Scarlett Crawford, a widowed mother with a young daughter depending on her, struggling to keep her life and emotions in check, but with the help of her best friend and her big brother she does what she can. But will a chance encounter with an attrac...
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Noah
I was abruptly awoken up by an alarm I hadn't set.
"Oh fuck! Shit!" I glanced down to see a tangled mop of red hair lifting suddenly from my chest. "Noah, I have to go, I'm so sorry." Scarlett swore again and sat up so that my morning view was the glossy white skin of her back, her wavy copper hair loosely cascading down and a glimpse of side boob.
"Let me throw on some pants and I'll take you home." My voice was thick with sleep. Scarlett nodded and waited for me to turn to the side of the bed before she slipped out and shyly scurried to the bathroom to collect her own clothes. A smile played across my lips as I saw her naked form slip through the door, leaving it ajar. I grabbed my jeans and a fresh top from the pile I'd kicked under the bed in a rushed attempt to clean up last night. As I pulled my shirt over my head, I heard Scarlett with her phone on speaker in the bathroom.
"I know, I'm so sorry. Can you drop her off for me please?" Scarlett's breath hitched as she tugged on her skirt.
"Yes, I can take Quinn to day-care, but I can't pick her up today because I've got a meeting in the city that I have to leave for shortly." Nikki replied.
"Thank you so so much. I'm fine to pick her up anyway." I heard the clunk of shoes.
"Ok great, I expect all the details when I get home tonight by the way." Nikki laughed at Scarlett.
"Shh, you're on speaker. I've gotta go, I'll talk to you later."
"Say hi to lover boy for me." Nikki laughed loudly again, making kissy noises through the phone.
"Oh, shut up you idiot." Scarlett said affectionately, returning the laugh and hanging up on Nikki. I looked up as she stepped back into my bedroom in last night's outfit. "Hey. Sorry about that." She came further into the room but remained on the opposite side of the bed.
"Morning, sorry it's off to such a bad start." I said with a smile and a shrug, hoping it wasn't bad at all. From where I was standing, this could have easily been the best morning I'd ever had.
"Not so bad," Scarlett beamed at me, "Just a bit surprised. I, um, wasn't expecting to stay over but obviously I fell asleep. Sorry." She bent down to retrieve her underwear she'd left on the floor, her already rosy cheeks pinked even more as she straightened.
"I like that you stayed. I wish you could stay longer now." I didn't want her to go. I wanted to take her in my arms and lay in bed with her all day, I didn't have anywhere to be.
"I wish I could too, but I've got work. I can call a taxi if you want to go back to sleep?" I walked around the bed till I was standing in front of her, gently placing my hands on her hips pulling her toward me.
"Why would I want to go back to sleep when I get to spend the extra time with you?" I tipped my face down and softly brushed my lips across hers. Scarlett dropped her underwear and phone onto the bed and reached up to rest her hands on my chest and pressed her lips harder against mine. Our kiss was interrupted by my phone going off, signalling a text, making Scarlett jump a little at the volume of it. "I guess I forgot to put it on silent last night, I wonder what could have distracted me?" I said with a smirk, making Scarlett laugh.
