Total pages in book: 78
Estimated words: 80261 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 401(@200wpm)___ 321(@250wpm)___ 268(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 80261 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 401(@200wpm)___ 321(@250wpm)___ 268(@300wpm)
I smiled, wide. “Could’ve fooled me.”
“Haven, let’s get something straight before things continue to escalate between us.”
“What’s that?”
He caught me by surprise when he asserted, “I’m not going to fuck you, Peach.”
My smile disappeared. “Like ever?”
“You’re a virgin.”
“And that matters why?”
“I’m not claiming that from you.”
“Why not?”
He hesitated for a moment, looking deep into my eyes in a way he hadn’t until now.
“If I claim your cherry, Haven…”
What he said next hurt me. However, he wasn’t being malicious or trying to push me away.
He was just being brutally honest when he added…
“It’s just going to make it that much harder when you have to say goodbye to me.”
Fifteen
Haven
“Why is it me saying goodbye to you and not the other way around? I mean, you could easily do the same to me.”
“All the more reason to keep your virtue intact.”
“My virtue?” I scoffed out a chuckle. “You sound like an old man. This isn’t the nineteen forties. Women are sexually liberated now.”
“I never said I wouldn’t make you come, Haven.”
“Oh… Wait, what? So, you think having your mouth on me is less intimate than having sex? Make that make sense?”
“Is that what you want, Peach? My mouth on your pussy?”
My eyes widened, slightly blushing.
“I’ll make you a deal. I won’t fuck you with my cock, but I will with my tongue and fingers. That work for you?”
My thighs clenched. “Maybe.”
“Maybe, huh?”
“When is this happening?”
“Depends on how long you’re a good girl.”
“I feel like I’ve been one forever.”
“I’ll be the judge of that.”
“Whatever.” I smiled. “I guess it’s safe to assume you’ve never been with a virgin?”
He simply nodded.
“You’re lying.”
“Of all the things I’d lie about, you’d think I’d start there?”
“Are you saying you’ve never lied to me about anything?”
His gaze abruptly shifted to my eyebrow scar.
Unable to hold back, I asked, “Does my scar bother you?”
If he was surprised by my question, he didn’t show it in the least.
“Pick one,” he ordered, ignoring my request.
“Pick one what?”
“I want you on the back of my Harley, so pick which one you want to ride?”
“Really?”
“I wouldn’t have asked if I didn’t mean it.”
“In that case.” I made my way to the chromed out black Harley. “I like this one.”
“She’s my favorite.”
“Oh, it’s a girl, is she?”
“That’s Layla.”
I laughed. I couldn’t help it. “You name your motorcycles? Oh my God, that’s the cutest thing in the world.”
He hid back a grin. “Are you fucking with me?”
“No.” I sassed. “I think it’s cute that you’re this big bad ass who doesn’t steal virtues and names his motorcycles. Is there anything else I need to know? Do you sleep with a stuffed animal too? Or are you more of a blankie kind of man?”
“I’ll show you what kind of a man I am.” He reached for me.
“Nope!” I backed away. “You said we were taking me for a ride?”
“How about I take you over my knee first?”
I rolled my eyes. “You just want to touch my ass.” I made my way to the shelf that had helmets on it. “Which do I use?”
“You can use mine. It’s on the Harley over there.”
It was my turned to hold back a smile. “Where are we going?”
“You’ll see when we get there.”
“Is this like a date or do you not do that either?”
“Look at you.” He nodded at me. “Giving me shit.”
“I mean it’s a tough job, but someone has to.”
After he was done hooking his helmet on my head, I jumped on the back his bike. I’d never been on the back of a motorcycle before. It was probably one of the coolest things I’d ever done. The wind blowing in your hair, the way you felt like you were one with the road. I loved it immediately, knowing I’d get addicted to this feeling.
Also, to the man that was driving me around like Miss Daisy, but on a much cooler level.
I hugged him closer to my chest, just wanting to enjoy this moment for as long as I could. We randomly drove around, taking in the incredible sights of the mountains that were breathtakingly beautiful. There was something about seeing them this way that felt as if it was the first time I’d ever truly seen them. It was the perfect first date, not just for us, but for me in general.
I’d never been on a date before, and I couldn’t have asked for a better first one. Hayes was leaving an impression I knew I’d never forget. Like the schoolgirl I was, my crush on him went into full blown infatuation. I was falling for him and he wasn’t even trying to make that happen. He may have been concerned about my virginity, but in the grand scheme of things, he didn’t have to claim it for me to fall in love with him
By the time we drove into a restaurant parking lot it was well after nine at night. We spent hours on his Harley, not saying a word, but still feeling like we said thousands.