“But I thought…” My voice trailed. My brain was having a hard time processing Nicholas’s words, especially since my body was already kicking into overdrive. My core was getting hot and wet. I pressed my thighs tight together for friction. “Before you said…”
It was hard to remember now. I forced myself to concentrate so that I could think back. I remembered we’d had a fight about this. I didn’t want to jump past something he’d felt so strongly about before.
“You were worried I’d get pregnant,” I said, remembering. I doubted that fear just up and went away.
“We’ll be careful,” he said. He leaned closer to me. “I have a condom.”
I furrowed my brow. “Why do you have a condom?” Had he been anticipating this?
“This isn’t a sudden decision, Piper. I’d been thinking about it ever since our a
