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“It’s amazing. We’ve been bouncing around from restaurant to restaurant, trying all the best, most delicious meals. I swear, Vance is going to have to roll me onto the plane when we leave in a few days.”
I chuckle, finishing up the last few buttons on my shirt. I honestly can’t remember the last time I got dressed like this—maybe for my dad’s funeral two years ago—and I’m wondering if I should do it more often. I clean up nice.
“We’re having a great time,” she says with a happiness in her voice that I haven’t heard in a long time.
“Well, I have to admit, I’m a little jealous,” I tell her. “I’ve always wanted to go to New York.”
“Maybe we can plan a trip there together someday,” she says, sounding hopeful. “The four of us, or maybe five, if you two want to bring Junie along.”
I nod, though I know she can’t see me. “That might be fun.”
There’s a long pause on the other end of the line, and then my mother clears her throat. “Well, baby, I don’t want to keep you. I know you have abusynight ahead of you…”
I groan, and my mother laughs.
“…so you go have fun.”
“Thanks, mom. Love you.”
“Love you, too.”
chapter twenty-five
Busy
I lick into Reid’s mouth, moaning when his hand grabs my ass. My hands tangle into his hair, gripping tightly and giving a gentle tug, then I shift my hips as he presses me down against him.
We’re sitting in the cab of his truck, my legs straddling his, making out like teenagers who don’t want to get caught, and it’s the most frustrating and delicious experience I’ve ever had.
“Fuck, Busy,” he whispers as I kiss down his neck and suck at the skin, my tongue pulsing and my teeth grazing.
His hands slip through the leg of my shorts, grasping my ass, and I move my hips again, lifting slightly, hoping he’ll slide his fingers between my legs like he did on our last date night.
We’ve been playing this infuriating game for weeks. We go out to dinner, wander around town—getting ice cream, coffee, walking the marina, any number of things—and then he brings me home and we make out in his truck. Then he adjusts himself and walks me to my door, where he usually kisses me again before sending me inside to where Briar or my mom are hanging out on the couch, keeping an eye on Junie.
I have never felt so sexually aroused in my entire life, desperate for his hands on me at any given moment, and yet he’sbeen continuously slowing us down, putting on the brakes right before things get hot and heavy.
Like I said, infuriating.
I get why he’s doing it, keeping us moving slow. He’s worried we’ll run hot and fast and burn out just as quickly, but there’s no way that will happen. Not a chance in hell.
So I wait. Desperate. Needy. Wanting.
Reid’s fingers swipe against me and my head tilts back as I moan, already wet.
“You gonna make me come?” I ask as the tip of one finger dips into my opening.
“Nothing I want more,” he replies.
But then, instead of slipping those fingers into me, he pulls back, his hands sliding out of my shorts. Then he pats my ass twice.
“Do you wanna head inside? With me?”
I blink, surprise and elation soaring through me—until reality sets in.
Leaning forward, I rest my forehead against his. “I wish I could, but my mom’s inside with Junie.” I chuckle. “And I can’t go fool around with you at your house knowing she’s next door, watching my kid.”
Reid kisses me, nibbling lightly on my lower lip, the way I like it. Then he pulls back. “Good thing she’s at her house, then. With Junie, for the whole night.”
