Page 86 of Can't Take My Eyes Off You

‘Oh, shit,’ he says with a laugh, touching the back of my head. ‘You alright?’

‘Very, very alright,’ I say.

‘Maybe we should do this with our feet on the floor,’ he suggests, setting me down, then shoving me against the door, kissing me so hard I’m weak in the knees.

He pulls away, suddenly glancing into my room. ‘Am I allowed in here again? I don’t want to ruin the demon-purging séance you mentioned.’

I giggle, shoving him onto my bed. ‘I’ll allow it.’

‘Whoa,’ he says, scooting back and extending a hand for me. ‘You’re sure you want to do this now? ’Cause if we have sex, I’m going to be under the impression that we’re getting back together. That’s why I’m here, Berkley. To be your boyfriend again. You sure you don’t want to torment me a touch longer? I’m sure I deserve it.’

‘I’m sure,’ I say, crawling over him and straddling his hips. I grind my pelvis into his, watching him close his eyes, letting out a groan he can’t contain, his hands on my hips immediately. I like being able to do this to him. I lean down, kissing his neck to his jawline before looking him right in the eye. ‘This is the most important makeup sex you’ll ever have and you’ve got a lot to apologize for.’

‘Yes, I do,’ he says. ‘I promise you will not be disappointed.’

And I’m not. No after-show solo bathroom trips needed – he just sends me to heaven and back again. Multiple times.

* * *

It’s the slamming of my front door that wakes us up the next morning.

‘What is it?’ Will sits up suddenly, practically yelling the words as he throws an arm over me, probably to protect me from whatever the intrusion is but instead nearly throwing me from the bed in the process.

‘Ow,’ we both groan.

‘Oh, babe.’ He reaches for me.

‘Why “ow” for you? What’s wrong?’

He shakes his head. ‘It’s nothing. Just my back. Having sex all night kind of… fucked my back,’ he says, waggling his eyebrows. ‘I knew partway through and soldiered on. Totally worth it.’

‘You two didnot!’ Olivia hollers from my bedroom doorway.

‘Shit,’ I moan. ‘Mymomcaught us.’

‘Olivia, get the hell outta here,’ Will says, tossing a pillow in her direction with a laugh. ‘You two have zero boundaries.’

‘Youseducedhim? On nighttwo!? Youtemptress!’

‘Temptress?’ I ask. ‘You’ve been spending way too much time with Gunner.’

They aren’t dating. They’re flirting. Obnoxiously so, for far too long. Olivia even joined one of his reading groups, so now they speak a secret fantasy/sci-fi language I don’t. I will get them together, if only so Liv will stop having larger-than-needed reactions to whatever this is that Will and I’ve got going on. The heart wants what it wants; who am I to tell it no?

‘I didn’tseducehim. It just happened.’

‘Right…’ she says, with disbelief. ‘I have so many follow-up questions that we’ll get to later. For now, I’d like to start with the most pressing one.Why is our store full of Adlers?’

‘Ugh,’ I groan, dropping back against my headboard. ‘I forgot about them.’ My gaze snaps to Will. ‘Oh.My.God. Do you think they heard us?’

He laughs. ‘Without a doubt, but probably less than they heard you get off for Alex a few hours prior.’

‘Pardon me?’ Olivia asks with a ridiculous British accent.

‘Liv…’ I pull my sheets across my chest tightly, turning towards her as I cross my legs beneath me. Will’s now sprawled out in front of me, his hand on my thigh under the blankets and even that send shivers through me. I explain the situation with Alex. Every humiliating detail. A smile grows on Olivia’s face as I speak, her eyes darting to Will, who nods to confirm.

‘So then yesterday was arealbad day for you,’ she says before laughing.

‘Real bad, so I turned to my ex,’ I say, with a guilty grin.

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