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Tell him! Make a move!that voice inside me yelled. I shot him a look, and he stepped back, putting his hands in front of himself.
“I had to try.” He winked, and I playfully rolled my eyes. I glanced down at the outfit I’d put on.
White flowy linen skirt with a matching high-necked, fitted crop top that didn’t need me to wear a bra. “Honestly, is my outfit okay?” I glanced back at him, and his gaze darkened.
“You look like an angel,” he breathed with complete honesty.
“Aiden.” My hand crept up his chest, and when his eyes connected with mine, my head felt like it was spinning. “Do you…” My voice trembled, and my hand shook against his heart. His large hand covered it and lifted it to his lips.
“Do I what?” His voice sounded scratchy.
“Do you…”Ask him!a voice shouted.
What if he doesn’t feel the same way?another asked, and I stilled.
“Do I what, babe?” he repeated a little deeper, making my nipples stand at attention for him.
“Do you want to drink tonight?” I chickened out like a coward. His gaze stayed on mine for a moment, almost like he knew I hadn’t really meant to ask him that. We had taken turns being one another’s designated sober mate even though neither of us was driving. It was just to make sure we were safe.
“Yeah,” he sighed. “I was thinking.” His tongue poked out and slid over his lower lip. God, his mouth was like a work of art. One I wish I were talented enough to draw. His lips weren’t the fullest, but that bottom lip? It was puffier than the top.
It made me think of all sorts of things.
Especially what it would be like to pull it into my mouth and then bite down on it.Would he moan? Get turned on?
“I was thinking we should both let go. Drink and have fun tonight. If we’re hung over, at least we have the next day to sleep it off on the train ride back to London.”
“Hmm…” I smiled, but it faded when a thought popped into my head and a question slipped past my lips. “What if you end up finding a girl tonight?”
“Gem,” he groaned. “How many girls have I met this trip?” I chewed on my top lip.
“I know.”None, thank goodness.“I just…” I shrugged and dropped my eyes from his. “I just mean it’s been a while since you’ve been at school doing your thing all alone. I haven’t been the greatest wing woman.” I shrugged and peeked up at him, not surprised he was already looking at me.
“What makes you think I want anyone?” he asked. I had no idea why I was pushing this.
The thought of Aiden touching someone else made me queasy. It was one thing I didn’t let myself think about that first year he was away at school while I was working to pay for my share of our trip.
But I had no claim on Aiden.Because you won’t make one. Look at the way he looks at you!That know-it-all voice shouted. I shook the thought away. He looked at me like I was his best friend. I tried to convince myself of that. But more and more, it was getting harder to believe it.
CHAPTER TWO
aiden moore
My heart was thunderingagainst my rib cage, and my dick fucking throbbed against my jeans. I was holding on by a thin thread. I had no idea how much longer I could keep my control. Not only was Gemma Martinez my best friend, my ride or die, but she was the girl of my dreams.
The angel I fell asleep thinking about and the first person I thought about in the morning.
And the last six months had been bliss.Fucking perfection.And it was almost over.
I wasn’t ready to go back to our life in California.
I wasn’t ready not to wake up next to her and fall asleep with her in my arms. Because we’d been doing that for months on end. Since arriving to Europe and staying at a sketchy hostel where I’d mentioned I would feel more comfortable sharing a bed with her than if she slept alone, even if on the bunk above or below me. And I was grateful for the easy way she agreed.
We had been sharing a bed since.
And tonight, being so close to the end of our trip, we’d chosen a nice hotel off the Santorini coast. Now she was bringing up notbeing a good wing woman. When the hell had I ever asked her to help me find a date?
Hell no.The idea of touching someone who wasn’t Gem made my balls shrivel up.
