Page 48 of Papers Don't Lie

With my eyes closed, I smash my lips into her, hers already open for me and making space for my tongue to sweep in. She meets me halfway, a little unsure of her moves but doing a great job at testing my patience. Her teeth graze my tongue, almost biting it, and I wish so much she did, but I know we have to stop. My sister is right in front of us, and if we continue, I don’t think I could stop myself from going further.

Fuck.

Before breaking away, I suck her bottom lip, tracing my tongue over it afterward. I pull back, opening my eyes to findEsmeray’s cheeks flushed. She touches her lips, looking down at our hands.

“Gross,” Lacey murmurs but then claps her hands. “Do it again!”

Both Esmeray and I burst out laughing. Her laugh is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard, and yet, it’s so rare. What can I do to get it from her more often? If my sister can get one out of her, why can’t I? I want to make her happy, and all I did today contradicts that wish.

I try to keep my thoughts for me, taking a deep breath.

“I think it’s enough for tonight. We should go to bed,” I say, then get to my feet and offer Esmeray my hand. She takes it, standing next to me.

“Goodnight, Lacey,” Esmeray tells my sister.

“Goodnight, Esmeray.” Lacey smiles, showing off her white teeth.

We walk away, and my wife nudges me with her elbow. “She remembers my name.”

I laugh and then turn to look at my sister, who’s still on the carpet, showing me a thumbs-up and a knowing grin.

TWENTY-SIX

ESMERAY

When I get out of the shower, covered in nothing but a towel, the door to Kai’s room is open, and my cheeks are still burning red after the kiss we shared. Did he leave it that way on purpose? Does he want me to go to him, or did he just forget to close it on his way out?

My feet are naked when I step forward on the gray, soft rug towards his room. I don’t know what I’m going to say the moment I see him after we awkwardly split up so I could go take a shower to avoid a weird conversation that is bound to happen either way.

Before I walk inside, I quietly take a deep breath, preparing myself for what’s about to come.

Only, his bed is empty.

I don’t have time to ask myself where he might be because his bathroom door opens, revealing his shirtless body with nothing but a pair of boxers on. He’s drying his hair with a towel, which I notice he does often, and his eyes soften when he notices me standing at his doorstep. It doesn’t last long, only until they fall lower and meet the much-naked outfit I have on. His nostrils flare, and I think I’ve upset him for a moment until his green eyes zero in on my breasts, turning darker at the sight.

He grabs his towel with two hands, letting it down between his legs. “Ray,” he says, surprised.

My mouth parts open while my eyes enjoy the nice view of his abs, especially the part where it deepens into a V under his boxers. I shake my head. What is wrong with me? I've never thought about sexual things before.

Well, I do fantasize about people, but not when they are in the room.

“I—I’m sorry, I’ll just…" I point behind me and turn around.

“Wait.” He stops me from walking away. I turn to him, doing my best to look at his face and his face only. “Was there something you wanted to say?”

I nod, biting my lip. “Yes,goodnight,” I say and close the door after me, then rush to my bed.

With a sigh, I let the towel drop free to my toes, thinking about how I made a fool of myself in front of him. It’s like I ate my tongue and couldn’t get any words out just because I saw him naked—almost.

Just get over it.

I walk to the closet and open a drawer to take a pair of panties. Most of them are sexier than I usually like to wear, but if that’s what I have, that’s what I’m going to wear.

Did he choose them? Or did he have someone else take care of it for him? I shake my head and choose the purple lace one, thinking how it matches the beautiful bow I had in my hair today.

My panties are almost up when I hear the door opening.

“Look—” He suddenly stops, and I freeze with my hands on my hips, still with my back to him. “Fuck,” Kai curses under his breath, and I widen my eyes, covering my breasts even though he can’t see them. “You’re naked.”

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