“Don’t make me pout again.”
“Ah,shit. I knew I shouldn’t have given in earlier.”
“Give in again.” I crossed my arms and waited for him to answer.
He sighed, his shoulders sinking. “I ... enjoy the touch. Too much.”
I blinked. “How is that a problem?”
“Don’t make me say it.”
I frowned, trying to make sense of his words and why he would be so embarrassed. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks. “Wait, did you jerk off to me?”
“Oh,God.”
“Wait, that’s so awesome.”
“Awesome? That’s your reaction?”
I nodded. I’d been so miserable today, but this made me light up. “It’s a compliment. Did you think of me? Did you like it?”
“Do you think I’d be this embarrassed if I didn’t like it?”
His face was a tomato.
It was the cutest thing I’d ever seen.
“It would be worse if I were a boner killer. As a romance author, I love it when I make things hard.”
“I regret telling you. You’ll never let me live this down.”
It was so tempting to keep embarrassing him, but I didn’t want him to explode.
“Theo, it’s fine. I’m not upset, nor am I insulted. Is that really what you were feeling bad about?”
“It’s inappropriate.”
“It was just a thought. If I were to apologize to the people I’d thought of, I’d have to make a very long apology to some very odd people.”
“I don’t think I wanna know.”
“You don’t. You might actually explode.” I laughed. “Now, do you feel better?”
“I feel mortified, but yes. What about you?”
“I’m mortified too, but not about you jacking off to me. You’re welcome to do thatanytime.”
“I hate you.”
“No you don’t.” I tilted my head to the side. “So, are we okay?”
“We’re more than okay, Piper.”
A slow smile crossed my face and I felt like things were popping right into place.
Then I knew I had to ruin the moment.
“So, are you gonna jerk off to me again?”
