“Part your lips,” he said. “Just slightly.”
I did as I was told, and when his lips touched mine, they slotted into me, just like they were meant to be there. He moved, pulling me closer, and I followed his lead, mimicking his every move. My hands trailed up to his neck and jaw where his stubble, longer than usual, tickled my fingertips.
This was one of the greatest moments of my life. My breathing stuttered as his hand went to the small of my back. He pulled my midsection closer, to where I was pressed against all of him.
My heart skipped a beat and my body tensed for a halfsecond. Theo tugged away the moment it happened, and I wondered if he could read my mind.
“Sorry, I ... got a little excited there.”
“It’s still a compliment.” I barely recognized my own voice. “You made the right call, pulling away then. I feel ...”Like I could pass out. Like this was more than enough, yet I wanted more. It all mixed into a slurry in my mind. “Yeah, I need a break. But what you were doing, I wanna get there.”
He blinked, his own breath quick too. Theo looked incredible with kiss-swollen lips. “I have a feeling you’ll find a way.”
“You know I will. But for now, that was one hell of a first kiss.”
“Good.”
“What about you?”
“I think I need to sit down.” Theo nearly fell into a chair. “What the hell have you done to me?”
All I could do was laugh and sit next to him, head still spinning from finally having my first kiss.
“So, are you gonna jack off to this?”
Theo glared at me. “Really? That’s what you ask?”
“Well, are you?” He groaned. “Would it help if I saidI’mdefinitely jacking off to this?”
“Piper, Iswear. . .”
Mollie
Friend check-in time. What did we all have for breakfast?
I was still in bed when I saw the message. True to their word, everyone was checking in. Jade had a bagel. Grace had eggs on toast.
Now that I was seeing food, I knew I needed to eat. I found some frozen fruit and made a smoothie before sitting on the couch and scrolling on my phone, daydreaming about kissing Theo again. I’d just finished my breakfast when there was a knock at the door.
My first thought was that it was Theo, but it was Saturday, and there was no way he would step away from his shop right now.
When I opened the door, I realized I was very right.
“Joey, Mitch.” My eyes went between them, and I was worried that I was dreaming. “Wh-what are you doing here?”
I looked down at myself. I was in an oversized T-shirt and I assumed my hair was a rat’s nest on my head. I wasn’t in a bad mood, but I looked like I was.
“We haven’t heard from you in a while,” Joey said. “We figured we’d come and check in.”
“I’m fine.” My voice came out high. “Obviously.”
“Are you?” he asked. “You’re still in your pajamas.”
“It’s early in the morning.”
“It’s nearly noon.”
I scrambled to look at my phone, and true to Joey’s word, it was. I’d not paid attention since I was still on cloud nine and had been talking to my friends. Back when I lived with Joey and Mitch, I did my best to make sure I appeared like I had it together.
