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The lousy turd just stood there, a mischievous gleam in his eyes, wearing a panty-melting smile on his face. His gaze assessed me from head to toe, and it took everything in me to stand my ground and not waiver from the intensity and heat he was shooting from his eyes like daggers, piercing my skin, lighting every inch on fire.
“Stop gawking, if you're coming in then do it,” I told him, needing him to stop staring at me because it had my body in utter chaos.
Everything about the man was big, from his height, body structure, massive thighs, his powerful-looking arms, to his sculpted chest. And on that note, as I took it all in, I was doing my freaking damndest to not think about other body parts that could be well endowed also.
Think of his feet, Summer, take your mind off the naughty bits.
My cheeks were overheating, clearly on their way to a boiling point, and what I assumed had a deep crimson tint shading them, as I tried hard to keep my thoughts in check. Clearly I had failed based on Gyth’s knowing look.
“Summer.” That was all he said in a soft, but gravelly tone that had goosebumps erupting over my heated skin. My mind battled itself to pick a side.
Am I team loneliness, or team Gyth?
Done with that shit for now because I was about to throw up from the stress of everything, not to mention, I still looked like hell, I chose to duck and run again. But not without slinging a little attitude on my way out.
“Whatever, do what you want, I have things to do.” Then giving him my back, I retreated down the hall toward my bedroom.
Once inside, I sat down on the edge of my mattress with a plop. Tonight, I had to deal with all my shit on top of Gyth for about forty-eight hours. It was Friday night, and Alley would be home late Sunday evening. But it wasn’t just any Friday night… no, it was New Year’s Eve. And I was spending it with Gyth!
How could my best friend do this to me? The frickin’ nerve of her.
My belly chose that moment to do a few somersaults, flipping over as bile climbed up my throat again, but I worked to tamp it down. Leaning over, putting my head toward my knees, I pulled in a big breath of air just as a soft knock on my open door sounded, garnering my attention.
Barely lifting my head, I peeked through the lashes of my half-closed lids and thought about how stupid I’d been not to close the door. Eyes still focused mostly downward, I realized I had been right because I spotted very large feet standing just barely inside my bedroom door.
Large feet, equals large—
Nope, I wasn’t going there. And when I groaned, Gyth rushed toward me, dropping to his knees in front of me, his extremely large hands going to each one of my thighs. Another groan escaped me and the worry in Gyth’s voice shot me straight in the heart.
“Sunshine, what’s wrong?”
Little had he known, that even though I was sick and knew I looked it as well, the groans that seeped from my lips were all his doing, but not for the reason he had been thinking.
“Babe, you’re looking a little pale, except those splotches of pink on your cheeks. What’s going on? Just talk to me.”
Still not looking up all the way, because I couldn’t deal with those pleading deep blue eyes that always seemed to hold so much feeling lurking in their depths, just like the ocean floor that was a mystery to most.
“You really know how to make a girl swoon with compliments, don’t you?” I snarled. “Just say I look like shit and get it over with.”
And with that, I looked up anyway, because I was mad and lashing out. Feeling that way sucked, and I had felt angry for so many reasons. But being a bitch to someone that was so nice to me wasn’t the type of person I truly was, and yet I couldn’t seem to change the way I kept acting.
“Sweetheart, you’re the most beautiful woman I have ever laid eyes on. You look amazing dressed up, fabulous in jeans, totally hot in those cutoff shorts you love so much, but right now stripped down to your natural beauty with no make-up on, wearing your sweats and t-shirt that have seen better days, and your hair thrown up showcasing your delicate neck with the pulse point begging for me to kiss it, you take my fucking breath away.”
Shit on a stick. What the hell am I supposed to do with that?
I couldn’t possibly be mean to him when he said something like that. A lone tear fell softly down my cheek as I stared at the man in front of me. Then, one of his hands left my leg and swiped it gently away with his thumb. He didn’t talk, just watched me for the next move.
Only problem was, I hadn’t had a clue what to do with a man like him, and much less at a time like this.
Thank God he could read me like a book and took the reins.
Chapter Four
Gyth
As I peeredinto the most beautiful crystal green eyes I’d ever seen, a mix of scared rabbit and sad puppy, glittered in their depths.
Getting control of my runaway mouth would possibly help the part of her that looked frightened, but what about the sadness that showed clear as day as we stared at one another, both our feelings shining through the spell we seemed to be under?
