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“I’m sorry,” I whispered. I hated my voice sounded so weak. “You must hate me.”
She gave me an enormous smile as I swiped my wet hair back off my face. “Of course not. Come in and get dried off.”
She stood back from the door and waved me into the building. I followed her down the corridor and she stopped at the entrance to her dorm. After pushing the key into the lock, she turned to me as she pressed the door open. “I heard you going mad with the others the night you all talked about my virginity.”
“Did you?” I gave her a tight smile and ran my fingers through my wet hair.
She nodded. “I know I told you off too, but I had the encounter with the demon and then hearing that. I felt like some cheap hooker going to the highest bidder.”
“I get that, that why I hated it. I don’t even think it was about your virginity. It was a battle we had between us because we all thought you’d only want one of us. At least until you ended it with us all we did.”
“And you didn’t want to be that one?” She smiled. “I’ll get you a towel.”
“Of course I did,” I said when she handed me the towel, detecting a note of weakness in my voice. Something I'd heard a few times around Lacey.
“Really…” I heard the surprise in her voice. She hesitated. “Well, you played that one totally cool. I never guessed.”
“But you didn’t want me,” I said and shook my head. “And in the beginning, Clay wanted us to help get you back with Carter. That was the plan. And being the way I was…” I inhaled deeply. “Was the only way I could handle it and by the time we were talking of all of us being with you. I’d already blown it.”
“Handle it?” She narrowed her eyes.
“Handle the fact I wanted you for myself.”
“Oh.” Lacey nodded her head slowly but her eyes never left mine. “Can I tell you something?”
“I’d prefer you to be honest with me and at least I can walk away knowing I truly apologised for everything I did wrong.”
“I wanted you, I always wanted you,” she said. “I feel you, and I thought it was because you were the one I couldn’t have. But I know it’s more because I think of you when you’re not around.”
Our eyes locked together the whole time she spoke.
“Are you going to say something?” she whispered.
I laughed, shocked from hearing her words. “I’m sick of jerking off, thinking of you. So, no, first I’m going to kiss you. I think it’s long overdue.”
Her eyes widened, but she laughed as I picked her up. My lips descended onto hers. She wrapped her thighs around my waist and my heart was jumping in my ribcage, happy she wanted me. And right now, I needed to be as close as I could be. We stopped and searched each other’s faces again. I stroked her cheek with my free hand as the other held her in place.
“You wank off, thinking of me? I didn’t think you liked me.”
I laughed and shook my head. If only she knew. I’d persecuted myself over the way I was. “I’m still sorry for the beginning, I’ve been an idiot around you.”
“It’s not your fault. I should have told you or asked you to stop.”
My lips plunged on hers again, and I kissed her and it felt I’d kissed her a thousand times before.
“Oh, you can kiss,” she said and smiled.
“I told you I was saving the good stuff for you.”
Her eyes raised, and she flashed a grin.
“No Polly,” I asked because I wanted to stay longer, kissing and holding her and preferably with no interruptions.
“No, she’s got a new boyfriend, and it’s already semi-serious. I see little of her at the moment, but I’m happy for her.” She felt my chest. “You need to take this off. You’ll get sick. I’ll get you a towel.”
I placed her feet on the floor. She strolled into the bathroom and handed me a towel. “Coffee?” she asked and walked over to the kettle, turning and flicking on the switch. “I’ve just boiled it.”
I strode over to her, moved her hair to one side, and kissed the curve of her neck. “I don’t know what it is between us. It’s strange, but I feel you belong with me and now you’re telling me you feel it,” I whispered. “And I know I’ve been fighting it.”
