After Tonight by Erin Nicholas

Author:Erin Nicholas [Nicholas, Erin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: EN Fiction, Inc.
Published: 2018-07-05T22:00:00+00:00

7

She’d spilled her guts to Derek. And he’d jerked off in the shower thinking of her.

Things were so not normal between them that she honestly didn’t know what to do.

Riley was still sitting at Derek’s kitchen table, her laptop open, staring at a blank screen twenty minutes after he’d left.

What the hell was happening?

She’d told him all about the task force project, and she knew she’d been letting her enthusiasm show. Last night with Peyton it had all been new, but now that she’d had a chance to think it through and do some research, she was feeling excited. She’d even confessed to feeling flattered. Typically, that would be the perfect fodder for Derek to tease her.

But he hadn’t. He’d listened. He’d asked questions. He’d said he thought she’d be great at it.

And then he’d apparently jerked off in the shower thinking about her.

Riley felt her cheeks—and a few other places—get hot. Surely he’d been kidding about that. But why? She’d been asking him about his plans for the day and wondering when she might see him. And then he’d said that. And he definitely hadn’t seemed like he was teasing.

God.

She put her hands to her cheeks. She could not get that out of her head. She’d seen enough of Derek’s body to fill in the blanks for what she hadn’t. And the images of him in the shower, water cascading over his back and chest and abs, his hand wrapped around his cock, stroking himself and thinking of her…Riley squeezed her thighs together and took a shaky breath. She could not sit here, at his kitchen table, and think all of the things she was thinking. Most especially the thought where she offered to help next time.

That was just not what she and Derek were. She was, as he’d said, like a little sister to him. And he was a pain in her ass. And what they’d always had was…nice.

That thought surprised her but as she thought about it, she had to admit that, yeah, it had been nice. It hadn’t always felt that way. In fact, until that very moment, she’d definitely not thought of it as nice. But Derek was predictable. She always knew how he would react to things. Sure, it was with teasing and banter. Yes, it seemed that he had a hard time taking anything seriously. Absolutely it seemed that she couldn’t say anything without him adding his two stupid cents.

But at the same time, it had always been generally good-natured. She knew what it was like to be criticized for real. Her mother did it on a regular basis. So she definitely could tell the difference between that and what Derek did. Derek teased. He tried to make her smile. He didn’t let her take things—including herself— too seriously.

Riley sat up straighter in her chair as she thought back over their interactions and the general vibe between her and Derek over the years.

Yes, that was it. He’d teased her. He’d always been there, seemingly in the way.

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