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Her eyes lit up with surprise but quickly turned into two pools of molten lust. “Maybe I want to do more than just kiss.” The faintest smirk traced her lips.
“We have time,” I said, pecking the end of her nose before reluctantly pulling away to sit up.
Lily frowned. “Don’t you want to?”
“Oh, I want to. But I don’t want us to do something you’ll regret… something that will confuse things between us.”
“Because of my dad—”
“That… and other things.”
“What are we doing, Kaiden?” Her eyes shone with raw honesty, making my heart drum in my chest.
“Honestly, I don’t know.” I let out an exasperated breath.
“Do you want to stop?” Lily peeked over at me, the dejection in her eyes making my chest constrict.
I didn’t want to hurt her.
I didn’t ever want to be the reason she felt bad about herself. Not after what she’d been through.
“What is it?”
“I don’t want you to get hurt because of me, Lily.”
“Isn’t that for me to decide?” She shuffled closer, leaning her head on my shoulder as we stared out at the lake.
“Come here.” I pulled her onto my lap, and she settled between my legs. Wrapping my arm around her waist, Lily leaned back against my chest and I dropped my chin to her shoulder.
“You want this?” I whispered against the shell of her ear. “You want me?”
Tilting her head, she gazed up at me. “I do. I’ve never felt this way before, Kaiden.” She pressed a kiss to the underside of my jaw, and I loved that she felt confident enough around me to take what she wanted.
“Neither have I.” I swallowed over the lump in my throat. My desire to protect this girl, to make her happy and see her smile, was so strong I felt a little off-kilter.
Football had always been the most important thing in my life… it still was. But Lily had somehow burrowed her way under my skin, only burrowing deeper and deeper the more time we spent together.
Comfortable silence settled over us. Lily ran her fingers up and down my arm, sending shivers running through my body. I wanted to kiss her again, to touch her, and make her fall apart. But I didn’t want to rush. Not when I could already sense her falling for me.
Fuck. I was in way over my head.
As if the universe heard my torment, big fat droplets of rain started falling, offering me a reprieve.
“Oh my God,” Lily shrieked, jumping up as the rain sheeted down on us. “Quick, we should make a run for your car.”
I clambered to my feet and helped her grab all the snacks and the blanket, and we hurried to my car, throwing them in the back seat.
But the second I climbed into the car and saw Lily’s heated gaze, I realized the rain wasn’t a gift.
It was a curse.
My t-shirt clung to my body, wet and sticky. “Fuck,” I breathed, watching as Lily shucked off her soaked jacket, revealing a tank top than hugged her curves like a second skin.
“That came out of nowhere.” She laughed and it was music to my fucking ears, but she wasn’t looking at my face… her eyes were drinking in my see-through t-shirt.
I hooked my fingers into the hem and pulled it off my head, reveling in the way her breath hitched.
This was a bad idea… the worst.
