AVRIL'S CASE -BOOK 2

Chapter Six

Cassie lay on Tyler's chest and smiled at the beat of his heart. She had her arms wrapped around him and she shut her eyes and enjoyed the moment as they both lay on his bed. The lights were dim and the air conditioner was turned on, the low buzzing sound coming from it soothing. She gently grabbed his shirt and took a long sniff from it and sighed with a smile on her lips. She could feel Tyler's body move up and down as he laughed.

"Did you just sniff my shirt babe?" he laced her hair around his finger.

"You're supposed to be sleeping," she put her hand over his eyes "and yes I did, it's not my fault that you smell so good." He took her hand off his eyes and placed it in his, he played with the tips of her fingers and then placed a kiss on it. She pulled her body up, causing the sheets underneath her to get rumpled. She placed a soft, sweet kiss on his lips. He put his arms around her shoulder.

"I couldn't sleep," he sighed " My coach has been howling at me for a long time, and then there's work. I didn't bargain for all this, my life was easier with my dad around," he turned to her. It hurt her to look at the great pain in his eyes as he spoke those words.

"Aww, babe." She pouted. She sat up and rubbed his belly soothingly. "How about Peter, can't he help out with your dad's company?"

"He doesn't have a business mindset. My dad thought me all I know, Peter rebelled all his life, he never wanted to be involved. He's tried, but it just didn't work out." He sat up "My mum says me and my dad are the same, she says I'm the only person that can take over."

"But is it what you want to do babe? Run your dad's company."

"It is, but it' not all I want to do. I take my sport very seriously, it's right at the top of my list, but I wouldn't be able to live with myself if all my father built crashed because I was too busy kicking balls into a net."

"It's not just kicking balls into a net baby," she took his hand and placed it on her laps, "it's what you love. I'm sure you'll figure things out with your dad's company," she nodded. He did too, although he didn't seem convinced enough. He was so conflicted, between two things that he loved,  he knew that diving even halfway into one was affecting the other.

Tyler stood up from the bed and picked up his comb from his table and continuously passed it through his jet black hair, a bit too quickly.

"Your hair is perfect babe," Cassie said in a teasing tone and laughed. She pulled her knees up to her chest as she watched him as amusement glistened in her brown eyes.

"I'm carrying out my frustration on my hair," he said and continued combing. Cassie got off  the bed and walked to him. She put her hands up and grabbed the comb that was in motion due to the frantic combing. She dropped the cob to the ground and wrapped her arms around Tyler's neck. "You'll figure things out because if you don't you'll comb all your hair out and you'll be ugly."

He laughed " will you still be with me if that happened?"

She shook her head "nope," she laughed and placed a peck on his lips.

"Well I guess I'd have to figure things out," he took her hands in his. "Thanks," he said looking deep into her eyes, like he was trying to reach into her soul, into her core. "I love you, Cassie."

She smiled "I love you too babe," she said, and then rested her head on his chest. Everything about that moment with Tyler felt perfect, but she had a feeling that she would ruin things by going on with Avril's case. She bit her lips, she wanted to open up to him, she wanted to open up to everyone, to people she actually trusted. Instead, she was stuck with Joseph, someone she could not even stand.