Page 12 of Dare You to Love Me

“Feel better?” I ask. My voice sounds scraped raw. Even to my own ears.

An embarrassed laugh escapes from her. “Yeah. You?”

If that’s a joke, it’s not funny.

“Hell no. I’m hard as fuck. I have no idea how I’m going to fall asleep after that.”

One silent heartbeat passes.

Then another.

“Why don’t you take care of yourself?”

I lift my arm and twist my head to stare at her as my brows skyrocket. “Are you serious?”

She shrugs. “Why not? Then maybe I won’t feel like such a deviant.”

It’s so damn tempting to take her up on that offer.

I study her carefully in the darkness. “Are you sure?”

This feels like uncharted territory between us.

Have I dreamed about it?

Fuck, yeah.

And I’ve whacked off to thoughts of it.

But still…

We’ve always been such close friends. It would fucking kill me if Stella distanced herself because we crossed a line. I’d much rather we remain platonic than have nothing at all.

“Yeah.” I silently mourn the loss of her breasts when she tugs the tank down before curling onto her side and staring at me with heavy-lidded eyes. “I want to watch you.”

Fuck.

How am I supposed to turn down just such a request?

The answer is simple—I can’t.

STELLA

As soon as I give him the green light to proceed, Riggs strips off his boxers. Had he just shoved them down and freed his erection, I would have been secretly disappointed. Now I get to see all of him.

Every delicious inch.

My greedy gaze takes in the dark hair that whirls across his chest before arrowing down his chiseled abdominals and then further to his groin. His hard cock stands proudly to attention as it curves toward his six pack. His thighs are thick and muscular from skating six days a week.

And he thinks I’m the beautiful one?

Ha!

The guy is delusional. It’s him.

His gaze captures mine as he sucks the corner of his lip into his mouth and chews it as if silently contemplating something before his hand drifts to his dick and tightens around the girth.

My mouth turns cottony as I eat him up with my eyes.

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