“If you were in pain, I’d immediately take you to see a doctor… but you’re perfectly fine…”
He stretches a hand and grabs my jersey top. While holding my gaze, he puts it between us.
“Use this to cover yourself for now. Because I want your arms around my shoulders.”
His eyes don’t stray once as I cover myself.
The second I press myself against him, heat bursts through my chest, spreading rapidly.
He lifts my knees, splitting them so my legs go around him, straddling. I sigh and shut my eyes, slowly putting my arms around his neck.
“Feel better?”
I drop my eyes.
His thumb stops a tear from falling.
“Look at me, Soph. I wanna talk to you.”
I oblige him, enduring the heat spreading through me as he strokes my back. I feel the heat in my middle, too, threatening to push a reaction o
