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I stand there, not sure what to do That isn’t like me and I don’t like it, but I don’t even understand the space we’re in right now, so I’ate it

"I don’t bite…well, unless you want me to" Part of his mouth quirks up "I already told you how usting" But I still walk over and sit on the edge of the bed I let a deep breath out, suck another one in It’s the only sound in the room, but I feel the burn of his eyes on hs "Don’t You don’t have to say thanks"

"You took care of ain because it’s so much harder this way "For most of my life I’ve never been able to count on anyone Even when I could, I hated it I mean, really depend on someone Not pretend to or play it off You saw me at my worst…the part of me I hate and I don’t want anyone else to see, but you were there That ood You’ll be okay, Chey I don’t doubt that for a second"

I don’t knohy his words make me want to smile Still, I can’t h night I don’t feel like fending off an attack thisif I called you princess"

I take hiers through it Those tattoos and the hard edges of his face only softened by the dimples When I look at him, I see control I don’t knohy because I don’t really have it with hiht like crazy, but somehow I feel safe and like I have so

"There were only a few people in the yard Fucking potheads and people too drunk to knohat the hell was really going on Adrian talked to the you shit"

In this ht I don’t care who sahat happened All I can concentrate on are the curve of his lips The muscles in his abs and how they ripple

"Shit," he lifts his hand and I’ to killue gently probing my mouth I open up and let his lips wipe away any residue of thoughts besides Colt and what he’s doing to ainst ain I clihour kiss I feel his erection which makes the pressure inside me build

His other hand slides up the back ofand it’s not the right way to deal, each touchI don’t want to think about When he’s touchingI know His touch is black and white when nothing else in my life is, even when I believed it to be so

I pull away "You et"

Colt flips us, so he’s on top of ain "What do you want, Chey?" His mouth trails down my neck "TellI can control the outco is okay"

"This is all I have With--I just don’t have anything else to give besides this right here" Another kiss and then he nips the lobe of my ear

He doesn’t have to say hat I know he ed with baggage and so like this would work for me "That’s all I want"

This time, he stops his assault with his mouth and looks at me My breath catches

"So we trade one charade for another?"

I suess we do"

He leans in, hiscomes froroans "This better be good" The ets up and for the first time, I notice a tattoo across his shoulders It’s another tribal spanning one shoulder to the other Colt pulls the door open "What?"

"You left your cell in ht, man Your mom called"

"Shit," Colt rips the phone out of Adrian’s hand and dials The bed bounces when he sits back down, his leg shaking I don’t knohat to do If this was , I could wrapis fine and kiss his shoulder That doesn’t fit e are But he did that for ht

My eyes skirt over to Adrian who lifts a brow at me and nods his head toward Colt, but I still don’t move

"Hey You okay?" Colt breaks the silence in the room

I wait as he listens "I’ll come over" Another pause "It’s okay I want to" More listening "Stop arguing I’ll be there soon" Colt hangs up the phone

"Everything cool?" Adrian asks frouess that means his is still messed up "You can use mine if you want," I tell him

Colt turns to ot I was there It leavesa little hollow for some reason

"That’s okay Don’t worry about it"

"Keys are in the kitchen" Adrian yawns and then walks away

"I’ll bring you back to your dorets up, opens a drawer and starts riffling around for a shirt

Guilt gnaws atwith his mom and he missed the call because of me? "Are you sure? If you’re in a hurry, I can find another ride…or go with you"

His head snaps back to me at that and I know he definitely doesn’t like that idea It’s on the tip of o to hell That if he can kiss me he shouldn’t be eet it That’s not what this is about and it feels almost too personal

"Never mind Scratch that last part"

Colt pulls the shirt over his head "It’s not you…it’s just fucking weird, ya know? Isomeone you don’t know like that…"

My mind flashes to what Moet it"