Man of the World by Dawson Thea

Author:Dawson, Thea
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-12-07T16:00:00+00:00

16

Drew

I wake up as the first rays of sunlight filter into the room. The digital clock on the bedside table reads 5:45. Normally, I’d be up and dressed and ready to go running. Instead, I stare at the ceiling and wonder what I’ve gotten myself into.

Beside me, Carina is snuggled into the crook of my arm. I can hear her gentle breaths, and I carefully shift so that I can look at her. In the pale dawn light I can see her dark hair spread across the pillow, her full, barely parted lips, and the long, thick lashes that sweep her cheeks.

I wanted to know what she looked like wearing nothing but 400-thread count sheets, and I got more than I could have asked for.

Last night was sweet, touching … and hot. But I still feel an uncomfortable twist of guilt in my gut.

Now that the deed is done, in the cool light of morning, I start to regret not having the strength to leave her last night. Surely, she’ll regret this, if not immediately, then eventually. To have waited this long only to lose her virginity with a man who’s only here for the summer … it seems like kind of a waste, friends or not.

I should go, get back to my house now, before she wakes up. Yeah, it’s kind of a jerk move, leaving before she wakes up, but the longer I stay, the greater the risk that she’ll read more into this than she should. We can have The Talk later … in the light of day … with our clothes on. We’ll be rational and mature about it, I’ll reiterate that I’m not able or willing to commit to anything, I’ll let her decide if she wants to continue, and we’ll lay out ground rules for going forward, either as just friends, or friends with benefits.

Then my masculine pride gets in the way of my rational thinking. It went okay last night, but I know it could have been better for her, and I kind of don’t want to end things between us until I know she knows just how good it can be. I hope she’ll want this to be more than a one-time thing.

It should be a two-time thing, at least.

… Maybe three.

I suppress a groan.

Very slowly and carefully, I lift my arm from around her and start to inch away, but I don’t get far.

Beside me, she stirs. A hand slides up and over my chest, setting a cascade of butterflies loose in my stomach.

“Drew,” she murmurs. Eyes still closed, her face breaks into a sleepy smile. “You’re still here. I thought you would have gone by now.”

Her assumption that I’d leave annoys me even though that’s exactly what I was trying to do. “No, I’m still here,” I say. “Do you want me to leave?”

She snuggles closer and inhales deeply. “No, not really.”

Stupid question. Now I’m stuck.

But I’m not entirely unhappy about it.

“How’re you feeling?” I realize I’m nervous. What if she has regrets?

“Mmm …” She stretches, her eyes still closed.

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