I never expect what happened next.
Or maybe…
I did.
Paige
“All these years, I thought something was wrong with me, and come to find out, that’s your fault too. I always dreamed I’d fall in love. Experience things. You know, boy meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl. Boy asks girl to be his girlfriend. I can’t believe you did this to me! Not only did you embarrass me, but you also you scared off any boy who might’ve paid attention to me!” I shouted, jabbing my finger into his chest. “Who do you think you are?”
He just stood there, with no emotions whatsoever.
I didn’t falter, continuing , “You ruined everything for me!”
“I protected you.”
“From what?”
“From guys like me.”
“That wasn’t your choice to make! I don’t need your protection! You’re about to need some, though!” I shoved his chest as hard as I could.
He didn’t waver. Which only infuriated me more.
Thinking about Cade.
His truth.
The reality of where we all were now.
Not to mention, Adrian getting his dick sucked by a girl in front of me was all I could see.
Why did he call out my name?
I didn’t know what was worse. Him standing there all cool and collected, or the fact I couldn’t get a reaction out of him.
I just wanted to feel like a normal girl. Having a guy as my best friend was hard enough. What Adrian was putting me through was unacceptable. Except in the blink of an eye, he showed me what I longed to see.
His gaze.
It spoke volumes for the first time between us.
Not in a lustful way, but a loving one.
Am I imagining this?
I could feel his penetrating stare deep within my soul, roping me in, He took hold of my heart and for the life of me, I never wanted him to let it go.
I was conflicted.
My mind and heart raged war with one another.
My head hated him for his actions, but my heart… that stupid rapidly beating thing, thought maybe he did care for me.
Possibly even love me.
Feeling brazen, I stood on my tiptoes, getting right in his face. “You don’t get it. I have experienced nothing because of you, Adrian Drake.” I shoved him harder.
He still didn’t budge.
“Cherry, the only thing guys want in high school is in your panties. They want your pussy. End of story.”
“What about college men? Huh? They want the same thing?”
“Even more.”
“And you, Adrian? What do you want?”
“You just saw it firsthand.”
There was something about his shameless reply that had my fists pounding on his chest, finally losing all my resolve. He took it all.
“You have no right!” I didn’t let up on his chest, hitting him harder and faster until he gripped my wrists to hold me back.
“What about me?” I exclaimed. “What do you want from me?”
He stepped forward, closing the small distance between us before he freed my wrists. When his rough hands reached up and grabbed ahold of my cheeks, the smell of bourbon and mint immediately assaulted my senses. There was no hesitation on his part as he pulled me up to his lips.
I sucked in a breath as he leaned in, meeting me halfway.
My eyes were tightly shut.
My breathing hitched.
My arms fell to my sides in defeat.
All the fight in me was gone.
I had no clue what to do but stand there and feel what I had wanted for so long. The second his mouth touched mine, I was a goner. There’d be no coming back from him.
From this.
My heart drummed so fast, I swear he could hear it.
Feel it.
Sense it.
My knees went weak the longer his lips stayed on me. It was the most overwhelming, mind-blowing, all-consuming feeling I’d felt in my entire life. As if reading my mind, he slowly parted his mouth, pulling me in closer with a growl. I placed my shaking hands on his chest, parting my lips to follow his lead. Matching the same rhythm, he set.
His tongue touched mine, leaving the craziest sensation in its wake. I pulled mine back, and he took it as an open invitation to gently push his tongue into my awaiting mouth. He sought out mine, turning this kiss into something more than I could’ve imagined.
It felt like he wanted to get lost in me as well.
No words could come close to describing what was happening at that moment between us. The feelings he stirred deep within my core matched my emotions with each stroke of his tongue. Feelings I didn’t think were possible to experience. I didn’t even think they existed.
I wanted this to last forever.
A soft moan escaped my mouth while he pecked my lips one last time before gradually pulling away, leaving me breathless and wanting more. Incoherent thoughts ran wild through my head.
My eyes fluttered open.
Only to hear him say, “You got what you came for. Now stop fucking bitching at me.” Softly, he pecked me again.