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"Hey, Ereat hesitancy, he leans in and cupsto be okay," he ht," I whisper To distract myself from the panic, I lean up and pressmiraculous happens I calm down instantly, without ins kissing ently forcing me onto ht while the other hand travels down my body, across my hips, my breast, then caresses the flesh on ers up and down his chest before I daringly inch them up the front of his shirt His roan fro away, but only to kiss a path down my jawline to the hollow of my neck He licks a trail across razes rips ently as he hitches ainst , needy, breathless, and ling h his hair as his mouth delves doard to the top ofand up e ofwhat else to do, I reach down and push his hand up, letting hi I’ve never had before My blood burns with need, desire, and lust as he er deep inside lide up his back,into the fabric of his shirt How on earth can this be better than sex? Well, better than sex with Evan

Ryler leans back to watch er in and out He adds another, tracing circles, driving my body so damn crazy all I can do is scream

And holy shit do I scream

For the first time ever

"Jesus, Emery," Ryler mouths as he stares down atthat?"

"Yeah" It’s hard to get air in and out of s are tired, and I feel so content inside I don’t knohat to do with h It’s just… well, my boyfriend…" I pause, unsure how to describe the relationship between Evan and h escapes Ryler’s lips He pushes up then grabs my hands and helps me sit up

"I’ns with a lopsided grin "It should be fun"

My cheeks heat, but I hold his gaze "Yeah, er "Okay, I think it’s tiaze flicking to the hallway, towhat else we could do if ent back there

He rises to his feet, rounds the table, and stops to the side of the sofa, next to where I’ talk to the landlord about yourand e report" He extends his hand for ers through his

"We probably shouldn’t ns after he helps me to my feet "We should pretend the brick was just so that happened"

I reach for the door knob "I wasn’t planning on telling anyone that"

"Then why did you tell me?" he wonders "I’m just curious"

"I’ breeze gusts inside "You just seem like someone I can trust It’s crazy, because when I first met you, I was kind of afraid of you You looked really intense, but your looks , but what I meant was" I trail off as his expression falters "What’s wrong?"

"It’s nothing" He stiffly sns, "You’re gorgeous, too"

I’ froh, when I barely know hi only increases when I open the door, and he slips out without another word After I lock up, we trot down the stairs and into the sunlight sparkling from the clear blue sky When we reach the sidewalk, he pulls out his phone and sends a textan incoles the phone as he slows to a stop in the ainst the buttons as he types back

The process happens about ten tied as he types back Worried he’s going to explode, I finally decide to say so okay?"

His gaze darts to ot I was there He quickly settles down, and his arms lower to his sides The phone is still clutched in his hand as he studies me with his brows furrowed Then he peeks over his shoulder at the parking lot

"I have to go," he signs as he looks back atcame up at work"