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“But, Noah… Miles and Ellie… You don’t even know if anything is-”
Just as Noah pins me with raised brows, guessing exactly where I was heading with the next sentence, my mind casts back to the bar. I had just seen Noah with that girl, and because my mind was a mess, I must have fogged over the groping hands of Miles when I ran into Ellie outside of the bathroom.
“He’s your best friend.” I announce and Noah confirms with the smallest of nods. “And she’s your sister.” Another nod. “But that doesn’t make it right. Two wrongs don’t make a right, didn’t your mother ever tell you that?”
Noah laughs. “She did. She also told me that you should chase your dreams and desires. If you want something, you stop at nothing to go and get it.” Noah moves in closer, and when his hands wrap around my waist again, my stomach gives a grateful flutter.
Maybe he’s right?
I’ve done my dues. I’ve waited my turn. I’m a twenty-eight-year-old virgin. I work all day and my social life is non-existent. I’ve never put myself first, even with the cybersecurity company I bust my ass for all day long.
Well, fuck. Maybe it’s time I think of myself first for once.
I lean up on my tiptoes, lifting my lips to meet his. A delicate smile patterns out across his face and the cheekiest little grimace makes my heart leap.
“You think you’re pretty cute, don’t you?” I say, smiling.
“Meh.” Noah shrugs, the smirk growing. “I’ve never been told otherwise.”
He leans down and presses a kiss to my lips. “I can’t believe I’m kissing Noah Edwards…” I say. “The famous Noah Edwards.”
He smiles. “Why can’t you believe it? I didn’t do a very good job of hiding how much I wanted you, did I?”
“Well, I didn’t know!” I say, my eyes widening. “When I saw you with that girl…”
I see Noah’s eyes widen and there’s a realisation spreading across his face. “That’s why you left… Back at the bar. You saw her talking to me.”
“I saw her rubbing your arm and puffing her chest out at you, yes…” I say, my voice coming out firmer than I anticipated.
Noah pulls me in tighter, wrapping his arms all the way around my body. It’s like I’m a teddy bear and he’s a scared child. He’s holding me so closely until the fear passes. Only, when I look up at him, it isn’t fear in his eyes…
It’s… It’s…
No. I’m not going to say it. It’s stupid to even think it.
“Hazel, you didn’t have to run away,” Noah says, pressing his forehead down on mine. “I was never going to ditch you. That woman was nothing compared to you.”
I scoff. “Ha! Are you kidding?” I say. “What? The perfectly round boobs and hourglass figure not your type?”
The smirk returns again, and for a look I’ve never seen on him before, twice in two minutes is almost too much.
“What?” I gasp.
“No. She’s not my type.” Noah pins me with a broad smile. “You’re my type.”
I feel his firm crotch pressing into me and all I want is to reach down and grab at it. I can feel the size of it against my leg, and the throbbing bulge is teasing me with a torment like I’ve never experienced before. Just as that thought crosses my mind, another one comes along and sends it smashing back up the tracks.
I have to tell him. If tonight is going to go where I think it might go, then I have to tell him my secret.
“Um,” I whisper, so quietly that Noah leans in closer. “There’s something I should tell you…”
Noah’s eyes widen and he seems to stop breathing. My heart is pounding inside my own chest, but I know this is something I need to own.
“What is it?” Noah’s deep voice is barely a whisper, but it still fills the room despite his attempt to lower it to a soothing tone. His eyes are kind, but concern pulls at them. “Hazel… Whatever it is… You can tell me. You can tell me anything.”
I swallow hard.
“I’m a virgin.”
