Chapter 173 Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Three

Chapter 173 Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Three
I nod my head. "Yeah, why do you ask?"

Keaton shrugs. "You guys are just being really quiet. Did I ruin your time with him? I can go hang out in Evan's room until Cory leaves. I won't be mad or upset if you just want to hang out with him." He says, giving me a reassuring smile.

I shake my head and grab his arm. "No! Don't leave." I say, a little more forcefully than I meant to.

Keaton's facial expression turns serious. "Did something happen before I got here?"

"No. Not anything like what you are thinking. Don't worry, nothing happened and nothing is going to happen." I say. "I don't want you to get mad at Cory. I promise, nothing happened and I made it very clear nothing will ever happen between us."

Keaton stares at me for a long time, long enough to make feel a little uncomfortable. I know he wouldn't ever do anything to me, I just don't want him mad at me or Cory for that matter. Right as I'm about to tell him to say something, he finally says. "Tell me what happened. I don't care what it was, I just want to know what he did." He says, his tone saying he isn't messing around.

"It's not what he did. It's something he said and it was my fault. I am the one that asked him. He was just being honest." I say.

"Erin, just tell me what he said." Keaton says, sounding a little irritated.

I sigh, looking down at my lap. "He said he was thinking about how nice it would be to kiss me. The second he said it, I pulled away from him and made it very clear that I am not going to cheat on you. I swear we didn't do anything and he didn't kiss me. He was just thinking about it." I say, rambling a little.

"What were you guys doing before he said that?" Keaton asks, reaching over and turning my face so I am looking at him.

"What do you mean?" I ask, a little confused.

"What were you doing that made him think about kissing you? He's not just going to randomly tell you that or even think about it. So, what were you guys doing?" He asks, keeping his gaze locked on me.

"I- umm, w- we were just talking and watching a movie. I had my head laying on his shoulder and he looked at me like he wanted to kiss me. So I asked him what he was thinking about." I pause. "I shouldn't have asked him. It's not like it mattered anyway. I just thought maybe I was imagining things. Don't be mad at Cory okay. He promised he wouldn't try anything, unless I want him to." I say, feeling guilty for even making Keaton question any of this.

Keaton is quiet for a minute, his eyes searching my face. Like he's trying to see if I am telling the truth. "Did you want him to kiss you?" Keaton asks, still staring at me.

"What? No! Of course not. I don't want to kiss anyone but you Keaton. I swear." I say, looking him directly in the eyes. "You can trust me. I promise I will never do anything to mess this up. I'm not going to hang out with him alone anymore either. I want you there when we hang out."

Keaton visibly relaxes. It sucks that he even had to wonder about that. I hope he trusts me and knows I won't make the same mistakes I made with Christian. "I do trust you." Keaton says. "I just don't trust everyone else. Now your brother has given every guy permission to talk to you with no consequences and I don't like the thought of everyone trying to get with you."

I smile, sitting up in bed so I can straddle his lap. Keaton puts his hands on my hips, holding me possessively. I cup both his cheeks with my hands and look directly in his eyes. "I don't want anyone but you. I don't care if every guy in school asks me out, I will have the same answer for all of them. You are the only person I want and need. If there was a way I could make all the guys leave me alone, I would." I say, rubbing his cheeks with my thumbs.

"I know, baby." Keaton says, smiling at me. "There is one thing we could do to get everyone to leave you alone, but it involves telling your brother about us first."

I sigh. "Yeah, that is probably about the only thing we can do and I know we need to tell Evan about us. I guess I'm just scared." I say, giving him a small smile.

Keaton squeezes my hips gently. "It's okay. I will be right there with you, we will tell him together. Plus, I'm sure he is going to be more pissed off at me, than at you. So, hopefully he just yells at me." Keaton says.

"I will think about it. Okay?" I say.

"Okay baby." Keaton says. I lean in and kiss him. It's soft at first, but it quickly turns into a more passionate kiss. Keaton swipes his tongue across my bottom lip and I open my mouth, giving him access. His tongue swirls around mine, as his hands slide down and around to my ass, squeezing hard. He pulls me closer on his lap, never breaking the kiss.

I slide my hands around to his neck, twisting my fingers in his hair. His hands begin to roam, rubbing and squeezing my ass, thighs, hips. The kiss turns messy and almost desperate as we try to get even closer. I feel his hand slide up under the back of my shirt, his skin is hot against mine, sending a rush of excitement through me. I moan softly against his mouth.

God I missed him so damn much. I will never get tired of this. Sitting here on his lap, kissing him, and having him so close, makes me completely forget every reason I had to keep this a secret. If we said something about our relationship and everyone, including Evan knew about it, then we could do this any time we want.

"Damn, looks like I came back a little to soon." Cory says, laughing.

Me and Keaton pull away from each other, both breathing hard. I guess we were both so lost in the kiss that we didn't hear my bedroom door open. If Keaton did hear it, he didn't care. Honestly I'm not sure I would have cared either if I heard it.

Keaton looks at me and I give him a 'please don't say anything' kind of look. I don't want him to say anything to Cory. I already took care of it and I don't want it to be a big deal. I also don't want Cory to feel uncomfortable around me.

Keaton doesn't say anything, which I'm taking as a win. I turn and look at Cory. "Sorry, we got a little carried away." I say, as I try to climb off Keaton's lap. Keaton grabs my hips, pulling me down on his lap. I look at him and he just smiles. I guess this is where I am sitting now.

Cory laughs, shaking his head. "It's okay. Do you guys want me to leave?"