AllFreeNovel
Share Us
She sat up and her eyes were a little clearer.Then her gaze dropped to my mouth, and the tension that had been between us since that first night flared thicker than ever.
“Can…can I have one more kiss?”
I shook my head even as my face moved incrementally closer to hers.“It’s not a good idea,” I whispered, just a breath away now.
Her hungry eyes moved from my lips to meet my gaze.“It’s only a kiss,” she whispered.
“No, it’s not.It never was,” I said right before I gripped the back of her neck and hauled her mouth to mine, releasing a week’s worth of longing into our kiss.
For weeks I’d asked myself how I was going to survive this woman when all this time I should’ve been asking myself how the hell I thought I would survivewithouther.The guilt that ate away at my insides when we were together was nothing compared to how torn up I was when we were apart.
Like it always did, the kiss escalated until her shaking fingers loosened the buttons of my shirt while my hands slid underneath her baggy sweatshirt to squeeze her full breasts that were blessedly unrestrained by a bra.
The fewer clothes to get in my way, the better.
Our mouths melded together like they were made for each other, our tongues completing a dance we’d perfected in our time together.
Fuck, she made me feel alive.
Our clothes were in disarray, our hands everywhere as our lips refused to part when a knock sounded at the door.She pulled back, dazed, with her lips swollen from our kiss.Another knock and we both glanced at the door before she slid off my lap and went to open it while I attempted to redo the buttons of my shirt.
I didn’t know if it was her distraction from my words or our kiss, but she didn’t look through the peephole before she swung the door open.In the hall stood Jenna who smiled softly at Sadie and held up a bottle of gin.“I was going to give you space, but then I…”
Jenna’s gaze slid to me still sitting frozen on the couch, and her soft smile morphed to confusion.“Dad?What are you doing here?”
But even as she said the words, her confusion cleared to understanding, shock, and maybe even a little disgust when she took in my disheveled appearance along with Sadie’s obviously red and swollen lips.There was no way to hide what we had been doing.I stood, ready to speak, but I was at a complete loss for words.
Her gaze shot to Sadie.“My dad?My fuckingdadis the guy who broke your heart?”
Sadie shook her head—not in denial but almost as if she wished there was some way to stop the train wreck I could clearly see coming.“Jenna—”
Jenna held her hand up.“No.No.You don’t get to say another thing right now.I…I need some time to wrap my head around this.”She handed Sadie the gin, shot me a death glare, then walked away.
I was torn between running after her and staying to fix things with Sadie, but when Sadie turned around, her arms were crossed and her body language was completely guarded.Her eyes were now clear and angry, which I supposed was easier to take than her heartbreak.
“Please go.We have nothing left to discuss.”Her voice was devoid of emotion.
“Sadie—” I said, stepping toward her, but she held up a hand to stop me just like Jenna did to her.
“No.You made it clear where we stood and what you wanted a week ago.I get it now.You were right.Now I want you to leave.”
She didn’t get it at all, but my head was so fucked-up—over her and now Jenna finding out—that I didn’t know how to explain what I really wanted.I didn’t know how to tell her that I was in love with her and could barely breathe without her.
I didn’t even think she’d hear me because I’d never seen her so closed off.
What the fuck had I done?
I thought being caught would blow up my whole life.Turned out, letting her go was all it took to light the dynamite.
My shoulders fell and I walked out the door, which Sadie slammed shut as soon as I exited.I ran my hands through my short hair.
I needed to talk to Jenna.
The truth will set you free
SADIE
The bright California sun, chirping birds, and distant sounds of laughter were so at odds with the feelings roiling inside of me as I stared at my best friend on the patio of our favorite coffee shop.
