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“Do you want to come in?” I ask, rubbing her back.
“Can I? Are your parents home?”
“They’re asleep,” I reply. “We just have to be quiet.”
When she gazes up at me, her expression softens. I love the way she looks at me as if she needs me. And there’s never been an easier choice in my life. Whatever Briar needs, I will give her.
“Okay,” she murmurs.
Quietly, I guide her up to my room, closing us in and immediately feeling how charged the space between us feels. We’re alone in the middle of the night.
Have I made it evident enough how much I want her? She has to know that, right? But now’s not the time for wanting. She’s upset, and I’m not going to be some perv who tries to make moves on her when she’s in a vulnerable state. I’d never want her to be with a creep like that.
“Talk to me,” I say as I take the chair at the desk. She slips off her shoes and climbs onto my bed, sitting cross-legged and staring down at her fingers.
“He accused me of cheating on him,” she murmurs. “He’s been loyal to me for three years, and I don’t appreciate him, and if I really want to hang out with someone else, then I must not love him.”
“He’s playing mind games with you, Briar,” I say. “And I’m not saying that to convince you to leave him, but he’s making you feel bad for something you haven’t even done.”
Her gaze lifts to my face, a furrow in her brow, and it suddenly has me questioning everything.
“Have you?” I ask. There couldn’t possibly be someone else.
Quickly, she shakes her head. “You know I haven’t.”
Silence grows between us as she chews on her bottom lip.
“Briar,” I carefully whisper. “He’s talking about me, right? He thinks you and I…”
Slowly, she nods.
My heart hammers in my chest, and the air in the room grows thick. I want to kiss her so bad it hurts. And I have no clue if she loves Sean or if she would see me as a fling, but all of the things I feel like I should care about at this moment, I don’t.
But I can’t bring myself to close the distance.
“Will you come sit next to me?” she asks with a softness in her tone.
My breath feels heavy and slow, and I can’t ignore the way my cock twitches when she says that.
“I don’t think that’s a good idea,” I reply quietly.
“Why not?”
“Because if I sit next to you on my bed, I don’t know if I’ll be able to keep my hands to myself.”
I watch the delicate movement in her throat as she swallows. Her lips part as her gaze connects with mine.
“What if I don’t want you to keep your hands to yourself?”
“If I start, Briar, I won’t want to stop.”
“I don’t want you to stop.”
There are no more questions in my mind. No more moral dilemmas or consequences to consider. There is just her and the consent to do what I’ve wanted to do for months now.
I move toward her, running a hand along her jaw and sealing her mouth in a kiss. She grabs my neck to pull me closer, but I don’t want to rush this. I want to savor this kiss and the way her lips feel against mine.
As I climb onto the bed, she falls backward, so she’s lying down, and I’m draping my body over hers.
