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How was I supposed to respond to that? “If he’s so incredible, why was it only one night?”
“I couldn’t stop thinking about you.”
I gently pulled back from his touch. His words, his gaze, and his skin against mine sent a warm, fuzzy glow through me. They also made it hard to think, and there was more to his words than I saw on the surface. There had to be.
“Do you have that problem with every person you hook up with?” I asked.
“Yes. But I have an idea of how you feel about Luke—I’ve never missed the way you two interact—so it was stronger with him. Besides, I don’t do a lot of hooking up.”
“But the flirting?” I discussed my sex-life details with my girlfriends, but Chase and I weren’t that close. I’d always assumed...
“Serious with you. Playful with our friends. There’s no other flirting.”
But... The gears in my brain snagged. Chase was friendly with everyone.
Not the same as flirting.
Maybe not. I’d convinced myself that he treated me like anyone else. Ever since I dated Shawn, and he’d convinced me everything I did was wrong, I’d had so much trouble trusting my gut, and I didn’t dare make that mistake with Chase.
“My point is”—his voice was soft—“you and I are amazing together anyway. If you’re interested in more, I’m here.”
I was. Definitely. Totally. Mostly.
Why was I hesitating?
Because if we pursued this, it could ruin our friendship. And my friendship with Sadie. And anything I might have with Luke. There was no reward without risk. If things didn’t work out with Chase, were we close enough we could recover? Besides, I didn’t have anything with Luke. Not like that.
I might if we hadn’t been interrupted.
So I’d test the waters with Chase. Not that I was dating Luke. It wasn’t even an option. And with Chase... he was right that we had so many friends in common, I’d lose more than just him.
“I need to think about it,” I said. More than I already had.
“Will you let me help you decide?”
I should tell him no, but curiosity won out. “How?”
“May I kiss you again?”
My heart swooned that he asked permission, and the way he searched my face sent goosebumps speeding up my arms.
“Yes,” I said.
He slid his hand to the back of my head and gripped my hair enough to pull, drawing a gasp. He dipped his head, bit my bottom lip, and licked away the sting before crushing his mouth to mine.
Every inch of my body sang in response. I needed something to hold onto, and the only thing I could find was his shirt. I fisted the fabric, terrified if I let go, this would evaporate.
Chase tugged my hair harder, exposing my neck. He kissed along my jaw and up to my earlobe, to nibble.
“I know why you’re hesitating,” he murmured against the hollow behind my ear.
“Why?” I moaned as much as spoke.
He pulled back to look me in the eye, never letting go. “You’re thinking about him. You don’t want to let go of what almost was. At the same time, you can see the rift that would run through our group if...” He frowned. “But we’ll be incredible together, you and I.”
The hint of possession in his voice should turn me off, but it sucked me in deeper.
What would Sadie do?
Not make out with her own brother.
A giggle tried to force its way up, and I swallowed it. If she wanted it, she’d tell him yes. “Prove it,” I said.
He let go of my hair to trace a finger along the shell of my ear, never dropping my gaze. Intensity simmered between us. When he kissed me again, it was gentler but just as enticing. “Challenge accepted,” he said.
My pulse roared in my ears. What had I gotten myself into?
