Speak Low If You Speak Love
"I Love You"
She opened her eyes and smiled when she saw the messy black hair of the person beside her. She closed her eyes again as she moved closer to him and fell back asleep. As she moved closer he pulled her tighter to him not bothering to open his eyes. He was the first to wake two hours later. Coby smiled at the woman laying beside him and trailed kisses over her bare shoulder. Zoë rolled over in bed and looked into his eyes. She smiled and let him kiss her. Her arms lazily going around his neck. She moaned as he pulled her closer to him and ran a hand over her side. She grinned as she pressed against him. He felt her body press against him and rolled so that he was leaning over her. She grinned up at him and whispered to him.
“I’m falling in love with you Coby…”
“I’m already there.” He said kissing the tip of her nose. She smiled up at him and knew that this time it was different. She just couldn’t believe she had gotten this lucky at the worst time in her life. She didn’t care though because she had him and wasn’t letting him go. He looked down at her and kissed her. They were interrupted a moment later as the phone rang. Jacoby glanced at it and Zoë rolled so she was leaning on her elbow watching him as he moved to grab the phone.
“Hello?” Coby asked somewhat annoyed.
“I want to see Devyn.”
“Jesus Christ Heather.” Zoë sighed and grabbed the clothes she had discarded the night before and headed to his shower. Jacoby sighed as he watched her move to the shower. He argued with Heather for a good twenty minutes and when he was hanging up the phone she was walking out of the bathroom freshly showered and wearing her jeans and one of his shirts. He swallowed as he saw her. She was beautiful. He moved to her and she shook her head and shoved him toward the bathroom he just laughed. When he was done he found her downstairs flipping through channels on the TV.
“So what’d Heather want?”
“She wants to take Devyn to Michigan with her again. She isn’t taking my daughter out of this state.”
“She won’t bring her back will she?”
“Which is why she isn’t’ getting her. She wanted me to take her so I did.”
“Well that’s all that matters baby. You did the right thing.”
“Yeah, you don’t mind her hanging around with us all the time do you?”
“Of course not she’s a sweetie. Besides she’s your daughter.”
“God I love you.”
“Good to know. I love you back, now are you ready to pick up that child of yours?”
“Gotta stop at the store first.”
“For?”
“Sour patch kids and Starbursts.”
“for?”
“Payment to Paige for babysitting.”
“Ahh.” was all Zoë said before taking his hand and walking out the door. He kissed her forehead before he locked the door and she grinned like an idiot.
Paige was sitting there watching as Devyn played with the toys she had brought with her. She glanced up as Matt opened the front door and Devyn ran to her dad. He lifted her up and passed a bag of candy off to Matt who passed it to his fiancé. Paige started digging through the bag and smiled when she pulled out a pack of starbursts. Zoë shook her head laughing at her cousin who just looked up at her and raised an eyebrow, then grinned.
“So are you coming into the restaurant today or hanging out with my best friend.”
“Nah we’re taking Devyn to the Pier. I’ll be in tomorrow though I promise.”
“Okay…Zoë can I talk to you in the kitchen for a minute?”
“Sure…is something wrong?”
“No, I just want to talk to you alone.” And Zoë followed Paige to the kitchen.
“What’s up Paige?”
“Hurt him and so help me god I’ll kill you. I know seeing as gramma just made us both rich, that you’re not after him for his money, hell I’m not sure you even know what he does, but just don’t hurt him.”
“I know he’s your best friend. And yes I know what he does. And I don’t plan on hurting him. Paige. I’m in love with him already.”
“I’m falling in love with you Coby…”
“I’m already there.” He said kissing the tip of her nose. She smiled up at him and knew that this time it was different. She just couldn’t believe she had gotten this lucky at the worst time in her life. She didn’t care though because she had him and wasn’t letting him go. He looked down at her and kissed her. They were interrupted a moment later as the phone rang. Jacoby glanced at it and Zoë rolled so she was leaning on her elbow watching him as he moved to grab the phone.
“Hello?” Coby asked somewhat annoyed.
“I want to see Devyn.”
“Jesus Christ Heather.” Zoë sighed and grabbed the clothes she had discarded the night before and headed to his shower. Jacoby sighed as he watched her move to the shower. He argued with Heather for a good twenty minutes and when he was hanging up the phone she was walking out of the bathroom freshly showered and wearing her jeans and one of his shirts. He swallowed as he saw her. She was beautiful. He moved to her and she shook her head and shoved him toward the bathroom he just laughed. When he was done he found her downstairs flipping through channels on the TV.
“So what’d Heather want?”
“She wants to take Devyn to Michigan with her again. She isn’t taking my daughter out of this state.”
“She won’t bring her back will she?”
“Which is why she isn’t’ getting her. She wanted me to take her so I did.”
“Well that’s all that matters baby. You did the right thing.”
“Yeah, you don’t mind her hanging around with us all the time do you?”
“Of course not she’s a sweetie. Besides she’s your daughter.”
“God I love you.”
“Good to know. I love you back, now are you ready to pick up that child of yours?”
“Gotta stop at the store first.”
“For?”
“Sour patch kids and Starbursts.”
“for?”
“Payment to Paige for babysitting.”
“Ahh.” was all Zoë said before taking his hand and walking out the door. He kissed her forehead before he locked the door and she grinned like an idiot.
Paige was sitting there watching as Devyn played with the toys she had brought with her. She glanced up as Matt opened the front door and Devyn ran to her dad. He lifted her up and passed a bag of candy off to Matt who passed it to his fiancé. Paige started digging through the bag and smiled when she pulled out a pack of starbursts. Zoë shook her head laughing at her cousin who just looked up at her and raised an eyebrow, then grinned.
“So are you coming into the restaurant today or hanging out with my best friend.”
“Nah we’re taking Devyn to the Pier. I’ll be in tomorrow though I promise.”
“Okay…Zoë can I talk to you in the kitchen for a minute?”
“Sure…is something wrong?”
“No, I just want to talk to you alone.” And Zoë followed Paige to the kitchen.
“What’s up Paige?”
“Hurt him and so help me god I’ll kill you. I know seeing as gramma just made us both rich, that you’re not after him for his money, hell I’m not sure you even know what he does, but just don’t hurt him.”
“I know he’s your best friend. And yes I know what he does. And I don’t plan on hurting him. Paige. I’m in love with him already.”