Bad Boy's Forever

Chapter 5

"Is s*x painful?" Pat asks out of the blue and we all turn to stare at her with shock and amusement on all our faces.

The girls and I are at Amelia's house watching Netflix, chilling out after an eventful day. It's Saturday and we had to meet to catch up and because we missed each other a lot. We went to a spa, just like the old times. We went to a gym to work out together, went shopping, and laughed our lungs out.

"Why are you asking that?" I ask staring at her in amusement. She shrugs and turns to look at us,

"Guys, you're over reacting. We are all in our twenties. It's time to live a little and jump out of the bubble." Pat says shaking her head.

"It's not that. It's just the question came out of the blue and we just didn't expect it." Amelia answers for us all.

"To answer your question though this is gonna be awkward." Melisa says as she takes a deep breath to answer the question.

I can't believe she's gonna answer the question.

"It is painful at first but it gets better and pleasureful." Melisa says and we all stare at her incredulously. How does she know this? Is all we wanna know right now?

Melisa sighs and turns to us, "Guys, as Pat was saying, live a little and jump out of the bubble. I am dating Cole and we have been dating for years, what did you expect?"

"Umm.... I have been dating Cornelius for years but we have never had sex." Pat explains. Okay now this is getting awkward.

"You will know when the time is right." Melisa explains.

"How will you know?" I ask. Like I really wanna know when the time is right. I'm tired of these s*x thoughts I always have of Ryder, it's starting to get annoying in my head. Sometimes, I feel like a woman who has been denied s*x by the court of law for years.

"Well for starters, you start to think about it a lot." Melisa says and I gulp audibly enough for me to hear,

"Secondly, you feel you are ready and thirdly, you get excited at the thought of it." Melisa explains and I choke on my saliva and cough violently.

"What's up with you?" Carol asks, next to me. I smile sheepishly at them and shrug, "Nothing."

"Have you been having these fantasies with Ryder?" Melisa gasps, asking. I cover my face with my hands, feeling it burn up.

Why? Why does his name have so much effect on me?

"Oh my God, you have." Pat coos when my silence answers their question.

"You dirty dog." Amelia says shaking her head incredulously. Oh come on! It's not my fault I skipped the age of being horny all the time. Damn the four years I spent in books. This is all your fault.

"Tell us about them." Melisa says looking at me expectantly like I'm gonna tell a story of Goldilocks and the three bears.

"Euu.... Noo." Amelia and I say simultaneously. We snap our heads towards each other with a grin.

"Jinxed." We say simultaneously again.

"Double jinxed."

"Triple gribble jinxed."

"Wait, that's not a thing at all." Melisa says the same time Carol rolls her eyes saying, "Teenagers."

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After a day with the girls, I had to head back home and start working. We promised each other to meet at least once or twice in a month, considering our busy schedules. Amelia told us about starting a talk show with my former bestie, Sammy. I was shocked they knew each other. She told me they met back when she was in college and they stuck with each other until now where they are starting a talk show. Amelia said she will invite each of us to participate as guests. Of course, I was excited. My first talk show.

Melisa promised to sell me a private jet, she has her own company and she makes the jets herself okay not exactly herself herself but with help.

I slump onto my couch, taking a deep breath. I am so tired, I didn't know working is this hard and tiring.

The doorbell rings and I leave it to Miriam to pick it up. I hear some noises from the living room, probably Miriam and Chad.

"Ms. Summers, someone's hear to see you." Miriam says and I furrow my eye brows. Who could it be? Chad would have already burst into my office room with a cheery grin.

"Who is it?" I ask.

Miriam smiles at me whispering, "He's a tall handsome man, and he looks eatable." My mouth falls to the floor after hearing this. I burst out laughing and she joins me.

Isn't she a married woman with kids?

"Just because I'm a married woman doesn't mean I don't get to have an opinion on hot guys." She says and I laugh at that as I head to the living room to meet this 'eatable' person.

I enter the living room and I am met with Ryder. He is seated on one of the living room sofas and he is texting on his phone. He is dressed in a black shirt that hugs his muscles and a pair of dark skinny jeans. Shock, happiness and confusion settles in me. What is he doing here? How did he know I live here?

Ryder catches my eye and smiles at me as I walk up to him. "Are you stalking me?" I ask suspiciously.

"No."

"How did you know I was staying here?" I ask.

"I tracked down your phone and it led me here." He says and I gasp.

"Dude, what the hell? That's creepy." I look at him in horror. This is one of the reasons I didn't want him to have my number. He's still my obsessed stalker like he was all those years ago and I find it creepy and weird.

"I'm joking, Melisa told me where you live." He explains and I let out a breath of relief as I plan my next murder.

That little traitor!

"Why are you here?" I ask straight to the point. I feel like I've asked this question many times this week. It's not like I don't want him here, don't get me wrong, I want him to be here but why is he here now?

"Just came to hang out, you know." He says and I stare at him weirdly. That doesn't sound like him.

"Okay fine, I missed you so much." He says as he wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me close to his chest leaving no distance at all. I'm not complaining about this position in fact I'm ecstatic.

"Personal space, buddy." I say while pretending to push him away by placing my hands on his broad chest.

"Princess, if you wanted to touch me, you would just say so." He smirks knowingly and I scowl at him.

"What, it's the truth." He says smugly and I hit his chest which obviously does no harm to him.

I lean in and wrap my arms around his neck, I miss him. We still have to keep our.... Whatever this is, private.

"What are we?" I ask, still wrapped around him.

"You're my girlfriend, remember? We never broke up." Ryder says as I recall the worst night of my life.

"I wish that night never happened." I say as he carries me bridal style to the couch. He takes a seat and I straddle his lap leaning my head against his chest.

"All things happen for a reason, princess. What if we needed these last four years to test our love." He says and I nod.

Ryder is right. Everything does happen for a reason but the worst part is that we never get to know that reason until the time comes, and you never know when that time will come. These last four years were meant to happen in order to test our love for each other.

"I miss you." I say as I look up from his chest and stare at his beautiful eyes, filled with so much love.

"I'm here," he points at the location of my heart, "Always and forever. We shall get through with all this. I promise you, it will all end." Ryder says as his hand strokes my cheek and I lean into his touch.

"I love you." Ryder whispers as he plants a kiss on my forehead, I sigh and rest on his chest mumbling an 'I love you.'