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My best friend jerks around without another word, and the door slams shut.
Outside, we can hear the other guys ask what happened, and I let myself fall into Wes's obscene amount of pillows, unable to hold back any longer.
He rounds on me. "This is not funny. I'm sick of having blue balls when it comes to you."
His anger is half-hearted, and it makes me crack up even more.
With the mooddown the drain and it being almost one in the morning, I end up riding home with Kiwi. Wes wasn't too happy, but it also felt weird to sleep over—no matter how much I wanted to wake up in his arms.
Kiwi is oddly quiet on the drive, and when he stops in front of my house, he keeps his eyes forward.
I place my hand on his thigh and squeeze. "Hey, what's going on?"
After what feels like minutes, he looks at me, and what I see makes my heartbeat speed up. I'm not going to like what he has to say.
He stares past me into the darkness as he speaks. "You know I love you, Roe-Roe. And I only want the best for you." He pauses. "If someone deserves the world, it's you."
When he trails off, I have a suspicion where he is leading with this. My throat goes dry, and words won't come out, so I jerk my head up and down.
Please don't say it.
"I hate being the asshole doing this, but I also feel it's my…obligation to watch out for you."
He is going to say it.
"I'm worried what will happen when you get in too deep with Wes." He quickly adds, "Don't get me wrong. I like the guy, I do, but—"
"But?" My one-word question is no more than a croak.
"What are you going to do whenheshows up? You know he will. Can you leave Wes when it comes down to it?"
I blink rapidly against the moisture quickly clouding my vision. "I…fuck!" I cover my face with my palms. I don't want my best friend to see in my eyes what I, deep down, have known since Wes kissed me for the first time. I'm falling for him. No, I already have fallen. I have no clue what I'm going to do. I don't want to leave him, but inevitably, the day will come. Even ifhedoesn't force me to leave, someone in Wes's inner circle will eventually find out who I am.
Fingers wrap around my wrists, and Kiwi gently pulls my hands away. "You know I always have your back. Just promise me you will be careful."
I force myself to nod. Tugging a hand free, I swipe under my eyes and draw in a deep breath. How can my heart feel like it's breaking after Wes and I finally start to get closer?
If we continue this conversation, I don't know what I will do. If anyone can talk sense into me, it's my best friend. But for now, I want to enjoy my time with Wes—however long that may be.
After Kiwi drives off,I stand in front of my house for a long time. Maybe I should leave now before we go even further.
I have myself almost talked into packing up the Jeep when my phone in my back pocket begins to vibrate.
I pull it out, and Wes's name flashes across the screen. Instantly, my chest is filled with a flock of hummingbirds, and my mind is back in his bedroom, Wes's mouth on me. God, his mouth.
I should let it go to voice mail. Instead, I swipe and hold the phone to my ear. "Hey."
One foot in front of the other, I slowly walk to the door.
"Hey." The sound of his voice makes everything that's wrong in my life right. I can't leave him. Not unless I have no other choice.
"Why are you not asleep?" I unlock the door and step inside the house. Before I can fully close it, Echo is by my side, pressing against my leg, and I scratch her ear.
"Well," he sighs exasperatedly, "see, there was this girl here earlier. She is… She has fucked with my head, and I have no clue what to do about her."
His admission catches me off guard, and I stop in the middle of the hallway, my dog bumping into me. "Oh?"
He chuckles. "Yes, what do you think I should do?"
