EroticReverie

Josie 

It’s not too cold out in the morning but chilly enough that I pull on a jacket and my mittens as I leave my apartment and wait outside for Cooper. 

He pulls up early only a few minutes after I step outside. I smile at him as I wave and walk over to his car. It’s been a day since our little phone sex escapade and other than a few minutes of flirting via text yesterday , we hadn’t talked much. And definitely didn’t talk about what we’d done on the phone the night before. 

He leans over and pushes the door open for me to get in. 

“I was going to open the door for you” I say. 

“You did” I say as I hop up and slide into the seat. 

“The proper way Josie” he says and I roll my eyes. 

“We’re a little past proprieties , I think” I say as I pull on my seat belt and click it in place and he growls and I lift my eyes and wink at him. 

“Don’t you wink at me.” He growls and I laugh. 

“Why not?” I laugh. “Thought we were still flirting?” 

“Because it’s cute. And you’re already at your cuteness limit with those fucking mittens.” He growls and pulls away from the curb as I laugh. 

“My mittens?” I ask as I hold up my hands and turn my hands around and back as I look at them. 

“Yes. Your mittens. Put your fucking hands where I can’t see them.” He growls and I laugh as I love them to my lap. 

“You have a mitten kink?” I laugh. 

“It’s not funny Josie” he grumbles and I can’t stop laughing. 

“Those fucking mittens haven’t left my fucking mind for a week.” He growls and I look at them. 

“Mittens huh?” I tease. “Is it all mittens or just mine that get you off?” 

“Just yours.” He growls. 

I laugh and reach over and side my hand over his arm. He’s wearing a long sleeve so he can’t feel them. But he visibly shudders  

“Quit it” he growls. 

“No thank you” I say and stroke my hand down his arm and onto his hand in the wheel.

“Josie. I’m driving. Stop being a tease.” I growl. 

“This teases you huh?” I lower my voice. “Touching you with my little mittens? Hmm?” I hum. 

His hand moves from the wheel and grabs my wrist gently but firmly and pushes my arm back across the car and my hand into my lap. 

“Seriously. Don’t.” He warns and looks at me briefly then back to the road. But that look lets me know that as silly as it sounds, my mittens totally make him hot and bothered. 

“I’m never going to take them off now.” I tell him. 

“Fine by me” he says and I give a little laugh. 

——

I get the exact same car except one made this year and not one made more than a decade ago. I can pick it up in a few days. Cooper buys it outright ,  with my brother promising to pay him back. 

“You hungry?” He asks and my stomach growls making him smirk. 

“I think that’s a yes.” I say and place my hand over my stomach. 

——-

We go to a local diner that serves breakfast lunch and dinner all day long. I get breakfast and he gets a burger. I tease him about eating a burger for breakfast and we talk about the team and the game Saturday night. I’m also sad that I missed it when he tells me he made the winning shot when there were 1-1 and he scored a second within the last minute. 

“So , you and Tony” he says and I set my fork down. 

“There’s no me and Tony” I say. 

“Then what’s this?” He asks as he slides his phone over to me and my brows pinch as I cock my head and take his phone. 

“Do me a favor Callahan, I know you know the Jensen girl pretty well, can you do me a solid and send me some info about her? Her favorites. Shit she likes. You know, help me woo her.” 

I scoff and push the phone back across the table. 

“Fuck that guy.” I say angrily. 

“Do NOT send him shit about me” I say and my jaw clenches and pick up my fork and stab the last bite of my French toast and shove it in my mouth. 

Cooper is watching me, his brow raised. 

“What’s going on?” He asks. 

I look at him. Slowing my chewing as I realize I’ve had a too strong reaction to that text. 

“Nothing is going on” I say when I swallow. “I just…I’m not interested in Tony, okay?” I ask and he nods and pushes his plate to the side and crosses his arms on the table. 

“Is he bothering you? Hitting on you?” He asks. 

I sigh. “It’s not a big deal. I can handle it.”

“No.” He says and I look to him. 

“What do you mean no?” I ask. 

“I mean you’re not handling it. I am.” He says. 

“Cooper” I sigh. “Don’t make this a thing. Seriously. It’s just him being…”

“Being what?” Cooper asks. 

I sigh heavily. 

“I don’t want to talk about this anymore.” I say as I take my plate and put it next to his. 

“Too bad.” He says and I lift my eyes to him and glare. 

“No. NOT too bad.  We’re done with this conversation and what happens with Tony is none of your concern.” I say angrily. I didn’t want him interfering. I didn’t want him getting into trouble over this. I also couldn’t tell him I was threatened to keep my mouth shut by Tony after he’d grabbed me and tried to fucking make me stay in that fucking room. 

Cooper laughs. I just glare and he shakes his head. 

“That’s where we’re gonna have a problem baby. Because everything to do with you, is my fucking concern , Josie” he says and stares right back at me. Augh. I hated how hot it was for this man to call me baby and be so protective of me. 

“We’re just flirting. You’re not my boyfriend. We’re not in a relationship, I don’t need you banging your fists on your chest for me” I glare right back. 

He lifts his hand and makes a fist and thumps it on his chest a few times and my lips twitch. I will NOT laugh right now 

“Bang. Fucking. Bang. Josie” he says to me and I swallow. 

“You’re not funny” I say. 

“Not trying to be.” He says and leans over and lowers his voice and whispers “ I don’t have to date you or fuck you to make you my priority and concern myself with you Josie.” He says and let out a hard breath and he looks at my mouth and then back at my eyes. 

“I’ll fucking handle it.” He says. 

“You can’t say anything to him. I’ll be so mad at you if you bring it up to him. Please Cooper. Don’t. I don’t want the hassle.” I say. 

“Well I don’t want a guy harassing you.” He says. 

“Just. Drop it Cooper. Seriously.” I say. And he just looks at me and can tell I’m getting upset and angry and frustrated.

“For now.” He says and I sigh. That would have to do.