Outbound Lane An Unspoken Truth Novella (Unspoken Truth Series)

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Book: Outbound Lane An Unspoken Truth Novella (Unspoken Truth Series) by Renea Porter Read Free Book Online
Authors: Renea Porter
comment as we walk to his truck. He laughs as he opens the truck door for me and I jump in. He shuts the door and slides in behind the wheel, flashing his ever so wicked smile at me. He grabs my hand and kisses it, causing me to blush. Another first.
    For some odd reason, there is just something sexy ab out the way he drives his truck. I don’t know if it is a manly thing or what, but damn. He pulls into a new ice cream place and we walk inside. The ice cream shop is the equivalent of heaven with its colorful interior and the assorted flavors of ice cream and toppings as you make your own. I put birthday cake flavor ice cream in my bowl and top it with sprinkles, gummy bears, cookie dough balls, and Oreo crumbs. Cole gets strawberry flavored ice cream and tops it with cheesecake bites and some other toppings. We take a seat in one of the booths and he slides in next to me.
    “Here, try some,” he offers a spoonful of his ice cream and he hits my nose with it.
    “Oh, so it’s like that, huh?” I pull back and wipe my nose with the napkin.
    “How could I resist? Okay, seriously try it.” He holds his spoon out again and I put my hand on the spoon so he doesn’t pull another sly move like he just did.
    “Mmm, here try some of mine,” I say. He is hesitant and I pay him back by smashing it into his face like he did me.
    He laughs. “You are going to get it when we get home.”
    “Oh, I’m so scared,” I say, joking.
    Cole pulls into the driveway and I immediately run in to find a hiding spot, since he said I was going to get it. I slide into Layne’s room, the one Cole sleeps in, and I slip behind the door and try to slow my fast beating heart.
    “Oh where is my , Lexi?” he echoes through the house as he continues to look for me. I try my best not to giggle, and I wonder if this is what couples do. Or are we just being childish? And before I realize it, Cole catches me off guard and pulls me out from behind the door. He throws me on the bed and I giggle uncontrollably.
    He climbs on top of me. “How is this? You have no control and I can do whatever I want,” he torments. “Like I can do this.” He kisses me and slides his tongue in my mouth and I crave his kiss. My breathing kicks up as he towers over me and he stares into my eyes. “And I can do this.” He kisses a trail along my neck. But my body clinches on its own accord, even when I will it not to. My mind takes me back to that dark place and all I see is him on top of me and I start to cry uncontrollably. My nails dig into Cole’s skin, and I think I draw blood.
    “Alexis, snap out of it; it’s me Cole.” He shakes my head from side to side. I blink my eyes, and I realize it is Cole that is on top of me. My body loosens as I hear the pain in his voice. But grief overtakes me and I cry because I haven’t gotten past this pain like I thought I had.
    “I’m so sorry,” I say through my tears after seeing the blood on his arm.
    “I’m okay. How are you?” Cole sits me up on the edge of the bed and kneels on the floor in front of me. And his worried eyes search mine.
    The guilt stays resided in my heart from hurting him, and I know I should just break things off with him now because I’ll only hurt him.
    “I’m okay now. Maybe this is just hopeless; maybe we should just ends things now, before one of u s gets hurt. I already hurt you.” I point to the blood.
    “No! Just because things don’t go as planned, doesn’t mean you get to run away from your problems. This was just once that something like this has happened. We’ll take it slow just as we have been and work our way up to it. Do you hear me?”
    I nod in agreement. I wouldn’t be able to stay away from him, anyway.
    “We’ll get through this ” He sits on the bed and brings me into his arms, my personal safe haven. I just have to keep reminding myself it is Cole. He brings me into him, close, and exhaustion takes over as I let my eyelids close. But before I let the dreams

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