Stolen Wishes by Lexi Ryan

Author:Lexi Ryan
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Tags: novella, prequel, new hope, indiana fiction, new adult romance, lexi ryan, unbreak me, wish i may

Chapter Six

William

Eleven Months Later

“Open it!” Cally says, her eyes bright. She’s grinning at me, and we both know very well what a fat envelope from a college means.

“I don’t want to.” I chuck it to the floor and nudge her backward until the bed hits the back of her thighs. She’s so damn beautiful when she smiles. Just the idea of not seeing that smile every day makes me want to scrap all my plans for college. Ten months ago, the idea of getting a fat envelope from Notre Dame would have sent me over the moon. When it came today, my first thought was of the long drive between here and there. “There’s one more application I’m waiting on.” I slide my hands into her hair.

She frowns. “From where? I thought you’d heard from everyone already.”

“Sinclair.”

She presses her hands against my chest and pushes me back. “No. William. No. Absolutely not.”

I hang my head. This is why I hadn’t told her. I knew how she’d feel about me sticking around for her. “I don’t want to leave you.”

“But you need to,” she protests. “You need to get away from your grandmother and have a chance to live your life without her constant meddling. You told me that’s what you wanted, and I think it’s what you need.”

I grab her hand and bring it to my lips. “That was before you.”

Her eyes fill with tears. “I can’t let you do this. I love you too much.”

“I love you too,” I whisper, then I dip my head to kiss her.

“Don’t change the subject,” she whispers against my lips.

“I wouldn’t dare.” Our mouths meet again, and I sweep my tongue across her lips until she opens for me and makes that little kitten mewl at the back of her throat. I nudge her again, and she lowers to the bed, her dark hair fanned against my blue sheets. “You’re so beautiful.”

She’s wearing cut-off jean shorts that show her long legs, and one of my old practice jerseys. Her back arches as she reaches for me, and the jersey slides higher, revealing a narrow strip of creamy skin right above the waistband of her jeans. The part of me that loves her and understands her hang-ups resists, but there’s a part of me that’s ready to push, a part that wants her too much not to ask for more.

I know my friends think we have sex. Hell, other than Cally and me, I don’t know any couples who aren’t sexually active. But we have more than they do. We have a connection that I’ve craved since my parents died.

When Cally’s around, I never feel alone.

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