Love You Better by Brit Benson

Author:Brit Benson [Benson, Brit]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Brit Benson

13

Saturday morning, I hit the campus gym hard. I have way too much fucking excitement and tension built up so heavily in my body that I might combust. My muscles are tight as a bow string, my brain working overtime.

I know Ivy, and I know she’s probably already created at least two pros/cons lists and possibly a complicated flow chart or Venn diagram to try and analyze what’s happened between us over the last few days. It’s who she is. It’s how her brilliant mind works, and fuck, I find it so damn sexy, but I’m nervous as hell. I just have to hope that whatever she determines works in my favor. Because after that kiss...

After that kiss, I’m sprung harder than ever for Ivy Rivenbark.

I’ve replayed the entire scene nearly a hundred times since she left the bar last night. The way her blue eyes sparkled with desire, the way her tiny hands pressed into my chest, fisting my shirt when I kicked up the heat of our kiss. And those whimpers? Fuck. They’ve been on repeat inside my head. I jerked my dick last night to the memory of those whimpers, and once again this morning. I’ll probably have to do it at least twice more before she comes over tonight.

If she comes over.

Ivy’s not one to run from her problems. She studies them until she knows how to best them, and then she faces them head on. She’s fucking fierce and fearless.

But her feelings?

Yeah, she fucking avoids those until she’s ready to feel them. Anything that makes her feel vulnerable or confused, she boxes it up and ignores it until she feels prepared to deal with it. Anything that makes her feel too much, she packs away until she can face it with a steady, clear head. She’s been like that for as long as I’ve known her—the product of having to grow up too fast, the responsibility of a sibling to help raise and a house to help run. I admire the way Ivy handles things, but I’m fucking worried.

I know she must be feeling overwhelmed.

Hell, I’m feeling overwhelmed, and I’ve been in love with her for years. This is all brand-new and unfamiliar for her.

I just hope it’s not too much that she decides to box us up and avoid it until she’s ready.

I’ll wait. I said I would give her the space she needs, and I mean it. I’ll respect any decision she comes to. But damn it, I really, really want it to work out in my favor.

My strength training day is supposed to be lower body and core, but I throw in some upper body when the rest isn’t succeeding in calming my nerves. I was hoping to talk to Jesse this morning, but he’s got a shift at the hospital and probably won’t be back until later tonight. So, it’s just me, the squat rack, and however many bicycle crunches I can do before my abs turn to jelly and leak out of my pores.

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