Total pages in book: 80
Estimated words: 78007 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 390(@200wpm)___ 312(@250wpm)___ 260(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 78007 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 390(@200wpm)___ 312(@250wpm)___ 260(@300wpm)
My heart beats excitedly. What if that’s it? What if it’s something with his eyes? “Holy shit. I’ve never heard of that.”
“I hadn’t either. That’s why it stuck out to me. It’s worth it to have him check that out.”
“For sure. Thank you. I’ll tell him.” My pulse is still racing, while I try not to get my hopes up. This is something that makes his life harder, and if we can find a way to ease that, I’m all for it.
“Tell him you love him,” Mom adds. “Then call me immediately afterward.”
We chuckle, and for the millionth time in my life, I’m so damn thankful for her. “I love you.”
“I love you too, sweet boy.”
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
Theo
Knight in Shining Armor: I miss you.
My smile feels like it’s trying to inhale my whole face when I look at the text from Perry. We haven’t even been apart twelve hours and he misses me, which I guess is a good thing because I basically missed him from the moment he got out of the car.
I have no idea if loving someone is like that for everyone, but it’s all-consuming for me.
Me: I miss you too.
Knight in Shining Armor: Do you want to stay at my house tonight? I get off at eleven, so not too late. Then you’ll already be there for our study session tomorrow. I mean…it makes sense just to sleep over.
The flutter in my chest grows, like hummingbird wings, making me fly higher and higher.
Me: I think that could be arranged. But only if you’re willing to do something for me…
Knight in Shining Armor: What is it?
My fingers linger over the screen. I turn my head and look over my shoulder as if someone could’ve sneaked into my room without me seeing and is watching me. I don’t know why this is embarrassing for me to ask. It’s Perry. I’ve never trusted anyone more. There’s no doubt in my mind that I want him to do this to me, but typing it out is…well, not something I ever saw myself doing.
Knight in Shining Armor: Yes.
Me: I didn’t tell you yet.
Knight in Shining Armor: You don’t have to. Still yes.
My heart melts. It’s like he stepped right out of the romance novels my mom reads.
Me: Fuck me. I want you to fuck me. Tonight.
I add the last word because we’ve talked about it before, so I want to emphasize that I mean ASAP.
Knight in Shining Armor: Jesus, Puppy. You’re gonna give me a boner in the middle of Shenanigans. I can’t wait to be inside you.
I hope he’ll feel the same when he discovers he’s already inside me—not in the way he’s thinking, but deep down in the marrow of my bones.
Me: I can’t wait either. See you tonight.
I shift in the seat of my car as I wait outside Perry’s house. My butt is already feeling some different sensations, and we haven’t even gotten to the sex yet. Hell, I haven’t even seen him yet.
Lights come around the corner, making shadows dance in front of me until Perry pulls into the driveway and turns off the car. I get out of my car and head over. The second I reach him, he wraps his arms around me and nuzzles my throat. “Hey.”
“I cleaned out my ass,” tumbles from my mouth, and not for the first time, I wish I had some kind of filter on the stupid thing. Why do I always say the most ridiculous stuff?
Perry pulls back slightly, looking at me, the corners of his mouth curled up. “Okay…thank you for telling me…?”
I drop my forehead to his pec, bang it there gently. “Why am I like this?”
“I adore the way you are. Please don’t change.”
Oh. Well, that’s nice and gets me all tingly inside. “I just wanted to be sure. I know you didn’t last time, but you know your body better than I do mine when it comes to stuff like that. And it was fine, obviously, but I just wanted to be sure. I stole an unopened douche box from under Jack’s sink in his bathroom. Hopefully he doesn’t need it.” Why am I still talking about this? “I’m going to shut up now.”
Perry chuckles, hooks his finger beneath my chin, and angles my head so I’m looking at him. “You don’t ever have to shut up with me. I take it that was a first for you?”
“Yeah. It was…different. I definitely like your fingers better.”
He groans and rubs his groin against me. The hard ridge of his erection makes blood start flowing directly to mine. “You’re gonna kill me. I swear. Come on. Let’s go inside before I get us arrested for indecent exposure.”
He takes my hand, and I have to admit, I love the feel of our palms pressing together.
Perry leads me inside. I’m thankful that Ty and Brax aren’t in the living room, and not for the first time, thankful that they’re on the opposite side of the house.