Fit for Love (A Stand By Me Novel Book 3) by Brinda Berry
Author:Brinda Berry [Berry, Brinda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sweet Biscuit Publishing LLC
Published: 2016-09-27T04:00:00+00:00
The lyrics play in my head, intruding on this moment. Sometimes it’s a curse to be a song writer. Words and feelings run like a renegade musical through my head.
“What are you thinking about?” Aiden’s brow creases into tiny questioning lines.
“This moment.”
“You feel it,” he says and runs his thumb along my bottom lip. “That this is different. Special.”
My belly flutters and my lungs seize up. I don’t breathe for several seconds. Finally, I pull in air and then exhale. “Yeah. It’s not just sex.”
“Whew,” he says and drops onto the pillow and pulls it close to mine, so close our faces are inches apart. “You took too long to answer. Made me nervous.”
He grins, the corners of his eyes wrinkling in laugh lines. His dark hair, longer on top than on the sides, slips down into his eyes. I mimic his earlier movement and move the hair aside by running my fingers through it, up and back.
“I also don’t know what to do with this feeling.” I attempt to keep my voice light, but it’s tough when all I can manage to do is whisper. As if saying it too loud will make everything come crashing down around my ears. “I really don’t know what this is.”
“You don’t have to put a label on it.” He takes my hand and kisses the knuckles. “Life is tough enough without thinking you have to place everything in a neat category.”
“Good. You seem like the category-label kind of guy and I don’t want to be worried about what you expect.”
He nods. “You have it right. I am that kind of guy. But I can be OK with you not knowing.”
“Oh,” I say, on guard now that I realize I’d misunderstood. He has us in a category even if I don’t.
“Quit throwing your shields up.” He leans across a couple of inches and kisses my nose. “I’m a patient guy. I work hard for everything and it pays off. I’ll bring you around to thinking of us with a label.”
“How about lovers?” I ask.
He pretends to think about it, looking up at some spot above my head and pressing his lips together. He drops his gaze to meet mine. “I want exclusivity.”
“Well, that was easy. Since I haven’t been with anyone in years, I’d say you’re a shoe-in,” I tease.
His brow wrinkles. “Years, huh. Since Jared?”
“Yeah. But I hate even saying that, because you’ll think it’s because of him. And that’s not it. Abstinence has more to do with Ryder.”
My hand lies in the space between us and he rubs along the top of my fingers, tracing rough fingers along Nonna’s ring on my left hand. I’d worn it when I thought we’d be visiting her. He places his big hand over mine and threads his fingers through, curling his fingers inward so he holds it.
He looks away and back to me. There’s a weird, embarrassed expression on his face. “I want to stay the night. I guess you got that when I turned your light out and hopped in the bed with you.
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