I stop and turn to her. “Four inches?”
Hayley’s eyes are still shining with the remnants of her tears, but a smile slips out, along with a small chuckle.
If nothing else, at least I managed a smile out of her.
“Yeah. You’ve got to work with what God gave you.” And in Nicky’s case, that wasn’t much; dick size or otherwise. Unfortunately, he didn’t even have the personality to make up for his lack of skills in bed.
“Well, no wonder you’ve been such a grump lately.” I wink teasingly.
“It’s a good thing that I don’t rely on others for orgasms. Unlike some.”
Well, fuck.
I don’t know if she’s talking about me or her brother, but I skip right over the comment entirely. Did she just tell me that no one’s ever given her an orgasm?
Oh, lord. Give me strength.
Just having that knowledge is dangerous. I could very well throw her down right this second and make her scream. I don’t fancy myself as god's gift to women, but I know damn straight that I would not stop until…
I clear my throat, trying to simultaneously clear my mind. “I’m sorry to hear that.”
“Corbin?”
“Yeah,” I turn to find that she’s off the bed and standing only a foot away. The vibe in the room suddenly changes, the air tense and thick.
I don’t know what’s happening. I’ve never been in this situation before, especially not with Hales.
I search her features closely, wondering if she feels it too.
She takes a hesitant step forward, bridging the space between us.
Please, please don’t let me be imagining this. Just because it’s too good to be true, doesn’t mean I don’t want it desperately.
Her hand reaches out to my chest, only an inch left of my pounding heart. I swallow hard at the contact.
“Hayley?”
“Yeah.”
“I’m sorry, about Nicky...”
It’s inappropriate timing, but that’s why I say it, to catch her off guard. It works, she steps away again. And immediately I’m cursing myself.
“It’s getting late; you should get some sleep.” I press a soft kiss to her forehead, “I’ll see you in the morning.”
3
Hayley
Am I a slut?
Before last night, I didn’t think so. Hell, I’ve had three boyfriends in my entire life. How is that slutty? And it’s not like I’ve slept around. I’ve only ever slept with those three…
But I wanted to kiss Corbin last night.
Despite everything going on, despite the fact that he’s my brother’s best friend. I wanted that kiss. I wasn’t thinking of anything but Corbin and how it seemed like he wanted to kiss me.
It sounds crazy, even as I say it. Surely, that couldn’t be the case. I’ve known Corbin forever, we’ve always been close and up until last night, I’d thought we were destined to just be friends.
