Page 4 of Wild Hearts

She rolls her eyes and takes my hand, leading me inside. “I can’t believe you agreed to drive eight hours just to see me for one night,” she says, shaking her head.

I squeeze her hand and she turns back to look at me. “You’re worth it.”

She grins and steps back toward me, hooking her arms around my neck as she looks up at me. “It still feels weird to hear you say things like that.”

I reach down and catch her lips in a searing kiss that leaves us both panting, breathless. “Get used to it, Rookie.”

Wren gives me a tour of the house, and I leave my overnight bag on the floor inside her bedroom before we order pizza for dinner and settle onto the couch to watch a movie.

“How’re things at home?” she asks softly as she curls up next to me.

I wrap my arm around her, pulling her close, loving the way her body moulds into mine as if we were made for each other.

“The same.”

Wren wraps her fingers in mine. “I’m so sorry.”

I bring her hand up to my mouth and kiss the back of it. “Do you know what the worst part is?”

She tilts her head up to look at me, her blue eyes boring into mine.

“It’s watching him exist with Mum like nothing has happened.” I swallow, feeling tears prick the corner of my eyes. “How can he do that to her?”

Wren pulls her bottom lip between her teeth. “Do you think he’s still seeing her? Or do you think it was a one off?”

I shrug. I don’t know what would be worse. “He’s still travelling for work. He’s in Hawaii right now for some invitation-only surf contest on the North Shore. Who knows what, or who, he’s doing?”

She reaches up and presses her lips to mine. “I don’t even know what to say to make any of this better for you.”

I nuzzle my face into her hair, breathing in her intoxicating scent. “There’s nothing you can say. The lying and the guilt of not telling Mum and Ivy is killing me, but the thought of blowing up their entire world kills me even more.”

She sighs. “I feel terrible keeping all these secrets from Ivy.”

“Me too.” I let my chin rest on the top of her head. “You know, we could just tell her about us.”

She links our hands together. “Let’s just get through this year first. I promise when I move back to Blue Haven for university, we can tell everyone.”

“Are you having second thoughts?” I ask, holding my breath as I wait for her answer.

She twists around so she’s facing me, reaching up to stroke my cheek. “No, but we’ve both got a lot going on right now. You have all your family stuff and I promised my parents I’d get through my final year of high school with no distractions. Let’s just take it one step at a time, okay?”

I nod, guilt eating away at me as I lean in to kiss her. She moans softly into my mouth and my dick stirs. I only came here to spend time with her, but damn it ifhedoesn’t have other ideas.

Wren swings her leg over mine, pulling herself into my lap as her tongue dips into my mouth. My hands drop to her ass and I pull her closer, causing the friction we both desperately need. Our tongues dance together as she whimpers, shamelessly grinding against me.

I tighten my grip on her hips to hold her still. “You’re killing me here, Rookie,” I mumble against her mouth. “I came here because I missed you, not because I thought, well...you know.”

I know she’s a virgin, so I have to be really careful not to take this any further than she’s comfortable with. I’ll wait until she tells me she’s ready, no matter when that might be. She’s worth it.

She pulls back to look me in the eyes, her chest rising and falling as she tries to catch her breath. Her swollen lips break into a shy smile and she runs her soft fingers over mine. “I know, and I didn’t plan on this happening when I invited you here, but God I want you so much.”

Fuck.

She lets out a squeal of surprise and wraps her legs around my waist, clinging to me as I rise to my feet. I carry her to her bedroom, kicking the door shut and leaning her up against it as I kiss her senseless again.

“Are you sure about this?” I ask, resting my forehead against hers.

She nods.

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