“I’m sorry,” I said quietly. I didn’t know where I got the confidence to kiss the spot where his dimple was hiding, but I did. “I was scared. I’ve never done this before.”
“I know. Believe it or not, neither have I.”
“You’ve had girlfriends.”
“None I’ve really cared about.”
It was hard to tell in the darkness, but I suspected Dominic was blushing. Between that and what his words implied, I wasn’t sure if my heart could get any bigger.
“I care about you too,” I whispered. “So much it scares me.”
“Scares me too.” His throat bobbed. “What the fuck are we doing, Ry?”
“I’ve got no idea. I just know I don’t want it to stop.”
Ever.
I managed to hold that word back, thank fuck. Dominic didn’t need to know the level my obsession was already at. If he kept treating me this way, it’d only deepen.
It should send me running, and it had. Right into his arms. Throwing my heart at his feet and trusting him not to break it.
We stopped walking, our hands clasped as we faced one another.
“So, we’re together. We’re not going to be with anyone else until this ends.”
His word choice didn’t sit right with me. Something about it was itching at the back of my neck, but what? “Yes.”
Dominic’s gaze turned wary. “What about telling people?”
I knew by people, he meant Max.
I chewed on my lip before shaking my head slowly. “I’m not sure that’s a good idea. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not ashamed of you.”
Relief flashed over his face. “I’m not ashamed of you either.”
Oh, thank fuck. I thought we were both on the same page with this. “And I think our friends would be fine with it. Mum definitely would. Dad probably wouldn’t listen long enough to know what was going on, but I can’t see him caring either way.”
“My dad probably wouldn’t give a shit,” Dominic muttered darkly. “I don’t want him to know though. I don’t want him trying to use you against me.”
Fuck, how I hated his dad. Everything I learned about him just had me wanting to ask Mum if Dominic could move in permanently. “I don’t want that either.”
It didn’t escape my notice that Dominic hadn’t mentioned Max. Then again, neither had I.
“So we don’t tell people,” I said. “We’ll just keep it between us for now, and we can revisit this further down the line?”
“That would be perfect.” Dominic lifted our joined hands to kiss the back of mine. “As long as you’re sure?”
“I’m sure.” I exhaled with a weak laugh. “It’s already complicated enough. I don’t think inviting anyone else’s opinion into the situation is going to help.”
“True.”
“Okay, so we’re together.” I could hardly believe I was saying these words. “What does that mean?”
Dominic gave me a crooked smile as he cupped my face. “It means we can touch however and whenever we like.”
I groaned as his other hand slid down my back to my arse. “Fully on board with that. What else?”
He pretended to consider it. “I’m thinking orgasms. Lots of orgasms.”
