Page 73 of Lust & Lollipops

“Of course I do.” My voice came out as more of a growl than I intended.

“Then you have to tell me the full truth. I’m not doing a one-sided relationship.”

I grimaced.

I’d known that was coming, just hoped I had a little more time first. I didn’t want her worrying about me, or the state of our connection.

“Knowing that you could still choose one of the other males makes it difficult to relax,” I admitted.

She nodded. “You don’t trust me.”

“It’s not a lack of trust, per se, but?—”

“It is, though. Trust takes time. And I’ve been avoiding you as much as you’ve been avoiding me for the past few weeks. We had to do it, but it doesn’t make either of us confident in what we have.” Her voice was still soft, those brown eyes warm as they looked into mine.

I nodded grudgingly.

She moved her thigh over my cock just a little, and I grunted.

“How much sleep have you gotten since we’ve been here?” she asked.

“Some.”

“Cam,” she warned.

“Not much,” I finally admitted.

Molly nodded. “I think I can help with that.”

My forehead creased.

She rolled to the side a bit, removing her body from mine. Though I wanted to pull her back against me and trap her there, I knew I couldn’t. She needed her freedom.

My body clenched tighter with the realization that she was going to walk away.

Would she join Kyle in the shelter?

Or go to Travis’s side, and?—

A quiet hiss escaped me when a small, warm hand wrapped around my erection over the top of my shorts.

That, I hadn’t expected.

Or even considered a possibility.

She rolled closer, so the front of her body was pressed against my side. “Is this okay?” she whispered, stroking me lightly through my shorts.

“Fuck, yes.”

Her lips curved upward, and she pressed a kiss to the side of my throat.

My cock jerked in her hand, and I felt her smile widen.

She released me, slipping her fingers beneath my shorts. “I’m not very good at this, so tell me if I do something wrong.”

“Not possible, Lolli.” I slid one of my hands into her hair, screwing up the ponytail I’d tied for her earlier.

I’d fix it again after.

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