Total pages in book: 157
Estimated words: 150968 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 755(@200wpm)___ 604(@250wpm)___ 503(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 150968 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 755(@200wpm)___ 604(@250wpm)___ 503(@300wpm)
Riley is silent for a minute. “Okay,” she whispers so quietly, I almost miss it.
I blink
And then blink again. “What?” I question, my astonishment evident in my voice. I wasn’t expecting her to agree so easily.
Her teeth tug on her lower lip and she’s thoughtful. “I have a suggestion.”
Oh? Well, now I’m very much curious. “I’m listening.”
The Ferris wheel starts moving again, making its descent.
“Friends with benefits and we can test our feelings like that.”
Her words shock me. Tossing my head back, I let out a deep laugh. “I knew you were as horny as me.” She gives me a mock glare and I quickly disguise my laughter with a small cough. “So, when do we start? Here?” I wiggle my eyes suggestively.
“No, jerk. Next week.” Riley gives me a haughty look.
I rear back in surprise. Did she just suggest we have sex and then tell me to wait one week? One fucking week? My dick will shrivel up by then. “What?!”
She purses her lip, a teasing glint in her eyes. “Just kidding.”
“My dick almost wept at the unfairness.” I scowl at her. “That was a bad joke.”
“It doesn’t have to be now,” she tells me, her voice softening. “How about we just do... what feels right?” Riley shrugs.
I am quiet for a minute, mulling over her words. “Are you going back home tonight?” I ask when we finally reach down, and the girl that’s operating the wheel unlocks the metal bar for us.
Riley shakes her head as we slide out of the booth. “I’m not sure that’s safe, not after the stunt we just pulled.”
That’s true.
“How about you pack your bag and we go back?” I suggest, while thinking about how I want to get her alone and what I will do with her once we’re in private. My throat dries at my wild, lustful imagination.
“I mean...Maddox is busy with his family. Lila is staying with her grandparents,” I continue, trying to sound extra convincing.
Maddox and Lila are complicated.
Now I understand why they were fighting so hard against their attraction for each other. Their friendship was perfect and they didn’t want to take the risk to change the dynamics between them. They dated for six months and everything was blissful.
Until things got messy and complicated. Now both Lila and Maddox are left to deal with their broken hearts and the devastating consequences of their love.
“You think we should leave and go back to Boston?” Riley asks when I fall silent.
I’m holding her hand, and I don’t even know when I reached for it. I must have done so unconsciously. Riley tugs me to a cotton candy stall.
“I don’t care about spending the holidays with my family and neither do you. So, let’s go back to our apartments. I can book us plane tickets and we’ll fly out tonight.”
She nods right away, without even giving my suggestion a thought. “Okay.”
“Why are you being so easily agreeable tonight?” I question cautiously. Riley is always so stubborn. Should I be worried?
I pay for her cotton candy while she scowls up at me. I can see her trying to hide her smile though. “Don’t ruin this, Bennett.”
I take the fluffy, blue cotton candy from the vendor and give it to her. She takes it, pleased with her sweet, carammelic purchase. Riley takes a small bite, and then sighs happily.
Her smile widens, and I swear my heart fucking stutters.
Fuck, I think I just won the lottery.
Two hours later, I pull into Riley’s driveway. She quickly climbs off my bike, and hands me her helmet. “My parents are not home yet. I’ll quickly pack my bag,” she tells me, her voice a little breathy. “Wait here.”
I raise the visor of my helmet. “Sure.”
Her hair is a little messy, her cheeks flushed and her red lips—fuck, I want to taste them so bad. Almost as if she can read my mind, she bites her lower lip, her eyes glinting with something akin to mischief.
“Are you trying to seduce me, Miss Johnson?”
“No.” She blinks, feigning innocence. “But are you seduced, Mr. Bennett?”
Such a temptress she is.
“You’ve had me under your spell for a long time now,” I confess, my voice huskier than I intended. “What are you going to do about it?”
Riley taps her index finger against her chin, smirking. “I have a few ideas,” she purrs.
I let out a groan. She’s killing me and it’s going to be a sweet fucking death. “Go and pack your bag.” I growl low.
She lets out a breathy giggle before spinning on her heels. She takes two steps forward and then comes to a halt. I hear her shocked gasp and her body stiffens.
Confused, I turn my head to where she’s looking, searching for what has upset her. When I finally notice the reason behind her shock, my heart thumps against my ribs.