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Carson:Don’t get too loud, I don’t need you rubbing your joy in my face.
Jackson silenced his phone and walked into the bedroom where he found Oleander sitting in the middle of the bed, typing away furiously on her phone.
“Whatcha doing?”
“Letting Frankie know I’m about to have a man voluntarily go down on me.”
Jackson’s eyes widened. “What?”
“I’m kidding!” Oleander laughed, leaning over to put her phone on the nightstand. “Just letting her know I’m okay.”
“Was she worried I kidnapped you?”
“Absolutely.”
“Seriously?”
Oleander rolled her eyes. “Like I said, it’s been a while since I’ve been out with a guy and we do this thing where we check in on each other during dates, to make sure everything’s okay.”
“You guys are really close, huh?”
“Best friends, but also sisters.”
Jackson rounded to his side of the bed. “That’s pretty cool. Milo and Gav are basically family too.”
“I’m glad. Everyone needs friends that are family.”
Jackson unloaded his pockets and turned to find Oleander smiling at him. “What?”
“I can tell you’re nervous.”
“I’m not nervous.” He said as he sat down.
Oleander leaned against his back, her chin on his shoulder. “You are and it’s okay.”
“I’m…it’s not nerves, it’s something else. Something I can’t entirely identify.”
“Is it bad?”
Jackson shook his head and adjusted himself so he was facing her. “No, not bad. I like this…you and me. I like that you trust me to be with you.”
“I’ve spent so much of my life being afraid ofthis; that’s why I was hesitant at first. But now that I’ve spent so much time with you, seen you naked and shown you my Ninja Turtle panties—” Oleander paused and they both laughed, “— I do trust you. I even trust myself with you, which is a bigger deal.”
“Thank you.”
“You’re amazing, Jackson.”
They stared at one another, hands moving to link their fingers, the corners of their mouths tipping upwards into small smiles—and Jacksonfeltit. This woman was going to do more than change his life and he was looking forward to it. He always fell too hard too fast and he knew it would happen with Oleander as well, but he didn’t care.
As long as he didn’t say the words too early.
“Should we take our clothes off?”
Jackson blinked at Oleander’s question and nodded. “That’s a good place to start.”
They moved apart as Jackson stood up, tugging off his t-shirt and pushing off his jeans before turning to find Oleander kneeling in the middle of the bed completely naked.Fuck. Of course she’d stripped off her dress and bra in record time. Their eyes met once he’d gotten another good look at her body and Jackson smiled as Oleander lay back, her dark hair spread out across his pillow.
Oleander didn’t speak—she watched him, her legs spreading open slowly as Jackson climbed into bed. He couldn’t take his eyes off of her.
