“We don’t have to do anything you don’t want to.” His tender expression can’t hide the edge of disappointment.
Oh, he wants me. He wants to be my man. And when he raises our joined hands to his lips and kisses my knuckle, I realize that I’d be a fool to keep denying myself.
Yes, Tyrell is the last guy I thought I’d catch feelings for, but the truth is… I have. I didn’t even realize until he pointed out how he felt about me. But it’s like a switch clicked in my brain, and suddenly it was so obvious.
And although this leap is terrifying, in this moment right here…
A smile curls my lips as I rest my forehead against his. He closes his eyes, his lips still pressed against my fingers.
The talons that have been clutching my stomach start to release, a warm buzz firing into the space. It feels good, safe… exciting. A giddy sensation bubbles up my throat, and I press a kiss to his cheek. His head pops up, his eyes snapping open, and he catches my smile just before I move my lips to his mouth.
Those luscious, warm lips of his are tentative at first, but it doesn’t take long for him to realize that I am invested in this kiss. His hands slip out of mine, resting on my waist before wrapping around my body.
I lean into him, deepening the kiss and smiling at the moan reverberating in his throat. He grins too, our smiles pressed together before I sweep my tongue into his mouth and wrap my arms around his neck. We’re glued together now, our bodies pressed tight, my insides electrifying as he glides that luscioustongue across mine and makes my eyes roll back with pleasure. A pleasure I haven’t felt in a really, really long time.
I’m kissing Tyrell Jackson! This is so weird and good and?—
Don’t think about it, just melt into this kiss, girl. Enjoy it!
And I am. I’m relishing every second of this. Every sensation. His hands are so big, splaying across my back, traveling up my spine to grip the back of my neck before traveling back down to my tailbone.
I cup the back of his head, letting out a soft moan of my own when he tips his head to change the angle and?—
“If you are gonna haveall the sex, can you not to do it on the staircase?” someone shouts from the living room.
I wrench my mouth off Tyrell’s, my eyes bulging with embarrassment. He dips his chin with a soft growl as a different voice calls out.
“It’s a house rule, you know? No sex in shared spaces.”
“I know the rules!” Tyrell bites back. “I’m the one who has to remind your horny asses constantly!”
I can’t help a giggle. Tyrell’s exasperated indignation is adorable.
“And I’m not dragging her up to my room forall the sex, okay? This is only our second kiss!”
Surprising disappointment mixed with a bucketload of swoon swirls through me. The idea of being dragged up to his room forall the sexhas my body in a frenzy. I wasn’t expecting that, but my body obviously wants it. But my heart… oh my heart.“It’s only our second kiss.”How sweet is he?
“Oooo.” Two women pop into view, looking all excited. I recognize Nylah immediately, and the blonde one is familiar too. Blake? That’s her name.
“Are you guys together-together now?” she asks, her blue eyes sparkling with excitement.
“Uh…” Tyrell spins back to look at me, his querying frown enough to melt my heart all over again.
It’s a valid question. A slightly terrifying one, but…
I look into those brown eyes and start to nod.
I do want to try this thing with him. That’s why I’m here, right?
That’s why I’m kissing him.
That’s why…
Touching his face, my lips rise into a smile as I lean toward him again and answer their question with an open-mouth kiss that has me melting against him once more.
Tyrell Jackson.
I never would have thought this was an option.
