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heavy, and they paused their mouth mating only to take in air. A deep moan shook her body, and he gasped.
    “Fuck, D, you’re going to make me come in my pants.”
    “Do it for me, baby. I want to know I affect you the same way you do me,” she said. Her voice was smoky and full of need. He moved her over the bulge straining against his zipper. “Oh God, yes,” she whispered. Her head fell back, and he was taken off guard by how beautiful she was in the moonlight, caught in the heat of the moment. She brought her hands up to grip his shoulder, and her movements turned wild.
    “Jesus, Demi.”
    “Mhmm, geek girls go hard too, baby.”
    “So fucking sexy,” he growled, thrusting upward as they dry humped like horny teenagers.
    “I’m going to come, Pierce. Are you going to come with me?”
    “Yes.”
    She cried out, and he exploded, not minding the warm liquid soaking his boxer briefs.
    A rap on the window made them both jump. Light shone into the window, and he cringed.
    “You folks okay?” the man with the wide-brim hat asked. “Roll down the window, please.”
    “I can’t believe this,” Pierce whispered, complying.
    “Can I ask why you’re here right now?” the officer said, eyeballing them with disdain.
    “I’m sorry, Officer, it’s my entire fault. My boyfriend here just gave me some incredible news, and I just had to kiss him senseless. So I had him pull over.” Demi looked at the cop and gave her most innocent expression.
    The cop’s lips twitched up. “I’ll let you go with a warning this time. I don’t want to catch you guys around here again, understand?”
    “Yes, sir.” Pierce nodded, and the cop turned and headed back to his car. “You’re trouble.”
    “Hey, I saved our asses.” She climbed back over the seat and buckled up.
    “I’ve never witnessed this side of you, D. How is that possible?”
    “You’ve always brought out the best in me. With you, I can do anything.”
    “Always,” Pierce said.
    “We’ll see. Slow and steady. I think we might’ve gotten ahead of ourselves.”
    “Would you change it?” he asked.
    “No fucking way, man.”
    Proud, he started the car and pulled out, headed to the hotel. So far, so good.
     
    THE EFFORTLESS WAY they slipped into their new roles astounded her. She might be bold, but she’d always been a coward when it came to love. After watching her father deteriorate right in front of her when her mother died unexpectedly of a brain aneurysm, she’d shied away from deep romantic attachments. The high that made her walk on clouds began to dissipate, and she began to regret her impulsive choices. There’d be no going back to what they’d once been. The only direction to travel would be forward. Am I up to that? Things I should have asked myself before I plunged headfirst into this . She ground her teeth together. How could she say no to Pierce of all people?
    She’d do anything to see her partner in crime happy, even if it meant putting her own heart on the line. She gulped. That’s what scares me . They were going from zero to sixty. With no need to build a strong foundation, get past the awkward getting-to-know-you stage, or spill their guts, this train had only one destination. She toyed with the clunky silver rose ring on her index finger, spinning the circle around as she watched the buildings in the darkness.
    “You got quiet. Are you okay?” Pierce said.
    “Yeah, I’m just starving, and stunned.”
    “You really had no clue?” He sounded almost disappointed.
    “I never put us in that category, Pierce. It’s nothing personal. You were in the sexy-best-friend-I-love-to-death file.”
    “Sexy, huh?”
    She laughed, imagining his smirk. “You have a mirror, so I’m sure you’re well aware of how attractive you are.”
    “But I didn’t know you thought that.”
    “You got balls laying this on me.” She admired his bravery.
    “I’d grown tired of thinking to death, honestly. I needed to know one way or