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I know this could make or break ‘us’ but I don’t want anything coming back to bite me in the ass. She means too much and while I may be showing my cards too soon, I feel like I’ve waited long enough. I wouldn’t put it past Cade to tell her about what he was doing in an effort to sabotage anything she and I could have.
“Is it about Cade and how he was cheating while we were dating?” she questions.
Her question throws me for a loop; how the hell did she find out?
“Yeah, it is, Cass,” I admit. “I-I knew. Not at first, but when he kept disappearing and blowing you off, I finally confronted him, and he admitted that he was seeing other girls.”
I glance at her out of the corner of my eye and see her take a deep breath.
“Mags found out and told me, Jared. She didn’t find out until after prom, but I had a suspicion anyhow because he was always ‘going out with the boys’, y’know? I understand you probably couldn’t tell me because he’s your brother, so I never held it against you, and I won’t moving forward.”
“Seriously?”
“I’m as serious as a heart attack, Jared. I have no clue what we’re doing but if anyone is at fault, it’s him. Maybe me too, for being so damn naive, but you? You’re not to blame.”
“We’re seeing if we can build from our friendship. And again, not to beat a dead horse, but you’re not naive. Cade has always been able to weasel out of shit, and I’m sure he used all the right words to keep you clueless. That’s on him, not you, you understand? Cass, I’ve always liked you and kicked my own ass for not asking you out first. It’s one of the reasons I was so willing to ‘just be friends’ back in the day.”
“Okay.”
“Okay?”
“Yes, okay, I’ll date you. But I’m just saying, I won’t stand for you cheating, Jared.”
“Wouldn’t dream of trying for a hamburger when I’ve got a filet mignon,” I reply.
“Are you hungry again? Don’t think I’ve ever been compared to a cow,” she muses.
“Cutest cow I’ve ever seen,” I tease. “But, baby, you’re no cow.” I pull into her driveway and park the truck. “I’ve got another question for you,” I state.
“What’s that?”
“You gonna let me kiss you?”
Cassidy
His words resonate in my head, sending tingles throughout my body and releasing a slew of butterflies in my gut.
“Yeah, I think I’d like that,” I reply.
He gets out and helps me from the passenger side then walks me to the porch. The light is on, but I know Mom has probably gone to bed. I look up at him and my breath stalls in my throat. The look he’s giving me lets me know that I am about to experience something I never thought I would.
Pulling me close, he cradles my face in his hands and lowers his head until our foreheads are touching.
“I don’t know why I’m so nervous right now,” he murmurs.
“Because it feels like we’re at the edge of a cliff or something,” I reply, my voice just as low. “Only, if we fall, we’ll be together.”
“Good answer,” he whispers before his lips touch mine.
Explosive.
That’s the only word that comes to mind as he deepens the kiss, pulling me even closer so I can feel his heartbeat against my chest, as well as the erection that’s pressing into my stomach. Those butterflies? They’ve taken flight and I’m lost in the sensations as our tongues duel. It’s been a long time since I was kissed, and while I’ll never compare the two of them, at least out loud, I think I figured out what was missing from my life.
Jared.
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Cassidy
