Always For Keeps ( For Keeps part 2)

Twenty Five. Luke

We hit the lobby of the building just as Cam walks in.
"Am I late?" He asks looking at his Apple Watch.
"No. Luke is just super motivated to have Scarlett for dinner." Paisley laughs as she jumps into his arms. "What are you doing here?" She asks.
"Well I was going to take you for dinner, but now my brain is elsewhere and I'm thinking Luke's onto something." He kisses her quickly before tossing her over his shoulder. "These short girls and their short legs." He laugh. "Come on woman. I'll drive you to work tomorrow." He says as he smacks her ass.
"Right!" I laugh and hug Scarlett close.

Cam and Paisley leave and halfway to my truck I throw Scarlett over my shoulder.
"I'm starving." I laugh.
"I can tell." She giggles.

It's a short ride to the apartment and we almost run up to the room.
"Wait." I say before I unlock the door. "Are you okay with this? Is this okay?" I ask searching her eyes.
"Yes, Luke." She smiles and kisses me slowly.
"Right. Good." I say and unlock the door. I push her up against the wall and start peeling her out of her dress while she pulls at my scrubs.
I carry her to the bedroom and toss her playfully on the bed.
"Lucas, didn't your mother ever tell you not to play with your food." She laughs.
"Maybe. I don't know. I don't like rules." I say as I pull her legs to the end of the bed and pull her black thong off. Her breathing hitches as I kiss the insides of her thighs.
"Luke." She breathes and I can't wait any longer.
It takes about two minutes to get her off. I smile against her stomach as I kiss my way up her body, stopping briefly to unhook her bra.
When I reach her lips, I sink into her and she moans into my mouth. "I love that sound." I tell her as I move slowly inside her.
She grips my upper arms with her small hands as I pick up the pace. I already feel close, but try to hold off as long as I can.
When she comes, she moans my name and I can't hold back any longer. I thrust into her one last time.

When I pull out she cuddles on my chest.
"That was good." I say as I still feel high.
"Really good." She smiles against my chest and places little kisses by my shoulder.
"Are you-" I start but she kisses my lips quickly.
"I'm not fragile. Yes, I'm good. Really good, babe." She shifts uncomfortably. "But I have to use the bathroom." She blushes which makes me smile.

I hear the shower turn on right before a naked Scarlett comes in and grabs my hand. "Shower with me." She smiles. I follow her into the steamy bathroom and step under the hot water. She squirts some of my soap in her hands and washes my hair. I bend down to help her and she just smiles. After I'm all clean, she surprises me by stroking my length.
"It's not my fault. You're so sexy, and wet." I smile and she grins before dropping to her knees. "Fuck." I moan as she pushes me all the way back in her throat. She continues her assault as she swirls her tongue. As much as I want to come in her mouth, I want to feel her again.
I grip her shoulders and pull her up. She wipes her mouth and frowns. "Was it not good?" She whispers.
"On the contrary. I need to be in you. Now." I pick her up my the ass and she wraps her legs around me. I slam into her hard and her nails dig into my shoulders.
"Sorry." She whispers.
"Don't apologize." I says and smile as I slam into her again. She moans so I do it again. And again. And again. Until she screams my name and I spill into her again.
"Why are you smiling so big?" She asks as we get out of the shower all clean.
"You like it rough." I say.
"So." She shrugs but her cheeks flush. "Is that bad?"
"No. I like when you scream my name and dig your nails into me."
"Weirdo." She rolls her eyes.
"Your weirdo." I say and kiss her again.

We get redressed and she brushes her teeth after she dries her hair.
"Are you hungry?" She asks.
"Yes ma'am. What sounds good?"
"Nachos." She says. "Curly fries."
"How about both." I laugh and grab her hand as we walk to my truck. I open her door for her, then toss my bag in the backseat.

We venture to a couple places to get nachos and curly fries for her, and some roast beef sandwiches for Cooper, Brady, and myself. When we get back to the hotel, we drop Brady his food, and head into our room.
Cooper comes out of the room wearing some shorts and a white t shirt. His hair is still wet from a shower.
"Yay. Food." He smiles as Scarlett kisses him and hands him the bag. I have to smile.
"Are you excited for the actual food, or Scarlett to be your food?" I tease and her face flushes.
"I feel like she is better dessert." He smiles and kisses her quickly again.
"True." I agree, although she just made an amazing appetizer, I'll keep that to myself.

We eat together on the couch and Cooper laughs as Scarlett frowns when she runs out of fries.
"I wasn't mentally prepared for them to be gone." She says sadly.
"You can have mine." I offer.
She sighs. "It's okay. I still have nachos, but thank you." She smiles at me.
She's pretty quiet as we eat, and I start wondering if she regrets our time together. Cooper must sense it, too, because when she heads to the bathroom he pulls me aside.
"What's wrong?" He whispers.
"I was wondering the same thing." I shrug.
"Did anything happen?" He questions and I bite the inside of my cheek.
"Like what?"
He raises an eyebrow at me. "I'm not stupid, I know that happened." He rolls his eyes. "Did anything else happen?"
"No." I run my hands through my hair. "Are you pissed?" I ask.
He sits back down. "Surprisingly, no. I mean, a little jealous, but not mad at you. Or her." He adds.
"Maybe you should talk to her." I suggest.
"You broke her." He teases.
"We broke her." I motion between the two of us.
"Perhaps." He taps his foot nervously until she comes out. He stands quickly beside me and I can't help but notice it looks like she has been crying.
"What's wrong?" We both ask at once.
"Nothing. I- uh- I got makeup remover in m-my eye." She fidgets nervously with the hem of her tank top. "Sometimes that happens when you wash your makeup off. I mean not like all the time, but it can. And then it burns and makes your eyes red." She says quickly. Cooper looks at me then back to her.
"Scarlett. What's the matter." He walks towards her quickly, and she moves to step back, but the wall is right behind her.
He stops instantly. "I won't ever hurt you again." He barely whispers.
"I'm sorry." She shakes her head. "I know, Coop. I'm sorry." She quickly pushes past us and heads out into the balcony.
"What the fuck?" I ask him and he shrugs. "Should we give her a minute?"
"Maybe." He sits and cradles his head in his hands. I walk to him and pat his back.
"She knows you won't hurt her." I tell him.
"You saw her. She practically flinched." He says and I realize he is crying.
"I'll talk to her. Just stay here." I pat him again and head outside.
"Scarlett?" I say before I get to her.
"I'm sorry." She whispers.
"What happened? Did I do something?" I said next to her on the ground.
"No. Nobody did. It's me. It's always me." She leans her head against the metal bars. "Does he hate me?"
"No but he is crying. You need to talk to him."
"Okay." She nods and stands.

We walk back in and Cooper is right where I left him.
"I'm sorry, Cooper." She hesitantly walks to him and rubs his back.
"What did I do?" He moves to his knees to face her. Understandable since he towers over her.
"Nothing. I just-" she looks back and fourth between us, "I know you both said it was okay. Being with both of you, but coming here and having you know I slept with Luke scared the fuck out of me. I thought maybe you would..." she trails off as she looks at the ceiling. Cooper stands slowly and hugs her.
"I know you slept with him. I'm not mad." He whispers.
"I didn't want to hurt you." She whispers.
"You didn't." He says as he strokes her hair.
"I guess we were both so worried about trying to make this work so that we didn't get jealous, that we forgot how Scar would feel." I say.
"I'm so use to the hard headed jealous guys, that I was worried what you would think of me." She says wiping a tear.
"We were cavemen, yes, but we would never think badly of you. Scarlett!" I rush to her side, "this was our idea."
"Do you want to choose only one of us?" Cooper asks. His voice laced with sadness. "I told you I would walk away, Scar. I can." He lets go of her and backs away. Before he gets more than a step, she pulls him back to her.
"No. I don't want to choose. Is that terrible?" She asks.
"No." We both say.
"It should be." She frowns.
"Well this was our idea, and if you're still okay with it, we can keep doing this." Cooper says.
"You're really not mad?" She asks.
"No, Scarlett. I swear." He kisses her slowly. It's short, but meaningful.
"And you're not mad?" She comes and hugs me.
"No, babe. I promise."
"I'm sorry for my behavior. I was really worried for a bit. Not that you would hurt me, Coop, but just of losing you both." Her eyes well up with tears. "I just don't know how much more bad stuff I can take. I'm so worried that you'll both realize I'm not enough, and I don't want to lose either of you." She closes her eyes and puts her face in her hands. Cooper and I hug her tightly as we let her sob.

This beautiful woman I love so much, is completely shattered on the inside and I'm going to fix her. I have to.