Kings of Linwood Academy: Complete Series by Rose Callie

Author:Rose, Callie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-01T16:00:00+00:00

17

River insists on taking the couch and letting me have the bed, though I put up a lot of resistance. I already feel like a fucking charity case, moving from one house to another with nowhere else to go. If I took the couch, I’d at least feel like I was inconveniencing him a little bit less.

And okay, maybe a tiny part of me wishes he’d stop being such a damn gentleman and suggest we both take the bed. I’m having a hard time looking at him and not thinking about the kisses we shared in the pool last night, in what was inarguably one of the hottest moments of my life.

I pause in the middle of brushing my teeth as heat floods my lower belly, staring at myself in the mirror.

Jesus. I can still feel him. All of them.

Lincoln and I couldn’t get enough of each other last night. We wore each other out, and I’ve been pleasantly sore between my legs all day, but the intense feelings that sparked to life in that pool haven’t abated. It was like nothing I’d ever experienced.

Get it together, Low.

I finish brushing my teeth and splash cold water on my face, trying to banish the flush creeping up my cheeks.

When I step out of the bathroom, River is draping a blanket over the couch. He glances up at me and smiles softly, and I wonder if he feels as strange as I do.

I don’t feel awkward, exactly. I’ve been alone with River before. And we know each other pretty well by now—better than we should for how long we’ve been in each other’s lives, really. But it feels a little weird to be in his bedroom, in my pajamas, having just brushed my teeth in his bathroom. To see him in his soft white t-shirt and dark shorts. So… casual. So at home.

That’s what it is, I realize.

I’m in his home. In his living space.

And it feels sort of like we jumped ten spaces ahead on the board to get here.

Trying to act natural, I cross to the bed and pull back the covers, sliding in between the sheets. They’re soft, and they smell like River, and it makes something in my chest and my core throb at the same time.

River disappears into the bathroom for a few minutes—he let me go first, because of course he did—and I hear the water running as he brushes his teeth. When he returns, he flips the light switch on the wall to turn off the overheads, leaving only the bedside lamp to illuminate the room.

When he walks toward the bed, I swear my heart beats harder with every steps he takes.

“I’m just gonna steal one pillow, is that okay?” he asks in a quiet voice.

I nod and shift on the bed, allowing him to grab one of the pillows that are stacked neatly against the headboard. But before he can turn back toward the couch, I grab the end of the pillow and tug on it gently.

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