Page 67 of Still Love You

"I know. It's a lot shorter."

"I like it. It looks good on you."

"And Willow got her navel pierced," I say.

She hits my arm. "Silas! You weren't supposed to tell her! Now she's going to tell my parents."

"Your parents won't care."

"He's right," my mom says to Willow. "That's not something they'd be upset about. Oh, I talked to your mother. She was excited about having a booth at the vendor fair next week but she can't get off work. You'll have to set it up and manage it yourself."

"That's fine. Sign me up. Can we ride together?"

"We might need to borrow Silas' truck. I don't think everything will fit in my car."

"It's all yours," I say walking around her to the kitchen to get some water.

I like that my mom and Willow get along so well. And it's good my mom set her up with this opportunity to sell stuff. Willow's family could use any amount of cash they could get right now. That's why Willow's mom agreed to do this. Normally, she doesn't sell her soaps and lotions. She likes to stick to selling food.

Willow finds me in the kitchen. "Silas, it's getting late. I'm going home."

"I'll walk you back."

We go outside and she walks backward down the sidewalk, smiling at me. "Can you believe I got my navel pierced?"

"It was a little surprising."

"A little? I never do stuff like that."

"No, but I think you want to." I grab her around the waist and tug her against me. "You have a wild side that you need to let come out more."

She laughs and looks up at me. "I don't think so."

I set my eyes on hers. "You also have a sexy cowgirl side. A sexy school girl side. And now a badass side. You need to let those sides come out and play."

"I did." She bites her lip.

"Not just now and then. I want to see those sides of you more often." I tilt my head and put my mouth over hers, gently sucking her lip from her teeth. She exhales sharply and I kiss her, hard, while pulling her against me. Then I soften the kiss, and she parts her lips, and I slide my tongue over hers.

There's no space between our bodies and I feel her chest moving in and out as she breathes. She grips my shirt and kisses me back, her tongue tangling with mine. I move my hand to behind her neck, my fingers threading through her hair.

I'm so turned on right now. That navel piercing started it and it's been building all night.

She breaks from my lips, breathless, and whispers, "God, I want you so bad."

Shit. As if it wasn't hard enough. Now it's starting to ache. If I'd known she was going to say that, I would've taken her somewhere instead of coming home.

"Let's go," I say, still kissing her.

"Where?"

"To the farm. The sleeping bag's still in my truck."

I take her hand and we start walking back to my house.

"Willow?" It's her mom, yelling from the driveway. "Honey, are you going to be home soon?"

Willow turns back. "I'm not sure. Why?"

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