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Our foreheads rested against each other. “I know,” she whispered, “But it was nice to finally hear you say it.”
“Then I’ll tell you every day.”
She bit down on her bottom lip, slowly pulling her forehead from mine. But I moved closer. And she didn’t pull away. So our lips connected. I felt a literal spark. Before I could question if she felt it too, Amelia gasped and jumped slightly.
“Ru,” she whispered against my lips. Not allowing me to respond, Amelia reconnected her lips with mine. Our lips stroked the gently growing fire within me. She gripped my arms like she ached for this closeness and couldn’t chance me pulling away. I wouldn’t. Not even to breathe.
The soft hum she fed me made my hardened dick throb. I was seconds away from allowing my hands to familiarize themselves with her body in a more intimate way. The only thing that stopped me was the hesitance of moving too fast.
When we finally pulled away, I expected her to say it could never happen again, or to question what we were doing. Neither of those was the case. She put her head back on my shoulder, leaving me with racing thoughts about what the hell would happen next.
Fifteen
Amelia
I should have gone home, but I didn’t. I’d been quiet since the kiss. The unexpected, absolutely amazing kiss. It was the best kiss I’d ever had. It made my pussy throb and heart race. And it was from my best friend. I didn’t even think Ru was into me like that. Maybe he wasn’t. Maybe he was just caught up in the moment of us expressing our love for the first time.
But that didn’t make sense. We didn’t say we were in love with each other. So how did that happen?
Nibbling my bottom lip, I opened the car door and followed him inside of his home. He was supposed to be trailing me home, but I ended up coming to his place. I told myself it was because I needed to talk to him and make sure we were on the same page, but the truth was, I didn’t want to talk at all. I wanted to be in his arms, on his lips.
Shaking those thoughts from my head, I ran my fingers through my hair and released a shaky breath. I’d been stressing for years now how important it was that nothing ruined our friendship—and I kissed him. Worse, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
And I mean… there were definitely worse things that I could have been doing. Not only were his lips soft and juicy, but my best friend was fine as hell. Physically, Amaru favored Ovie Soko. They had the same cocoa-brown skin, tall, athletic build, and chiseled jaw with balsamic brown eyes. I could stare at him, talk to him, sit in silence… for hours.
For someone else, Amaru Williams was a damn good catch. The thirty-six-year-old senior associate was an intellectual beast. He was secure and financially stable. Outside of his father’s unexpected passing, Amaru was a healed, calm spirit. Not too much could rattle him outside of bullying and injustices, or someone messing with those he loved and cared about. He was fun and spontaneous, yet a planner and intentional. And he was an amazing father, provider, and protector. He was damn near perfect, and I was so blessed to have him in the capacity I did.
If I could have met a man like him on a romantic level, I wouldn’t ask for anything more.
A part of me wanted to explore whatever Amaru had to offer for the night. But the sensible part of me was pushing the brakes on that the further we walked into his home. Clutching his hand, I stopped his movement.
He turned to face me with a knowing smile.
“What are we doing, Amaru?”
His tone was low as he pulled me close and pressed my body against his. “Whatever you want us to do.”
“I came here with the intent that we finish what we started at the river, but…” My head shook as my eyes watered. “I promised myself I would never make things sexual with a friend, and I can’t make you the exception to that.” His head bobbed once before it hung. “You mean too much to me and Alisia. I can’t do this life shit without you, Amaru. And romance… it’s too fickle of a thing to risk our friendship. So… I think I should leave.”
Licking his lips, Amaru caressed my cheek. He swallowed hard as he looked at my lips.
“I will always do what’s best for you. I will always give you what you want.”
“And what about you want?”
He chuckled quietly with a shake of his head. “It doesn’t matter what I want.”
“It always matters to me.”
Crossing his arms over his chest, he released a hard breath as his head tilted. “What I want will make you not want to leave my home. Trust me, it’s better if I leave those words unsaid.”
My eyes fluttered as I processed his words. Once they settled within me, I muttered a quiet okay before turning to leave. He made me promise to let him know when I got home, and I said I would. My mind raced a mile a minute as I drove. Did that mean he wanted to be with me, or that he wanted sex? Was I wrong for not pressing him for his truth? Would it have mattered if it went against mine? How were things going to play out between us now that we’d kissed? Every question made room for another, and by the time I got home, I had a headache.
I made my way to my mother’s room, grateful she was still awake. She greeted me with a bright smile as she pressed pause on whatever she was watching, more than likely a Lifetime Movie Network movie. She watched them so much, she had my baby hooked on them too.
“Hey, lil lady. How was your evening?”
“Weird,” I admitted, sitting down on the bench that was in front of her bed.
