Butterfly Kisses
my hand up to stop him.“No, Ty. It’s okay. I just forgot that the only person who has ever really broken my heart is you. It’s always been you, and if I don’t stop it now, you will continue to break it over and over again.”
I turned and walked away that night and I never looked back. He never came after me either.
Sadie and I got back to my house and loaded my bags up and we left town that night, without Tyler.
Chapter 8
Tyler
I was standing in the kitchen watching my mom finish up dinner. I’d been coming here right after work for a week straight now.
“Are you going to eat with us tonight?”
“Probably not, just killing time before I head home. Work was hectic today.”
“Tough kids this year?”
“I feel like the parents are getting harder to deal with, rather then the kids.”
“Maybe if you stopped sleeping with the parents, it might get easier.”
I rolled my eyes. “Thanks mom but I don’t sleep around as much as you assume, I do.”
I was still dressed from work in my dark jeans and dress shoes. I rolled up my black button up shirt, so my sleeves weren’t to long and started helping my mom by doing some dishes.
“Ryder will be in town for the weekend.” My mom mentioned out of nowhere and I was sure it had been gnawing at her since the moment I got there.
“I know, dad told me.”
“Oh, so is that why you have been here every day this week? Hoping to catch a glimpse of her arrival?” My mom teased.
I rolled my eyes. “No, I doubt she wants to see me, she has made that very clear. So, I gave up a long time ago.”
“I see. I wasn’t aware I raised a quitter.”
“Seriously?” I asked in an annoyed tone as I finished another dish and set it in the dishwasher.
“Stop, you don’t need to do those.”
“Let me help you, gees, mom.”
“Stubborn man, just like your father.”
I laughed. “Where is dad?”
“I sent him to the store for some groceries.”
“I was wondering why I didn’t see his car out front. I guess I better move mine before he gets back, I parked in his spot.”
“You better do it now; he should be back any minute.”
I turned the water off to the sink and dried my hands, tossing the hand towel on the counter. Then I turned towards the living room and headed outside to where I’d parked my car.
When I got out there, I pulled my keys from my pocket and walked towards my parent’s driveway. Once I reached my driver side door, a set of headlights coming down the road caught my attention. Then an unfamiliar BMW pulled into Ryder’s parents’ driveway next to my car.
When it parked, a guy stepped out of it and we both acknowledged each other with a head nod.
The guy didn’t seem familiar, other than the fact he reminded me a lot of that actor, Liam Hemsworth. Otherwise, I couldn't recall seeing him around before.
The passenger door opened up and stole my attention from the stranger. I saw a set of converses hit the pavement and my heart stopped. Then two small hands grabbed the side of the car door and Ryder pulled herself out of the vehicle.
She moved to shut the car door behind her before she finally looked up and acknowledged me, stopping in her tracks.
“Ry?” I asked, as if I needed confirmation that it wasn’t just my imagination.
“Oh, Hi Tyler.”
The fact that she used my full name actually hurt more then I had expected. It was like she was attempting to void all the history that remained between us in one simple gesture.
Sure, I hadn’t seen her for the last five years five but for me that didn’t change anything. As I looked her over now, I smiled at the sight of her converse sneakers. She was still the same old Ryder, and that knowledge pleased me.
However, my smile faded quickly when my gaze traveled up her slender legs and over her narrow hips. I wouldn't have thought it possible, but she’d only become more beautiful in her absence.
I’d always found Ryder beautiful, from the very beginning. However, as I got older, she only became a harder temptation to ignore. I wasn’t proud of the fact I took notice of the way her body was changing back then, but I did my best to pretend I didn’t.
She cleared her throat.
I quickly averted my eyes from her ass and let them finish their path up along her waist. My eyes now focused in on the T-shirt she had on. Wait, I knew that t-shirt. It was my t-shirt.
“Nice shirt.” I stated, trying to distract myself from the visual that suddenly planted itself in my thoughts. Ryder laying on her bed, beneath me, topless. That shirt discarded to the ground next to us, on the floor of her bedroom.
I swallowed.
She glanced down and I saw a light blush touch her cheek.
Oh, so she did remember our history.
“Thanks, I’ve had it so long. I don’t even remember where I got it.”
Liar.
I offered a knowing smile. “Oh yeah? I had one just like it.”
“Oh, what a coincidence.” She offered, obviously irritated by my all-knowing grin.
She looked over at the guy who had drove her here, but I couldn’t see the look she was giving him. All I knew was he was eyeing me now, as if he knew exactly who I was.
“Hey, I’m Kirk.” He introduced himself. “I’m the boyfriend.”
Yeah, I get. No need to lay claim, buddy.
It made sense she had a boyfriend. I mean, for years I had to ward off the losers who wanted to