I circled my arm around her waist and backed her up into the chalkboard. I’d never craved another person so immensely in my entire life.
I broke our kiss, panting for air. “How far are you willing to drown yourself in this, Ry?” I asked against her lips, shifting my hips against hers, making her well aware of just how far I was willing to go.
“I’m all yours, until tomorrow.” She offered, shifting her own hips back against me.
I groaned. “Fuck, you better be.” I breathed, before I grabbed her waist and lifted her off the ground.
Her legs wrapped around me immediately, and I pressed her back into the chalkboard behind us. I felt her fingers tangle themselves in my hair, just like they did when we were teenagers. Fuck.
“I always loved when you’d do that.” I admitted in a deep rasp.
I was so consumed by how much I wanted her that I wasn't even considering that the classroom door was still open. Now, noises from outside the classroom were growing louder.
I dropped her feet back on to the ground, grunting in frustration at the interruption. A few teachers finally walked past, but they didn’t even offer a glance into the classroom.
“Who’s that?” She asked, as she touched her reddened lips.
“Other staff. Lots of people come in to work over the weekend.”
She licked her lips, and I couldn’t help but fixate my attention on her mouth. Fuck, the things I wanted to do to that mouth.
I stared down at her, still pinned against my chest and the chalkboard. She remained silent, waiting on my next move. I realized then, I had little intention to release her.
“Stay with me tonight.” I demanded, breaking the silence.
“I can’t.”
“What if I stay at my parents place?” I urged her, resting my lips near her neck. “They headed to the coast this morning; the house is empty. You can sneak over after dark, like old times, except this time,” I paused, as my fingers swept up under her shirt, tracing circles on her bare stomach. “This time, I won’t deny myself the temptation of having you to myself.”
I felt her intake a sharp breath, each time I traced a new circle over her skin. She didn’t speak. “We can even watch a movie, and I’ll get you home before morning.” I smiled.
I’d forgotten how much it turned me on to feel her body react to me, and I wondered if she’d ever noticed that she had the same power over mine.
“Okay, as long as I’m home before morning.” She scrapped her teeth over her bottom lip. “I don’t want anyone to know.”
“Deal.”
Chapter 15
Ryder
We ended up leaving the high school and grabbing lunch at the diner around the street. It was a place we visited often as teens.
We ordered our usual meals and talked about all the things we’d missed out on in each other lives.
I told him about my life in the city, with Kirk and Sadie. Then, he filled me in on life in our hometown, and what he’d been up to since I left.
Apparently, Tyson married one of his ex-girlfriends and moved to Chicago shortly after high school. While Joey, unsurprisingly, went to his college of choice, and moved to New York.
Tyler said none of them really talked much anymore.
He told me about the house down on river creek road. He said it was still there, and he passed by it every day on his way to work.
I remember we used to always talk about buying it when we grew up, it was such a distant dream now.
It was this beautiful home on the outskirts of town. It had a small southern style vibe to it. He knew I always loved the wrap around porch, and the porch swing.
Many nights in the treehouse I told him I could picture mornings there with my kids and my husband. Just drinking coffee and watching the neighborhood together.
I smiled at the fact that he still remembered it.
After lunch, we hung out most of the day. We drove around town and laughed at old times, as if, time hadn’t passed at all. It was so easy to talk to him, and I’d even forgotten just how happy it made me to be around him.
He finally dropped me off at my parents place, around four o’clock. They’d been texting me all day, asking where I was, and I felt bad that Tyler had been taking up most of my time.
It was so easy slipping back into what was, once, my normal life with Tyler. Lunch, small talk, laughs, and then when he dropped me off, he didn’t even kiss me. It was like high school all over again.
Maybe we didn’t know how to be anything more than friends, friends who just had these unexplainable moments together.
I pushed the nagging questions to the back of my head as I spent the next few hours with my parents. We’d all had dinner an hour ago, and now we were sitting in the living room discussing plans for their trip up to see me, next fall.
However, I was only partly listening.
Incoming Message from Ty
6:04 pm
What movie should we watch?
Outgoing Message Sent – 6:07 pm
I don’t care. You pick.
Incoming Message from Ty
6:11 pm
Fine. Die Hard. That’s what guys are
supposed to say right?
Outgoing Message Sent – 6:14 pm
Sure. If they’re forty. ??
Incoming Message from Ty
06:15 pm
Touché'.
Incoming Message from Ty
6:25 pm
I’ve settled on Scream. A classic.
I laughed, and my parents both shot me a glance, mid conversation.
“I’m going to head to bed. All that driving yesterday wore me out.”
It was a half truth.
