Rafe by Amy Davies Read Free Book Online

moment” I look back to mom and she is smiling at me, yeah mama Phoenix gets me. Nix and Brax both nod their heads.
    “Well, Rafe it’s nice to see you finally man up dude. I mean we all know how you felt about Lucy, shit you crushed hard on her for years. You kept her secret, which is a total sign if respect in our book you know this. But I agree with you on this boy, she needs a friend more than a fuck buddy if you know what I mean” I jump to my feet, why the fuck would he say that to me; he knows how I feel about her.
    “What the fuck, Uncle Brax” I snap at him, he hates being called Uncle, they both do. “You know, Snowflake would never be a fuck buddy to me. NEVER.” They all stare at me and I know why. I just called Lucy ‘Snowflake’ in front of them. Not good. I look away and avoid their stares.
    “Did you just call, Lucy Cooper ‘Snowflake’? As in...”  I nod my head, telling them yes.
    “Oh fuck, Rafe. Are you going to tell her or is she gonna have a big surprise when she gets in your pant. Sorry Hayley” I just sit there looking at my chucks.
    “When the time comes I will explain it to her okay?” I get to my feet and make my way back to my mom and lean down and kiss her cheek. “I will explain when and if the time comes, OK. I promise mom” I nod to my uncles and leave the office. I need some fresh air. As I walk to my baby, all thoughts of Lucy fill my head. The way she smiled at me, the way she smelt. Damn that girl smells amazing, fuck I’m getting hard just thinking about how she smelt. What the hell. I climb in my car and crank up the music. Linkin Park’s “Faint” blasts through the speakers. I need a long drive to clear my head. But I know that I will never get Lucy out of my head, not that I want to but I will try my damned hardest to be friends with her, well until the times comes and we become more.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 
    Chapter 5
    Lucy
     
    After watching Rafe walk away, Milly and Mia pounce on me. They are both totally shocked and slightly pissed off that I didn’t inform them that I knew Rafe. They hound me with questions.
    “Why the fuck didn’t you tell us you knew Inside Noise? That’s not very friend like, Coop.” I step around them and make my way to the back room to hang up my bag. I turn to head back to the store front and the girls are all up in my personal space. I shrink back slightly.
    “I grew up with them but I didn’t know they were Inside Noise until last night. I haven’t seen the boys in a while. What’s the big deal, girls?” I shrug and squeeze past them. I open the till and lift my store ID up and around my neck. I turn to Milly and Mia, who are still staring at me with mouths hanging open. “You will stay like that if the wind changes,” I tell them.
    “Did you fuck , Rafe last night? Did you know that they sleep with so many groupies? It’s the Phoenix effect, as Reeve calls it,” Milly kindly informs me. Oh, I know what the boys call it. They used it all through high school, but I managed to keep my feelings wrapped up tightly. Rafe knows I like him but it’s ‘Lucy Time’ for the time being. I’m just not sure how long I can keep it up. We will try the friend’s path, even though I know how hard it’s going to be.
    “I didn’t have sex with Rafe, okay? We are just friends, girls. Like I said, I grew up with them.”
    Mia chimes in, “So, you didn’t have sex with Rafe?” I shake my head no. Why aren’t they getting this? “Oh that’s awesome, because I wouldn’t want him to use you like the trashy groupie he took back stage last night. She looked well fucked when she came out of that back room. All rosy cheeks and everything.” My blood runs cold through my body. Mia’s statement floors me for reasons I’m not comfortable with. I didn’t see them at the club last night.
    “I’m going to sort out the deliveries, you two okay in here?” I