11.
Austin's POV
Sitting behind my laptop, I review all the messages on Facebook before checking the reunion page.
There's a soft knock on the door. "Come on, Casey."
She walks into the room and sits on my lap. Looking at what's on the screen, she says. "Are you going to the reunion?"
"Yes," I say, closing the laptop and kissing her neck. It's about time I went back. I've taken a month off to spend time with my family. Please reconsider coming."
"No, Austin. I don't want to go back to a small town. There's nothing to do there, and people will treat me like an outcast. Just like your friends do when we see them." She moves the robe she's wearing off her shoulder.
Giving me more access to her body. "I've taken a month off work to be with my parents."
"Spend three weeks with them and then join me in Milan for the last week?"
"I can't. I promised my family that I would be with them for a month. I've never broken a promise with them." Standing up, with her still in my arms, I walk to our bedroom and put her on the bed.
Casey sits up and helps me take my clothes off. She then grabs a condom from the nightstand and gives it to me. "I made an appointment for us to get tested tomorrow at 3 pm, as you insist on wearing protection when we have sex. Are you able to get off work and attend the appointment?"
"Yes, I can." Rolling the condom on, I make sure it's on correctly before thrusting into Casey.
***
Casey stands up with the blankets wrapped around her, and she looks at me. "I'm going to take a shower alone." She walks over to the en-suite and locks the door behind her.
I hear the shower turn on. I go to the nightstand, grab my stuff, and walk to the second bathroom.
Closing the door, I step into the shower and wash my hair and body. I step out of the shower and dry myself.
Putting on jeans and a shirt, I leave the bathroom and head towards the bedroom. When I get to the room, Casey lies on the bed with her phone to her ear. "Yes, I'll be there." She laughs at whatever the person on the other line says. "Okay, bye, Sylvia."
"Where are you going with Sylvia?"
She looked at me and said, "I'm meeting her at Allusive. Do you want to grab dinner with me before I leave?"
Shaking my head, I say. "Nah, I'll just order in. Have a fun night." I kiss her cheek and head back to my office.
I lock the door and then walk over to my computer, where I touch the mouse, the computer turns on, and I log onto Facebook.
I looked closely at the message about Eliza.
Lena O'Connell: Does anyone know if Eliza Donoghue is going to this? I want to catch up with her.
Daryn Sanchez: Isn't she the girl who was with Austin Wilde all through high school?
Lena O'Connell: Yes, that's her.
Daryn Sanchez: She'll be there. That girl never made it out of town. I think she's one of the girls who liked being stuck in town and waiting for the ten-year reunion.
She was looking after her Mom after she had a stroke. That's why she stayed in town.
Austin Wilde: You don't know anything about what she went through, Daryn. You don't see the reason why she stayed in town. Everyone in the city knows, so all our parents seem to keep quiet about what happened with the Donoghue's.
I'll always support her, even though I don't keep in touch with her.
Daryn Sanchez: Does it have anything to do with why her Mom drags her foot around town? No one will tell me what happened.
Austin Wilde: That's none of our business. If @ElizaDonoghue wants to tell us. She will. Don't pressure her into doing something she doesn't like.
Lena O'Connell: I'm surprised @AustinWilde that you're still protective of her after all these years.
Austin Wilde: She was my first love. I'm never going to stop wanting to protect her. Eliza's going to see all this, and I hope that she knows that I will always protect her from certain things.
Ronny Abercrombie: I'm married to that @ElizaDonoghue's sister @NinaAbercrombie(Donoghue). I haven't seen a member of that family since I left town. My wife isn't ready for me to meet her family yet, but I will see them when we return home for the reunion.
Dwayne Cornwell: @ElizaDonoghue was the best tutor I ever had. If she had come to college with us, she would have made me work harder for my grades. I did try my best and remembered everything you taught me.
I'm glad he had. He's thankful for the help in high school.
He wasn't the only person who had her help with graduation. She also helped me out a number of times.
Turning off my computer, I stand and head to the living room. Turning the TV on, I watch football.
Grabbing my phone from my pocket, I ordered a pizza and got it delivered to my place.
Casey walks over to the dish by the front door and grabs her keys. "Don't wait up for me, Austin. If we drink too much, I might spend the night at Sylvia's."
"Okay, baby. Have fun." I don't take my eyes off the TV until I hear the door close behind her.
Grabbing my phone, I send Dwayne a message.
Me: What are you doing tonight?
Dwayne: Just chilling at home. Why?
Me: Casey, went out. I was thinking about having a game of poker here.
Dwayne: Great. I'll round up the boys, and we'll be there in an hour. Have you ordered anything?
Me: Pizza for myself. I'll order some more. It should be here before you arrive.
Dwayne: Great. See you soon.
I walk around the apartment and pick up clothes that we threw across it from the other night when we had sex in every surface of the apartment.
Once I had cleaned the house, the buzzer rang, and I let the pizza delivery guy into the apartment.
Opening the door, I wait for the pizza to arrive. When the pizza delivery guy arrives, I hand over the money and wait for the second delivery to arrive.
Locking the door behind me, I walk to the dining table and set it up to Okay cards. I put an ashtray on the table just in case one of the guys smoke
Usually, when Dwayne rounds up guys, he invites some guys from his football team to play with us.
The buzzer goes off, and I buzz them in. I walk over to the door and wait for the guys to arrive at my place.
Dwayne leads the way with five guys. "Hey, Man. Thanks for the last-minute invite for poker night."
"Casey told me she was going out an hour before she left."
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