Flutters swelled in my stomach.
“I know what I want, G, and that’s you.” His lips lowered to mine, and the kiss was slow and sweet. He probably thought that’s what I needed after such a messed-up twenty-four hours.
But his words set a fire inside of me. One that heated me from the inside out. Without breaking the kiss, I walked him backward until his legs hit his bed. I urged him down and straddled his lap. I could feel the hard length of him through his boxers, and he moaned into my mouth as I shifted my hips to rub against him.
“G,” he said against my mouth.
“Thayer,” I said back.
He pulled back, leveling me with his eyes. “I don’t need this tonight.”
“Well, maybe I do,” I said.
Indecision flashed in his eyes.
I wouldn’t let him say no. I let my towel fall to the floor.
“Fuuuuuck,” Thayer breathed.
“You make me feel safe,” I said, tunneling my fingers through his hair. “And beautiful,” I said as I slipped my hands to his cheeks. “And wanted,” I said before leaning in and kissing him.
He leaned back on his bed, and I followed him down. His hands encircled my back, and his fingertips glided gently over my skin. “God, G, you feel so good.”
“Just think how good this will feel now that there’s nothing standing between us.” I kissed him, wanting him to see how much I needed him and wanted him.
“I can’t believe you’re in my room like this,” he said.
“Naked?”
He burst out laughing. “In my fantasies, we worked our way up to that point.”
“I guess I’m just making up for lost time.”
He tightened his arms around me before we got lost in each other for the next few hours. There was something to be said for not having to be quiet or worry that someone may discover us. It gave us all the time in the world to explore so much more. Then, when we were exhausted, we fell asleep in each other’s arms.
24
THAYER
It was after midnight when Giselle and I finally fell asleep. Now, she lay tucked against me as an early morning rainstorm splattered loudly against the window. So many thoughts swirled around in my brain as I lay there trying not to move and wake her. She’d broken up with Gino for me. I needed to let that set in. Never in my wildest dreams, when I was crushing on her, did I think she’d ever make such a big decision because of me. I knew how much she was giving up by not staying with him. But, thankfully, she had, or we probably never would’ve learned the truth. Or, at least what appeared to be the truth about him.
But there were going to be repercussions. I needed to come clean with Kason. He deserved to know about Gino and Carlo and Giselle and me.
“Stop thinking so much,” Giselle whispered.
“Who said I’m thinking?” I asked, leaning down and pressing my lips to the top of her head.
“There’s a lot to think about,” she said.
“Yeah.”
“Any word from your dad?”
I reached for my phone and checked it.
Kason
U good?