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"You have me," he insisted.
"Well, yeah, but..."
Catching my wrists, he gently lowered my hands so I had to see him. "Don't you fucking get it?" he asked. "Cody, I ain't goin' nowhere. I'm not letting you lose. I don't know how, but I will be right here with you, and we're gonna figure this shit out."
"Really?" I asked. "But what happens when you start getting shit for it too?"
"Don't fucking care," he growled.
"But I do!" I could feel tears stinging my eyes, so I tried to force them back.
J.D. let go of my arms to cup both sides of my face. "Listen. I don't got a lot of friends. I don't like most people, but I like you. That means we're not gonna quit, get me? We're not gonna let this weekend ruin this little thing we're all doing."
"And if it doesn't get better?" I asked.
"Then we'll get more pissed off, and we'll make a bigger scene," he swore. "The one thing I will not let you do? You cannot leave me, Cody. You hear me? Because the only thing I got left to fight for? It's you. You are my everything. You..." He stepped closer, his eyes dropping to my lips. "You're my fuckin' rookie."
And then his mouth found mine.
There, under stars that were hidden by neon and canopies, J.D. claimed my mouth, making it clear he wasn't trying to be gentle. He kissed me the way he rode, with everything he had, and I kept up. My hand found the back of his neck. His fingers slid back, getting lost in my hair.
Our tongues met, danced, and fought for control. Our lips slid across each other. I knew someone could come out of the club at any moment and see us, but I'd stopped caring so much somewhere around the time J.D. had thrown that punch. I just needed this.
In truth, I needed him.
J.D. had become my rock in this insanity. He was the one thing I could always count on, and when he said he wouldn't let me leave him, I believed him. I also loved it. Losing Ty hurt. Seeing that girl on his lap made me feel worthless, but the way J.D. was kissing me erased so much of the pain.
Then he leaned in a little more. Our bodies were connected, every curve of mine filling in a hollow of his. The wall behind me was solid, but so was the man before me. When I pulled, needing him even closer, he found a way to obey, and his tongue swept through my mouth, teasing me higher.
My other hand fisted in his shirt, but J.D.'s never moved. His palms held my face right where he wanted, holding me to his lips like I was a treasure he was scared of losing. This was the way I'd wanted to be treated. This was the connection I'd longed for. This was the kind of kiss I needed, and I never wanted it to end.
I was breathing harder. He growled in the back of his throat, making it clear he approved. Our lips didn't explore, refusing to leave each other's. Maybe it was the whiskey, but I felt like something was starting to ignite in my veins, and I couldn't convince myself to stop. One more kiss, then another. Tanner was still inside, cleaning up our mess, and all I cared about was one more taste of J.D.'s lips.
Then a soft chuckle proved that we were no longer alone. "Well," Tanner said, flopping against the wall beside me close enough to brush my shoulder, "pretty sure you two aren't going to jail. J.D., let her breathe."
Which was when J.D. pulled his mouth away, but only to tip his head so our brows touched. "I was just makin' sure she knew we weren't leaving her."
"No way in hell," Tanner agreed.
"And that it's up to her if she wants people to know about this thing we're doing," J.D. added.
"It is," Tanner agreed.
Which was when J.D. finally pulled away, but only to look at Tanner. "I thought Ty was my bro, man. I thought he was gonna be with us."
"And Ty has his head so far up his ass that he's choking himself to death," Tanner said. "Fuck, and you should know that when he said something about Cody getting fucked this weekend? He meant her scores."
"Oh."
J.D. said it, but I thought it. I hadn't even considered he'd meant it like that, but it felt more like the Ty I knew. The girl in his lap, however, killed any sympathy I had for him.
"Fuck him," I decided. "He's done with me, so I'm done with him. I have you two, so why do I need him anyway?"
Tanner just reached over J.D.'s arm to push a bit of hair away from my face. "Pretty sure there's a liquor store around the corner. I'll buy a bottle of whiskey if you two wanna drink this out back at the hotel?"
J.D. chuckled. "Not only do I have a rookie who can keep up, but I've finally found a man who gets me."
"Oh, I get both of you," Tanner promised. "I'm also going to join you, but only when we're not driving."
