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My heart pinches because he’s right. It wasn’t all that bad, but when I was there, in the middle of it, it felt like I was drowning.
“I did. I don’t hate them. That’s not why I left. I just couldn’t breathe, and I felt like I was being stifled. And I knew that any exploration I wanted to do couldn’t be done there. That it would be looked down on or ignored.”
“Will they be mad when they find out about me?” He looks concerned, and I reach up and gently touch his cheek.
“No clue.”
He leans into my touch, the slight stubble on his cheek abrading my palm. “Do you plan on staying here long? Or is this just short-term.”
Don’t know what to say to that because, to be honest, I haven’t thought about it. I’m just taking it day by day. Not that I want to leave. I wanna stay. With him.
“Don’t have any plans yet.”
He looks so damn unsure that I want to soothe him, so I lean up and capture his mouth with mine. He sinks into the kiss and we just let ourselves pretend that I’m staying forever…at least for now.
I wanna stay. I don’t want to leave.
But that all depends on us, on him. And ultimately, on me.
Not sure what I am gonna do, but we need to talk about it soon. We’ll figure it out together.
Just not right now. Right now I want to bask in this, in us.
CHAPTERSIXTEEN
Holden
Icannot believe I am craving him so badly. It’s like an itch inside of me that can’t be scratched. How I went from free exploration of every hole on this island, to only wantingonebaffles me. But there is just something about him. I felt it the first second our eyes clashed in the hallway when he arrived. I didn’t realize what it was at the time, but now I know.
He’s different from all the others. He makes me crave things I didn’t know I could want. Stability, commitment, a home.
I never had any of that growing up, and now here I am…missing it, needing it.
My eyes swivel toward Chase who is sitting at the bar, watching me intently. It’s like we hadn’t woken up in each other’s arms hours ago, my body sprawled across his, or like I hadn’t found him at lunch and let him drop to his knees to suck my cock. He had been so eager, so desperate, and I came with his name on my lips.
And now, my eyes lower to that mouth as it quirks up in a half-smile. He looks ridiculously handsome in a tank top, cargo shorts, and that baseball cap. It would look much better backward.
Setting the drink down on the bar top, I move toward him, ignoring a customer who has been waiting for me. But they can deal. I have important matters to take care of. Reaching out, I pull Chase’s cap off and settle it on his head backward, then lean over and press my lips against his. I don’t even try to keep it appropriate. I just lick into his mouth and suck on his tongue, feeling my cock swell between my legs at the mere taste of him. His hand moves into my hair, holding me against him, kissing me in front of everyone…letting them all see who he belongs to.
When I pull away, our lips shiny and wet, our gazes collide.
“Hi,” I say, almost shyly. Fuck, my heart flutters in my chest, and I rub at it.
“Hey.”
We just smile dopily at one another until a throat clears behind me.
My eyes roll, and I apologize to Chase. “Have customers.”
“I can see that.”
“You gonna be here all night.”
“That’s the plan. Gonna walk my man home after he’s done with his shift.”
Myman.
My heart jumps in my chest again at how simple it is for him, how he can easily declare it and know that it’s true. I have never been possessed by someone, even my own mother didn’t want me. But to have someone as good as Chase…well, I don’t quite know what to do with that.
