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“You could have.” I step closer to her in the dimly lit night. “You’re very capable, Lexi. I can see you’re an understated force. And to be honest, if you didn’t already know, which I’m sure you do…I’m very attracted to you.” My hand reaches up to the side of her face brushing my thumb over a spot of paint close to her mouth. “I’m blabbering, aren’t I? Not cool as Holden would be, as he reminded me to be around you earlier.”
“Cool is overrated. I like blabbering. I think it’s cute.” She pulls me into her space by my wrist.
“You do.” I tilt my head closer, feeling her open mouth breaths on my lips.
“I do.” Her eyes trace over my lips, then flick up to my eyes. She stares at me not moving but breathing and waiting. God, it’s killing me. Because I want to sweep down and steal this kiss and feel her in my mouth all warm and soft. But I refrain, holding on to my self-control to make her make the choice. Will she or won’t she?
Seeming like minutes ticking by, I lick my bottom lip, and her eyes dip back to my mouth following the movement of my tongue, leaving a wet trail. She says “Fuck it,” leans in and presses her lips against mine and the floodgates of release and lust are unleashed in a searing kiss. Her mouth moves against mine, tongue exploring inside of each other’s wet heat. My gravely moan echoes through the walls of her mouth, and she pulls me closer. My chest expands and rises, pressing against her soft breasts, and my arms wrap tightly around her waist. It’s all I imagined our first kiss would be, and more, amazing.
“Ay, yo!” My bastard of a brother yells through the passenger side window of my truck. “Sorry to break this up, love birds, but I got someplace to be and only an hour to get there.”
“Shut the fuck up, Holden. You’re going to wake my neighbors up,” Lexi surprises me and yells back equally as loud.
“You going to kiss my brother with that mouth, Lexi?”
“I just did. He’s not complaining so once again shut the fuck up and have some respect for my neighbors.”
“You sure know how to pick 'em, bro.”
I chuckle, pressing my head against her temple. “I’m sorry about him. Don’t pay him any attention, he’s just messing with us.”
She smiles. “I know. I deal with your brother most days, remember.”
“Yeah, you do. I really want to see you again tomorrow but I’m working overtime. The next two days before I’m back over here to do the porch again. If I could give the excuse of doing it in the pitch black of night, I would be over here giving up any form of sleep.”
“Lucky for you I have another can of paint left. My room looks kind of dull.”
“Is that so?” I kiss her cheek, rubbing my lip against the soft skin there.
“So dull, but I think with the two of us we can give it the splash of color and excitement it desperately needs. It’s been so long…”
“I think we can fix that and make it come back to life.” I breathe in her scent and paint mixed together, making me harder than I thought I could get from the smell of paint. Turning her head, she connects our lips again, opening her mouth and letting me in. As she sighs into our kiss, my hand roams down her back. I pull her even closer, knowing she can feel me, especially when she doesn’t object, I shift her hips to press against my hard-on even more. With a slight swivel of her hips, I grunt almost in pain, from how good it feels to have her against me.
Right then she breaks the kiss but pecks me on the lips. “You better go before Holden starts shouting down the neighborhood. He’s honking the horn.”
Damn, I didn’t even notice that he honked. “I thought it was some other impatient ass somewhere. Goodnight.” I kiss her lips and step back.
“Goodnight, Noah.” She smiles and waves as I get off the step and into my truck as happy as can be.
“That went well,” Holden says, texting someone on his phone.
“It went more than well.” I tap my fingers against the steering wheel, feeling free and light as if I’m going to take flight. “I’ll drive by your place tomorrow and drop the money off.”
“Money… for a minute I kind of forgot about that.”
“You must have had a good time if you’re forgetting about the cash.”
“It wasn’t bad. Her brothers are hilarious. If I’m free and you need some more help over there, let me know.”
“All right.” I smile, surprised he would make the offer. “I will.”
I turn the corner of Lexi’s block, humming to myself and thinking about kissing her lips again. Amazing.
Eleven
LEXI
Itap send on the laptop screen, sitting on the couch in the living room. At least the light bill is only going to be two months past due after I make this payment. Thanks to the money I made doing an extra shift at the club. But that meant staying later than I expected, again, and Drew looking at me like I offended him in some horrific way the next morning. When I told him and Ryan I might go out with some friends, he didn’t say anything, but his eyes rolling over said enough for him.
