saying shit out loud, over and over, like a total crazy person. Maybe he was right, maybe I really am a psychopath. I keep turning the key out of complete frustration. What little sound the engine was making has now disappeared. I turn the key one last time.
Not even the slightest hint of sound .
I collapse my head onto the steering wheel. What am I going to do? Maybe if I just bury my head on the steering wheel all of my problems will magically go away. Isn’t this the time when my fairy godmothe r’s supposed to show up and make everything all better? I tilt my head to the side and actually begin to take comfort in the steering wheel.
Not a good sign. But then again…
“Ya want some help?”
Cage .
His voice sounds more incredible than ever, but I still can’t seem to peel the side of my face from the steering wheel.
“I don’t mean to interrupt your nap or anything, but you look like you could use my help right now,” he says. I can hear from the creaking sounds that his hands are leaning on the door, just inches away from me.
“I’m fine, really,” I pause, “but thank you.” I can feel the frustration leave my body with every soothing word that pours from his mouth.
“You’re not fine, McKenzie. Pop the hood, will ya?”
I reach down and open the hood, still unable to look up. I can hear Cage fiddling under the hood.
“Your battery needs a boost,” he says. “I’ll pull my car up and grab my jumper cables.”
His kindness is throwing me off. Fighting I can do. Arguing, no problem. Debating, right in my wheelhouse. But dealing with someone who’s trying to help me even after he just caught me breaking and entering into his apartment… I’m totally stumped.
“Hang on Kenz, I’ll be right back.” I listen as the shuffle of his feet on my driveway grows more and more distant. I must er up the courage to peel my head off the steering wheel and sit up straight in my seat.
Cage pulls his car up next to mine and gets out. I look out of the corner of my eye and catch a glimpse of his hips as he walks past me towards the engine of my car.
“Okay, give her a start,” Cage calls out from under my hood.
I turn the key and the engine starts right away.
Cage shuts the hood and walks toward my window. I take a deep breath and look up at him. That crazy beautiful look in his eyes is back.
And I want nothing more than to grab him by his shirt and drive my tongue in his mouth.
But I’ve done enough damage already.
“Thank you,” I say quietly.
“No problem, Kenz.” He cracks a smile that only Cage West can crack. “Any time.”
“ Cage, about me going through your stuff, I’m so sorry.”
“Forget about it.” He snickers and leans in closer to me. “I forgive you.”
“For real?” I ask. “It was pretty pathetic.”
“Yeah, it was. I’ll drink to that,” he smirks. “But I’ll take it as a compliment that you couldn’t help yourself from snooping through my things.”
I roll my eyes at him. “I forgot just how highly you thought of yourself,” I laugh as I look away for a moment.
He lightly bangs on the roof of the car. “Anyways, you’re all set to go.”
“Yup, I’m all set to go. ” Only now I don’t want to go anywhere. Especially without him. With my foot on the break, I put the car in drive. I look up at him one last time.
O ur eyes lock, and everything else around me disappears. No sounds, sights, or feelings.
Only us .
Only now I have to start driving because I don’t have the guts to say what I should say right now.
“Thanks again,” I say as I turn my eyes away from his and adjust the rearview mirror. I begin to drive the car out of my u-shaped driveway.
“McKenzie, wait!” he calls out. I step on the break and notice his legs coming towards my side of the car.
He stops in front of my open window. I look over at his belt, then make my way back up to his eyes. “You forgot something,” he says, smiling.
I shrug my shoulders, totally
Not even the slightest hint of sound .
I collapse my head onto the steering wheel. What am I going to do? Maybe if I just bury my head on the steering wheel all of my problems will magically go away. Isn’t this the time when my fairy godmothe r’s supposed to show up and make everything all better? I tilt my head to the side and actually begin to take comfort in the steering wheel.
Not a good sign. But then again…
“Ya want some help?”
Cage .
His voice sounds more incredible than ever, but I still can’t seem to peel the side of my face from the steering wheel.
“I don’t mean to interrupt your nap or anything, but you look like you could use my help right now,” he says. I can hear from the creaking sounds that his hands are leaning on the door, just inches away from me.
“I’m fine, really,” I pause, “but thank you.” I can feel the frustration leave my body with every soothing word that pours from his mouth.
“You’re not fine, McKenzie. Pop the hood, will ya?”
I reach down and open the hood, still unable to look up. I can hear Cage fiddling under the hood.
“Your battery needs a boost,” he says. “I’ll pull my car up and grab my jumper cables.”
His kindness is throwing me off. Fighting I can do. Arguing, no problem. Debating, right in my wheelhouse. But dealing with someone who’s trying to help me even after he just caught me breaking and entering into his apartment… I’m totally stumped.
“Hang on Kenz, I’ll be right back.” I listen as the shuffle of his feet on my driveway grows more and more distant. I must er up the courage to peel my head off the steering wheel and sit up straight in my seat.
Cage pulls his car up next to mine and gets out. I look out of the corner of my eye and catch a glimpse of his hips as he walks past me towards the engine of my car.
“Okay, give her a start,” Cage calls out from under my hood.
I turn the key and the engine starts right away.
Cage shuts the hood and walks toward my window. I take a deep breath and look up at him. That crazy beautiful look in his eyes is back.
And I want nothing more than to grab him by his shirt and drive my tongue in his mouth.
But I’ve done enough damage already.
“Thank you,” I say quietly.
“No problem, Kenz.” He cracks a smile that only Cage West can crack. “Any time.”
“ Cage, about me going through your stuff, I’m so sorry.”
“Forget about it.” He snickers and leans in closer to me. “I forgive you.”
“For real?” I ask. “It was pretty pathetic.”
“Yeah, it was. I’ll drink to that,” he smirks. “But I’ll take it as a compliment that you couldn’t help yourself from snooping through my things.”
I roll my eyes at him. “I forgot just how highly you thought of yourself,” I laugh as I look away for a moment.
He lightly bangs on the roof of the car. “Anyways, you’re all set to go.”
“Yup, I’m all set to go. ” Only now I don’t want to go anywhere. Especially without him. With my foot on the break, I put the car in drive. I look up at him one last time.
O ur eyes lock, and everything else around me disappears. No sounds, sights, or feelings.
Only us .
Only now I have to start driving because I don’t have the guts to say what I should say right now.
“Thanks again,” I say as I turn my eyes away from his and adjust the rearview mirror. I begin to drive the car out of my u-shaped driveway.
“McKenzie, wait!” he calls out. I step on the break and notice his legs coming towards my side of the car.
He stops in front of my open window. I look over at his belt, then make my way back up to his eyes. “You forgot something,” he says, smiling.
I shrug my shoulders, totally
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