Chapter 72

He grins at me. Moving back to stand in front of me and slides a hand on my hip with a look of mischievous happiness. Every part of me is aching for him now, my heart is a little less fragile, and a part of me that knows I need more from him than I have been getting is in the forefront of my mind.

“Probably make more sense, you know, if you took this off and got in too?” I shrug quietly, tugging at his T-shirt while watching his eyes home in on my mouth. The air around us is starting to charge, even if this was innocent a moment ago, but I know what I’m asking for. My head may be messy and emotionally stupid, but my body is already aching for something he started and never finished, even though it ended badly.

I still remember how the good bits felt and want to explore more of that. I want to know if his joining me in more ways than touch can end the constant ache of something missing inside me. Cure me of these insecurities which keep ripping us apart.

Arrick does