“What’s all the racket?” he asks, his eyes stern.
“Nothing,” I growl, pushing past him. “Piper just thought she’d take over my bathroom, that’s all.”
“Your bathroom’s upstairs,” he replies, following me as I go to the sink to get a glass of cold water.
This is the last thing I need right now. Dad on my back, policing the place like a dictator. Yeah, it’s his house, I get it. But as soon as I have the cash, I’ll be out of here. It’s the only option I have that doesn’t lead to the destruction of this family.
“Well, two’s a crowd,” I reply, downing the glass in one gulp. I’m so goddamn hot that I can feel the water as it goes down my throat.
It does nothing to cool me down, though. Piper has me burning. It’s going to take something a little more drastic…a little moreprivateto put a dent in the lust that’s taking me over.
I leave Dad in the kitchen and take the stairs two at a time, hearing Piper come out of the bathroom behind me.
“Jake!” she calls, but I slam my bedroom door shut and make sure it’s locked. I can hear her calling my name as she comes up to the second floor.
Christ, is shetryingto break me? The crotch of my pants is ready to burst at the seams from just how hard I am. My cock belongsin her. Just thinking about how tight she must be has my eyes rolling back in my head.
“Leave me alone!” I bark. My tone is probably a bit harsh, but I’m holding on by a thread here. If I don’t hold it together, I’m going to do something I won’t ever be able to take back.
I hear her out there, just outside the door. Is she waiting for me?
If she was any other girl, I’d think she was planning this all out as a way to seduce me. A sly little temptress with me wrapped around her pinky.
But in the last week, she’s mentioned several times that she’s never had a boyfriend. And the look that followed had a pretty clear message.I’m a virgin, Jake.
I hear something through the door that pulls at my heart. Soft, choked sobs. Piper is crying.
Instantly, I’m on my feet. I race to the door and tug it open to see her standing there wiping tears from her eyes.
She quickly tries to compose herself and looks up at me with such innocence, such purity, that I’m suddenly aware of my own strength. I could break her right now if I wanted to.
“Are you…okay?” I ask, feeling guilty as hell.
She shrugs and tosses her hands in the air. “Did I do something wrong, Jake?”
“Piper…”
“Why are you always mad at me? You act like you never want to be around me at all.”
She’s right. I don’t want to be around her. Because I know if I am, I’ll eventually lose control. Then I’ll never want to be anywhere else but with her.
“I…uh…” My mind spins, trying to come up with a lie that will make sense, calm her down. “Look, Piper, I know I can be an asshole. I don’t mean to be. But I did go to jail, ya know?”
She nods, but she’s obviously not convinced. “Yeah.”
“I’ll try to be nicer from now on, okay?”
“Okay. Can I have a hug?” Before I can answer, she leans in and wraps her arms around me. Her soft breasts press against my chest, and her intoxicating scent almost knocks me out. I brace myself andalmosthug her back with one arm. I barely let myself touch her without committing fully.
I can’t. It’s too dangerous.
“Piper, I have to go to sleep. Work was hard today.”
Again, she nods, but she doesn’t let go of me. Not right away. She hugs me long and hard, like I might fly off into the night if she doesn’t hold on tightly.
Desire swells within me. My cock stiffens, and I have to tilt my hips back so she doesn’t feel my enormous bulge.
“Sorry,” she says when she finally backs off. “I’m just…emotional.”
