The Absence of You: Heathley Academy Book 1 by Bethany Rayne

Author:Bethany Rayne [Rayne, Bethany]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-05-24T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Five

GRAYSON

Fucking hell. The brazen way she slipped her hand into her panties to finish herself off almost had me coming in my pants like a fucking school boy. I’m sure she knows she won. I don’t care though. I’d let her win every game between us if it meant I got to give her the pleasure she wanted. It had always been like that between us; fun and laughter, but when it came down to it, I would give her the world if I thought it would make her happy.

I set her down gently on my bed. Something about seeing her in my room, in my space again, makes my chest clench. For such a long time, I believed she’d never set foot in here again, but here she is. I think back to one of the last times we’d been together. We’d been in her bedroom rather than this one. I’d snuck over to Dee’s and climbed up the trellis into Dahlia’s bedroom window after a run in with my dad. I wanted to kiss her that night, but I didn’t.

If I’d known back then it would be years until I saw her again, I would have done it. I’d wanted to, so badly, but I didn’t have the confidence. I have no issues taking what I want now, yet the old version of me deserved her way more than this version does.

As I look down at her now, all grown up, this beautiful woman, lying on my bed, I know I’m not the only one who’s lost something the last few years. She’s different from when we were kids. That boisterous confidence she used to have, it’s not the first thing you notice about her anymore. Like all that crap with her mum has gone and jaded her optimism. I hate that for her. But downstairs in my games room, just for a second, when she took control, I saw a glimpse of it. The girl she used to be, taking exactly what she wanted, and she was a vision.

I ought to tell her to leave before I do any more damage. Before it’s too late. But I’m a red-blooded male, and she’s lying on my bed offering herself to me and no-one's self-restraint is that good.

DAHLIA

His room is just the way I remembered. A large bed in the centre, and his desk in the corner. It’s still decorated in all dark blue and grey with dark wood. There’s a shelf full of swimming trophies that I don’t recognise and he has a lot more computer kit. Two large monitors and a laptop.

The scent is all him, cedarwood and masculine. Considering he’s been here all week on his own, the room is tidy. He always was neat though. Nothing has changed there.

But I couldn’t care less about his bedroom right now. The way he is looking at me while I lay here is making me feel all sorts of needy. I sit up and go to pull my sweater off but I notice there are bits of popcorn stuck to me, it’s somehow got everywhere.

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