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“When the right person comes along.”
“Marcus Johnson was the right person?”
I want to know how that is even possible with the way he treated her. Aura didn’t deserve that. It was cruel and downright messed up.
“That’s just the thing, I kind of knew deep down he wasn’t.” She shrugs her shoulder. “It’s probably why I’m not hurt or jealous about him sleeping with her. It was the fact that he lied and told me things that weren’t true. That is what hurt me the most and then my friend Gina. She knew, and she didn’t tell me.”
It can’t be. That’s impossible.
“Aura?”
“Yes,” she answers, licking her lips.
“Have you ever…?”
“No. I have never slept with a guy before.”
I nod because I feel like I swallowed my tongue.Holy shit.Aura is a virgin.
“That is not possible.”
“When you have had the same boyfriend since freshman year and turned him down many times, yes, it is possible. Like I said, it didn’t feel right. Now I know why.”
“He didn’t deserve you.”
Neither do I.I don’t deserve someone like her. It makes sense why Marcus was so defensive about her. She never allowed him to sleep with her, and then she found out about his lies. It felt good to punch him in his face for hurting her. I did it all for her, not caring if I had a girlfriend, and I would do it all over again.
“I guess,” she mutters.
“Are you crying because you miss your parents?”
She gives me a slight nod.
“I’m not an expert on death or anything. I can’t tell you I know how it feels because I don’t, but I do know one thing.” I point toward the middle of her chest. “They live inside you. You have the precious gift of their memories. No one has them but you, and they will live through you. You need to celebrate their lives and be happy you had their love. Show the people you care about how much you know how to love because some people live their whole lives and never experience it.”
“Have you?”
“Have I what, sweetheart?”
Her tongue peeks out, and she wets her lips. “Felt love? Been in love with someone?”
My thumb traces her jaw down to her chin. I’m relieved she doesn’t pull away from my touch.
“No. Never.”
She changes the subject before I get to ask her the same question. Has she ever loved someone? Do I want to know?
“I stopped crying. You can go.”
My hand slides to her small waist. “I’m not going anywhere. Roll over.”
She does as I ask and gives me her back. I adjust my erection before moving into a spoon position, draping the covers over our bodies. Her body is so small compared to my large frame. She feels small and delicate. I bury my nose in her hair and fall asleep to her scent.
13
The sun streams like a white light against my closed eyelids, filtering into the room. The feeling of warmth and a faint smell of cologne fills my senses. It feels like I’m floating in a dream. My head snuggles against something hard and warm, not soft like the pillow I’m used to. My eyes flutter open, and I squint until my vision adjusts to the sunlight.
My head tilts up, and my gaze meets Kalum’s grin and morning hair.
