Chapter 31 Could This Be Love?
Shawn’s POV
“Everything’s alright, Mrs Vegas,” I quickly said, trying to keep my voice steady despite my heart pounding like a drum. “I…I’m just not feeling too well. I think I’m throwing up. That’s why I called Avery to come help me through it.”
For a moment, there was total silence on the other side, before Avery’s mother’s voice cut through it, her voice sounding worried. “Oh no, poor thing. Do you need us to take you to the hospital? Should I call a doctor?”
“No, no, I’ll be fine,” I reassured her quickly, my hand still covering Avery’s mouth. “It’s just a bit of nausea from the pre-game stress. Nothing serious…we’ll be out in two minutes.”
“Alright, dear,” She replied. “Take your time. We’ll be waiting for you and Avery in the dining room to have dessert.” With that, her footsteps retreated down the hallway.
The second she was gone, I removed my hand from Avery’s mouth, both of us scrambling to get dressed in fast but silent motions. I was still pulling up my trousers, buttoning them hastily, when Avery turned to me, her expression a mix of lingering suspicion and vulnerability.
“Shawn… is anything really going on between you and Rafe?” she asked softly, her voice dripping only to my hearing. “Are you… into men?”
“Seriously?”
A humourless laughter tore out of me, the sound coming out a little too sharp as I stepped closer to her, zipping up my pants.
“If I were into men,” I whispered, leaning in until my lips brushed her ear. “Would I fuck you this good? Would I stretch this tight little pussy so deep it makes you forget your own name? Would I make you drip down my balls and moan like a desperate slut while your parents are waiting for us at dinner for dessert? Huh?”
For a terrifying second, the words hung heavy in the air between us. I watched the doubt in her eyes flicker, but then it quickly faded away as a deep flush crept up her cheeks.
She bit her lip hard, clearly remembering how roughly I had fucked her nonstop just minutes ago against the bathroom wall. Before she could part her lips to respond, I pulled her into a passionate kiss, my hands cupping her face.
I deepened the kiss, swallowing any ounce of sound that she would try to make, pulling her body flush against mine as the tension drained away. When we finally broke apart, she rested her forehead against mine.
“Don’t you dare cheat on me, Shawn,” she warned, nothing funny about the tone of her voice now. “You belong to me and me alone.”
“I know,” I shot back, nodding as I stroked her cheek. “I’m all yours, baby.”
We composed ourselves as best we could, smoothing down our clothes and fixing our hair before stepping out of the bathroom.
The moment we made our way back to the dining room, Avery sat down gracefully at the table, completely unaware that I wasn’t planning on staying anymore.
“I’m really sorry,” I said, forcing an apologetic smile toward her parents. “But I have to head back to the academy right now. The curfew hours are coming up soon, and if I’m late they won’t let me in…that could cost me my position as the captain…”
“….I hope you all understand.”
Avery looked up at me, a mix of irritation and disappointment etched across her face. “You can’t go now, baby. I mean…you haven’t even tasted Mom’s dessert yet. Just stay a little longer, please?”
“I wish I could,” I insisted, already moving toward the door. “But I really need to go. Thank you so much Mr and Mrs Vegas for having me over for dinner tonight, it was really wonderful.”
Much to my surprise, Avery’s parents nodded understandingly, bidding me goodbye with warm smiles. Avery walked me to the front door, her hand sliding into my arms possessively.
As we stepped outside, under the porch light, we said our final goodbyes. She pulled me in for one last deep kiss, her fingers fisting into my hair like she couldn’t get enough.
“Drive safe, baby.” She whispered against my lips. “And don’t forget to text me when you get back.”
“I will.”
Without hesitation, I got into my car and started the engine, driving away from the house. The moment the lights of her neighborhood faded in the rearview mirror, the mask dropped.
“Oh, thank God!”
I had used every excuse to escape that dinner because the only place I wanted to be right now was with Rafe. I picked up my phone from the passenger seat and dialed his number again.
It rang.
Once. Twice. Three times.
Straight to voicemail.
“Fuck,” I muttered, tossing the phone back down onto the passenger seat.
Why the fuck isn’t he answering me right now?
I picked up the phone and dialed again, gripping the wheel so tight my knuckles turned white. The phone rang four times before going straight to voicemail once more.
“Pick your goddamn call, Navarro!”
I slammed my palm against the dashboard, the sharp smack echoing inside the car.
“Come on, Rafe, pick up the fucking phone!”
The more I kept dialing his name on my phone, the more the image kept flashing in my mind like an unwanted dream—Rafe in that club right now, on his knees, moaning while the bastard stretched him open, fuck him raw, all because I had chosen Avery tonight.
“Shit!”
The jealousy burned hotter than ever, twisting into something dark and possessive in my chest.
Navarro is mine.
That ass, the way he always begged me to fuck him when I had him pinned against the wall — it all belonged to me. No one else had the right to touch him…not to even dare hear the sound of those moans that drive me fucking crazy.
The thought of another man’s hands on Rafe’s body made my blood boil. I wanted to punch that son of a bitch in the face and make sure he never looked at Rafe again.
I dialed one more time. Still nothing.
“Goddamn it, Navarro!” I barked, my voice echoing inside the car. “You better not be spreading your legs for him right now. That hole is mine. You hear me? Mine.”
My foot pressed harder on the accelerator, the city lights blurring past me as I began to speed faster. I knew exactly where he would go when he wanted to punish me.
But tonight, this was all going to end. One way or another.
I was going to find Rafe, drag him out of there if I had to, and remind him exactly who he fucking belonged to.