hurt for you to try a little and maybe be able to get a good job to help support us.”
“I love you, Rose. Doesn’t that mean anything?”
“I don’t want this to go wrong for us. If I get grounded from you, I have nothing.”
“You have everything, Rose. You just need to open your eyes.”
“Where did you go, just now?” Lily asked as she tucked her legs underneath her.
“I just have a lot on my mind.” It struck me that I was the one who needed to open my eyes. I had been looking at the world through my own
Rose-colored glasses.
I had obsessed over her since I was a teenager, and now she was sitting on my couch. I only wish I knew why.
“You want to talk about it?”
I ran my hand over my face and chuckled as I shook my head.
“You want to be my
friend
, Lily? You want me to feel guilty and open the front door for you?”
“No.” She sat back, offended.
“Good. Then you won’t be disappointed when I don’t tell you shit. I think I’ve had enough for today.”
“Please don’t put me back in there!” She leaned over, placing her hand on my arm. I gritted my teeth as her touch pissed me off and sent fire through my veins for a very different reason.
“You need to stop touching me. I can’t be responsible for what I do if you don’t stop.”
“Would you really have done that to me earlier if I hadn’t said no?”
I couldn’t help but smile at the way she phrased her words.
“Are you
really
trying to play the innocent virgin?”
“You know I’m not.” She retracted her hand and tucked her hair behind her ear. “I just haven’t done
those
things.”
“Because you’re not
that
kind of girl, right? You hid us for months. I wouldn’t be shocked to see the skeletons in your closet.”
“I never cheated on you, and you didn’t answer my question.”
It didn’t matter what she had done.
“I know you won’t hurt me.” Her brown eyes searched mine for reassurance.
“Follow the rules and you won’t have to find out what I am capable of.” I took my time looking over every inch of her body. “You don’t know me at all, sweetheart. You don’t even know yourself.”
“What is that supposed to mean?”
“It means…” I leaned in closer to her. She didn’t sit back, didn’t flinch. Her puffy lips parted slightly, and I could tell by the rapid rising of my white cotton T-shirt that clung to her breast that she was excited by the fact that I might touch her. I ran the pad of my index finger over the top of her toned thigh. Her breath caught and her nipples budded against the fabric. “How can you know you don’t like something if you haven’t tried it?”
I traced a small circle on her inner thigh, and her legs parted slightly and a shiver rippled through her body.
“You really don’t, do you?” I pushed the hem of the shirt up a little farther. “Do you even touch yourself, Lily?” I ran my finger along the edge of her panties and leaned in close enough for my lips to brush against the shell of her ear. “Tell me…when I have you bent over this couch, which one of your names should I moan?”
“That’s not funny.” Her cheeks flamed red and, for a moment, I wanted to believe she was as innocent as she was claiming to be.
“I think it’s fucking hilarious.” I brushed the hair off her neck and let my lips trail down her silky-smooth skin. “Does he touch you, Lily?” I placed an open mouth kiss at the nape of her neck as my hand slipped over the front of her damp cotton panties.
“Who?” Her words were breathy and her eyes fluttered closed. I chuckled to myself as I placed another kiss on her hot skin.
“Do you want me to show you what you’ve been missing?” I pulled the neck of the shirt lower and placed a kiss on the top of her breast.
“I know what I’ve been missing, Cole. I’ve thought about you every day…”
I worked my fingers against her on the outside of her panties. I didn’t want to have this talk. Not now. I didn’t want
“I love you, Rose. Doesn’t that mean anything?”
“I don’t want this to go wrong for us. If I get grounded from you, I have nothing.”
“You have everything, Rose. You just need to open your eyes.”
“Where did you go, just now?” Lily asked as she tucked her legs underneath her.
“I just have a lot on my mind.” It struck me that I was the one who needed to open my eyes. I had been looking at the world through my own
Rose-colored glasses.
I had obsessed over her since I was a teenager, and now she was sitting on my couch. I only wish I knew why.
“You want to talk about it?”
I ran my hand over my face and chuckled as I shook my head.
“You want to be my
friend
, Lily? You want me to feel guilty and open the front door for you?”
“No.” She sat back, offended.
“Good. Then you won’t be disappointed when I don’t tell you shit. I think I’ve had enough for today.”
“Please don’t put me back in there!” She leaned over, placing her hand on my arm. I gritted my teeth as her touch pissed me off and sent fire through my veins for a very different reason.
“You need to stop touching me. I can’t be responsible for what I do if you don’t stop.”
“Would you really have done that to me earlier if I hadn’t said no?”
I couldn’t help but smile at the way she phrased her words.
“Are you
really
trying to play the innocent virgin?”
“You know I’m not.” She retracted her hand and tucked her hair behind her ear. “I just haven’t done
those
things.”
“Because you’re not
that
kind of girl, right? You hid us for months. I wouldn’t be shocked to see the skeletons in your closet.”
“I never cheated on you, and you didn’t answer my question.”
It didn’t matter what she had done.
“I know you won’t hurt me.” Her brown eyes searched mine for reassurance.
“Follow the rules and you won’t have to find out what I am capable of.” I took my time looking over every inch of her body. “You don’t know me at all, sweetheart. You don’t even know yourself.”
“What is that supposed to mean?”
“It means…” I leaned in closer to her. She didn’t sit back, didn’t flinch. Her puffy lips parted slightly, and I could tell by the rapid rising of my white cotton T-shirt that clung to her breast that she was excited by the fact that I might touch her. I ran the pad of my index finger over the top of her toned thigh. Her breath caught and her nipples budded against the fabric. “How can you know you don’t like something if you haven’t tried it?”
I traced a small circle on her inner thigh, and her legs parted slightly and a shiver rippled through her body.
“You really don’t, do you?” I pushed the hem of the shirt up a little farther. “Do you even touch yourself, Lily?” I ran my finger along the edge of her panties and leaned in close enough for my lips to brush against the shell of her ear. “Tell me…when I have you bent over this couch, which one of your names should I moan?”
“That’s not funny.” Her cheeks flamed red and, for a moment, I wanted to believe she was as innocent as she was claiming to be.
“I think it’s fucking hilarious.” I brushed the hair off her neck and let my lips trail down her silky-smooth skin. “Does he touch you, Lily?” I placed an open mouth kiss at the nape of her neck as my hand slipped over the front of her damp cotton panties.
“Who?” Her words were breathy and her eyes fluttered closed. I chuckled to myself as I placed another kiss on her hot skin.
“Do you want me to show you what you’ve been missing?” I pulled the neck of the shirt lower and placed a kiss on the top of her breast.
“I know what I’ve been missing, Cole. I’ve thought about you every day…”
I worked my fingers against her on the outside of her panties. I didn’t want to have this talk. Not now. I didn’t want
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