His mouth returned to mine and he kissed me again. His touches were tender and his kisses soft, like he had no intention of pushing it further. It confused me. Usually when we’d kissed, it lead to more. If we kissed and it wasn’t sexual, did that mean he wanted to pursue a romantic relationship,
“If I’m still willing…” Asher said, eyes soft. “Cynthia. Of course I’m willing.” “Then you’ll be the baby’s godfather?” “Very few things would make me happier.” Cradling my face, he kissed me softly on the lips. “My family. Finally.” Before I could feel bad for not accepting sooner, he k
He kissed my cheek, then my chin, then my nose. “We are alike, you and I.” He kissed my mouth. He lingered, his lips coaxing mine open. He pressed his tongue to the dip in my bottom lip. But then his phone rang. Pulling apart, he grunted and I groaned. “Just pretend you can’t hear it,” I
“I’m not a cheater,” I said adamantly. I was annoyed at her for having even suggested it. I did not work so hard just to have someone try to take that away from me by accusing me of something so low. “I know what I saw,” the cheerleader said, eyes narrowing. “You definitely had a cheat sheet.”
Asher, holding me, quickly noticed my change of mood. “What’s wrong?” “I have to go back to my room.” I meant only temporarily, to get more clothes, but when the words came out, I realized how they sounded and I couldn’t take them back. We hadn’t really talked about how I basically moved in
At the sound of my voice, the investigator looked up to the door. He closed the planner that he had been snooping through. “There you are,” he said, like he’d been expecting us. “What are you doing in here?” I asked from behind Asher. His piercing gaze shifted lazily from me to Asher and
Asher, holding my hand, led me toward the bathroom. He released my hand to turn on the shower, but then swiveled, and pulled me into his arms. His mouth found mine and he licked his way inside. Slowly, he removed my clothes from my body, then peeled his own clothes away too, until we were both nak
In the morning, my good mood had remained, and I was ready to face the rest of the world, knowing I had such an amazing, talented man at my side. Asher walked me to class. “You can do this,” he told me, though it was needless. I haven’t felt this sure of something in a long time. Today I would p