Page 63 of Love Thy Neighbor

Or pushing me away.

She wrenches her mouth from mine, her hands moving to my chest, holding me at a distance as she gasps for air.

Her touch burns into me, marking me for life, I’m sure of it.

“What…” she starts, gulping in another breath. “What are we doing here, Cooper?”

“Kissing.”

A grin pulls at the corner of her lips, and she lets her hands drop away. I don’t waste a second, closing the gap between us again.

I grab her chin between my finger and thumb, tilting her face up so our eyes meet.

Her baby blues are full of worry and want. Questions she doesn’t want to voice.

She’s looking to me for help, yet she’s so scared of the answer.

She pulls her plump bottom lip between her teeth. The movement has me wanting to kiss her all over again.

And I do.

I use my thumb to pull it free, then I lean forward and suck it between my own lips, kissing away the red spot she created.

She moans, and we’re lost again.

Her hands fall to my hips, holding me tightly like she’s scared to let go and face reality.

I’m scared too…of not ever feeling this again.

I’ve kissed plenty of women, but I’ve never felt anything like this before.

Anything this natural.

Pure.

Raw.

I drag my mouth from hers, trailing kisses over her jaw, toward that spot just below her ear I’ve been wanting to kiss since we danced together.

“Coop…” she pleads quietly when my lips meet the sensitive spot.

For reprieve or more, I’m not sure.

“Just don’t overthink it,” I tell her.

“Wehaveto overthink it. We’re best friends.”

I pull back, looking at her.

She looks so fucking hot, her hair a mess from my hands. Lips swollen from my kisses. Eyes full of lust from my touch.

“Then let’s not be best friends anymore. Let’s just be us.”

Her brows crumple. “What does that mean?”

“It means let’s not think about anything else. Let’s just focus on what feels good. Because this…” I place a kiss on her lips. “Us…” Another kiss. “Feels good.”

I drop my forehead to hers and let my lips linger against her mouth, not really kissing her, but notnotkissing her either.

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