You Distract Me - S01 E47

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You Distract Me - S01 E47

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 47

Cruel And Unusual Punishment

Olivia

After finding a safe position—which was my feet crossed over Shayne's lap—she started to talk.

"You know she took over after my parents died in the car crush and then after my grandpa passed away?"

I nodded slowly. "Yeah, you told me." My heart ached for young Shayne who'd just lost most of her family at the time. A lump formed in my throat.

"Well, after that, I was sure my life was over. I barely had any kind of relationship with her then. I cried every day for weeks, completely inconsolable. She tried to form a bond between us, but I hadn't given her the time of day.

"One night, a friend coaxed me into going to some stupid raging party. I got so drunk and high, I couldn't even move when the cops had crushed the party. I'd barely spent a few minutes in a jail cell before gran bailed me out though."

She started to massage my feet, and my eyes involuntarily fell to those skillful long fingers, eliciting explicit images.

Now isn't the time, stupid.

"I hadn't bothered to apologize and she hadn't said a word the entire way home. Infact, she hadn't said a word for days. The guilt began to hit me and before I knew it, I was apologizing.

"She'd gotten so mad at first, telling me I wasn't the only one grieving, and that it was selfish to assume she hadn't been grieving too. Then she'd made me gumbo and we binge-watched Faulty Towers till the next morning."

She chuckled lowly as a tear escaped her eye. Roughly, she brushed it away.

"After that we were inseparable. Even when I went off to college, she came along with me and we moved into a cosy little apartment.

"There was this one day when I broke her favorite casserole dish and I was too scared to tell her. The woman had the nerve to find my class only to pull on my ear and drag me outside for a good scolding." Her chuckle came again. "She was incredible and—"

Her voice broke and she looked right at me, pain in her eyes. That was when I knew what she needed at the moment.

Quietly, I pulled my feet off her lap and slipped my arms around her firm shoulders, bringing her closer to my body. Instantly, she wrapped me up in her strong hold, her face leaning into my shoulder.

"Shhh, it's okay," I cooed as I ran my fingers through her hair, coaxing her into falling back with me and laying half way over my body. One of my hands rubbed her muscular back while the other continued to play with her raven hair. "I'm here, it's okay, I'm here."

There wasn't a single sound from her, but the dampness sipping through my shirt at my shoulder indicated her state.

I didn't stop caressing her, and after what felt like an hour, her breathing evened out and I thought she'd fallen asleep. Until...

Drawsily, she said, "I never wanted you to come with me to the funeral because I would have lost it. Because I adore you more than you know, I was afraid you'd make me weak."

I froze. "You-you adore me?"

"So much." She snuggled further into my neck as her body went slack against me. She'd fallen asleep.

Immense joy overcame me as a huge smile took over my face. She adored me! Shayne West adored me.

My goofy smile stayed on until I dozed off too.

🍀

"Hey, open your eyes, princess."

I woke to the gentle tapping of Shayne's hand against my butt. Incredibly intense hazel eyes stared amusingly down at me when I opened my eyes.