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“I’m scared.”

“Let’s just start out with being friends, then we can go from there.”

“I like that.” I nod and give him a soft smile.

He leans forward and kisses my forehead before moving to the second chair.

I feel my body being lifted, Ryker’s scent close as he carries me. I snuggle into him. I must have fallen asleep on the porch. When I feel the bed beneath me, I stretch out and then roll over.

“Just lock up when you leave.” I yawn and fall back to sleep.

Chapter Seven

LYNAE

Stretching, I feel warm and content. I slept so well. An arm slides across my body and pulls me into theirs, and I jolt upright. Turning, I see Ryker shirtless, lying on top of the covers on my bed. His hair is mussed up, and he chuckles as he tries to pull me back down to lie with him.

“Ryker, what are you doing here?” My curls are in disarray around my head. I reach up, trying to smooth them down. Since I cut my hair, they’ve come out more. The only way to control them is to spray them down and start over.

“I wasn’t going to leave you.” He slides off the bed, and his jeans settle low on his hips.

I lick my lips, lost in how sexy he looks. My body remembers everything he made me feel that night. I want it again. I pull my lip between my teeth and bite down a bit harder.

“Little vixen, you keep looking at me like that, and I’ll stop being a gentleman and show you how to bite that lip.” His voice has a husky tone to it, and my eyes drag down his body as I watch him adjust his cock.

“Holy hell.” I gasp.

He leans over and pulls me to the edge of the bed. I rise up on my knees, succumbing to the moment. He takes my lips in a softkiss, but then presses against them harder. I start to open for him when his teeth impale my lip, and I moan. My core softens, and my panties dampen.

“Fuck it.” He pushes me back onto the bed, kissing me.

My hands are all over his body. Tracing his muscles, sliding over the dips and valleys. His hands are in my hair, holding my head, as he devours my moans and cries. I wrap my legs around his hips and start to move against his erection. I remember how it felt sliding between my folds, and I throw my head back as I moan long and loud.

“I’m going to fucking take you, Lyn.” His voice is full of grit and desire.

He slides his hand under my hoodie and tweaks my nipple. He leans back and lifts my hoodie, taking it off in one motion, and then his hot mouth is on my nipple.

“Yes. Please, Ryker,” I beg.

He moves to my next breast, and that’s when my alarm starts blaring, reminding me I have work today. We both groan, and I roll to the other side of the bed.

“Shoot.” I glance at him. He looks like he’s about to grab me. His eyes are laser focused on me. I shake my head as rational thoughts return.

“We can’t do this, Ry.” My breathing is shallow.

He rises from the bed and walks around it toward me. “We can if you’d let it.”

“Friends, remember?” I place my hand against his hot chest and push him away.

“Okay. Friends.” He pauses. “For now.” Then he turns and walks out of my bedroom.

I collapse on the bed with a huge sigh. That was so close. I almost lost it with him. I want to.

My alarm goes off again, and I shut it off as I head toward the bathroom, where I take a cold shower.

When I walk out, I expect to find him gone, but once again, he surprises me. He’s standing in the kitchen with a mug of coffee in hand, leaning casually against the counter, his long legs crossed at the ankles. I can’t help but take him all in. Every long, lean muscle of him. I’m in hell. I watch as he stands to his full height and sets the mug down on the counter. My breath hitches as he moves across the room toward me. My hands suddenly feel clammy. My core is throbbing, and I can feel my clean panties dampen.

“Little vixen, I’m going to get into that tight pussy again. Even if it’s only as friends with benefits.” He leans down and kisses my forehead, and I’m disappointed it wasn’t my lips. He turns away from me and heads for the sofa, where he grabs his shirt and pulls it over his head. “I’m on shift at the fire station tonight, so I won’t be able to come over later. But I’ll make sure that food gets delivered.”

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