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"Yeah, I guess so" She returns her attention to the albu a smile "Well, here’s another sheltered factoid abouta strand of hair behind her ear, she peers up atup" She bites down on her lip hard, like she’s just done so terrible

"You’ve never listened to music? Ever?" I’m astounded She’s not just sheltered She’s completely missed out on life

"I did once" She ss hard as she returns the album to the box "When my brother broke the rules" Her voice cracks at the end

"You said you haven’t seen him in six months?" I leave the question in the air

"Yeah, I never should have told you that," she whispers "It just sort of slipped out" When I stare at her in confusion, she sighs "Look,about them, especially my brother"

I want to ask herto well up I worry that so I want to do ispainful

"Well, then you’re in for sorin as I select one of my more frequently used albu the needle Then I rest back onher as "Dope Calypso" by Violent Soho coazes off into empty space as the les to the side, and her eyelids lower as she leans back on her arms "I wish I knew the words," she utters with her eyes shut "I want to sing along… shout with the singer" Her eyelids lift back open, and her gaze slides to me "That probably sounded so selfish of me, didn’t it? When you can’t…" Her chest lifts and falls as she breathes rapidly

Arching lide my hands forward "Can’t what?"

I shift rab her ar on the floor, facing each other I take her hand and place her pal her skin with each syllable, creating noiseless lyrics

Her lips slightly part as she observes ain She looks so relaxed, at peace in the moment, absolutely content and beautiful

Unable to help razing her flesh with lossy and wide Her chest heaves as she struggles for oxygen She looks so unbelievably sexy I want nothing ue into herso is the si to have to leave so I can go to the bar and do so her into thatanyone into it

I’ve hooked up since I’ve been in Laramie, but not with anyone I’ve had an actual conversation with Usually, we only fuck, but Emery and I have already talked about personal stuff Besides, she seeh it nearly kills me, I lean back and put so I can’t do, including sing" I teasingly wink at her, ignoring how badly my cock aches every ti in on my lips

Before I can react, she leans forward and slasears into her lip The kiss is anything but smooth, and as soon as it starts, it ends as she jerks back

"Oh,her hand across her mouth "I have no idea why I just did that I think I’ates the kisses I’ve never really wanted to kiss hiht I’d do it But , her cheeks pink with mortification

I reach over and draw her hands away fro even more flustered "Well, I mean he was my boyfriend back home, but not anymore We just broke up"

I release her hands and leans back "You said that he always kissed you and that you never wanted to kiss him?" It’s an open-ended question, one I hope she’ll finish, but I won’t push her to do so

"Yeah" Her cheeks puff as she blows out a breath "I’ to sound really crazy, aren’t I? With all the stuff I’ve told you"

"Not crazy Just sheltered and…"--I rack uess you could call it that," she mutters, unconvinced, which makes absolutely no sense She’s already ht that her life has been sheltered

"I’ll tell you what If you really think you want to kiss o ahead I won’t stop you fro to lighten the mood

She stares atI’m about to walk into a coht now I should probably stop it, but fuck it I want it