slightly.
“Soon they’ll be swollen...”
His soft lips met mine and my heart swelled. Cinnamon breath and the smell of William filled me up. Nervously, I reached for his body, not sure where to put my hands. Placing them on his chest, his muscles flexed under my hands. He licked at my lips and I opened my mouth to him. He tasted of cinnamon, too, and I licked back. Shifting closer to me, I felt his hardness at my hip and moved against him.
Panting, he pulled back, “Careful, Lucy.”
“Sorry. Did I hurt you?”
Smiling, he said, “No, quite the opposite.” The fireworks finale began and he asked, “Come with me?”
We got up and I followed him, knowing I should’ve told my parents, but not caring anymore. We made it back to the house long before anyone else. He took me to the room he was sharing with some of his brothers and we sat on the bed. It wasn’t long before I was laying on the bed next to him. Our arms and legs tangled in one another while we frantically made out.
He fondled my breasts through my shirt and I moaned at the wonderful feelings it sent through my body. He sucked my bottom lip between his teeth and commented on my swollen lips. “Told you they’d be swollen.”
Smiling, I turned my face away from him, still embarrassed at what we were doing. “We should stop before everyone gets back.”
Groaning, he began kissing my neck. “I don’t want to let you go, Lucy.”
“So don’t, but we have to be careful.” He didn’t say anything and I knew he was leaving a hickey on my neck. “William…”
His head popped up and he looked confused. He blew out a hard breath, making me nervous and said, “Lucy, I need to tell you something.”
Before I could hear what he had to say, O, his younger brother came bursting through the bedroom door and shattered my world.
O took in the scene in front of him and said, “Sorry, Heath. I didn’t know.”
I felt sick. I scrambled away from whom I thought was Will and glanced between them. Looking to O I demanded, “This is Heath?”
“Lucy…”
O, laughing, responded, “Of course it’s Heath. Will has a girlfriend.”
Without another word, O left the room, closing the door as I jumped off the bed. Straightening my clothes, I left the room knowing Heath was right behind me. I ran past my parents who waved, none the wiser to my predicament. Making my way to the tire swing outside in the back yard, I stood there not sure where to go or what to do. I was so hurt. This whole time, days and days, I thought I was spending time with Will. Hell maybe I was, but it had been Heath the whole time tonight.
“Lucy, please let me explain.”
I don’t know if it was my body’s idea of a warning or of helping me to gain closure, but I woke with a smile. I chose to believe it was my body letting go of all the dreams I had as an adolescent. I was an adult, getting married, and it was time to make new dreams and to let go of my childish ones.
Lying in bed, I rolled over and looked over my wedding dress that was hanging off the closet door. I was getting married. I was getting married? I was getting married! With a smile on my face, I stretched out like a cat under the covers. My mom, Stacey, and Jaime would be there soon and I needed to shower.
Staring at myself in the mirror, in a robe and my wet hair piled on top of my head, under a towel, I took a deep breath. My stomach growled just as room service knocked on the door. Opening the door, the attendant walked the tray to the table by the window and placed it down. I handed him some cash from my purse before he left.
It was too quiet. Streaming music through my phone, I sat down to eat. The Words by Christina Perri was filtering through the room and listening to the lyrics brought tears to my eyes. What the hell was I doing? I wanted the love and passion and romance that every relationship deserved. And I had
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