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Chapter 8- My Girl

KNUCKLES

He awoke with a warm body clinging around his side, her head rested on his chest, and he could feel a small puddle of drool forming on him. Oh boy. He did smile though, and he just waited for her patiently to wake up. He petted her silky purple hair and did his best to keep her comfy. After about an hour her head finally turned over, with a happy face. Knuckles hearted pounded faster in his chest.

"I've been awake for like half an hour" she giggled "I just loved you rubbing my head, and treating me nice" Knuckles blushed, so she gave him a soft kiss on the lips, her body was no exposed again as she moved over the covers. "Is there anything I can do for you?" she rubbed his chest and bit her lip, he pupils were dilated and she looked like she was ready to pounce on him. His pulse went even faster now.

"I uh uh uh uh-" he began but she cut him off.

"You sound like you could use some water and some lunch!" she finished for him with a laugh. "How about I cook you up some scrambled eggs, and maybe some pancakes", just the sound of it made him salivate, "and some fresh orange juice?" she asked.

"That'd be lovely" he began to get up, but she tucked him back into bed.

"I'll bring it up to you honey, your head must still be hurting" she went over and found her pants and put on a black tanktop.

"You're being so nice to me" he said with amazement. He got comfy in the soft furs of the bed, and lay back.

"Well of course! Anything for my new boyfriend" she exclaimed with delight, "I'll be right back babe" she blew him a kiss, and gently closed the door.

"B-b-boyfreind?" his eyes went wide, and he sat up. But she was already out the door. He sat back in his bed and contemplated his new role. Boyfriend? Me and Mina together? He felt worried, Another girlfriend what if it ends the way the last one did he thought darkly and felt a chill down his spine. There was a knock at the door. He pulled the blankets over him. "Come in!" When he saw her face, his heart sank a little.

"Can we talk?" she looked sad, but tough. He looked down with stubbornness.

"What is it?"

"We should talk about us"

"What is there to talk about?"

"I just want to say that I'm happy for you"

"What?" he said with bewilderment.

"I know that I can't possibly apologize for how I've made you feel" the words were hard for her to say, "I just hope that maybe in the future we might be able to overcome this" she tried to give a smile, but it was too hard.

"I'm just not sure it's gonna work Jules, I'm so confused. I don't even know what I did last night. All the drinking, smoking, and I don't even remember the rest. I didn't want any of this" he said with solemnly. There was a pause, but he continued, "But I don't know Julie. I'm sort of happy this happened. Mina is such a sweet girl, I think she wants me to be her boyfriend" this made Julie squirm in her seat. She got up and went to the door. "Julie I'm sorry, but this all happened because you cheated on me. So I'm not sorry actually", he said defiantly. "I just want to know why you did it" he finally said it.

"I don't think I can ever answer that question" she started, "I don't think I can because I don't know why. Maybe it's just animal nature, but I still love you Knuckles. I don't want to be forgotten. I don't want you to see me for a while. If something ever comes up though, I'll be there for you" she left and left Knuckles with a poor taste in his mouth. He lay there in the darkness until Mina came in with a box of cereal.

"They didn't have any of that other stuff, I'm sorry" she sounded a little disappointed, but Knuckles got up from his bed without a word, and took Mina in his arms and gave her a long full kiss. She dropped the cereal box and her hands wrapped around him. He carried her to the bed and they caressed one another from head to toe while they licked and kissed and squeezed and hugged. When they were both ready they were one. Eyes connected, hands together, legs entwined, he stayed inside her for the rest of the night, only for a few cereal breaks in between.

"Knuckles" she gasped after the 6th time. "You're amazing" she lay exhausted in the bed. Her hair was all over the place and her she had sweat over her brow.

"Well of course! Anything for my new girlfriend" he smiled and kissed her.

TO BE CONTINUED