“I know, I'm sorry, I was the one who pointed her out, I shouldn’t have said anything.”
“Hey, don't be sorry. Don't ever think you can’t say something because you’re scared of how I’ll react. I love that you care enough to want to know about her, about me.”
“You’re important to me, you mean more to me than you know.” He looks deep into my eyes as I speak, hanging off of every word.
He takes my hands and begins to say something when his dad joins us.
“How are you?” Nathaniel asks.
“I’m alright.”
“You coming back inside?”
Kyle looks up at me, asking me with his eyes. “I'm good with whatever you want to do,” I say softly.
“Think we're going to call it a night, dad.”
“Okay. Well, get some sleep and we’ll see you in the morning.” His dad pats him on the shoulder. “Good night then, both of you.”
“Good night,” I say.
“Night, dad.”
Nathaniel turns and heads back towards the house leaving Kyle and I alone.
“Shall we go in?” I ask. I begin to pull him up when he pulled back slightly.
“In a minute.”
“Okay.”
We stay in silence for a few minutes, with me standing between Kyle's spread knees and he holds my hands, pressing them to his lips.
“I love you, Hayley,” he says, his eyes boring into mine.
And just like that, with those three little words, my heart stops beating.
“W-what?” I stutter.
He pulls me down so I’m sitting sideways on his lap, his face inches from mine. “I love you,” he repeats. “I should have said it before now, but I chickened out like a coward. My love for you terrifies me, I'm terrified of screwing up and hurting you, I'm terrified you're going to turn around one day, realise what an asshole I am and leave me. But now, I'm even more terrified of you not knowing how much I love you.”
I take a moment to process his words.
He loves me.
He loves me.
I sob, tears stream down my face. “I love you too, I can’t even put into words how much. I started falling the second I saw you through that dress store window, I was falling for you even when I should have hated you. No one has made me feel the way you do. My heart beats for you. Only you.”
He wraps his arms around my waist and stands up, lifting me off the ground. “Say it again.”
My arms wind around his neck. “I love you, Kyle.” In a split second, his mouth is on mine, his kiss deep and hungry it’s almost aggressive. He sets me back down on my feet, but only to pick me up and throw me over his shoulder, my ass next to his face. “Kyle, what are you doing?” I squeal.
“I’m taking the girl I love to bed, where I can show her just how much I love her.”
Chapter 26
Kyle
I carry her through the house and up to my bedroom, the room that used to be mine when I was younger.
I place her carefully down in the center of the bed, her legs fall open for me as I climb in between them, hovering above her.
“Won't you parents hear us?” she asks.
“No. We’re at the far end of the house, even if you screamed at the top of your lungs they couldn't hear. You’re all mine, no one can save you now,” I say possessively, my lips curved into a smirk. Her face falters, her chin beginning to tremble. “Baby, are you alright?” I search her face.
She nods slowly. “Sorry, it’s just… he said something like that… when he…”
Shit. “Hayley, I’m sorry, I had no idea.” I lean down and cover her body in mine, my weight resting on my elbows as I hold her close, my hand cradling the back of her head, my face level with hers.
Her arms wrap around my back, squeezing me tight as trembles beneath me. “Kyle, I need you, show me how much you love me.” I pull back, watching as she pulls her bottom lip between her teeth, her pupils dilated, and even through the dim light, I can see that she's flushed. Her hair is scattered across the pillows, creating a halo around her head. She looks up at me, with a shy smile but with hunger in her eyes.
She looks so beautiful like this.
I dip down and take her mouth, hard. My tongue invading her mouth. God, she tastes so good. Her tongue darts out to meet mine. I suck her bottom lip into my mouth, giving it a gentle nip for good measure.
She moans.
Fuck. She will be the death of me.
Every sound she makes shoots right to my dick. I’m hard as as a fucking rock, so hard it hurts, I need to be inside her.
But I can’t rush this, I need to take my time.
Holding myself up on one arm, my free hand traces down her body, my fingers tracing lightly down her neck, sending a shiver through her. My fingers travel over her chest, across her stomach until I reach the apex of her thighs. My finger runs over her clit, through her panties and she bucks her hips.
“Kyle,” she moans against my lips.
I smirk against her mouth, loving how responsive she is, how much she wants me, needs me.
My finger travels to her opening, rubbing my finger over her gently through her panties, I can feel her wetness seeping through the thin fabric.
I need to see her.
I pull back and reach for the hem of her dress. Hayley sits up to let me slip the dress over her head before it’s tossed on the floor, leaving her in
