Page 97 of Drama Queen

“They really do.”

“If I’m being really honest, I’m a little jealous.”

“Why’s that?”

She bites her lip a bit before answering, “They’re just so happy to be together, and I want that.”

“Are you saying you’re not happy to be with us?” I tease.

“Of course I am! You know that’s not what I mean. I mean, we’re not…”

I know exactly what she’s getting at, and this might be my chance to probe at her a little. Test the waters. Going into this trip, I hadn’t expected to have the opportunity, but it’s here now and I would kick myself if I didn’t at least try.

“Aren’t we?” I ask.

“What?”

She looks at me, her eyes wide and full of surprise and, dare I say, hope. I meet her gaze head-on, hoping she can see the interest I have, knowing I would never pressure or push her. While I’m not sure what she sees, I catch her eyes flick down to my lips and back up, a small flush coloring her cheeks. I take the chance to scoot a bit closer to her. A small smile peeks through, and she doesn’t move away.

“Are we together? Are we happy? Or do you want more?” I ask.

She swallows, and I can almost hear her thinking things through. It’s obvious she wants this, otherwise she would have shut it down already. Kara may go with the flow, but she isn’t forced into anything she doesn’t want. Our eyes meet and she bites her lip softly, telling me she’s almost to the point of giving in.

“It’s okay, Kara. Nothing’s going to ruin us. You know I won’t push you, but I hope you don’t deny this out of fear.”

Decision made, she leans forward and catches my mouth with hers, softly at first. My lips move in concert with hers, softly exploring each other and basking in the feeling of giving in. Everything around us dims as she becomes my entire world. I’m blown away by her and I’m itching to touch her. My hand grabs hers and I pull her closer. She drapes her legs over my thighs, bringing her body almost flush with mine. My hand releases hersand moves up to burrow itself in her hair. It’s so soft, I wish I could run my fingers through it all the time.

Kara’s tongue flickers against my lips as we kiss and I willingly open for her, meeting her tongue with mine. We explore each other’s mouths, and her hand moves to cup my cheek to hold me close. Her mouth is better than I could have imagined, receptive and responsive to my every move and satiny smooth. Our tongues dance and tease, enjoying every second of this. I’m tempted to push her back and pin her down on this dual camping chair, but I hold back. That’s more of a second kiss activity.

“Am I seeing what I think I’m seeing?” I hear softly from the other side of the fire.

Apparently, the guys have noticed what’s happening. Flynn comments next.

“Think we can get in on that?”

I pull back a little, giving Kara a couple more soft nips. She looks at me with hooded eyes, a smile gracing her face. Softly smiling back, I give her a small wink.

“Looks like we have an audience,” I tell her quietly.

Her eyes grow wide, and a blush works its way up her neck and settles in her cheeks. I can see the embarrassment start to settle in and move her face to look at me again. Keeping my eyes locked on hers, I shake my head softly.

“No, don’t be embarrassed, Kara. There’s nothing to be ashamed of, okay?”

“I don’t know what came over me. We shouldn’t be risking our friendship like this,” she whispers.

“There’s nothing to risk. Nothing you can do or say will make me not be friends with you. Not any of us. You belong with all of us, no matter what happens, okay?”

Some confidence comes back into her eyes, and she glances from me to Dan and Flynn, then back to me again. Dan andFlynn both smile at her and nod their heads in affirmation when she looks. Biting her lip again, she nods, finally accepting that this is okay, that none of us will judge her. Kara leans back in, and butterflies erupt in my stomach as I realize she wants to kiss more. As our mouths meet again, I hear Flynn in the background while my focus fades to her again.

“Dude, Troy’s gonna be so damn jealous.”

Dan just chuckles.

Three

DAN

Kara and Zekemaking out last night at the fire played in my dreams all night. All of us have been lusting after Kara for years, but none of us want to be the reason things fall apart. She’s too precious to us to risk it, but I think Zeke finally blew past that last night. If she’s okay being physical, then maybe we can actually start a relationship with her. Something tells me she’ll be more skittish when it comes to the feelings part of a relationship. Neither Flynn nor I would pass the chance to be with her up. We’re together, but neither of us would mind if Kara joined. I’m not sure Flynn would mind if the other guys joined in sometimes, but they’ve never showed interest. I wouldn’t mind, that’s for sure.

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