Cold Hearted August

Chapter 4.5 Unexpected Superises Catalina

I watched from the window being hidden behind the blinds as Lara pulled out of my driveway slowly before hitting the street and taking off down the road to where ever she was going to next; or whoever.Part of me wanted to stay in the car, to stay with Lara despite the unexpected surprise of her presence earlier this morning.

My cheeks still blushing at the embarrassing encounter and my exposed position I was in thinking that I was alone; maybe Lara was right. I should start looking into locking my door even though to my defense I had never dared to try something like that before.

Part of me couldn't brush off the thought of the coincidence of Lara showing up at the exact moment of my...showing was anything but good timing and even though part of me was pissed off at Lara for just standing there and watching instead of leaving automatically ,another part of me found it quite hot if not riveting at how baffled and clearly aroused state Lara was in once she caught me in my private matters.

Especially after our encounter in the kitchen and her accusation when having me pinned against the refrigerator that I was thinking about her, a slight blush warmed my cheeks as I replayed the encounter again awakening butterflies in my stomach and a slight dampness to accrue at the imprint of Lara's warm hands on my racing pulse.

The sweet simple touch caused my heart rate to increase when she dragged her thumbnail down my wrist when I had addressed the notion that it wasn't her name I was screaming out; I knew she didn't believe that, part of me didn't either.

Walking into my living room flickering through the channels of the television  nothing even remotely entertaining was allowing my mind to elope as memories of today's breakfast 'date' caused me grin before evolving to a face consuming smile as the Lara I once briefly knew bubbled to the surface when she exposed real raw emotions about her past.

Suddenly there was raided knocking on my door, I leaped from my seat as my heart had done the same in my chest. The obvious question of who it could be present in my mind even though my heart was wishing I would be presented with the presence of the blued eyed beauty. Sadly to discovery it was not.

"Finally! Mind explaining this to me?" Shannon spoke with an unorthodox greeting as she huffed and puffed looking like she had ran up to the door.

"Explain what?" I asked.

"This!"She answered presenting her cell phone to me with a picture of Laraand I at the diner together. Someone from the table that was starringat us probably took the picture.

"What about it?"

"You had a date with her? How the hell did that happen?" Shannon asked walking into my home.

"It wasn't a date and it just did." I answered.

"How?"Shannon continued.

"Do you really need details?" I asked starting to grow annoyed at her intrusion causing to roll my eyes as I shut the door behind me.

"Ah yeah. Spill." Shannon scoffed making her way to the living room,plopping down on the sofa. I on the other hand detoured to the kitchen to grab a drink, "So what happened?"

Taking a seat on the opposite end of the couch as I gave Shannon the play by play of this mornings events; leaving out the part of being caught in an intimate moment with myself since I didn't need to hear the ridicule; so I twisted the story; if not lied when I started that Lara had come upstairs after I had come out of the shower.

I was briefly interrupted as Shannon made a sound track of bowchica wowow clicking her tongue as I told her about the  flirtatious exchange.