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“Then you're going to want something salty after that,” I laugh, knowing good and well that's how she is.
She smiles. “Yeah, but after that, I'll be fine.”
“Okay. There's a frozen yogurt place not too far from here. We'll go there and then go through the drive-thru for some fries.”
Her smile widens as I open the door for her. “You know me so well.”
I just have a good memory. After we get our frozen yogurt, topped with our favorite toppings, we sit down at a tall table inside. “I can't believe you want something cold when it's freezing outside.”
Maddie shrugs. “I think this winter is going to be brutal. It's not even Thanksgiving yet and they're calling for snow this weekend. Are you going home to see your parents?”
Going home to see my parents would usually mean seeing Dave. Their parents moved last year, so I won't have to worry about that. Maddie would kill me if she knew I was thinking this. Clearing my throat, I nod. “It'll be good to see them, but will probably be the same as every year.” Thanksgivings are pretty normal with my family. There won't be any drama to talk about. “I bet you're ready to go home.”
She gives me a sly grin. “Yeah, I am. You know, I'm feeling a little homesick now that you mention it. Don't you want me to stay with you tonight? To make me feel better, of course.”
I laugh. “Have you been faking it?”
“No, I haven't. It's weird living with someone, especially when you don't get along with them. It makes me want my own room back. Tonight, I'm lying, but not the other times.”
My gaze rests on the spoon sliding out of her mouth before rising to meet her eyes. “You can stay with me tonight if you want.”
She frowns. “If I want? Gee, thanks for making me feel welcomed.”
Rolling my eyes, I lean over to whisper in her ear. “Stay with me. We have a lot of lost time to make up for.”
When I pull away, she's grinning. “That's more like it.”
I'M REALLY SURPRISED we're in my room right now. Maddie is here with Winston. They just got back from their first date, and Bo and Neil both aren't here. I thought that since Maddie is here, Lucy would want to hang out with them, but she waved to them and dragged me to my room.
“Want me all to yourself?” I grin.
She rolls her eyes as she climbs into my bed, a sight that I'm loving a bit more every time I see her do it. “You aren't going to let what I said earlier go, are you?”
“No,” I answer, getting in next to her. Faintly, I think of us as an elderly couple and start laughing. We're seriously climbing in bed, and it's not even midnight yet. Lucy gives me a curious look, but I shake my head, sobering up. Laying on my side with my head propped in my hand, Lucy doesn't bother waiting until she's nestled against me. There's no way I can stop myself from asking, “Are we just friends, Lucy?” That has been bugging the hell out of me since she said it.
Lucy tilts her head back to look at me. She blinks, but doesn't hide her face in my chest again. “Honestly, I don't really know what we are. We're us.” She shrugs her shoulder like that is an acceptable, satisfying answer. It is, but it isn't.
I cup her cheek, noting her small smile, and stare into those blue circular beauties that are to die for. My gaze drops to her lips, so close to my thumb. This moment feels like it's now or never. The only choice is now. My thumb lightly moves over her bottom lip twice when they move.
“Are you waiting for permission?” Lucy says quietly with a teasing tone as she tries not to smile.
“Do I need it?”
She shakes her head. I've been wanting to kiss her for so long, I don't waste a second before I press my lips to her mouth. My tongue runs lightly over her lower lip as she parts them, and I move it inside her mouth. Mmm. Just like I imagined. Sweet, delicate, and addicting. Rolling to lay on top of her, Lucy's hands run over my short hair before resting at the based of my neck. I kiss her as if my life depends on it.
My hands travel down her sides, wanting desperately to explore further. I kiss the corner of her mouth and then kiss my way along her jaw, down her neck, and across her collarbone. My lips move along the edge of her shirt to kiss the bit of cleavage showing. When I flick my tongue over the swell, she inhales sharply.
I want to go to so many more places, but I curl my fingers around her hips and come back up to that pretty mouth of hers. Right now, Lucy, her lips, her tongue, and her body are like water. I've been dying of thirst for weeks, months, years, a lifetime it seems. She moves one of her legs, causing it to come between mine as she kisses me fiercely, consuming me.
When she pulls away, I feel like I took a small nibble on a decadent dessert, and I want more. Her chest is pressed into mine while we breathe heavily. I kiss her one more time to leave her even more breathless as she exhales my name. I close my eyes and rest my forehead against hers, waiting to see what will follow.
“We need to stop for a second.”
Oh. Have I misunderstood something?
Lucy waits until I open my eyes to add, “You overwhelm me. I needed a breather. I feel like I always need a breather around you.”
“What do you mean?” I ask with confusion, going back to lay on my side.
