Allure

Chapter 21

"Ryon, Tristen." Richard greets us as we sit at the bar, deep in conversation with a guy Tristens met and the bartender.

"Hi." I smile and jump to my feet his arms wrap around me instinctively.

"You are absolutely breathtaking ." He holds me at arms length. "As well as an incredible tease my dear Ryon."

Tristen clears her throat. "And the beautiful Tristen, you're a quite sight as well." She smiles and pulls her into an awkward hug. He hands Tristen the jacket he's got draped over his arm. "It's a bit cold." He says after she's hesitant to take it, he helps her put it on.

"And for you, Ryon." He pulls off his Jean jacket "and places it around my shoulders, where it hangs effortlessly ,

"Thank you" I smile. And kiss him, for once not having to rise to my toes to reach his lips.

"Are you ladies ready to go?"

Richard opens both of our doors and sees that we are both comfortable before letting himself in.

He looks at me, and I know it's because he can't exactly take us on campus and he wouldn't make us walk. It wasn't arguable.

"I don't wanna go home." Tristen wines from the back seat

"I cooked tonight." He added in "You could eat and you both could spend the night In my spare, call triple A in the morning. I live much closer than you as well."

"Fine, okay. But if you can't cook one of us are going to have to put your kitchen to work" she smiled, half asleep.

Richards apartment decorated pretty basic, The living room had an full black set that said, "it's the first thing I saw that I didn't hate", however he didn't have a pair of curtains up. Which seemed odd to me.

"Um... I could get something for you guys to change into." His voice was distant.

"Thank you." Tristen says. But I follow him into his room, which also lacked curtains.

"You're mad..." I say quietly

"No." He goes through his drawers and pulls out sweats and tshirt a for both of us.

"Then what is it."

"Ryon it's one thing to bring you here. I love you and we both know what it is that we're getting ourselves into." He takes a deep breath and lowers his voice to a whisper. "But bringing her here, not knowing how she'll react, especially knowing she has feelings for you."

"I know. I'm sorry."

"Its just, it's not okay." He closed his eyes firmly ,and when he opened then he was visibly relaxed.

"I see Tristen had a nice time." He chuckles at the sight of her sleeping on his couch, with a blanket.

"Tristen ." I sit beside her on the couch and she groans. "Here." I place her clothes beside her and lazily she gets up.

"First door on the right." Richard mumbles, Tristen raises her hand in response.

"You should change too." Richard drapes his arm around me and pulls me close. "Theres no way to keep my hands off of you if you don't." He pulls at the bottom of my dress.

"You're beautiful." His lips press against my temple and the warmth of his breath sends chills down my back.

He pulls me further across his lap, now supporting my upper body with his, I find comfort in his embrace and close my eyes.

"I've been wanting to hold you like this." He plays with my hair and I smile.

"Thank you... For the clothes." Tristen says, Richard doesn't flinch, I doubt he even looks at her.

Richard clears his throat "I'll get you ladies something to eat."