“Fuck,” I breathe, leaning forward and letting my head rest against hers. Her honesty floors me. She fucking floors me.
“I don’t know what’ll happen if we do this. Your dad...he could trade me. He?—”
“Then I’ll follow you,” she says without missing a beat.
“But your job. Your life?—”
“I can get a job anywhere. I can’t find you anywhere.”
“Why me?” I ask, hating how vulnerable I sound but powerless to do anything about it.
“Because you’re you,” she says, her big green eyes staring up at me. Honesty and desire flickers within them.
“Casey.”
“Please tell me that this is it,” she begs.
I swear, she may as well claw my chest open and rip my heart out at this point.
It’s hers.
Everything is fucking hers.
“It’s not going to be easy.”
“It would be boring if it was,” she counters.
“I’ll fuck up.”
“So will I.”
“I can’t put you first.”
“You shouldn’t. Sutton always comesfirst.”
“Goddamn.”
My lips find hers again, and I kiss her until we’re both breathless and she’s clawing at my shoulders, desperate for more.
“Kodie, I need you. Please,” she begs.
I can’t help but smirk against her lips. Will I ever get enough of her begging me? Fuck, I hope not.
She shrieks as I wrap both of my hands beneath her thighs and lift her from the floor.
Instantly, her legs wrap around my waist.
Pulling her from the wall, I walk her over toward the bed with her arms locked around my neck, as if she’s scared I’ll disappear if she lets me go.
Breaking our kiss, I let her back hit the mattress before reaching for her arms and tugging them free.
“I promise, I’m not going anywhere.”
Standing to full height, I pull my cell from my pocket and put it on sleep mode. That way, the only person who’ll be able to get through is Mom, and if she calls, it’ll be an emergency.
Placing it on the nightstand, I reach over my head and pull my hoodie off, leaving my torso bare for her to feast on.
Her eyes trace every single line and muscle until she hits my waistband, and then a little lower.
