Page 56 of Chasing Forever
Her arms wind around my neck, and the second my tongue brushes her lips, she opens for me.
Somewhere around us, the beer bottles clink and fall with a plunk into the lake. Mack groans as he shifts away. But I barely register it. All I know is the way she clutches me tighter, heat radiating off her as I lift her, mouth never leaving hers, and settle her onto my lap.
She straddles me, her fingers raking through my hair, pushing my hat somewhere behind us. I groan against her mouth when she drags her nails against my scalp, sweet and a tad possessive.
Her body rocks forward, pressing against me, and the contact pulls a curse from deep in my chest. Her core drags along the hard line of me, slow and maybe intentional, because she’s not shy about her grinding along my hard length.
I pull back just enough to breathe. Our foreheads are pressed together, and her lips are still parted, swollen and red.
“You have no idea how long I’ve wanted this,” I whisper, voice wrecked. “You. Right here with me.”
She bites her bottom lip, and I nearly lose it. “Then stop talking,” she whispers.
So I do. God help me, I do.
I have no idea where this is going, but to hell if I’m asking for directions.
Chapter Twenty-Three
Lottie
I’m standing in front of my closet, trying to decide between two different shirts. A flowery one that says, “first date,” and a low-cut one that says, “kiss me.” A soft knock lands on my bedroom door.
Sadie peeks her head in. “Can I come in?”
“Sure. Where’s Daisy?” I stare at the hangers as if I’m close to making a decision.
“She’s downstairs. The girls are all over her. Heard you were going out with Brooks tonight, and I wanted to pop by and say how sorry I am.”
She sits down on the edge of my bed, and I join her.
“You don’t have to be sorry. You were right. I was being defensive and letting what happened with Holden keep me from the possibility of a future with Brooks.”
Her hand falls to my leg. “I know it’s hard. Especially since he’s Holden’s brother, but they couldn’t be more different. I just want you to put yourself out there, but I was being pushy and nosy, and I have no idea what it must be like for you.”
“It’s been a decade, so…”
She chuckles but stops quickly.
“Sadie, you can laugh. It’s okay.”
I’m not mentally there yet, but allowing Brooks to kiss me felt really good. I’ve missed that kind of exhilaration.
“We kissed,” I say, needing to tell someone, though I’m still worried how I’m going to feel if this goes south.
She squeals and then covers her mouth. “When? Tell me everything.”
“On his dock.”
“Love it.” She claps her hands together.
I squeeze my eyes shut for a second. “I told him I like him.”
She squeals again, tackling me to the bed, her arms so tight, she squeezes the breath right out of me.
“I’m so happy for you.” She sits up and slaps my thigh. “Why didn’t you call me?”
“It just happened last night. I’m still processing.”
