“I don’t… Why are you telling me all this?”
I sighed.“I want you to understand my life a little.Evie comes first.She always has, always will.”
“As she should,” Reegan said simply.
“I don’t want you to think that means I don’t want to spend time with you.”
“I’m only here for the summer,” she whispered.
I swallowed against the regret that we couldn’t be more than a fling.“I know.And I’m not going to convince you to stay longer than you planned.But I want to see you.”
“Stolen kisses and early morning coffee?”Her soft smile alleviated the bite of regret I thought I heard in her words.
“It doesn’t have to be just that.”
“I said I’m not looking for promises or romance.I meant that.”
“And I meant it when I said I want to see you.Unless you don’t want the same thing.”I held my breath as hers rushed out.
“I do.But Ashlyn just went through a breakup.I don’t want to throw this in her face.”She gestured between us with the hand I wasn’t holding.
“I understand.”And I did.Having someone’s new relationship rubbed in your face when you were managing a heartbreak was not fun.“I get why you didn’t tell her anything.”
“Thanks.”She sipped her coffee and stared out at the water.“Maybe I should tell her, though.She’s been doing well.She hasn’t mentioned him in a while.Not that I think she’s over him, but it’s been a good few weeks.”
“Whatever you think.”
She chewed her lip, tempting me more than I could imagine.The surge of attraction had me tightening my fingers.She looked over at me, her lips curling up in a smile.Without a word, she stood, taking the few steps toward me, then settled on my lap, straddling my rapidly growing erection.
My free hand went to her hip, drawing her closer.Her body brushed against my erection, and her eyes went wide.
“I think I don’t want to spend all summer wishing I had the guts to tell my best friend that I’m getting to know you.”
“Do you think she’ll be okay with it?”
Reegan shrugged.“Maybe not right away, but she will be eventually.She deserves better than she had with Rob.”
“One hundred percent.”
Reegan leaned closer, her eyes telegraphing her intention before her hands landed on my shoulders.She eliminated the gap between us, her lips meeting mine as I rose up to kiss her.
I felt her sigh more than I heard it.She sank into me.I tensed as she relaxed, understanding the trust she was putting in me without saying a word.I kissed her slowly, then I thrust my tongue into her mouth and kissed her hard.I exhaled past her cheek, my head spinning from her and not the loss of oxygen.
“Reegan,” I whispered against her lips.
“Yeah?”
“I don’t just want stolen kisses and early morning coffee.I want late nights and you in my bed and to hold your hand.”
She smiled against my lips.“That sounds really good to me.”She kissed me again, then scowled and pulled back.“We have a few things to figure out first.”
I nodded.“I know.”
She eased off my lap, regret filling my body with her movements.“I’ll tell Ashlyn.”
“Okay.”
“When does your daughter go to her mother’s?”
