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JOSIE
“What was that about?” Lance asks, but I just shake my head because I’m still busy contemplating if I should throw a dinner roll at the back of Ben’s arrogant head. Surely anyone who knows him will understand. Even if everyone adores him, they’re also aware of how smug he can be when he doesn’t get his way, and that’s exactly what his response felt like. He went out of his way to piss me off only to act like I actually said something that penetrated his thick skull for once.
And why do I feel guilty? No. He’s still playing whatever game he’s had going since he showed up late to get on the road yesterday. Maybe he thought he’d get lucky at the wedding, lots of guys do, and I happen to be the one he’s set his sights on. Some weird sexual attraction between the two of us does exist, but that needs to be forgotten.
A few minutes later, everyone else is finished dining and making their way out of the dining room when I see Sarah heading straight for me. Uh-oh.
“What is with you two?”
“Nothing.”
She gives me that try-again-because-I’m-not-buying-it look. “Mm-hmm. I don’t know exactly what transpired, but I know something happened on the way here because the two of you aren’t going round and round like normal.”
“Sarah.” I breathe her name, going to try to brush it off again but she cuts me off.
“You smiled at him, so I know some serious shit is going on.”
“Everything is fine. My mom is being herself, and she called on the drive over here.” Truth. But it’s not the full truth. “It just kinda threw me off.” Another truth, though Ben threw me for a bigger loop.
“Is everything all right? Why didn’t you tell me?”
“It’s not a big deal. We’ll talk about it later. Nothing that can’t wait. We’re here to celebrate your wedding, and I for one, would much rather focus on the big day tomorrow than my mom.” Every bit of the truth.
“Okay.” She gives me a hesitant look, but I think she’ll drop it as she wraps me in a hug. “If you change your mind, we can talk it out.”
“Thanks. But it can wait. Promise.”
“All right then. And just so you know, if you want to chat about what’s going on with Ben, we can.”
“There’s no—”
“Still don’t believe you. But if there’s nothing, then that’s okay. And if there’s something, that’s okay too.”
“What is going on is a big day tomorrow. And I’m beat.” I wrap my arms around Sarah as she returns my hug. “I’ll see you first thing in the morning.”
After saying a few quick good nights, I head to my room. No matter how hard I try, my eyes keep looking to the locked door separating Ben and me. And I know I won’t make it out intact, but part of me hopes he’ll knock on the door tonight. That same part wants to admit the truth to him.
Stepping to the door, I lightly knock and wait for what feels like forever but is actually a few seconds before I knock again, and then the door opens.
“What is it?” The blunt question comes as Ben yawns, his hand rubbing over his eyes for a quick second before he looks to me.
“You’re right. I am a liar.”
I watch as the drowsiness slowly leaves his face. “Oh yeah? And what did you lie about exactly?”
“You know what I mean.”
“Maybe. Maybe not. You can be a little confusing at times.”
“We’re back to that?” He’s toying with me. I admitted I lied to him, which equals admitting I want him, but he’s gonna torment me as long as he can. Typical Ben. “Of courseyou have to be an ass.”
I go to step back as he swiftly shifts forward, his hand looping around my wrist. Pulling me flush to his toned torso, my palms land against his chest as he slides his fingers to entwine in my hair. His grip there tightens as his mouth covers mine. I instantly push out any and all thoughts except one—Please. Don’t. Stop.
Every ounce of my body craves him. To be touched by him. To feel him. Finally. And nothing about his movements indicate he’s stopping any time soon, thank God. He walks me back, tugging at the fabric of my dress. Like he’s done it a million times, he removes it, leaving me in my bra and panties as my legs touch the mattress, and he guides me to sit down.
Dropping to his knees in front of me, he breaks our kiss for the first time. He leans back slightly, his palms smoothing up my thighs, his fingers digging into my skin with the perfect pressure until his hands stop on my panties. Hooking his fingers on the waistband, he drags them down my legs, letting them drop to the floor before quickly returning his skillful hands to my thighs. Parting them, he moves up my legs, exposing me as his eyes drop to take in my body. When he reaches behind me to unclasp my bra, a tingle shoots through me as it falls away, the cool air hitting my breasts, leaving me completely naked before him. A sexy smile plays on his lips as he captures my mouth, devouring me. I cling to his shoulders as his mouth eagerly explores mine before dropping to my chest and then moving lower.
His finger trails along my inner thigh before he slides it inside me, his tongue flicking over my clit at the same moment. And holy hell, I think I’m about to come right here and now. I fight the urge though because I need to feel more. More of this. More of him. And bask in this astonishing euphoria as long as the universe will allow. But my plan doesn’t work because his fingers pump inside me perfectly, and his mouth sucks my sex with the exact right pressure, and before I know it, he’s pulling an orgasm from me as I melt into the mattress.
