My Anchor (Trio Series Book 1) (10 page)

“It was good. Operation ‘get Rick out of the closet’ was I do believe, a success. I saw him kissing Shawn so that’s good right?” She only nods. “I just want him to be okay with who he is, he’s a great person and deserves to be happy.” She just nods again. “What?” I cross my arms, she better get out with it.

“I just think that maybe you shouldn't push, maybe there is a reason why he is so apprehensive about his sexuality. You forget I have classes with him too and I have seen him flirt with girls. Maybe not all the time but he definitely has an interest in them too.” I put my hands up.

“Alright I will back off, for now, but if I find his soul mate guy or girl I'm going in,” I say smiling.

“And what about your soul mate? Don’t think for a second I didn't see that look on your face. What happened yesterday?” So intuitive, little shit.

“Just asked the wrong question and he calmed up. Not something I can’t relate to, I’ve done it to him more than a few times. I just have to give him space he will get over it.” Hopefully.

“Good,you sleep with him?” Well fuck. All I can do is smile, giving me away. She laughs at me. “That was a record for you, wasn't it? You two have been dating for what four weeks now?” I guess it is a record.

“Yes I guess four maybe five but who is counting?” I respond even though I know it has been exactly four weeks and three days.

“Well, how was it?” This question again.

“Amazing.” Is all I can say, because that is what it was, amazing.

“Well that’s good, when do we get to meet him?” I shake my head.

“I really don't know. Maybe soon?”

“Alright, can’t wait. I'm hungry let's grab some lunch. Maybe a romantic comedy marathon kind of day?”

“Romantic comedy then a shoot em up movie. Then we have a deal.” She laughs.

“Fine you win. Let me guess Leo, Mark and Matt with the Irish accents?”

“You know me too well.”

We order way too much Chinese food and watch Cristal's movie first. Some sappy one that will jerk the tear right out of you unwillingly. I hate those movies. When I get up to switch to my movie there is a knock at the door and on the other side is Lee. Well, I guess one of my friends is meeting him today.

“Hey, what are you doing here? And how did you know which door was mine?”

“Oh someone was walking out and I asked where the hottest girl in the world lived. They sent me here.” So goddamn cheesy. I roll my eyes at him, what a dork. But a cute one.

“So you must me Lee,” Cristal says walking up behind me.

“You must be Cris. Linn has talked a lot about you and Shane.”

“I'm sure she has. Well, we were just going to watch a movie and we have plenty of Chinese if you want to stay.” Smooth Cris.

“Yeah I can do that if that’s alright with you babe.” He looks at me and I get that tingle I get every time he calls me babe. Normally I'm not a pet name kinda gal, I mean I really think it’s stupid but coming from him and the way he says it…

“Yes that’s fine you can stay, just don't eat all my won-tons and we won't have an issue.” I smile sweetly at him. We all settle back down on the couch and Lee isn't shy about grabbing a carton of chicken fried rice and devouring it. I snuggle into his side and we watch the movie. Sometime in the middle of the third movie I fall asleep.

I wake up when Lee brings me to my bed tucking me under my covers. Then he turns around looking like he is about to leave and I don't want him to. “Stay please,” I say and sit up.

“Okay.” He whispers in a husky voice. Coming toward me pressing his lips and body down onto mine pushing me into the mattress. I love having his body against mine, his weight on me. My hands start their roaming and go under his shirt lifting it over his head. “You are going to have to be quiet this time screamer, don't want your friend getting the wrong impression of me.” He says lifting my tank top over my head then going down to suck my exposed nipples.

“Wait why weren't you worried about my screaming last night? Rick was there.” He chuckles.

“You may think Rick is gay, but babe he ain't completely gay. Just had to let him know who you belonged to. I wasn't about to fuck you for the first time and have you keep quiet.” Tingles. Everywhere. Wait.

“What do you mean not completely gay? That’s not even a thing. You think he is bisexual?” I guess that would go with what Cristal was saying.

“You think I would miss him checking you out in that thing you call a swimsuit? He was eying you up as much as he eyed up Shawn and me.” Well shit.

“We just made his day yesterday then didn't we?” I laugh out.

“Little shit.” He flips me onto my stomach pulls down my shorts just enough to expose my ass and slaps it, hard. This surprises me and I yelp.

“What the hell Lee?” I'm flipped back over then my shorts are being pulled down the rest of the way. He hops off the bed and pulls his pants down too. Grabbing a condom from his wallet making quick work of putting it on his thick cock. Then he is back on the bed and between my legs guiding himself to my slick entrance pushing in slowly. I moan and arch into him loving that first stretch of him entering me. He starts to pick up the pace and I can’t help but start to get noisy. What can I say, I'm a vocal lover.

“You gotta be quiet babe.” He whispers in my ear.

“Can’t” is all I can say back. Suddenly he pulls out. “What are you…” is all I get to say before he flips me over putting my ass in the air and my face in my pillow. “Scream all you want now Screamer.” He growls out then slams back into me hard. I cry out into the pillow. This is my favorite position and we haven't tried it before now. Damn does it feel good. He grabs my ass cheeks and squeezes, I love that. Then I feel his thumb brush against my asshole and I can’t help it I jump. That really isn't something I’ve been into, I got really drunk one night and tried it and I'm in no hurry to try it again.

“Easy babe I won't go there just giving you a little tickle is all.” This relaxes me and I let it go. In all honesty, it does feel good just enough to push me over the edge and I'm coming in no time. I feel him speed up then suddenly he pulls out. I feel hot spurts of his release coat my back. Marking me. Then he collapses and pulls me into him so we are front to back with the stickiness in between us. Not too many men would be okay with that. They can squirt it all over us but when it comes to getting it on themselves they want nothing to do with it. Well unless they are jacking off that is.

“You’re mine babe. Don't forget that.” He whispers in my ear. “Sorry about this morning, it’s just a hard subject to talk about.”

“You can talk about it whenever you are ready.” Stroking his arm and kissing his hand resting my cheek on it.

“I was going to be a dad once but she took that away from me. Went and got an abortion and in turn ripped my heart out. The date is the day I found out.”

“That… really sucks.” Is all I can say because, well, it does.

“Yeah. Haven't talked to her since she told me what she did. Can’t do it. Can’t even stand to look at her.” He sighs. “Good night babe. Waffles in the morning?” he asks getting a chuckle out of me and lighting the mood.

“You and your waffles.” I pause, turn and kiss him once more. “I would love to, goodnight.”

Lee is gone before I wake in the morning. On my pillow is a note that reads…

So sorry but something came up and

we are going to have to skip the waffles.

I will call you later. Lee

Okay then. I wonder what was so important, he seems to have something going on all of the time. In the early hours of the morning, I did hear a phone chime then felt the bed rustle but that was all. I fell right back asleep. Getting up I groan and stretch my back loving the feel of it cracking. I'm sore and it feels oh so good and I smile remembering the night before. This could really go somewhere, I think to myself. The smell of coffee gets me even further out of bed and I leave my room almost ready to begin the day, almost.

“Have a fun night last night Linnie?” Cristal asks from above her creamed cup of coffee. She likes to put that Irish cream stuff in her coffee, to sweet for me, I like my coffee to taste like coffee.

“Yes?” I say it like a question because I'm not sure what she is getting at.

“The walls are a little thin and well, your room is next to mine.” She states matter-of-factly.

“Oh, well, in that case, yes I did. He tried to keep me quiet but you know me I like to…”

She throws up her hands to cover her ears. “Stop! Please!” Then she closes her eyes and starts singing ‘lalalala can’t hear you’ out loud. I ball up a paper towel and throw it at her head, this makes her stop her singing and we laugh at each other.

“When is Shane getting back?” I ask a while later. We are both in the living room using some form of technology for our homework. Really what would the world be like without smartphones and tablets? Ha!

“Not sure haven't heard from her,” Cristal says barely taking her eyes off of her tablet. The phone rings and I'm closest so I answer it looking at the caller ID before I do. Yes, we have a land line, it comes with the Wi-Fi so might as well have it hooked up right? The caller ID reads MOM and I answer it immediately.

“And how is my favorite mother?”

“Linn, how are you, my sweet girl? Been staying out of trouble I hope?”

“You know me, mom, not at all.” We both laugh.

“My baby there? I need a little Sweet Pea time.”

“She sure is, I’ll hand the phone over to her. Love you mom.”

“Love you too sweet girl.”

I hand the phone over to Cristal. With a smile, she grabs it from me answering with a hello and heading to her room. Must be going to talk about the bad date. Brinn, Cristal’s mom, is like a mother to all of us. Always was there for us when our actual mothers weren’t, not that mine could be helped but Shana’s sure could have but still was a flake of a parent. Always leaving for weekends and extended weekends to shack up with some rich man. I'm really not sure how she met these men being in a small town and all. Probably online dating or something who knows? After Shana’s dad left her mom they moved in with her grandma who took care of her most of the time while Rita was out having her fun.

When Cristal came into the picture I had already met Shana and we quickly became a trio always with each other and often spending most of our time at Cristal's house with her mom. Whenever one of us would get into trouble at school or need something she was always there for us. I remember one time when I got busted for shoplifting I sat at the police station for hours waiting for my dad to come and pick me up, only he never did. So I sat there and waited, they couldn't release me because I was a minor. I think it was probably ten O'Clock at night and I heard Brinn come storming into the station demanding they release me to her.

“Sorry ma’am but we couldn't release her because she is a minor. She was caught stealing, the store has been lenient and has decided to not press charges unless it happens again.”

“Have you called her father?” Brinn asks and I strain to hear what they say.

“Yes, ma’am we did.”

“And?” She says impatiently waiting for an answer.

“He said she could rot here ma’am. Then hung up the phone.” Really thought he would have said more.

“Well I am here to take her home.” The officer went to interject but Brinn shut him up real quick. “Get her out here now, she is thirteen years old and the store isn't pressing charges you said. She can go home.” She stated in a stern tone I would only hear if I was being a shit. The officer came and got me, releasing me into her care, as they said. The walk to the car was quiet but when we got in that’s when the silence was broken.

“If you ever get into trouble like that again I will take a switch to your ass myself you hear me?”

“Yes.” I barely whisper to her.

“And you call me if you need help or have someone call me. I know you have shit for a parent and I am sorry for that but you have me now and I expect to be called.”

“Okay,” I whisper again.

“Now what was it you were trying to steal?”

Embarrassment floods my face I look at the floor and rub my foot in circles on the mat. “Tampons,” I say so very faintly but she must hear me because she only nods and we take off to her house. When we get there I go up to Cristal's room and let her in on the events of the night. Later Brinn comes up and pulls me out of the room handing me a box of tampons. “You ever need anything, anything at all sweet girl you tell me.”

“Okay, Mrs. Trill,” I say taking the box from her.

“No sweetheart you call me mom from now on if that is alright with you that is.”

“It is, thank you… Mom.”

It seems like that was forever ago, I think while fingering my puzzle piece necklace Brinn had made for the three of us for graduation. They all fit together like those friendship heart things that say ‘best friends’ ours don't say anything but the fitting together says it all. We are all very different but we all fit together perfectly. I really don't know where we all would be today without that woman she truly is one of a kind and the best mother I never asked for.