CHAPTER 36
LUKE
As Jess pulled the truck up to my house, I noticed it was dark and lifeless, contrasting with the warm lights glowing at hers. It was always dark in that house because turning a light on meant people would see….
I know Jessica didn’t want to go home because she would have to see Josh and Luara probably hooking up – well, maybe not, considering he got concussed, but that was most likely the reason she lingered in the car.
Finally, I broke the silence. “Thank you for driving me home.” The words felt rough coming from me as they grated over my throat. I needed to apologize, but that meant acknowledging that something had happened and that I wasn’t ready to face that reality just yet.
Jessica nodded, then switched off the idling truck and got out. I watched her round the front of the truck, her expression. unreadable. I forced myself out as well and waited for her.
When she reached me, leaning against the passenger door, she took my hand without hesitation, forced my palm open, and dropped the keys into it.
“Ice that shoulder,” Jessica muttered, her voice cold. Could I blame her? I practically force her away from Tom, then scare her within an inch of her life, almost making us crash. She turned to leave, but something inside me snapped. Without thinking, I
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stepped forward, took hold of her hand, and spun her back to face me.
I couldn’t make out her face in the darkness, but I didn’t have to.
My lips found hers immediately, an instinctive move that felt as natural as breathing. The kiss was fierce, desperate, and everything I had been holding back. Her hands reached my chest, fingers curling into my shirt as if she needed to hold onto something solid to keep from floating away.
I opened my mouth, and she followed. The second I tasted her, I wanted more, craved more. This feeling, her in my arms, was enough to make me forget. My hand kneaded the tender muscles in her neck, which were probably in a spasm from the sudden stop of the truck. She relaxed and moaned into my mouth the minute I put a little pressure there.
Sudden memories of her body writhing beneath me as I touched her intimately made me kiss her harder. Surprisingly, she kissed me right back and pushed me against my truck. Without thinking, my palms skimmed over her ass, then lifted her with ease, spinning us around until I pinned her to the truck.
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