Cat & Her First Love (Novella Of The "And Her" Series) (COMPLETED) (UNEDITED)

Chapter Eight-Craig

After the game finished I got showered, changed before leaving the changing rooms to go looking for Catherine and Layla, hoping they waited for me.

I find them where I left them, making my way over to them, my eyes stay on Catherine, until this girl gets in front of me.

"Hey, craig. Great game, you wanna do something?" she purrs as she glides her finger down my chest. Now, normally my cock would be all over this, but it hasn't even twitched.

Hmmm?

I take the girls hand from my chest dismissing her. "Nah" before continuing my walk over to Catherine and layla.

Layla is grinning at me as I approach them, but I can't get a read on Catherine's expression.

"Hey, lurch. You played a good game" Layla says with a punch to my shoulder.

"Thanks, Tink" I reply keeping my eyes on Catherine.

"Yeah, you did good" Catherine smiles at me.

"Thanks. So—I scored that goal" I tell her with a mischievous grin.

"You did" she nods.

"So" I say encouragingly.

"So" Catherine mimics trying to look innocent.

"About that kiss" I say as pull her up to me.

Catherine mock gasps. "Oh, this kiss" she says giving me a kiss on my cheek, which leaves a weird tingling sensation on my face as it did earlier when she kissed me.

Layla snort laughs at Catherine's play.

"Oh, nice try, baby" I growl before grasping her by the back of the neck, pulling her to me and kiss the fuck out of her making her gasp and moan.

fuck me

I don't know how long we get lost in this kiss, but Layla being Layla stops it. "Er, okay, guys. Fucking hell, it's getting a little uncomfortable now" she teases us blushing furiously before glaring at Catherine. "She's alive!!" Layla mock gasps teasing Catherine again. "I thought I lost you through Craigs suck fest then" she cackles.

I chuckle even though Catherine glares at us both with flushed cheeks, I can't help it, Layla's a funny character. I decide to take pity on Catherine. "Come on, ladies. I'll walk you's home" I tell them.

"Oh, no. I'm fine, I'll get that cab there, me ma'll kill if am late for me tea" Layla mock panics.

I see Catherine stare hard at Layla, I try to keep a straight face as I know she's trying to get her friend to stay."You sure you can't just stay out a bit longer?" Catherine smiles through gritted teeth.

Layla bats her eyelashes innocently. "Babe, you know how me mum gets" she says rolling her eyes and pulls her in for a hug whispering something in Catherine's ear and I hear the words Tell Him! As she kisses her cheek, waving at us as she turns. "See ya lurch, take care of my girl" she winks as she opens the cab door and gets in driving off leaving us alone.

Catherine looks at me smiling nervously tucking a piece of hair behind her ear.

"Come on" I say softly taking her hand in mine.

Okay, what the fuck is with me, and wanting to hold her hand?!

We start to walk in silence, and it starts to get to me before I ask her what Layla meant."So, what do you need to tell me?" I ask her bluntly watching her eyes widen.

She blushes. "Erm—" she says nervously biting her lip.

Pulling us to a stop, I take her face in my hands. "Catherine—just tell me, what's wrong?" I ask as I stroke my thumb against her cheek enjoying how she closes her eyes at my touch.

"It's just—I don't think I'm what you want" she says nervously pulling herself from my hands.

I frown confused at her sudden confession.
"What do you mean?" I ask her genuinely confused as to where she's going with this.

"I can't be like the other girl's" she confesses. "Like that" she says with meaning.

Oh, I get it she's thinking am expecting her to put out.

"I don't think you're like that at all, Kitty Cat" I tell her honestly.

"I'm not, listen—I like you, Craig. I do—I just" she hesitates. "I don't want to label this—us, till we're both ready. I want to get to know you and you me. I mean you were my first kiss for god sake" she tells me.

Say what now?

"I mean, if I'm what you want, you'll be okay going at my pace" she whispers shyly. "If not, we can just be friend's" she adds with a shrug, but I can tell by her voice and her eyes that that's not what she wants.

"Kitty Cat, I like you too" I tell her honestly and feel fucking butterflies as I see her smile light up her face. "And I know I've got a bit of a rep, but nobody—nobody has ever got to me like you have" I say as I hold her beautiful face in my hands."You wanna take things slow? Get to know one another? Be friends first? Am good with that" I tell her.

She grins at me then. "Am gonna be your best friend, Craig Berkeley" she teases before she kisses my cheek.

"I have no doubt" I grin and hold my arm out for her. "Right, come on then bestie, let's get you home" I tell her as she links her arm with mine.

We walk for a while, and end up at a flyover, overlooking the M57 motorway, Catherine stops watching the car's pass by under the bridge."My god, this is high" she gasps. "Look at how fast they're goin" she says.

It's starting to go dark a bit now and the stars are starting to appear. "It's beautiful up here though" she says softly looking up at the sky. "I really like it here—Oh, this could be our spot" she grins at me.

"Yeah?" I grin back at her.

God, she's fucking beautiful.

"Yeah, somewhere we can go, where only we go" she tells me looking at the stars. "Imagine what it looks like up here on a clearer night?" She says in awe.

"We'll come up here one night, just us" I tell her as I hold her hand.

"Promise?" She asks looking at me.

"I promise" I tell her. "In fact" I say opening my bottle of water and splash it on the barrier. "I dub thee 'our spot' " I grin as she giggles and gasps. "Oh, I can go one better" she says rooting in her bag and gets a black marker out writing our names Catherine & Craig's Spot Always before she grins at me in triumph. "See—our spot" she says smiling brightly at me.

"You little rebel" I tease.

She blushes, I chuckle at her unease before throwing my arm over her shoulder. "We'll come back again soon" I tell her as we walk away from Our Spot.