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“No way,” he tickles me again and again.
I start to do it back and, suddenly, I’m in a full-on tickling war. We’re both laughing, smiling, and squirming. Then I stumble and fall. He tries to catch me, but we end up falling onto the bed, thank God. He catches his weight with his arms before he ends up squishing me. Then he props up on his elbows and looks down at me, smiling.
“You know, I’m pretty sure I haven’t laughed like that since I was a kid,” he admits, sounding a little bit breathless.
“Me neither.”
We’re both breathing rather loudly and, at first, we’re both smiling, but then the mood shifts as he stares into my eyes.
“It’s all you,” he says, looking more serious than I’ve ever seen him.
I’m so perplexed. “What is?”
“This lightness I’m feeling for the first time in a long time.” He wets his lips with his tongue as he leans in. His chest is pressed to mine, our legs tangled together, and I’ve never been so warm in my life. To be honest, I didn’t realize how many days I felt cold until I met Jax and Hunter.
He’s so warm … and wonderful … and sweet …
My brain sort of dazes out as his lips inch nearer to mine. He has his eyes open, and they’re searching mine. Searching for what, I’m not sure. And, for a moment, my mind remains blank, totally dazed by how pretty he is and how full his lips are.
But right before they brush mine, Jax’s gorgeous but haunted eyes flash through my eyes.
“Hunter,” I whisper as he shuts his eyes. “What …? What about Jax?”
He pauses, his exhale feathering against my cheek. I expect him to push off of me, but he doesn’t.
“He’s …” He opens his eyes. And then he just stares at me. And stares. So insistently that my stomach starts to weave with knots.
What the heck is going on?
And then he finally breaks the silence. “I … Yeah, okay.” Another pause, and then he pushes up from me. “Let’s get stoned.”
He’s all grins, like nothing just transpired between us.
Me, though? I’m so damn flustered.
I sit up, my heart soaring in my chest like a damn lunatic. I’m pretty sure Hunter just tried to kiss me again.
Zay is right. I am going to cause trouble between them.
“Hold on,” Hunter suddenly says. Then he retrieves his phone from his pocket and frowns. “Jax needs me for something.” He rubs his lips together, glancing at me. “Will you be okay for a second?”
I roll my eyes. “Dude, I’m not incapable of taking care of myself.”
He steps forward and brushes his fingers along my jawline while offering me a smile. “I know, but I want you to feel safe.”
What he more than likely means, what he doesn’t say, is that he wants me to feel safe even with this game going on.
“I’m fine,” I assure him. “Go see what Jax needs.”
He nods, his gaze drifting to my lips for a moment. Then he looks away and heads out of the room, closing the door behind him as he says, “I’ll be right back.”
The door clicks behind him, and I rub my eyes with the heels of my hand then flop back onto the bed, lying down and staring up at the ceiling. Did I just mess up again? I’m not sure. Knowing me, though, I probably did.
Worry is consuming my mind, but then I see that Hunter has glow-in-the-dark stars dotting his ceiling. It makes a smile touch my lips. It’s cute. He’s so cute.
And I am way more drunk and high than I thought if I’m thinking things like that.
I’m rolling my eyes at myself when I hear the door open.
