Page 124 of Wildest Forever

I nod, licking my lips.

“I have no idea if they were a thing as such, but they still had history and after it all they were friends, we all were,” he sighs, and I watch as his fingers tighten around the steering wheel.

“Any idea who killed him?” and the words leave me in a whoosh, the air suddenly feels thicker.

“Nope,” his tone is curt, and I roll my lips.

“I'm sorry,” I say after a beat or two, just as he turns his blinker on and we roll down the red dirt track.

“For?” he glances over to me, his eyes bouncing between mine.

“Bringing all this up, the last thing you want tonight is to relive this week,” I feel the heaviness settling into my chest. I didn't want to talk about my feelings and yet here I am trying to coax his out of him.

He gives me a lopsided smile, his arm back across the center of the truck as he scoops my hand into his and pulls it ever so softly over his side, his lips dusting across the back of my hand and I swear he is trailing the number eight.

“Sunflower,” he murmurs against my skin, his lips feather soft.

I blink at him, letting my body turn in his direction and rest my head on the truck seat.

“Never apologize, you can always ask me anything and I will tell you the truth.” A kiss to the back of my hand has myskin tingling. “But for tonight, can we just enjoy spending time together with no talk of work?” his brow lifts as we pull into a parking space.

“Of course,” A wide grin spreads across my top set of teeth and he gives me a flirty wink.

Tension crackles between us and I know how much I want this night to end a certain way, but I need to know that he is on board with it too.

“Ready?” he asks as he cuts the engine and lowers my hand gently into his lap and I drag it back across, fingers linking.

“Think so,” I whisper and reach for my purse that has fallen into the footwell of the truck.

I twist around and look out the window, my eyes pinching to see if I can make out any of the trucks.

Rivera Trucks line up to my left in the distance and my lips tug into a smile.

“They'll always show up for you,” Pacey's voice breaks through and I turn to look at him, eyes all adoring as I soak up every minute of this moment.

“I am beginning to realize that,” I whisper, my eyes suddenly becoming glassy.

He scoffs a gentle laugh as he leans across the middle, elbow resting on the arm rest, his left hand reaches forward to cup my face and my heart races beneath my skin.

The coolness of his wedding band on my flushed cheeks feels nice against the warmth.

His lips edge closer to mine and I find myself holding my breath as they slant across my mouth, his tongue slowly pushing past my lips and I melt into him, his grip tightening around my cheek and a soft moan passes my lips and I feel my face flame red.

I feel his smile press against his lips, our teeth inches from touching and I feel so embarrassed.

“Oh my god,” I whisper, dropping my head but he doesn't give me a second to hide, his fingers are gripping my chin and he tilts my face so I have no other choice but to look at him.

“Don't you dare hide yourself from me Sunflower, don't ever feel embarrassed about how your body reacts...” he trails off and I see a wicked glint flash across his whiskey eyes.“Turned me on,” he rasps as his lips brush against mine and my stomach coils, heat blooms between my thighs and I know I needed to get out of this truck now before I am dry humping his lap.

I pull back and open my door, letting the warm summer breeze dance over my skin as I find myself dragging the same air into my lungs.

I hear his boots hit the ground, crunching across the gravel as he walks towards me.

“No running, baby,” his voice wraps around me like a cashmere blanket and all I want to do is snuggle into him and ask him to never let me go.

“I didn't mean to...” and his strong arms are tucking behind my back as he pulls me into him, our bodies close, our noses touching and his lips are gravitating towards mine.

“I want to kiss you again, but I know if I start now, I won't want to stop,” he whispers and brushes them across my lips ever so slightly, like a feather touch and my eyes flutter shut, my breath catching at the back of my throat and I have no idea how he can make this so sensual without doing anything to me.

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