Noah carefully pulled off my pants, and just as my pussy was exposed, he brought his hot breaths over it. The heat of his breath sent a shot of pleasure through me that caused goosebumps to erupt all over my skin. Then he placed his mouth on it causing me to gasp. He pulled away, as I heard him mumble.“Not yet.” He got up then pinned himself over me. He pulled off my top, then stared at my breast like it’s the first time he’s seeing it.Then he leaned in. His mouth was hot on my skin, trailing a path of fire from my lips, down my neck, over my breast. He took a nipple into his mouth, sucking and licking until I was arching off the bed with my fingers tangled in his hair.He didn’t stop there. His kisses moved lower, over my stomach, and then his head was between my legs. His tongue found my clit and I cried out as my hips were bucking against his face. The pressure built, coiling tight and low in my stomach. I was right there, teetering on the edge and my breaths were coming in ragg
The first thing I saw was the steady rise and fall of his chest as the morning light filtered through the blinds, painting stripes across Noah. He was still sleeping peacefully beside me and a stupid smile touched my lips. For a second, it just felt… good. Calm.Geez, I shouldn’t be here smiling at him sleeping. Then, his eyes shot open.They were sleepy at first, then focused, then instantly hooded with that familiar teasing glint. A slow grin spread across his face. “So you’re one of those girls,” he murmured with his voice still rough with sleep. “The ones who like to watch their man sleep.”My smile vanished. I tried to scoff, rolling my eyes as I moved to get up. “You’re not my man.”“Baby, so I’m just a one night stand to you? It’s Noah…” he said, his voice laced with amusement.I turned back to him.“What the fuck? We didn’t fuck.”“Not yet… and that doesn’t make me not your man.”I was about to fire back a response, and get up trying to put distance between us, when his arm
My mind raced. Rina. How did his dad know that name?My mind drifted to the video in my laptop and then I recalled that I had seen it in Nikki’s diary. Did she have something to do with this? Did she tell him in some kind of way? Or did she tip the police?I pressed my ear harder against the cool wood of the door, straining to hear.Noah’s voice was hesitant. “She was… a classmate.”“A classmate?” His father’s tone was flat and disbelieving. “Were you two close?”There was a pause. I could almost feel Noah’s tension through the door. “No. Not really.”“Okay, so what happened to her, Noah?”The silence this time was heavier. It was thick enough to choke on. “I… I don’t know.”“You don’t know?” His father’s voice sharpened. Though it was not quite a yell, it was something close. It was cold, controlled, and cutting. “Then why is her family’s lawyer calling my office, asking about your affiliation? Why are you affiliated with a girl you claim you weren't close to?”I held my breath. T
His words continued to echo in my head after he left. Our life is easy. What the hell did that mean? His life was easy. Mine was a tangled mess he kept pulling tighter. He is making my life shiter by the day.Instead of standing there beating myself up about it, my feet started moving before my brain caught up. I jogged out of the class and down the hallway. The only thing that could be heard was my sneakers squeaking on the linoleum. I saw his back just as he reached for the door to the boy’s locker room.“Noah!”He stopped with his hand dropping from the handle. He turned slowly with a bored expression already sliding into place. But his eyes were still intense. “What? Finally realized the truth?”I stopped a few feet from him as my chest heaving. “I just wanted to ask what you meant? What did you mean ‘Our life’? What does ‘the sooner I know the better for me’ even mean? It’s clear it’s only your life that’s easy.”He let out a deep sigh. He took a step toward me, closing the d
I raised my hand to slap him, but my arm froze in the air. I dropped it and my fists tightened into balls at my sides.“You… what you did does not prove anything! And even if it did, it causes more problems than it solves.”He didn’t even blink. Just kept staring right through me.“Really?” His voice was low. “It didn’t prove that you’re just as fucked up as I am? That you want this too? That you feel this… thing between us? The harm is already done, Rosalie.”I shook my head as a scoff tore from my throat. “Harm’s already done? This can’t happen. It shouldn’t. It won’t. Just because I… reacted, like a normal functioning girl, doesn’t mean I feel anything or want anything, okay? It’s biology.”Noah let out a long, harsh laugh that made my skin prickle. I just stared with my eyebrows pinched together.“‘Normal functioning girl’?” he said, making those stupid air quotes. “Believe me, you wouldn’t have come that fast, that hard, if it were anybody else. Or if you didn’t want it. I didn
Classes passed with a blur. Everywhere I went, Noah continued to follow. Even for lectures we didn’t share, he’d still sit beside me. His presence was a constant, silent pressure that was starting to crack me.Nikki’s words still echoed in my head, making it worse. If she ever found out the truth, and if she ever decided to spill everything… it would be a nuclear bomb on both our lives. Everyone was already thinking we’re a couple. And Noah’s attitude is making it worse.The final bell of the day rang, and I shoved my textbook into my bag and bolted for the door. I heard the scrape of a chair and his footsteps right behind me.I spun around in the empty classroom. “Why are you following me, Noah?” He didn’t answer. He just kept walking toward me with his expression unreadable.“I asked you a question! Why are you fucking following me around?!”He stopped inches from me. “Because I want to.”That’s it? Because you want to?The simplicity of it, the arrogance, made me see red. “You’r