Page 46 of The Second Dance

“Especially in a small town.”

I nod. “Especially in a small town.”

She looks away, nibbling at her lower lip.

“What are you thinking?”

Her gaze flicks to my face. She sighs. “That a very formative period in my life was based on a misunderstanding.” She pushes her hair away from her face. “And that I think I know who the leak was. And when she realizes it was her, she’s going to be devastated.”

“Whitney?”

She nods. “Yeah. She’s the only one I talked to about it. This is going to break her heart.”

Not likely. She’ll probably just be upset she’s been unmasked. I hesitantly reach out and stroke her cheek. “What about your heart?”

“My heart?” She considers that, lips pulling into a ghost of smile. “That’s a work in progress.”

My thumb drags along her lower lip. “Don’t cut me out next time, okay? If you have a question, just ask.”

She nods. Her expression clears up. And I realize that this is the first time I’m seeing her without a shadow of hurt in her eyes. My heart feels too full.

It feels too raw.

I lean forward, pressing my lips against hers, hoping to make the ache go away.

She pulls me over her body and I spread her thighs, settling between them. I skirt my lips across her cheekbone, nipping at her ear. “Stay the night.”

“I can’t.”

I kiss the spot behind her ear. “Not even if I beg?”

“Well…”

“Please?” I murmur, kissing her neck.

She giggles when I find a ticklish spot. It’s an addictive sound. I smile into her neck, charting a course down to her collarbone. “Please?”

Her hand slips between us, finding my cock at half-staff. Her fingers wrap around it, pulling along the length. It hardens in her hand.

With me at her mercy, she guides me closer. I nudge my tip inside.

“Please?” I thrust deep and she gasps.

“Yes.”

I like the sound of that word. It speaks of possibilities. It opens the door to a future.

I thrust again.

She tucks her face into the crook of my neck, clinging to my body. “Yes. God, yes.”

26.

Andy

This may be my new favorite spot.

Bo’s chest rises against my back. I stretch and snuggle closer.

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