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“No.”

“Clara.”

“No.”

He pulls the blanket down.

I glare at him.

“So you’re a virgin.”

I want the mattress to swallow me.

“Yes.”

He studies me.

“What?”

“Nothing.”

“You’re looking at me weird.”

“I’m thinking.”

“About?”

“Things I shouldn’t say if I want to keep following your rules.”

My stomach tightens. “Ryder.”

His mouth curves. “See? That’s exactly why I’m not saying them.”

I should look away.

But I don’t.

We’re too close.

I don’t know when that happened.

His face is inches from mine.

His gaze drops and makes my pulse jump. “He didn’t leave because you weren’t enough, Clara.”

I swallow.

Ryder’s voice lowers. “He left because he stopped knowing what he had.”

Something inside me gives.

I kiss him.

I don’t even think about it.

I just move.

My mouth hits his and Ryder goes completely still.