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That’s why I can’t knock. Because I can’t be trusted.
Theo made the right choice. She went straight to bed so there’s no question of us reenacting any of what we just saw on-screen.
I should do the same.
I trudge off to my own bedroom to begin the highly unappetizing process of brushing my teeth and washing my face so I can roll into bed completely alone.
I’m glaring at myself in the mirror, mouth full of toothpaste, when I hear a soft sound at the door. So gentle, I’d hardly notice if some part of my ears weren’t straining, waiting, hoping for what they’re not supposed to get.
I open the door.
Theo is standing there, completely naked.
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The car ride home was an uneasy tangle of temptations. I could tell Sully was upset and wanted to give him all the sympathy he deserved, but it was difficult to castigate Reese for creating my all-time favorite piece of cinema.
I felt terrible for Sully, that was true, but once he relaxed a little, lust came roaring back. The vibe in the car turned flirty, and I thought he was cheering up…
But then he flipped the music on and didn’t say another word to me.
Now I’m lying in bed, frustrated and confused.
Maybe he just doesn’t like me. Or at least, not the way that I like him.
Or maybe he was too upset from what happened, and I’m being a selfish ass.
I flop on my other side, punching down the pillow, trying to get comfortable.
He said he was attracted to me. He wanted to sleep with me. Didn’t he?
I’m the one who told him to knock it off.
What the hell was I thinking?
I flop on my other side, hot and itchy all over.
Is Sully being a gentleman? Is that why he shut me down? Or is that just wishful thinking…
I can’t get comfortable. I can’t still these swirling thoughts.
My arousal should be fading, but it isn’t. I’m horny and pent-up, and I don’t even have my goddamned vibrator. This feeling of throbbing want isn’t dissipating. In fact, it’s only ramping up.
I roll out of the bed, stripping off the oversized T-shirt I sleep in, planning to take a cold shower.
But my feet are not paying attention to what my brain decided. They’re not headed in the direction of the bathroom at all. Instead, they stride for the door, and my treacherous hand wrenches it open. I’m heading down the hall, naked as the day I was born, without a thought for if Reese might have come home.
There are no thoughts in my head at all as I knock on Sully’s door—just one irresistible impulse.
The moment Sully answers, I grab him and kiss him.
We tumble onto his bed,his scent all around us. Sully is only wearing a pair of boxer shorts; I yank them down, rabid to see all of him.
This won’t make any sense because the visual was almost the same, but the sight of Sully naked is ten times more arousing than Reese. Then, I felt conflicted, guiltily turned on…now I’m looking at the real, actual Sullivan, and there’s nothing like the real thing.
He’s fucking gorgeous.
