Page 57 of You Said I Was Your Favorite

The tears in her eyes shine like glittery diamonds and I can’t take it anymore.

Without a word, I haul her into my arms, tucking her into my lap, her head beneath my chin, her face pressed against my throat. Her tears dampen my skin and I squeeze her, smoothing my hands up and down her back, my fingers drifting across her bare skin. She’s warm and soft and I just want her to feel safe.

I want her to feel wanted.

She cries for I don’t know how long, sniffing into my neck, slinging her hand so her fingers curl around my right shoulder. My skin burns where she touches me and I’m desperate for more.

But I restrain myself. Keep my mouth shut. Let her cling to me like I’m her lifeline and I’m the only thing keeping her afloat.

“This is so embarrassing,” she eventually croaks, and when she tries to pull away, I stop her.

Daisy leans back, her bloodshot eyes open, her tear-stained cheeks making my chest ache. “I cried all over you.”

“It’s okay.”

“I’m sorry.”

“Don’t apologize.” I touch the side of her face, drift my thumb across her cheek, catching a couple of stray tears. She releases a shuddery breath and closes her eyes, and I give into what I’ve been wanting to do for who knows how long.

Leaning in, I brush her mouth with mine. Featherlight. Barely a kiss at all.

She goes completely still. Rigid in my arms. As if she didn’t like what I just did at all.

Shit.

I’m about to pull away but she reaches up, her hand curling around the back of my head, keeping me in place. Her fingers sink into my hair at the same time she presses her mouth more firmly against mine, with more purpose.

It’s like I can’t breathe. Pretty damn sure my heart stopped beating as she kisses me again and again. I let her take over completely, giving her all the power, afraid if I make one wrong move she’ll stop.

And I never want her to fucking stop.

Slowly I return her kisses, my mouth clinging to hers. Her lips parting more with each pass. She shifts in my arms, facing me more fully and when she takes a breath, I sneak my tongue out, licking at the corner of her lips.

A shuddery exhale leaves her and she pulls away slightly, her wide eyes meeting mine. Both of her arms are slung around my neck and I’ve got my arms around her waist. She’s basically straddling me and she readjusts herself, her ass brushing against my dick, making me hiss in a breath.

“Arch…”

“If you tell me you want to stop, we’ll stop. But just know it’ll be the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my fucking life,” I proclaim through gritted teeth.

“I—” She pauses, and I close my eyes, tilting my head back in complete agony. “I don’t want you to stop.”

A feral growl leaves me like I’m a fucking animal and I cup the back of her head, drinking from her lush lips. Her tongue meets mine and I think of that damn romance book and the line she liked so much.

Slow. Searching. Tasting. Learning.

Taking my time, I search her mouth with my tongue. Tasting her. Learning what she likes. Her tongue licks against mine and she scoots closer, her perfect tits crushed against my chest and I wish I could rip my shirt off so I can feel her skin on mine.

This will have to do for now.

I break the kiss first, dipping my head, licking my way down her neck. She tilts her head back, her hands in my hair, her chest heaving. Slowly I run my hand up her side, along her rib cage, my fingers tickling the edge of her sports bra and I’m tempted.

So damn tempted to touch her. Slip my fingers beneath the bra and cup her bare flesh.

I refuse to push her though. To move too fast. This girl needs me to take things slow and I’m going to.

For once in my damn life, I’m going to put someone else’s feelings above mine.

She lowers her head as I pull away, our gazes meeting and I stare at her swollen mouth. Her flushed cheeks. Her still bloodshot eyes.

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