She Stayed | ACM |

3.

Posted: Feb. 17, 2016

3. Austin

"Are you ready?" I ask Rowan, wrapping my arms around her waist from behind her.

"I think so" She nods, and I kiss her shoulder.

"Come on then" I say, and she grabs her bags, following me out to my car "Morning Charlie" I nod, and he smiles opening the door.

"Morning"

I let Rowan in before me, grabbing her bags to put them into the trunk, climbing in after her. She gives Charlie her address and we drive to her house, my arm around her shoulder as he drives. When we get to her house, I get out before her, walking to the trunk getting her stuff.

"I can take it from here" She chuckles, reaching for the bags but I pull them away.

"Let me help"

"Okay" She nods, walking up the front porch steps. She lives in a small house, something I'm not used to, but it's cute. She walks in, and shuts the door behind me "Um, I'll show you my room" She says awkwardly, leading me to her room. She opens the door and I walk in, sitting her bags on the floor.

"Your room is nice" I chuckle, looking around the room.

"Oh hush, I know it's plain" She laughs, which was true. She had white walls, white carpet and a floral comforter on her bed "I'll see you later?"

"Yeah" I nod, placing my hands on her hips "I'll come visit you at the bakery whenever I get free time okay?"

"Okay" She nods.

"But I have to get to work" I lean in to kiss her lips "I'll see you later" I smile, walking out of her room and out of her house. I walk out to Charlie, and get in the back seat, him looking at me from the rear view mirror a grin on his face.

"What?"

"Nothing" He shakes his head "Absolutely nothing"

"Yeah okay" I roll my eyes playfully, and he begins driving me to work "Hey Charlie?"

"Yes?"

"Have you heard about a bakery called Dulces?" I ask, scrolling through my phone.

"Can't say I have. Why?" He flickers his eyes to the rear view mirror for a second, before returning them back to the road.

"I'm going to need you to drive me there at lunch" I say, locking my phone and sitting it in my lap.

"For your Princess?" He snorts, and I laugh.

"Shut up!"

"I'm just saying, I'll tell your mom"

"Really? My mom?"

"Yes, she'd love to hear from me" He laughs. Charlie had been my mom's driver before she was mine. It's not that she was famous or anything, she just had a lot of money and hated driving. I chuckle, shaking my head, and soon we're pulling up to my building "I'll be back at noon"

"I'll be waiting" I nod, getting out and walking into my building. I take the elevator up to my floor, and walk into my office, Mack already there waiting for me.

"Hey Bitch" She smacks the back of my head.

"Ow! What the fuck?"

"Sorry, I got excited" She laughs, sitting down on a chair "How's your girlfriend?" She asks, kicking her feet up on my desk.

"She's not my girlfriend" I push her feet off my desk "But she's fine"

"She is your girlfriend"