“Agreed.” I snuggle into him and close my eyes again. I can deal with the fact Luke slept over later.
“If you keep rubbing your ass into my cock, we’ll be doing a lot more than sleeping.”
Ah, there’s my cranky Death. I smile. “Boundaries. Unless someone has gone and fucked things up. Then I would have to kindly ask you to leave my room. But since we don’t know if they fucked up, be quiet and get more sleep. It’s only six in the morning.”
“When are you going to let us fuck you, princess?” He tightens his arm around my waist. My panties dampen at his dark voice, his warm breath against my ear, and the hot press of his body.
“Probably never,” I admit. “After all, it’s my virginity. I should be able to give it to whoever I want.”
“You want us.” His tone is knowing. He’s not wrong either. I do want them, but it’s still this battle of wills and I don’t want to be the one to cave.
“Maybe when you guys beg for it, I’ll consider.”
His chuckle is dark. “We’ll see who begs first. Sleep now, princess.”
If this turns into a game of sex chicken, I’m not only outmanned but also outgunned. These guys have much more experience than I do. I’m not sure if holding out will be good for me or end up horrible for me. They’re being patient with me now, but how long will that last?
I must have dozed off. When I wake next, I’m face to face with a sleeping Luke. Sunlight pours in through my windows. Even though the guysleave their webcams on at night, there is nothing quite like having a living being in front of you completely asleep.
His features are relaxed and his lips part as he breathes slowly. I want to reach out and feel how soft they are, to brush the lock of hair that’s fallen over his eye back. It’s hard to believe he’s here in my bed with me. That we only kissed last night, but he held me through the night.
Especially after those kisses on the football field and in the cafeteria. If we’d been alone then, things would have escalated quickly. Maybe one of us would have stopped, but maybe not. Last night he only briefly kissed me like that before pulling away.
I’m not going to think about that other kiss.
He’s sleeping on his non-injured shoulder. The bruising is a lot more visible now than last night. Deep purple with a tinge of green. Fortunately it’s his left shoulder and not his throwing arm.
Kenz has slept on my bed with me before, but we usually keep to our sides. Last night, Luke dragged me to the middle of the bed and that’s where we stayed. Him holding me and keeping me safe.
My fingers itch with the urge to reach out and trace his features. To try to memorize the slope of his nose, the curve of his lips, the hard line of his brow, the fuzz of new growth on his chin.
I’m theirs. It’s hard to come to terms with it, but deep inside I think I always knew it would come to this. I’m still not going to lie down and give up, but my will to fight is definitely shaken.
Luke could have taken advantage of me. He could have moved his so-called boundaries, but he didn’t. Yes, he kissed me, but no more than he usually does. And that last kiss…I don’teven know what to think of that kiss. Caden kissed me softly yesterday, but from Luke, it’s a much bigger deal. He doesn’t do nice and soft.
When he abruptly stretches and reaches for me, I can’t help the butterflies that burst within me as he drags me into his chest. My ear rests against his beating heart. After a moment of awkwardness, I let my arm drape over his waist.
“Sleepovers should be part of the deal, princess.”
I smile at his sleepy voice. “Not sure my mom would agree. Good thing someone thought to lock the door last night.”
“You’re welcome,” he mumbles.
He rubs his scratchy chin against my head while keeping me against him. I try to pry myself away, but not very hard. Instead, I end up pressed tighter to him.
“Pretty sure that would have added a month to my grounding.” And be for real this time. Sure, nothing happened between us, but Mom doesn’t know that, and me swearing nothing happened probably would have fallen on deaf ears. Having a guy like Luke in my bedroom, in my bed, in his underwear at night alone is a huge no-no. She doesn’t even need to tell me that.
“We can’t have that happen.” His arms hold me against him, but I feel them start to loosen a little. I’m cocooned in the bed with him. His heat engulfs me, warming me inside and out.
Is he falling back to sleep? I don’t even know what time it is or how long we slept. I’m pretty sure it was after midnight when Luke came over. Maybe one or later.
Fuck it. It’s Saturday. I snuggle into him and let his sultry cologne fill my nose. His skin is warm against my cheek and hands.
I imagine at some point they’ll all want to sleep with me. Caden seems like a cuddler. Jack too. I wouldn’t have peggedLuke for a cuddler and definitely don’t think Eli is one, but who knows? Maybe I’ll find out.
Luke’s phone buzzes. He breathes out into my hair before letting out a soft, “Fuck.”
For a second, it seems like he’s going to ignore it, but then he rolls onto his back and reaches over to the nightstand. I squeak a little as he drags me with him, so my head is still on his chest but now my leg rests across his. His thigh between my legs. When I try to shift, he gives me a heated look that stills me.
