Page 63 of The Legend
“That’sdisgusting.” Bailey, Lane’s ex-girlfriend, snorted rummaging through the fridgebeside Lily searching for food. “She’s seventeen, what’s she doing withCasten?”
“Maybethey’re just talking.” I suggested with a laugh.
Colelaughed getting in the way of the girls. “You should know by now he neversleeps within his age group. Besides,” he leaned back against the couchthrowing his arms behind his head, “I’m pretty sure I would do just anything tosleep with Erin.”
“Youwould.” Bailey said shoving Cole out of her way.
I’m notsure who found my little brothers sex life more interesting, Casten, or ourcousins.
You’reprobably thinking my brother is some kind of dog when it comes to women buthe’s more than up front with them. They knew he wasn’t with just one of themand frequently he had more than one at a time up there. He was also still goodfriends withallof them, even the ones he no longer fooled around with.He had quite the setup for a fourteen year old kid. Believe me when I say thatI thought he was entirely too young to be having sex but if you ever metCasten, you wouldn’t think that. He was probably the most respectfulfourteen-year-old I knew and treated all of them respectfully and he wascareful too.
I neverunderstood it but I also never tried. We may be brothers and look identical toeach other besides our heights; I was cheated on the whole height gene by theway. But regardless, Casten was a ladies man. I’ve heard people in our familyjoke that he took after my uncle Spencer in that manner but I also knew enoughabout my dad that he never had any problems either.
I wasn’t aladies man. I wouldn’t say I didn’t like women because I did. I was eighteen.Sure I liked women but only one woman.
Castenreturned downstairs about an hour later with Erin wrapped around his side. Theystayed like that the entire night and eventually returned to his room while therest of us just laid back and relaxed.
It was niceto have Lily with me. We ended up going back home around ten that night.
These daysI was contemplating how to propose to her but chickened out any time I tried. Ihad a ring and everything but I still couldn’t do it. My dad put me to shamewith his epic proposal on national television that was still played on SportsCenter as the “Best Proposal” in sports history.
Tryfollowing that one.
I asked mymom what to do and her advice: “Don’t embarrass her. Lily is shy so nothingpublic.”
My dad’sadvice: “It should be just the two of you.”
Lane’sadvice: “Don’t get married.” Lane recently had the girl of his dreams, Bailey,break his heart. He was bitter.
Grandpa’sadvice: “Don’t ask her after sex, that’s stupid.”
Andfinally, my grandma’s advice: “Oh sweetie, that’s exciting.” I hadn’t proposedbut she was already excited just at the thought.
As you cansee, I got nowhere really but maybe slightly more confused.
Lily fellasleep soon after we got back to our condo whereas I stayed awake, staring atthe ring in my hand. I must have lost track of time and fell asleep becausewhen I woke up, her bright blue eyes were gazing at me.
Her longblonde hair was pulled back into a messy bun it was an incredibly adorable bunon the top of her head as she lay on my bare stomach.
Her handmoved to mine, the one holding the ring and I panicked closing my fist tightly.I’d spent the entire night fretting over asking her that I forgot to put itaway.
Lilygiggled softly. “I already saw it.”
Still onmy back, I threw my arm over my face and groaned, the velvet box smacking me inthe face. “I’m such a fucking idiot.”
“No you’renot.” She assured me straddling my hips. Leaning forward, her hands rested oneither side of my head against the mattress. “It’s beautiful.”
I reachedup to stroke the side of her face. Her eyes closed and she leaned into my hand.
Ihesitated and then just went for it.
Sittingup, I moved back against the headboard. Lily seemed to understand what I wasgoing to do when I reached for her hand, holding it with my own.
“I wantedthis to be romantic and perfect.” I stared at her, stunned by her naturalbeauty in the morning. “I wanted it to be perfect, everything you are to me butI got so worked up over it...well...nervous.” I shrugged. “It didn’t work outlike that.”
She letout an adorable sigh. “Axel, just give me the ring.” She held out her hand.
“I shouldsay something though, right?”
