Page 3 of Dare to Fall

She looked at me confused. “No. Why?”

I shook my head. “It’s probably nothing. I just haven’t heard from him yet. I told him last week that I was back on campus, and I figured he’d want to get together since I didn’t see him all summer.”

Paulina’s brows furrowed. “That’s weird. You two are usually joined at the hip.”

“Yeah.” I stopped and turned toward her. “Has Brent said anything?”

Brent was Connor’s best friend and the love of Paulina’s life. Although, he had no clue how she felt about him. Or if he did, he didn’t give two shits, even when he flirted carelessly with her just to piss off his girlfriend, Caroline. But I knew that Paulina still talked to him on a regular basis, hoping that he would notice her affection.

I always doubted Brent was worthy of her. But I kept that to myself now after years of fighting with her about moving on.

“I talked with him last week when I moved back in, but he didn’t mention anything about Connor. He’s probably super overwhelmed with that research position and everything.”

A sinking feeling took hold in my stomach. “Yeah, you’re probably right,” I mumbled, but the words felt stale in my mouth.

Paulina tugged on my arm, whirling me around to face her. “Hey, don’t even think about worrying about Connor. You two have made it through high school, and now you’re going to be the most badass couple ever. Two hot doctors, saving lives. A totalGrey’s Anatomymoment.”

I smiled at that.Grey’swas our go-to show anytime one of us felt down. McDreamy made everything better.

“Ugh. I’m being ridiculous. You’re right.”

“Of course I’m right. Have you met me?”

I laughed as we headed into the frigid chemistry building. The fluorescent lights bore down, making the stark-white walls slightly yellow. Students weaved around one another in search of their classrooms. I remembered being a freshman in the huge sea of students at one of the nation’s largest universities. It was so overwhelming, just trying to find my way. But I knew these walls now. I’d spent years inside of them, learning everything I needed to know to prepare me for medical school.

Paulina and I made our way to one of the main lecture halls, housing over two hundred and fifty seats. The same classroom where we took both anatomy and physiology courses. Our peers filed in all around us as we dove into the back row—my favorite choice of seating since last semester. The pre-medical professors only cared to entertain the eager ones who sat in the front rows. It took a bit of convincing on my part to get Paulina to agree to sit in the back. And once I did, every back row became my little sanctuary, where I could secretly daydream about my art classes and anything else that was easier to digest than whatever chemical compound was presented on the slides.

I took my laptop out of my bag and settled in for the grueling hour of syllabus review and assignment explanations.

2

Garth

I wokeup to a cocoon of warmth. The sheet and comforter of my king-sized bed were wrapped around my limbs, and a beautiful redhead was splayed across my chest. A gentle snore sounded from her delicate little nose. I jostled underneath the weight of her, freeing my left leg that tingled as if tiny pricks of a needle were stabbing it.

She moaned as I wedged my hip further against her, relishing in the warmth of her supple body. The sound of her breathy moan sent a jolt straight to my cock. It was the same moan she’d made all night while we fucked.

I brushed a strand of her long hair away from her tan face and placed a gentle kiss to her forehead. Her vibrant green eyes fluttered open, and she looked up at me. A sleepy smile graced her pouty lips, and my cock hardened more.

Damn, those lips are dangerous.

I trailed kisses all along the side of her face before coaxing her chin upward to get a taste of those blush-pink lips. She abided, opening up to me, our tongues twirling in the same dance we had shared for the past few weeks. I deepened the kiss further, hungry for anything she was willing to give me. Before Brooke, it had been almost six months since my last fuck.

I’d grown picky over the years, it seemed.

She straddled her naked body over me, never breaking the kiss. I could feel the wetness of her pussy sliding against my cock. She bit my bottom lip, and I came undone. I growled against her lips as she started to grind her luscious hips against me. Somehow, even after an entire night of sex, she still smelled like sweet peppermint. I inhaled deeply and thrust my length against her. She let out a throaty moan and dug her nails into my shoulders as she pushed against me harder and harder, lusting for friction.

When her green eyes locked onto mine, somewhere deep within me, I longed for something more.

More than the sex.

More than the casual conversation.

But the thoughts eluded me as she sat up, exposing her perky breasts. I took in the wondrous sight of her. She was beautiful. Peaked nipples peered through the tendrils of her fiery hair that had fallen over the front of her shoulders. I sat up and wrapped my arms around her tiny waist and took her right breast into my mouth, suckling against her sensitive nipple. Throwing her head back, she let out another moan. I fell back into the pillows as she pushed my shoulders, her wild eyes desperate for more. On her hands and knees, she hovered over me, planting kisses from my chest all the way down to the fine hairs above my rock-hard cock.

She peered up at me from under thick lashes, her hair falling in waves over my legs. My throat went dry as I watched her put those perfectly pouty lips over the entire length of my cock. It felt like I barely had anything left to give after the marathon we’d had last night. But still, my cock pulsed against the wetness of her tongue, the expert strokes of her mouth bringing me closer and closer to the edge. She let out a satisfied moan, and the vibration of her throat sent shock waves all the way up to my core.

Fuck she’s good.

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