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I almost started fanning myself.
The guy was seriously hot as hell.
“I understand completely,” he remarked graciously. “I’ve done some stupid shit in my time, but not talking to you about this earlier tops the list.”
“So…what does this mean for us now?” I asked, not sure that I wanted to know the answer.
No matter what Hunter said, if I was pregnant, I’d be changing his entire life around, and that felt heavy on my chest. After all, he’d only said that he liked me; he hadn’t said anything about pledging the rest of his life to me because he was madly in love with me. Even if we did start dating, there wasn’t a rule that read where it had to be serious. Hunter wasn’t obligated to see forever when he looked at me, and getting pregnant would make our relationship forever. Even if it would be just as parents to the same child, Hunter would be in my life forever, same as me for him.
Still, was two days long enough to give him a heart attack?
“Well, I mean…” He looked unsure, and that was something new. Hunter Finley had confidence in spades, so to see him looking unsure was kind of sweet. “Well, I was hoping that you felt the same way, and that we could start dating.”
Everything in me wanted to say yes, but I didn’t want to be a regret later on in Hunter’s life. At the heart of it all, we were friends, and I’d like to keep that between us since Talon and Kenzlee were going to be together forever. While some people might say that was a premature prediction with how young we all were, I had no doubt in my mind that Talon and Kenzlee were going to grow old together. Talon was never going to let Kenzlee get away from him, and I knew that like I knew my own name.
“I want to be clear about something, Hunter.” He nodded for me to go on, but he still looked unsure. “I like you, too.” I watched his shoulders sag with relief. “However-”
“Don’t ‘however’ me, Alex,” he said. “Nothing good can come out of that word.”
“However,we’re only freshman, and we’ve only been here a few weeks,” I pointed out. “Aren’t you worried that you might miss out on meeting someone new and exciting?” The words made my stomach sour, but I didn’t want Hunter with me because he felt comfortable with me or because he felt responsible for my virginity now. “We’re going to be meeting so many different people in the years to come, do you really want to get serious with the girl from your hometown?”
His hazel eyes flashed with something that I couldn’t quite identify, but if the tone of his voice was anything to go by, the boy wasn’t happy. “I’m not interested in new and exciting, Alexandria,” he said, a little bite to his voice. “I’m interested in real, and with how long that I’ve known you, I know that you’re about as real as it gets.” His tongue peeked out to lick his bottom lip, and I knew what that move meant. “You’re talking to me like I haven’t done my fair share of partying or meeting new people. For fuck’s sakes, we spent years working that damn fighting scene, Alex. I’ve met plenty of new and exciting people already.”
“Hunter, I just don’t want to be the reason that you-”
“Are you interested in someone else?” he asked, licking his lips again, and why did Hunter look so damn sexy when he was worked up? “Is that what this is about?”
“No,” I squawked dramatically. “I’m here to get my degree, not sleep with everyone on campus.”
“Then what’s the problem?”
“I just don’t want to be the reason that you regret college, Hunter,” I told him honestly. “It’s a given that we’ll always be friends because of Talon and Kenzlee, so I don’t want you thinking back on these years, wishing that you’d lived a little.”
Hunter reached for my hips, then dragged me across his lap until I was straddling him. “Baby, I’ve lived plenty,” he said, his hazel gaze looking deeply into my blue eyes. “And even if I hadn’t, whatever I feel for you, I feel it for a reason, Alexandria.” My heart thumped. “For whatever reason, I didn’t feel it last year, the year before that, or the year before that one. Nonetheless, I feel it now. That’s also another reason that I trust that what I feel for you is more than just wanting to get my dick wet. Especially, when I can do that with anyone that’s willing.”
“Hunter, if this is about my virginity-”
“It’s aboutyou,Alex,” he said, cutting me off. “While I’ll always cherish what you gave me last Friday night, this isn’t me being noble about taking your virginity. Had I been feeling noble, I never would have slept with you in the first place. At least, not after we’d been drinking like that. I would have waited until I told you how I felt about you first.”
I wanted to believe him. “So, what now?”
“Now you let me make up for the past week of sleeping alone,” he answered wolfishly.
Chapter 17
The guilt that doesn’t go away.
Alexandria~
Chills ran down my spine, but they were the good kind; the kind that Hunter had introduced me to last week. His voice sounded like every dirty word come to life, and even if I didn’t have anyone else to compare him to, there was no arguing that Hunter Finley was good at this.
As soon as I felt Hunter’s lips on my neck, I dropped my head back, letting out a throaty moan, and I could feel him chuckle against my skin, his hands gripping my hips. “I love that sound,” he murmured.
“Hunter?”
“Yeah, baby?”
I felt like my heart was in my throat when I said, “I’m not protected.”
