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I didn’t know what the future held for me and Sav, but I was serious about her, despite my promises to myself.
Savannah wasn’t Katelyn. She never took me for granted. She was still a virgin, and it seemed like that was because of me.
My cock throbbed at the thought that I’d be the first to make love to her. That she’d turned away everyone else because she’d been pining for me.
I needed to tell Sean.
And I needed to man up about it.
I knew what he would say, because he knew my history with women. I knew he wouldn’t think I’d hurt Sav, at least not intentionally, but I guessed he’d be right to be concerned.
No brother would want his sister to be with a man who dated women only to sleep with him. And Sean was protective. Over-protective sometimes.
He wasn’t going to be happy about it, at least not at first.
Not until I told him how I really felt about Sav. How I’d felt about her since she was eighteen and I’d started to see her a woman instead of my best friend’s kid sister. I only hoped he wasn’t too upset that I’d never said anything before.
I pulled into a spot in front of the Sparks. I looked around and ensured Jackson, Sean, or Nicole’s cars were nowhere to be found. I grabbed the gift from the truck’s bed and went inside.
The front desk was empty, so I figured Sav was either in the bathroom or her office. The floor was relatively empty of customers, and there was a cleared-out section in the back corner that was ready and waiting for the coffee bar.
I walked down the short hallway and saw that her office door was open, a light on inside. She sat behind the desk, staring at the computer, the screen reflected in her glasses. It took her a few seconds to notice me standing in the doorway.
Once she saw what was in my hands, her eyes widened, and she gasped. “Oh, my god!” She leaped up from her chair and cleared some space on her desk.
I sat the espresso machine there proudly and rested my arm on the top of the box. “To get you started. I know you wanted to work on mastering a few classic drinks and trying out some latte art.”
She stared at it for a long time but didn’t say anything. The silence grew.
Shit.
“Was this wrong?” I asked.
Was I that much of an idiot that I would screw up another grand gesture?
She shook her head. Her mouth shifted into a trembling smile. “This is just the sweetest thing anyone’s ever done for me. You bought me a whole espresso machine. Like who does that?”
I shrugged, grinning as I leaned forward. “Guys who are crazy about the woman they’re wooing. That’s who.” I pecked her on the lips, and she beamed.
“Wooing?”
“What, it’s a good word,” I said with a laugh.
“Yeah, it is,” she agreed. “Where should we put it?” she asked excitedly. “Let me get some scissors.”
“I got it,” I announced, pulling my pocket knife out to cut the tape along the edges.
I stepped back so she could take over from there, unboxing the appliance and pulling out the different parts that went with it. She needed some help lifting the machine to remove the box. Once it was free and everything was laid out on her desk, she stared at it for a few moments with a soft smile.
“Chris, this is so cool. I don’t even want to know how much money you spent on it. I’d feel guilty and want to pay you back.” She clasped her hands in front of her. “And I’m too broke for that,” she added with a laugh.
I loved how her messy bun was falling out of the hairclip she’d put it in earlier today. She was free of makeup and had clear, beautiful skin. She was so fucking pretty all the time. She wore a cropped t-shirt that said,“Chicks who read become the ones who lead,”and it went perfectly with her long, purple skirt.
Everything about her was so cute and precious. I wanted to hold her close and kiss her over and over again. I wanted to see what she looked like first thing in the morning. I wanted to be her first in many ways, and she’d be mine too.
The first girl that ever honestly had my heart.
As terrifying as the thought was, it was true. I’d thought I was in love with Katelyn, and I hadn’t even seen Sav as anything but a kid at that time, but the way I felt about her now was so much more than I’d ever felt for Katelyn.
