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“Oh. It’s a thing.”

She shimmied out of her jeans and tossed her bra before pulling my T-shirt over her head. “I love this one.” She fingered the bottom hem.

“I love you.”

She walked over and leaned down with a smile to press a kiss to my lips. “I love you, too.” Her hand found my dick through my boxers, and I groaned.

“Just leave the sweatpants off.Youcan keep me warm tonight.” I pulled her down onto my chest, and Annie braced herself with her hands to not land too hard. Her ponytail spilled over one of her shoulders, and I pulled the band free, running my fingers over her scalp. She moaned, her eyelids drooping.

“You have no idea how good that feels.” She leaned down to kiss me, slowly. It was tender. Sweet. The moment between us more chaste than I ever imagined if I was going to get her in my bed for the whole night.

We crawled under the covers, and our kisses never stopped, our hands exploring. Well, one of mine. I slid it up under the T-shirt to gently caress her breasts, and Annie sighed into mymouth. My cock was rock hard, screaming for her, but I couldn’t bring it in me to break the moment, just loving the feel of her and the pureness of emotions we were sharing. It was Annie eventually that pushed me onto my back.

She gently tugged down my boxers, and I kicked them to the foot of the bed as she grabbed a condom. Slowly rolling it on, Annie moved her panties to the side and slid down my length. She sighed, and I wrapped my fingers in her hair, gently tugging her lips back down to mine as she rode me.

It was slow. Intimate. Like she was reaching in and touching my soul. Brushing against all of my insecurities and disappointments over what happened today and soothing them over, assuring me that she was there. She had me.

Just likeIwould always haveher.

When she finally cried out against my lips, I kissed her, smothering the sound. My hips pumped upward, faster to take care of myself now that she was done. She slid her hands along my neck, cupping my jaw, whispering words of love and everything she felt, encouraging me to finish. Just a few more thrusts and I was there, shattering inside her.

Annie brought her lips to mine with some lingering deep pecks and then crawled off. She reached for a tissue by the bed, tossing the condom aside, and I pulled her down, tucking her into my side so her head laid on my chest. Everything we felt still pulsing in the air around us as we fell asleep.

Chapter 16

TUCKER

“Happy birthday!” Izzy plopped herself on my lap before school a couple of weeks later. She grabbed the back of my hair and pulled me in for a deep kiss.

“Definitely a great start to my birthday.” I grinned when we finally broke apart.

“I have something for you.” She held up a tiny black bag with white tissue paper.

I took it, loving the way she squirmed on my lap and how her teeth pressed into her bottom lip. She was nervous. It just made opening it more interesting. I pulled the tissue paper out and looked inside. “A bracelet?”

“Look at it.”

Dumping it into my hand, I found a black leather braided cord with a black metal infinity symbol. Engraved on it were ournames. Tucker & Isabel, with a heart in place of the & sign. I stared at it, taking in everything it meant. What it symbolized.

Forever. She felt our forever, too.

“If you don’t like it, I can try to return it.”

“No. No,” I reassured her. “I love it.” I quickly widened the clasp on the band so I could put it on. “This is perfect. Thank you.” I pressed a kiss to her lips.

“Are you sure? It’s not too much?”

“Izzy…” I waited for her to meet my eyes. “It’s great. I promise. You nailed it.”

Her shoulders dropped in relief. “Good.”

“Where are Annie and Jet?”

“Finishing their breakfast in the car. We stopped for breakfast tacos today. You should’ve come with us.”

“My dad took me out for the whole eighteenth thing, or I would’ve. Here.” I offered her one of my headphones, and she popped it in as I scrolled for the song I wanted. Her eyes lit up.

“Gone, Gone, Gone?” The song by Phillip Phillips started to play, and I hummed a few measures, making Izzy smile. Hoping she knew I meant every word for her.

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