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

Chapter 16

*Marley POV*

Gavin parks in the nearest parking space at Wal-Mart. I feel really bad having to purchase items on this family day, but you know, Mother Nature cannot be controlled. When we walk in, the store looks completely abandoned, like there had been an apocalypse.

"Attention customers, due to today being a holiday, the store will be closing in 30 minutes," a very soft voice of a man bellows through the intercom. I drag Gavin to the toiletries and find what I need. We rush over to the food and I lead him through the isles, his hand slips into mine and I don't stop it.
My heart flutters at the close connection and we find the plates. Gavin grabs the paper plates and we find a package of tea candles.

We run up to the self check out, avoiding the glares of the cashiers. We go to separate check outs, but right next to each other. We finish up at the same time and I resist the chocolates and candies that tempt me. We walk out to the car and Gavin's hand finds mine again. His touch sends shivers through my spine and he instinctively looks around the parking lot.

"Don't be dumb," I sing song. He walks me to the passenger door and he slightly touches my hip before he opens the door for me.

I get in the car and he closes the door behind me and walks to his side putting the bags on the floor at my feet.

I notice Gavin look at me during a red light. He out stretches his arm and places his hand on my thigh. My body tenses.

"Not a good time to do that," I say moving his hand.

"Oh sorry," he says gripping the steering wheel. We pull up to the apartment building and I take the bags trying to hurry inside.

I go to the washer and switch my clothes to the dryer. I place my box of tampons on the bathroom counter and join Geoff in the kitchen. We have a small conversation before Gavin cursing grabs our attention.

"Marley come here," Gavin calls me to the couch. He holds up his phone so I can see. A picture of me and him holding hands in the store is on Twitter. I read the text: Gavin cheating on Meg?

My face gets hot. "No no no," I say rubbing my face. I back into the wall and slide down to a sitting position. My chest gets tight and I put my face into my knees. Small tears prick my eyes and I hate being a hormonal emotional mess.

A/N: Hiii, sorry I haven't updated for a good while. First I was out of town, but I also work M-F 6am-7pm. Sunday's and Saturdays are my only days off and I use both to catch up on sleep. I'm going to try and update more. I'll hopefully have another chapter up before Christmas. I know this is poorly written, but I plan to edit this later.