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When we pull up to it, we sit in silence for a few minutes as I stare straight ahead. Should I make my move now, or wait until I know this is what she would want too? I’m older than her, her father’s best friend, there’s no way she has the same attraction for me.
Chapter Five
Piper
Thesilenceiskillingme which is why I push open the passenger door and step out onto the pavement. My heels clicking against the cement have me growling and reaching down, pulling them off my feet before throwing them over my head. God, if I had to walk around in those for any longer tonight I would’ve gone insane.
“What did those ever do to you?” Beau asks from behind me.
I chuckle before walking up the steps to the front door. Before I can get the door open though, Beau clears his throat behind me. “Uh, Piper?” There’s a waver in his voice that’s never been there before and I turn to look at him.
His gaze trails the length of my dress before it meets my eyes and he smiles at me. “I’m starting to think you know why I didn’t call you kiddo tonight.”
I shake my head. “I’m not sure I do.” I’d be surprised if the plan to get him to notice me has actually worked, but judging by the heated look in his eyes maybe it has. “But, maybe you can explain?” I want to hear it from him.
“You’re beautiful,” he whispers, walking closer to me and bringing a hand to my cheek. “More beautiful than any other woman I’ve met, and this dress?” He says while looking down at the curve of my breasts. “It’s driving me crazy.”
My breath hitches when he leans closer to me, his lips a breath away from mine, and I close my eyes. What if this moment is nothing like I imagined it would be? What if there’s no fireworks or sparks when he finally presses them to mine? Or, what if he kisses me and realizes this isn’t what he thought it was, and it’s only the heat of the moment?
Those questions don’t go unanswered for long. As soon as his lips touch mine, everything explodes inside of me. Like a million fireworks going off throughout my body, burning me in the best possible way. I whimper against his lips, while I bring my hands to the back of his head and pull him further into me,deepening the kiss.
He groans, his arms snaking around my waist, and walks us backwards until my back is against the front door. The doorknob is digging into my back, but I can’t seem to care about that right now. Not when his lips are claiming me in the most glorious way, or when his fingers are brushing over the smooth skin exposed by the slit at my thigh.
Just as his fingers hit the edge of it, trekking dangerously close to my wet center, I pull away from him. Our breaths are ragged as we stare at each other, my red lipstick staining his luscious lips, and I press a hand to my chest.
As amazing as this feels, there’s still the fact that my father is Beau’s best friend and I have to think about that before things go further with us. I clear my throat, then smile at him, trying to convey the way I’m feeling without telling him. He nods as if understanding where my thoughts are, and I realize his are in the same place.
“Goodnight, Piper,” he whispers.
That kiss. It wasmorethan I had ever imagined. My fingers brush over my lips, which are swollen from the heated kiss, and I smile against them.Hekissedme. I didn’t have to make a single move of my own on him.
He finally sees me as something more than a child.
My phone ringing in my hand has me shaking from my thoughts and a wave of guilt crashes through me when I see my father’s name on the screen. I quickly accept the call and hurry through the entryway. “Dad, hi.”
“Honey, why didn’t you tell me?” He asks, then sighs through the phone. “I would’ve planned a private dinner if this made you so uncomfortable.”
“I’m sorry, I just knew how happy you were and I didn’t want to ruin that.”
“Just, talk to me next time, yeah?”
I nod, then clear my throat when I forget he can’t see me right. “I will, but thank you for the fun night anyway.” I'd love to thank him for more than that, considering if he hadn’t planned this event it’s likely Beau wouldn’t have kissed me, but I can’t do that.
Not without risking their friendship.
My body still feels like it’s on fire, and I’m not counting on that going away anytime soon. Dad clears his throat on the other end of the call and says, “I’ll let you get to bed, honey, goodnight.” Then the line disconnects and I’m left sighing, realizing that I’m not sure Beau and I could ever tell my father about anything happening between us.
Would he ever accept a relationship between his daughter and his best friend?
I’m not sure, but is it a risk worth taking?
Well, that’s completely up to Beau, and something I’ll have to talk to him about in the morning. What if he doesn’t come for breakfast in the morning? I groan at the thought. Maybe kissing each other wasn’t the best idea, no matter how amazing it felt in the moment. I’m sure he’ll wake up in the morning and realize what a big mistake it was. Then I’ll have to hole up in my bedroom until he leaves, purely out of embarrassment for thinking he could actually see me as more than a kid.
I shake my head. I’m being too hard on myself right now. The best thing to do is give him the chance to prove me wrong. I could get a surprise and he kisses me good morning or makes me breakfast just like he made me dinner.
Maybe he’s made dinner for other women, and suddenly that thought has my blood boiling with a different kind of heat. The idea of him wooing other women with his cooking has my vision darkening with jealousy. I want to be the only woman he cooks for.
God. I sound insane already and it was only one kiss.
