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Addilyn
He’d ruined my first kiss. Broke Devon’s face, probably. Then he had to go and wreck my world in so many ways…
But at least Mother’s bedroom door had remained closed, her loud snores reaching me through the hall I raced down. Lloyd would ask questions, but I didn’t give two shits what Gideon decided to tell him. Lies, truth…it didn’t matter. Mother would learn about my sneaking out come morning, and I would face the consequences.
Pulling off my sweatshirt and tossing it into my hamper, I shivered at the memory of muscle against my back. Gideon’s arms caging me in. His hardness digging into the top of my ass, the way my scalp still tingled from his harsh hold.
I hated that I couldn’t keep from wanting him, how every tiny bit of pain he inflicted turned me on.
Pure…the last thing I was. Heat tingled through my face and chest.
A soft knock sounded on my bedroom door.
“Who is it?” I whisper-hollered, grasping the handle, my pulse once more thrumming.
“It’s Lloyd.”
Shit. Shit. Shit.
I pulled open the door but stood on the threshold, not inviting him in. Chin lifted, I waited for him to lay down the law and declare punishment for what Jenny and I had done, for the beer he must smell on my breath.
His gaze wandered over my neck for a moment, long enough that I shifted, tipping my head back down. “Your mother is sleeping,” he whispered, glancing at their closed bedroom door—as if I couldn’t hear her snores. “I’m not going to tell her where you were.”
Wait. What?
“I’d figured out what you planned. Devon’s dad told me he was throwing a party for you, but I decided to keep it from your mother since every sixteen-year-old girl deserves a chance to get her first kiss if she saved it special for that day.” He smiled and tugged on my hair, but without the sting like Gideon had caused.
“N-nothing happened,” I lied, hating that my voice shook.
“Well, if any boy tries to touch you without your consent, you let me know—my son included. And if you’re going to be drinking at these sorts of parties, please call me. I’ll make sure you have a safe ride home.”
I couldn’t hold his steady gaze, couldn’t understand why he would promise such a thing, so I picked at a thread on the hem of my T-shirt. “Okay.”
“Now get yourself in bed. Chances are, your mother’s sleeping pills will keep her in bed late. I won’t state otherwise if you tell her you arrived home from Jenny’s early in the morning for whatever reason you decide upon.”
He strode away, his steps taking him toward Mother, toward the woman he’d offered to lie by omission to in order to save my ass from punishment.
How could a nice guy like him have such an asshole for a son?
I quietly shut my door and leaned against it, my mind going back to Gideon and what he’d done.
“Damn jackass,” I muttered while I shimmied out of my jeans, thinking I needed a long, hot soak in the tub. Drink a shit ton of water and take a couple of Tylenol. Maybe sneak one of Mother’s sleeping pills so I could pass out without having to relive that moment of helplessness, of overwhelming need of having him pressed fully against my backside…
Heated breath ghosting across my nape.
The scrape of his scruffy chin over my skin.
Gideon had nosed beneath my ear like he couldn’t fill his lungs deep enough with my scent.
And his hard body holding me against the door kept me upright since the feel of him all over my ass weakened my legs to the point of giving out. Had he put his hands on me, beneath my sweatshirt and sought out the areas no man had ever touched, I would’ve let him.
What the hell is wrong with me? I turned the lock on my bedroom door, scowling at myself. I hated Gideon—
Sounds of the shower sprang to life in our shared bathroom, stealing my focus as it always did. The door on my side stood cracked open an inch, and I stared, catching a shift of a body inside.
Blue sweatshirt that matched the shade of Gideon’s eyes.
