***Taylor's POV***
The following day, Jay takes me to a home store where we look for extra pieces for the lake house. We end up buying far too much and I start forward thinking for the birthday party. I am going to need a lot of glasses for champagne.
"Planning on having quite the 21st birthday party" I smile and he laughs.
"We have enough rooms for people to stay" he smiles.
He gets lunch and then suggests we collect some of my stuff today. And then the rest tomorrow after uni.
"I'm totally fine to do all the lifting" he says glancing at my tummy.
"If you wanna stay at home you can" he adds and I smile.
"I'll come for a ride" I laugh.
He packs up the car, we took his 4X4 today, anticipating the luggage we would be driving around. Climbing into the passenger side I began laughing as it's practically state of the art. He turned on the heated seats and I was sold. I began explaining how driving the 4X4 into university every day would be totally acceptable. Sitting here now, his hand on my thigh as he drives straight through the motorway I do miss the Audi. I sigh how did I become so privileged? Coming from a middle class background where my family owns only one car to being with somebody who owns three for himself and two motorbikes is somewhat of a culture shock.
He drives straight to campus instead of heading home first. I glance over at him a number of times. Obsessing over his dirty blonde hair and how it contrasts perfectly with his tanned skin. His muscular arms in his white casual shirt. The first time I laid eyes on him I knew just how undeniably beautiful he was, I refused to acknowledge that at the time as I was very much taken with Matty. Unavoidable however it was that he weaved his way into my life. The first time he smiled at me, the first time he said my name were moments that I had to deny. He set my body alight. He challenged me and I was drawn in from day one. I believed that he was so far out of my league for his affections to last.
He scrapes his hair back and I remember him taking me in the back of the Audi last night. I blush and his hand returns to my thigh.
"Okay babe" he smiles over at me.
"Perfect" I say back. I notice were nearing university and he drives in bypassing the car park and heading for dorms. We park up outside my dorm he gets out and swings around to my side helping me out.
"I'm going to let the office know tomorrow" I say to him as we walk up the ramp towards the double doors. He grasps my hand in his.
We walk into my dorms and I realise everybody is still very much asleep. I head into the kitchen and see Ross and Matty asleep on the sofas and laugh. I quietly collect the items that are mine. Jay is in my room dealing with the boxes. I hook the door with my foot and attempt to carry out my stuff when a hand grasps the door open for me. I look up at Matty and smile. He's shirtless and I look away quickly.
"Thanks" I laugh.
"Want some help ?" He asks still half asleep.
" No you're all good go back to sleep" I laugh.
"Are you having a dinner party or something" Ross laughs standing up.
"Hey no I'm sorry both of you go back to sleep" I sigh laughing. Being pursued by both of your shirtless ex boyfriends whilst you're trying to smoothly exit and move out with your current boyfriend is definitely something that could only happen to me.
I head out to the 4X4 and place the box in the boot. Jay has been busy I turn as he walks out of the building carrying two boxes at once and I noticed he's shirtless too. Is it an unwritten rule that when moving stuff you must take your clothes off.
"Tay you're moving again?" Ross smiles inquiring.
"I am yeah. This was only temporary really" I say making light of the situation.
I can feel Matty's eyes on me and I shrug off my tension. He knows I'm with Jay.
"Only a few more boxes babe" Jay smiles.
"Looks like we're gonna get it all done in one day" he smiles.
We all start walking back into my old dorm. I take in how empty it is and sigh.
"Bye cold shower" I laugh.
"See so now you admit it. That shower was cold as fuck" Jay laughs.
We carry out a few more boxes, both Matty and Ross help us out.
"We'll still be at those parties though don't you worry" I laugh.
"Oh let's see this tattoo?" Jay asks smiling. We've got everything and now we're just standing in the sun by the car.
Ross lifts his shorts to show us, and genuinely I forgot how nice his design was. I smile at him.
"Yours looks a lot less red than mine" I laugh pulling my hoody off. I look up into the three guys faces and smirk. Why are they all gaping?
"Tay that suits you" Matty says and I thank him.
"Shall we get some more healing cream on the way home babe" Jay says and I'm sure he's letting that sink in for the other guys. He's being possessive.
I dump my hoody and bag in the front of the 4X4. I smile at Jay and go and stand next to him. His arm loops around my waist and I allow him to pull me in.
"It's making me think I now want another one" Jay laughs.
"What would you get?" I ask him.
"I'll have to think" he smiles back as Rach and Nate come out to see what's going on. Rach is in her pyjama trousers and Nate is wearing his joggers and nothing else.
"Tay what's the noise about neighbour" he smirks
"Oh I'm not your neighbour anymore" I laugh, from hating each other we managed to turn our annoyance of each other into a friendship in a relatively short space of time.
"Ah that's ashame" he sighs.
"You're moving in together" Rach says completely abashed.
"Yeah" Jay sighs.
"She's been bugging me about it for weeks" he sighs clearly joking.
I swipe at him and he grabs my arm and pulls me into an embrace, we are making our friends sick.
Rach glares at me mouthing tell me everything.
Just then Justin approaches our group, he's the only guy that's dressed properly. He's wearing khaki jeans and a white shirt.
"What's going on" he says and we all laugh at him. He looks at us nonchalantly.
"I'm moving" I say smiling and he watches my mouth and then takes in my white top and light blue skirt. I can feel Jays hands on me circling my waist.
"Ah okay" Justin sighs. He rolls up and so do the other guys. So now we're a smoking circle.
"Oh let's see this tattoo" Rach squeals at me.
She gushes over it saying it's so perfect and that it must have so much meaning for me.
"Well it was nice being neighbours, even if it did result in a few punch ups and more than a few parties oh and seeing your tits" Nate laughs.
"Yeah you're welcome" I say sourly.
"We'll still be partying here anyways" I smile.
"Good to hear it" Justin smiles at me and I look away quickly.
"We'll see you guys tomorrow" I say to them. Jay releases me and gets the keys out of his jeans.
I hug Ross and Matty and then head to the passenger side of the car hoping in next to Jay. He speeds off and we don't look back.
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Desire me - the third novel ****editing
Romance"I'm a bad girl. He is gazing at me in his car, I imagine our relationship and it flashes before me through my mind. He's drop dead gorgeous, and how I can even manage to stop touching him is truly remarkable. He's handsome in a true and honest way...
