Page 74 of The Lost Kings
Dinner was tense,and I wasn’t even really sure why.
Mom and Dad smiled as usual, Alex droned on about dance and some tech analyzation she was working on with some of the tech guys from the charity. Kingston stared down at his food, and I watched the windows outside.
I couldn’t stop thinking about Presley.
The way her hair felt in my hands, or the way her body felt against mine. Even the way the jealousy over seeing my brother touch her had lessened. It felt almost normal to see him kiss her and touch her the way I did. Like she truly belonged to both of us.
The problem was, I wanted more than just back seat kisses. I hated that I came in my jeans. I wanted what Kingston had with herin the shower and then the car; I wanted her in more places than just the car. But I knew how dangerous that was. I knew it was reckless, and yet…
I pulled my phone out and shot her a text.
Me: come over tonight
My mother spoke up about some family trip, but I ignored it until my phone vibrated.
Elvis: What does King say about it?
Irritation chafed enough that I set my phone down. I had agreed that we would do this for her, and that I could set my feelings aside. I agreed that I wouldn’t make this about me, and we’d put her needs first but fuck, it hurt.
An hour passed, and I’d gone through the motions of helping clean up dinner, and then watched a movie with my big sister. King noticed something was up, but I ignored him. I couldn’t figure out why these emotions continued to creep up every time he was brought up. The memory of finding them together in that locker room still played on a loop in my head, and it was torture each time I remembered how she looked, backed against the wall, half naked, and in his arms.
I hated that even when I did get her, he was present too. I wanted her for myself.
Finally, it was late enough that I showered and slipped into bed. King stayed up for a while longer, but eventually his phone went on the charger and his side of the room went dark. It wasn’t long after that when I heard our loft window open.
Her steps were nearly silent, but I still heard her coming closer until she was directly next to my bed, pulling the covers back.
“You never texted me back,” she whispered as she slid in next to me.
I automatically opened my arm and cradled her to my chest as her hand covered my stomach, and her cheek found a place over my heart.
“I didn’t know what to say,” I answered honestly.
She gently stroked over my pecs, and then pressed a kiss there.
“I don’t want to come between you guys.”
I played with her hair and stroked down her arm, thinking over what to say so she believed me.
“Just need some alone time with you like he had. I think as long as we balance that out, it’ll be okay when we’re all together.”
She pressed another kiss to my chest, and I felt like my heart might try and break through the skin just to feel the place her lips were.
“Well, King seems out of it, which means I’m all yours tonight…what do you want to do?”
I should try something…maybe eating her out or finishing on her thighs like King had but having her this close to me felt just as imperative as having her in all those ways was.
“Sleep and let me hold you all night. That’s all I want.”
I could make out the little furrow to her brow as she stroked my chin. “But you wanted to be even with King and what we did in the locker room.”
“This is better. I just want to hold you.”
She melted into me, and I pulled her closer. My heart was in free fall and in danger of being destroyed, but I decided to be reckless with it anyway and close my eyes.
Chapter 28
Gio
