Page 34 of Pucking Tangled
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Mia
It had beena long time since Mia found herself unable to sleep. But between her encounter with Waylon and Luca’s confessions, she found herself tossing and turning until morning light.
She stared up at the ceiling, blinking into the black, her heart still beating too fast, long after Luca had softly closed the door behind him.
Their entire conversation played on over and over.
First, his personal confession.
He’d admitted that he had never been with anyone before, so simply, without hesitation or shame. Merely shared his truth.
She knew he was quiet. Shy. Reserved even. But the level of vulnerability that he laid out on the proverbial table last night was raw in a way that Mia herself never even dared to be.
He’d given her an intimate look into what laid beyond the surface. And trusted her enough to hold onto that.
It felt a lot like Luca wanted more from her.
More than her body.
More than any man had ever asked for before.
It felt like Luca was telling her that he wanted all of her. And that he’d be willing to wait as long as it took to get there.
And that?
Well, that terrified her more than anything in the world.
Like Luca, she was guarded for a reason. Not the same reason, but she guarded her heart for a good cause.
She didn’t trust that her partner wouldn’t get bored and move on the moment someone prettier and skinnier came along.
Sometimes, she even wished she hadn’t rushed into physical intimacy with some of the guys she dated in the past.
Luca had the right idea as far as she was concerned.
On top of Luca’s personal confession, it didn’t help that her brain had been torturing her after her earlier encounter with Waylon.
Luca unknowingly complicated matters further with his casual admission about her best friend—the boy who knew all ofhersecrets. The one person she thought she kneweverythingabout. About Owen—steady, protective, reasonable—Owen, and Waylon with his cocky attitude and package to back it up.
She still couldn’t believe that they’d shared women before. Together. At the same time.
Was that why everything felt like it was shifting around her?
Was that the reason why Waylon’s flirting escalated while they were away? Why he’d been sobold when he caught her with her hand, and her vibrator, between her legs? If so, then why the hell did he walk away?
Was it really because of the respect he had for Casey?
And what if Waylon hadn’t walked away? Would Mia have let things escalate more?
And would it have ruined whatever she was building with Luca?
Ugh.
Her mind kept spinning.
