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Now probably isn’t the time to tell him I’ve never done this before either, but I have read books and seen movies, so I'm going off research that has clearly proven right.

“I’m about to come,” he announces and tries to pull me up.

I don’t let him.

I’m too into it now.

Too into the way I have him at my mercy, and I’m not letting up.

Hand and mouth in sync now, I move faster until I feel the warmth of his release on my tongue.

I swallow every last bit of it.

When I finally come up for air, Declan is breathing hard and staring at me.

“Was that innocent enough for you?”

He lets out a bark of a laugh and pulls me to him.

“Not even a little.”

“Good.” I smile and relax into his arms.

I’m closing my eyes when I spot the clock by the side of the bed.

“Holy shit, it’s 5:30 in the morning. We are going to be worthless tomorrow if we don’t go to bed now.”

“And it was worth every moment.”

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

DECLAN

The rest of the group beats us to the pool the next morning. It makes sense, given that Ruby and I stayed up after them and then some.

Fuck.

I can’t keep the smile off my face.

I spot the group quickly. There are two loungers saved for us under a cabana. The only downside is that they aren’t next to each other. Ruby's is on the other side of Sadie; mine is between Luca and Dutton.

Ruby’s walking in front of me in a blue bikini, and it’s taking all I have not to just stare at her. To let my eyes leisurely take her in with memories of the way she fell apart for me last night.

Six years.

Shit.

And he never went down on her.

Idiot.

No wonder they didn’t make it.

Not that sex is the reason people should be together, but hell.

Ruby is basically a virgin again.

It took all I had not to just fuck her last night.

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