Page 7 of Wanted
Liv’s brows lowered, and he stared at Knox as if he’d overheard him. “So? She’s terrible overall but great in bed.”
Knox couldn’t believe this shit. “She’s hornier than a rabbit in spring. I think she’s a sex addict or something.”
Liv let out a short laugh, as if Knox’s comment lightened his mood despite this being such a somber night. He moved to walk downhill, heading for the road. “I wouldn’t go that far. But even if she were, who wouldn't want a pretty girl gagging for their dick all the freaking time?”
Just thinking about it felt tedious. “Yeah, sure, but too much is too much. Like, how many times a week can you fuck?” Knox pushed his hands into his pockets as he walked alongside Liv with a storm in his heart. He was stuck wearing someone’s old jacket from the construction site’s Lost & Found, because he’d left the house when it had been much warmer.
Liv snorted, meeting his gaze. In the blue glow of the sky, his smiley features looked way smoother than they did during the day, as if the night took away the fine lines of fatigue and minor scarring.
“In the first month after getting together? Like… twice a day? Maybe three if she’s up for it in the morning.”
Knox stopped walking so abruptly he kicked dirt into the air. “What the actual fuck? Once a week is enough. Normal.”
“Shut up,” Liv mumbled, letting his hands drop. “Do you like… not enjoy fucking or something?”
A sudden burst of anger made Knox push Liv’s chest. His mind raced as if he couldn’t comprehend this difference between them. Sure, he’d been aware that Liv was a dog and fucked around a lot, but he never pondered how much a lot was, and this confrontation with reality made him feel painfully inadequate.
“Fuck off! Of course I like to fuck! I just don’t make it my entire personality!” he lashed out, desperate to pull the burning hot brand of shame off his neck.
But Liv wasn’t affected by the insult and cocked his head, staring at him with the curiosity of a child who just found out the Earth wasn’t flat.
“And did you say once aweekis normal? With a new girl you’re into? Can’t say I’m surprised Amanda and you weren’t a good match.”
Fury boiled inside Knox, all the way up to his throat. It made his fresh wound throb with pain, and his fucked-up heart rattle faster. “So you stole her just because you could! Because you were horny at the moment! Some of us can actually control themselves!” he yelled and pushed Liv again. And again… And again, for good measure.
Liv had the audacity to roll his eyes. “You can’t steal a grown person. But I did fuck her because you refused to believe me when I told you she was sleeping around with a bunch of guys!”
“She wasnot!” Knox didn’t even think, too blinded by rage. He threw a punch at Liv’s face, but he must have drank too much, because Liv managed to lean back a fraction of a second before Knox’s fist could have landed.
“Youstilldon’t believe me? I literally saw her getting railed behind Akeem’s trailer when you were asleep two weeks back,”Liv said, stumbling down the hill and waving his arms to regain balance.
A rhythmic buzz filled the air, but while a part of Knox worried his heart was acting up again, the dizziness wasn’t coming back, so he ignored it.
Knox shook his head, following Liv like a bulldozer. “So what? Are you saying it’s all my fault, because I didn’t give her enough? Fuck you!”
“That isnotwhat I’m saying,” Liv said hurriedly as little rocks made him roll down faster. “She shouldn’t be doing any of that behind your back. But if this is how you feel about all the girls you’ve been with then maybe—”
Knox pushed him again. “Maybe what?” he roared as the background hum grew in volume. If Liv was implying what Knox thought he was, he had another punch coming.
“No need to get so damn agitated. You wouldn’t be the first guy who just isn’t that into girls, man,” Liv said, meeting his gaze like the snake he turned out to be.
“Of course I’m into girls! What else would I fucking be into? And you better think about your answer, ‘cause you’re on thin ice, Liver!” He now regretted ever revealing the truth about his sex drive. He thought he could be honest with Liv, but it looked like he’d guessed wrong.
Liv let out a brief cackle but kept his distance. “Dude, some people like peaches, others like bananas. It’s not rocket science.”
Knox threw himself at Liv with his whole weight, pushing him to the ground. He didn’t care that he lost balance in the process and landed in the dirt too. Nothing could extinguish the flames roaring in his chest.
“Do I look fucking gay to you?” He straddled Liv to keep him down, grabbed him by the lapels of his jacket and slammed him to the ground. Liv might be bigger than him, but Knox never let that stop him.
Liv scowled, massaging the back of his head. “Well, you definitely have the sensitivity of a landmine.”
‘Fight back! Fight me!’, all of Knox’s insides screamed. He couldn’t keep beating Liv if Liv didn’t push back. And he wanted this fight. Needed it.
So he just shook Liv for now.
“You’d be fucking sensitive too if the bastard who stole your girl suggested you like dick!”
Liv snorted, but his lips twisted into an ugly snarl. “Stole? She literally grabbed my dick by herself, and still you can’t fucking see that. And for someonenot into dick, you sure like sitting on one,” Liv said, pushing his hips up to lift Knox.
