cooper-and-farah

Sighing, I scooted down in the booth and pulled away my hand. __ou can__ control everything. It__ like you__e a finished product and I__ a brand new idea. You__e making all the decisions about who I can be and what I can do, but I can__ make any decisions about who you are._ __ell, for one thing, I__ not eighteen. For another, you have control over how I feel and that__ still power. Finally, maybe you grew up with a boot on the back of your neck so you need all of this independence to feel like you__e accomplished shit, but you need to get over that. I take care of the people I love. My money can make your life easier and that makes my life easier. I__ not molding you and I don__ think you need molding anyway. The only difference between us is that I know I__ a finished product and you think you still need to change. You don__ and working this weekend so you can buy new clothes you don__ need won__ make you better. It won__ make you stronger or smarter. It__l wear you down and give you a false sense of accomplishment. In the long run, your grades will suffer and you__l hate your job and school and, God forbid, me._ ____e dreamed of this life for a long time and I want it to be like my dream._ __ream bigger, baby._ __ou mean dream of you._ __ dream with me in it, yes, but I know you want to be a teacher. I see on your face what that means to you. I__ not saying give up everything for me and be my bitch. I__ saying live your dream along with being my bitch._ __uck you,_ I hissed, grinning. Cooper shared my smile. __ have to protect you. I have to feel like I__ doing right by you because my heart hurts when you aren__ happy. The last day sucked worse than any time in my life. I just couldn__ give two shits about anything because I__ lost you._ __ don__ know. I still feel like I should work this weekend._ Cooper sighed for nearly a minute then shook his head. __ealthy relationships are about compromise. Don__ work this weekend and go to the fair with me and I__l buy you new clothes. See, compromise?_ __ou get everything you want. How is that compromise?_ ____ buying you new clothes that I don__ think you need,_ he said, grinning. ____ wasting money on your delusion. You__e welcome._ Laughing, I finished my soda then stood up. ____l think about it._ __nd say yes when I take you home later.

Cooper waited for me to shut the door then he cupped the back of my head and leaned down to give me a soft kiss. His tongue explored my mouth for a second then he pulled back and smiled. __ou look sexy. Awake too._ __ou look sexy too,_ I said like a dork. Cooper laughed then stepped back and raised his arms. __hat specifically do you like?_ My face had to be bright red because it was on fire as I lowered my gaze and smiled grudgingly. __ like your shoes,_ I said, laughing. __hat__ what makes you stand out._ Laughing harder, Cooper rolled back on his heels and checked out his black boots. __eah, I can see that,_ he muttered, grinning at me. __nything else?_ __h, that tattoo right there,_ I said, pointing to his forearm. __he __ shot a man in Reno just to watch him die_ tattoo? Are you a big Cash fan or do you like murder?_ __ash fan._ Cooper touched my chin then lifted my gaze to meet his. __ou had no idea what it said, did you?_ __o, I just thought it was cute._ __ute?_ he said, kissing me quickly before sighing dramatically. __t__ like pulling teeth with you.

Laughing behind my hand, I followed him out to his motorcycle. __ like to think I__ hot enough that I don__ need to flirt well._ __o you? Fortunately, I agree. In fact, this time when you walk in front of me and think I__ checking out your ass, it__l be true._ __ooper, you have such a way with words. A real poet._ __on__ I know it,_ he said, sliding on his bike.

We can make each other happy, Farah,_ Cooper said, lying between my legs and swinging his feet like a kid. His expression was tender as he teased my nipples. __ know you__e mine. If you let me start over, we can be so fucking happy that all the shit that came before will be no more than a bad dream._ ____ afraid to love you too much._ __t__ normal to be scared when you grew up in a shitty way. I bet you spent most of your life worrying that anything nice might get stolen away. With me, with what we have, it__ probably scary. For me though, losing you is the only thing that scares the shit out of me. I need to make you happy so you__l stay and I can be happy.

Noticing Cooper watching me, I paused mid-chew. __ou really are happy, aren__ you, baby?_ __es,_ I said, stroking his shirt and feeling giddy. I__ never imagined I would share anything like this day with anyone, let alone someone as beautiful as Cooper. __re you happy?_ __f you__e happy, I__ happy. That__ how men are. They like when their women are content._ __id your dad tell you that?_ __h, yeah. Pop hasn__ stayed married all these years by being a fool.