Lust or Love? (Geoff and Gavin a.u.)

Chapter 9

*Marley POV*

I lay in Geoff's bed and look over at his alarm clock for the time, 6:05 PM. I hear the door open and I shut my eyes quickly and pretend I am asleep. 

"Marley?" Geoff shakes my shoulder gently and I fake a yawn and slowly open my eyes.

"Yes?" I say in my best fake sleepy voice. I've been laying in his bed staring at the ceiling instead of napping for about 2 hours. Going through what almost happened in my head. I sat up in his bed and looked at him. 

"Ready to get food? I'm f****** starved and Gav is bugging me." He lets out a small chuckle and I smile and nod. I grab my crossbody bag with my wallet and phone inside and Geoff leads me into the living room. Gav stands to his feet and pulls me into a hug. I wrap my arms around him and silently fangirl that I am hugging GAVIN FREE.  He pulls away and wraps his arm around my waist and leads me to the door.

"Come on now Love, let's get some dinner shall we?" He looks back at Geoff who stood frozen by the couch and grins. He catches up to us and locks the door before racing to his car and opening the passenger door for me. Gav helps me into the car and I see the fumes above Geoff's head. 

Geoff closes the door and I hear only a muffled version of an argument between the two. Why is he getting so mad at Gavin? He isn't doing anything wrong? Unless..no. He isn't interested in me. Geoff walks around the front of the car and Gavin takes a seat behind me. When Geoff enters the car I stare out the window and listen to the music on the radio. 

"What would you like to eat Marley?" I look at him and tell him I would like Chick-Fil-A and he laughs as he expected I would say something like that. I lace my fingers together something I do when I am nervous and look out the windshield. After 5 minutes of awkward silence and Gavin's hunger tummy grumbles Geoff pulls into the parking lot. I get out the car and look at the Chick-Fil-A sign. I smile and look at Geoff.

"I love this place." I grab both Gavin's and Geoff's hands and drag them inside. We stand in line and I lean against Geoff feeling his fingers lace through mine. I stand straight and let go of his hand. My cheeks heat up and I look down placing my hands in my pockets. 

"Sorry," I look up at him, noticing our height difference. My head is just barely at his shoulders. He smiles down at me.

"No worries." He asks me what I would like and I tell him my order and I find a place for us to sit. I find an empty booth and sit down, pulling out my phone to text my dad and tell him that I landed safely. He may be a selfish drunk, but I know deep down he cares about my safety. Geoff brings my drink and Gavin sits across from me. 

"I'm gonna use the bathroom and then go wait for our order." Geoff says setting his drink down beside mine.

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*Gavin POV*

"Don't be an a**hole and scare her away." Geoff whispers to me before he walks to the bathroom. 

I look at Marley. She looks around the restaurant, I notice blonde streaks scattered throughout her hair. Her phone lights up on the table and she looks down at it, reading the text message on the screen. She huffs and I smile. She takes a sip of her drink and I notice she bites her straw like me. 

"So..." She says softly. I look up and she looks me dead in the eye and my heart starts pumping. What is happening to me.

I stammer for words and Geoff sits down beside Marley with our food. I stand up and ask anyone if they need any sauces. Marley asks for Chick-Fil-A sauce and Geoff didn't want anything. I walk to the counter and get Marley's sauce and stand at the napkin dispenser trying to get my heart to steady.

I sit back down with them and I give the sauce to her. She smiles and thanks me. Her smile makes me smile and my heart starts beating faster. I excuse myself to the restroom and I splash water on my face. 

I was only messing with her to piss off Geoff, but there is something about her that attracts me to her. I can see that she is broken. I can see that she needs someone. And that someone has to be Geoff, but I feel an attraction to her. She pulls the strings of my heart and I am willing to be her puppet.

I pull myself together and decide its best to hide whatever I am feeling inside. Plus, I am happy with Meg. I join them back at the table and eat my chicken strips. When we finish we pile into the car and head home. I dismiss myself to bed and call Meg to tell her about my day and that I miss her. She tells me about her day and we stay on call in an awkward silence before we say our "I love you"s and hang up. I look at the time, 11:50 PM. I quietly open my door and walk to the kitchen and open the fridge for a beer. 

"Hey." I jump out of my skin and turn towards Marley. I wave at her and grab the bottle opener on the fridge. 

"What are you doing up?" I ask taking a swig of my beer. She sits down on the bar stool.

"Can't sleep." She looks towards the couch. "Where is Geoff?" Of course she would be asking for Geoff. I shrug my shoulders and walk to my room. "Wait," I feel the sweet burn of her small hand wrapping around my wrist and pulling me back. "I don't like being alone, can you watch TV with  me until I fall asleep please?" I am under her spell instantly as her eyes lock on mine. I nod my head and lead her to my room. 

"Don't worry, I will carry you to Geoff's bed, I assume that is where you are sleeping?" She bites her lip and nods her head. I sit against the headboard and she lays her head down on the pillow beside me. "What would you like?" I ask turning the TV on.

"TeenNick, the classics are on." I scan through the guide and find the channel. While she watches the TV I scroll through my Twitter Feed. My eye lids start to drop and I lay down and slowly fall asleep.

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*Marley POV*

I feel an arm wrapped around my waist and my back is against a chest. I slowly pull up Gavin's arm from my waist without waking him. I walk out of his room and make my way to the kitchen where Geoff is frying bacon. I sit down at the bar stool and Geoff greets me as he hands me a plate with bacon, eggs and two pancakes. 

"How did you sleep last night?" He asks me taking the seat beside me. I push the eggs away from the other food.

"Good," I answered bluntly. 

"Gavin a good cuddle bud there?" He tries to make a joke but fails.

"Well I couldn't sleep and Gavin was in here when I was looking for you and he offered to sit in the room with me until I fell asleep and I guess he fell asleep." His chest rose and then sank again. I wrapped a piece of bacon in a pancake and poured syrup on my plate. I dipped my pancake wrapped bacon in the syrup and took a bite.