Chapter 6
Kaylee
When I wake up next to a warm body, I freeze and forget where I am. That is until I open my eyes and see I’m in Garrett's room. Next to me in bed, is my best friend, who is also naked and passed out from the multiple rounds of sex we had last night.
Fantastic, amazing, life altering sex. I try to stretch a bit, and his arm that’s over my waist just pulls me in tighter, not wanting to let me go. So, I lay there, enjoying his hold and taking a look around his room.
His room is mostly gray. Gray walls, gray chairs, gray carpets. The bedsheets are almost white, but still a soft shade of gray. As a joke our senior year, I bought him some red pillows to give his room some color.
The problem was when placed in his room of gray, the pillows looked almost a shade of dark pink. I remember laughing so hard at it, but those pillows are still here, sitting on his chair and giving some color to the room.
I smile, thinking about how all this time, he has had a bit of me in his room. When he shifts beside me, I look over at him with the smile still on my face.
With his eyes still looking sleepy, he whispers, "I like you waking up with a smile on your face."
"I can't believe you still have those pillows. When I gave them to you as a joke, it was even funnier, when they looked pink in here."
"Well, I kept them as a joke, just to rile you up. But then after you went off to school, I kept them, because they were a piece of you."
I lean in and kiss him, which quickly turns into more, and after three orgasms, I roll out of bed, claiming the need to eat. Getting dressed, I head to the kitchen to start some omelets.
As Garrett walks into the kitchen, he says jokingly, "I think we need to call this brunch and not breakfast."
He's right, as it's almost eleven a.m.
"When was the last time you slept in so late?" I joke with him, because I know he's been up early to do the morning chores every day, since he took over the ranch, and even before that.
"I don't know. Maybe, when I was homesick from school, and my mom insisted I rest?" He says, making the coffee for us.
When we sit down, he pulls me into his lap and keeps one arm around me, as we eat.
"You should come out to the barn with me, before going to see your dad."
I agree, nodding my head, and then we finish our breakfast, talking about anything and everything.
As I follow him out to the barn, I see the ranch with fresh eyes. Eyes of someone who might possibly consider living here. While this ranch has always been a home to me, I never thought about it as a permanent home. It was a place to stay for the weekend.
Now, I can’t help but think, if things continue the way they are with Garrett, this place might be more than that, and the idea doesn't scare me.
Going to the barn to check on Firecracker, we also end up helping out with some of the chores in there. I'm surprised Geo isn't here to give us a hard time about getting such a late start, but that’s good because it allows me to stay in my head about how life would be like here.
Every morning, I'd be up with the sun making breakfast, and then coming out here to help in the barn. Working side-by-side with Garrett is something I could get used to.
"Hey, you better go see your dad, so you two can be back in time for dinner," Garrett says, wrapping his arms around my waist from behind.
"Ahhh, yes. I will go field all the questions of what’s going on with you, and then you can charm him with your cooking."
"With my mom’s cooking, but yes." He kisses down my neck. "Now go, before I drag you back to the bedroom."
"Don't tempt me with a good time."
I smile over my shoulder, as I walk to my car. Even as I drive down the driveway and towards my dad’s place, his eyes stay on me.
Pulling into the driveway, I don't waste any time sitting in my car, because my dad will already know I'm here. He has a good ear for people approaching his house. Plus, he’s expecting me.
I walk in the front door and slip off my boots.
"Dad?" I call out.