STELLA'S POV
I felt his lips on mine and it took me a lot of courage to not move my lips and kiss him back. f**k it, his lips were softer than I remembered. But I didn't pull away, neither did I kiss him back.
I was pretending to be asleep so I wanted to know what he would do next. After a while, he pulled away, his thumb brushing over my bottom lip gently and I couldn't deny that I missed his lips on mine.
He finally pulled away and I could hear him suck in a sharp breath like he was contemplating his life decisions.
“f**k it…” I heard him curse and I smiled to myself, knowing that I had such an effect on him. I couldn't lie that I didn't love it. It gave me this sense of power and satisfaction that I never felt before.
“Stella. We're home.” He called out but I didn't respond. I had
