Falling for You by Travis Stacy

Author:Travis, Stacy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fast Turtle Press
Published: 2021-05-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Isla

For the next few days, I avoided thinking about whether it was a good idea to have phenomenal sex with my new friend Owen.

Lying in his bed with his arm draped across my chest and my leg looped over his, there was no question that it was a very good idea. But there was also no question that I wasn’t in a position to be dating.

So the new us—whatever we decided we were—had to be casual.

We had to agree.

I didn’t want him to invest in me and get hurt because I had no idea what I wanted or what I could give. In the aftermath of Tom, I needed to take time to become whole again.

And I needed to be honest with Owen about what that meant.

The warmth of his body felt so good tangled with mine and I didn’t want to ruin the moment. Maybe the just friends talk could wait.

The midday sun was peeking between two buildings had the effect of casting long bright beams across the white of Owen’s bed and the couch I hadn’t noticed at the foot of the bed. Once I noticed it, I was distracted by thoughts of how to incorporate it into another round of what had turned out to be the kind of sex I’d only read about in romance novels.

I must have stiffened because Owen rolled onto his side and cupped his hand around my cheek. It was something I’d noticed that he did—when he was reacting to something I’d said, he’d caress my cheek. It was such a sweet and lovely gesture and I didn’t dare say anything lest he feel self-conscious and stop doing it.

He leaned on one elbow and studied my face. “What’s up?”

I smiled at him. “Nothing. I’m good.”

“Liar. What?”

I loved that he could tell just from a subtle shift in my body that something had changed. I wasn’t used to someone who knew me that well, and it was a little shocking that he knew me so well so quickly.

“Ugh, it’s crazy, right? That I could be so completely lost and transported by you one minute, but then reality shoved its stupid nose under the tent and now I’m thinking again.”

“I’m going to focus on the part where you were transported.”

“You should. That was a very good part. You have many talents.”

He smiled and kissed me, and I wanted to get lost in him again. It seemed to be the only way to stop me from thinking about everything else going on in my life.

I rolled to face him and kissed him more deeply, searching for his tongue and savoring the taste of him again.

Owen pulled back and kissed me lightly before tilting his forehead against mine. “Talk to me, Isla.”

“I’d rather kiss you.”

He lifted my hand to his lips and kissed it. “That works for me as well, but it’s also avoidance. C’mon. We’re friends, you should tell me what’s on your mind. That’s what friends do.”

He was right and I had to appreciate that he was being a friend even if it meant we had to talk instead of kiss.

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