispers. “You have that look in your eyes.”

“Oh, shut up,” I laugh as we meet Jim and Jessica for pictures. We stand with the lovely couple, smile, and listen to the direction of our photographer.

After pictures we head back to the reception area and watch their first dance as man and wife. I feel Troy before seeing him. His lips meet the crook of my neck and we sway together to the music playing.

“You’re so beautiful.”

“Why thank you, sir. You’re pretty handsome too.”

We both watch them dance and I look at Will standing at the bar. He looks down at his phone and I wonder what’s going on with him. Part of me knows, but I want to hear it from him.

“Don’t worry about him.”

“I know,” I sigh. “Just sucks. He deserves to be happy.”

“He will.”

Turning into the arms of my love I smile and kiss his chin. “I love you so much.”

“I love you more.”

“When you say that it makes me smile.”

“I know,” he says and holds me tight in his arms.

Towards the end of the night we get on the dance floor and sway to the music. My head rests on his chest as I cling to his back. I love the closeness of us. We can dance like this forever and ever and it’ll never be enough.

His hand presses on the small of my back. I love how much he adores me. Looking up I see his eyes shining down on me. With every smile, with every kiss, he’s standing here before me, loving me and cherishing me.

Every breath we breathe is ours alone. I’ll choose Troy Harding in every lifetime and in every world we live in. There’s no one else that’ll compare. He’s it for me and I’m ready to take on forever.

Everywhere I am, he’s with me. We need each other like it’s our last breath. This type of love, you can only experience once in a lifetime. My heart swells when he’s around and I know that things will always be smooth, especially with Troy.

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