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My hand rises to drift across his cheek. “I’m sorry. I didn’t realize.”
“There’s still a lot we don’t know about each other.”
I suck in a deep breath, knowing that he’s referring to my past.
An idea takes shape in my brain. Before I can overthink it, I force out the words. “Why don’t we go out to dinner on Wednesday. We can sit down and talk everything out.”
A smile tugs at the corners of his lips. It’s the first time tonight I’ve seen him look genuinely happy. “Yeah, that sounds good. How about I pick you up at seven after practice?”
I nod.
The need to be close to him thrums through me, and I close the distance between us until my lips can settle on his. With a groan, he hauls me closer until I can straddle his lap in the driver’s seat. His hands slip under my sweater as he nips at my mouth. A whimper escapes as his thick cock presses against my core. Thoughts of what it felt like to have him buried deep inside me roll through my head as I flex my hips.
“Come home with me, Cassidy,” he begs between deep kisses that leave me breathless and achy.
I moan as he grinds his erection against me. My eyes are on the verge of crossing. It’s so tempting to go back to his place. But how can I leave Brooklyn?
The answer is that I can’t. Especially when I was already MIA during the actual breakup.
Just as I open my mouth, the passenger door is wrenched open, and Austin stares down at us with a raised brow and a smirk.
“Sorry, dude. If I’m not getting any tonight, neither are you.” He jerks his thumb at me. “Out of the car, Cassidy.”
He doesn’t seem all that sorry to have disturbed us. It’s probably for the best. Ten more minutes and we might have taken this further.
I make a noise that is a cross between a groan and a chuckle as Cole kisses me one last time.
“For fuck’s sake, let’s go,” Austin snaps. “I’d tell you to get a room, but I think you’d actually do it.”
“Give us a minute,” Cole grumbles before his lips stroke over mine and heat me up all over again.
His kisses are seriously dangerous. And I love it. Love that they now belong to me.
Austin pounds on the top of the car with his hand as he waits for me to climb out. As I do, I straighten my clothing. I should probably be embarrassed to be caught straddling Cole, but I’m not.
Instead of smiling at the realization, my expression turns stern as I hold Austin’s gaze. “I really hope, for your sake, that you didn’t cheat on her. She’ll never forgive you.”
The smirk falls away as a solemn expression replaces it. “I swear that I didn’t cheat on her, Cassidy.”
With nothing left to say, I nod before turning toward the dorms.
Even though Brooklyn is angry, I think she really cares about him. I’ve never seen her upset over a guy. She usually flits from one boy to the next without so much as a backward glance.
That doesn’t seem to be the case this time.
21
CASSIDY
“It’s been two weeks since I last saw you, tell me how everything is going.” Dr. Thompson skims over her notes before her gaze settles on mine.
I draw in a steady breath and silently marvel at my answer. “It’s been good.” My mind tumbles over the past couple of weeks before reiterating, “It’s actually been really good.”
When was the last time I could say that?
It feels like forever.
Six months ago, I’d been teetering on the brink of depression and feeling anxious most of the time.
