Honey, When It Ends by Piper Lennox

Author:Piper Lennox [Lennox, Piper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Piper Lennox
Published: 2018-10-24T04:00:00+00:00

20

For the first time in my life, I don’t cringe when I turn over and see the same face in the morning I saw the night before.

There’s no dread-filled urge to gather my stuff, no mapping out an escape route, and no itch under my skin propelling me out the door before I’m caught like a mom playing Tooth Fairy.

“Good morning,” he grins sleepily. God, it sounds even better than when he tells me goodnight.

“Morning.” He kisses my forehead. I kiss his chin.

So this is what staying feels like. Gotta say: it’s not bad.

“Stupid question,” he says, and pushes my hair behind my ear, “but...you’re not still looking at that place today, are you?”

“Depends. You sure you want me for a long-term roommate?” I take a breath to steady my nerves. This is amazing, being here with him and not wanting to bolt—but it is still new to me. I’m bound to be a little nervous. “I leave makeup everywhere, never put away my laundry....”

“Believe me, I’ve noticed.” He touches his forehead to mine and shuts his eyes, growing serious. “I don’t want you to move out, Mara.”

My heart’s doing an Olympic-caliber floor routine through my chest. I’ve never felt anything like it.

“I don’t want to, either.”

We rise slowly, stretching against each other and laughing. When he invites me to shower with him (another first for me), I can’t follow fast enough.

Under the warm, tumbling water, he kisses me. It takes me back to that night in the snowstorm: the two of us in the center of some swirling force, only aware of each other.

That was the night I knew I wanted him. But it took me until a few hours ago to understand why.

It was more than physical. I’d known all along he’d be a good fuck—I just had no clue he’d surpass that title in mere minutes, from “good” to bone-rattling. No: earth-shattering. Soul-shaking.

“I know, baby,” he’d whispered, when I couldn’t even speak anymore, reduced to tears by what he did to me. By how much I wanted him. It was in that exact moment I knew one night would never be enough.

While we shower, teasing each other with soapy hands and slick skin, he asks if he can take me on a date.

“Like, tonight?”

“Sure. Or, you know...right now. The only thing I had scheduled today was seeing that rental with you.”

For some reason, the sweet tilt of his head embarrasses me. “You don’t have to. I mean, last night was kind of a date. We had drinks, we had sex.” I shrug, like that’s basically all there is to it. For me, that’s all it ever is.

“Last night was not a date,” he says resolutely. “It was awesome, don’t get me wrong—but it wasn’t how I usually treat a woman I...” His voice dips, drowned in the water and steam. He wipes his face. “...like.”

I smile and blush, then poke his ribs. “I like you, too. And if you insist on taking me on a date, the least I can do is suggest a place I know you’ll love.

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