chapter 9 :: What are we now

Edie

The sun shines on my face as I wake up to Conrad asleep. I quickly take a picture so I can look at it whenever I miss him.

"Wait, Edie, what does this mean?"

Are you two just friends with benefits, or are you boyfriend and girlfriend?

My subconscious is loud as he opens his eyes and our gaze meets, causing me to jump off the bed.

"Good morning," I say, but he doesn't say anything, he just lays there gazing at me.

"Do you want to have breakfast with me?" He ask, I'm feeling flushed.

"Yes, sure. I will just go take a shower," I say, my voice a little too high-pitched, too bright, too loud for just saying yes.

My subconscious is ashamed of me; I can almost see her cringe.

"We will go shower, Edie," he says, pulling my hand into the bathroom and letting the water flow into the tub.

"Edie, you are still wearing your dress?" I let the robe loose and take off my nightgown, as well as my underwear, standing naked and self-aware as his eyes light up with excitement.

"When God created you, Edie, he made no mistakes," he says, causing me to flush. He gently bathes me like a child and hands me the sponge.

"Now it's your turn, Edie. I want to be clean like you," he says, as I put my hands on his chest and he guides my hands across his body, invading me.

After a quick bath, I get dressed in my yellow shirt floral dress. I watch Conrad slip into his shorts, a T-shirt, and shoes.

When did his clothes arrive? In the elevator, I'm standing with a song blasting through my earplugs when Conrad takes one from me.

What are you listening to?" he pulls a plug from me and wears it.

Nice song, he yells.

Yeah, it is. Do you like it? He nods, his lips twitch up a smile. When I first met you, I thought you were that guy that always got what he wanted,he chuckles, grips my head, and pins me to the wall with his hips.

Yeah, and what do you think of me now? His hand strokes my hair gently.

" That you're the guy that gets what he wants" he smirks at me. Of course, I do, Edie. But right now, you're the only one I want, I flush crimson.

His lips hover above mine, leaving me hungrily waiting for his lips. "What are we now, Edie?" I flush. I know what he means. " I want to know Conrad what are we ?" . I can't help but pretend.

What do you mean, what are we? His mouth sweeps on mine very briefly but very real, it sends exhilarating trills down my spine.

" I'm your boyfriend, Edie. Only me. You are mine,he says with a spark in his eyes" of course I want to be his woman so bad .

" What, Conrad? Don't tell me I have to share you with the endless counts of women " he arches his brows at me.

" Endless counts? No, Edie, it's just you" I can't contain my joy. Just me.

"Conrad, you don't have to change who you are for me," I say as he strokes my chin with his finger.

"Edie, shhh... don't worry about that now," he finally kisses me. This kiss means more to me than anything in my life, even more than when Dylan asked me to marry him. His tongue is exploring me, kissing me in a slow, rhythmic dance of two lovers. I moan into his mouth. It's a slow, erotic dance that tells me I'm falling for a guy I only met few months ago.

Somehow, I'm not worried about it. He breaks our kiss when the elevator door opens. My breath is ragged, but he looks unaffected, his eyes shining brighter than before.

"The Cafe is just around the corner, it's not far from here," he tells me as he takes my hand. I nod, and he gives me a sweet smile. I stare at his hands holding mine. I can't figure out why I feel like a high school girl in love for the first time. Crap, I'm falling for Conrad.

He points to a cafe up front. "Edie, you've never been to my house, and now we are dating."

"Are you inviting me to your house?" I ask, and he nods, pulling me into the cafe.

We walk into this outdoor breakfast cafe, and I sit down. "I will go put in our orders. What do you want?" I flush.

"I will have French toast with a cup of coffee and milk, please," he nods, giving me a kiss on my forehead before he leaves.

He walks away, taking off his sunglasses, and he looks so damn beautiful.

I see some girls in a company of four, they turn to stare at him. they say something among themselves and they are giggling,One of the ladies stood up to go talk to him and I blushed. Conrad is such a damn good looking man.

She brushed his shoulder, he turned in surprise. I could see they were having a conversation but I couldn't hear what they were talking about.

My phone buzzed and it was Tia calling.

I picked up the call and Tia was yelling over the phone.

"Edie, don't tell me you are with Conrad right now?" I stared at him.

"I am, Tia. Is there a problem?" She sounded really upset.

"Edie Evans, why do you always like going for the red flags?" I chuckled. Conrad was walking back with a tray in his hand, so I tried to clear my purse off the table.

"Tia, can I call you back?" I said.

"God, he's there with you, isn't he Edie? I won't be here if you get hurt again." I blushed and ended the call.

He put down the tray and set a coffee cup in front of me, along with my French toast. He also got me fries, and my coffee had a heart symbol. I could see the ladies over there glaring at me.

"What did you do to offend the ladies?" I gestured towards them. He glanced at them briefly and took a seat by my side.

"She wanted my number, and I told her I already have a girlfriend." I blushed, but they didn't look too happy.

"Who were you talking to on the phone?" He asked, staring into my eyes.

"That was Tia," I say as I set my phone down on the table.

"Does she know about us?" he asks, and I nod.

"She just found out. Did you tell Joey we are together?" I ask. He nods.

"Yeah, I did. Is there a problem?" I say no, but I know I'm in for an earful from Tia. I know she only does it because she loves me. Tia has been my friend since before my dad died. When my dad died, her parents tried really hard to adopt me, but I was already placed in a foster home.

After my foster father tried to rape me, Tia's dad made sure he got me out and back to live with them. She is like my big sister.