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“She did? I didn’t think any of your friends even knew who I was.”
“Owen, don’t be silly. I talked about you all the time. You were my best friend. Of course they all knew you.”
“So, she had a crush on me? Why are you bringing this up now? Can I go back to kissing you?”
She laughed again, a sound I would never tire of hearing.
“She wanted me to introduce her to you. She was hoping something would happen between the two of you. I mean, as much as anything ever happens between seventh graders. But I wouldn’t do it, and I could never figure out why.”
I watched her, waiting for her to continue.
“I am realizing I couldn’t do it because I didn’t want you to be with anyone else. Even at that age, I didn’t want to think about you being with anyone but me.”
“Skye,” I whispered.
“It took twenty years of not speaking to you, and then two weeks of reconnecting with you for me to realize that I’ve always had a special place in my heart for you.”
I kissed her again, and I swore to myself that I would never stop. Not for the rest of my life. I returned to my route of tasting the skin on her neck and collarbone, then down to her chest. I could feel her heart beating beneath my lips. I climbed on top of her and prepared to make her mine once again.
22
SKYE
In the morning, I woke in Owen’s arms, feeling more satisfied than ever in my life. I rolled over to face him, and he was already awake and smiling at me. I ran my finger down the center of his chest, feeling his firm, warm skin.
“How’d you sleep?” he whispered with a kiss to my head.
“Better than ever.”
“Me too.”
I leaned in to kiss him, and threw a leg over his hips. I felt him start to get hard as I pressed myself up against him. I was completely prepared for another round, but there was a knock at the bedroom door that startled both of us nearly out of the covers.
“Yes?” Owen called.
“I’m sorry,” came Beth’s voice through the door, “but the girls would like to go tubing this morning with some of the other kids.”
“Oh, sure,” he said, starting to scramble out of bed.
“But I know you’re a bit—um—under the weather this morning, so I’m happy to take them myself.”
Owen gave a cheeky grin in my direction as he settled back into the bed.
“Thank you, Beth.”
I heard her footsteps go down the hall, and then a few moments later, smaller footsteps went scurrying out the front door. Owen rose from the bed and looked out the window toward my family’s chalet. I was worried for a moment that someone might see him standing there, completely naked, but they didn’t have to know I was here with him.
“I guess the snowplow got out here sometime during the night,” he said.
“I’m surprised it didn’t wake us up.”
“Well, I don’t know about you, but I was rather exhausted.”
I laughed and crawled across the bed to pull Owen back into its warmth with me. He did so without any hesitation, and within seconds, our limbs were tangled up together and our lips moved against each other’s.
“I’m so glad you’re here with me,” he whispered as he slowly moved himself under the covers.
His lips and tongue met every bit of my skin as he worked his way downwards, making me giddy with excitement for what was to come. He gently grazed his teeth across my stomach from hip bone to hip bone. I couldn’t help but let out a small laugh as his breath tickled and pleased me.
