“But I’m your Neanderthal,” I said, leaning down and capturing her mouth with mine.
39
LEXI
Ikissed Brandon back, but it felt different. It felt as if I were kissing him for the first time. I know, but as corny as that sounds, it was true. I had worked so hard to let him in and open myself up to the possibility of a future with him. The no-sex pact was stupid. I knew that wasn’t my issue, but it was the only thing I could think of to give us a fresh start. And now that we’d crossed that line again, I was determined to show Brandon that I wouldn’t fall into old habits.
Brandon broke our kiss and retrieved my discarded blanket. After wrapping it tightly around me, he looked me in the eyes. “Are you okay?”
I took his face in my hands, admiring his devilishly handsome features. “I’m great, really. Now let’s try to sneak back into the cabin without getting caught.”
“You look like you got fucked against a tree in the woods, so good luckwith that,” he laughed.
Taking him by the hand, I started leading him back. “It’ll be fiiiine.”
We walked hand in hand until the cabin came back into sight. I did my best to make sure my clothes were fully back in place and that we didn’t actually look like two idiots who had just fucked in the woods.
“We look okay, right?” I asked Brandon as we approached the cabin.
“Yeah, but I don’t see how we’re gonna sneak in. The whole damn house is windows.”
“We were out for a walk. Nothing suspicious. Just two people walking in the snow.”If I believed it, maybe everyone else would.
“Yeah, that sounds totally believable. You seem pretty outdoorsy.” Brandon’s amused tone had me chuckling, too.
“Ass.” I couldn’t help but smile. I was actually happy and looking forward to getting home to continue exploring a relationship with Brandon.
Walking up the steps to the cabin’s back porch, I couldn’t see anyone inside. “Quick, go!” I whisper yelled at Brandon as I pushed him in front of me.
The house was quiet.Did everyone leave?It was Christmas Day, so nothing in town was open. It’s not like they’d go for a drive either.Weird.
“Go upstairs,” I said under my breath. “I’ll go to my room and text Daphne to see where everyone is.”
Before I could slink away, Brandon grabbed my hand and pulled me into an embrace. He grinned and pointed tothe mistletoe above us before leaning in to kiss me gently on the lips. “See you soon, Sweetheart.”
I pushed away from him as I surveyed the room for prying eyes, but no one was there. “I’m going to murder you. Remember, I found the perfect spot to hide your body.”
Brandon snickered and then took the stairs two at a time to get to the loft. Once I was safely in the guestroom, I grabbed my phone to text Daphne, but found a text from her instead.
Daphne
Hey, our parents went back to their cabin to relax before dinner, and Nathan and I are “napping.” Hope you’re having a nice “walk.”
Mother fucker.
Me
We’ve been made. Daphne saw us sneaking off. The parents went back to their cabin, and Daphne is boning your brother. Where’s Dylan?
Brandon
TMI. Dylan’s asleep up here.
Me
Good. That means the coast is clear. I’m going to take a shower and wash this cum off me. Meet me in the living room after.
Brandon
