Call Her Mine (Harmony Pointe #1)- Melissa Foster Page 0,34
her onto his lap and guided her arms around his neck. He brushed her hair from her shoulders and put his hand on her cheek, his face a mask of seriousness.
“Ben, you don’t have to—”
He silenced her with a kiss. A simple, lingering press of his lips against hers that said more than words ever could. It was reassuring and loving, but more than that, it revealed his confidence in them, which she needed more than anything else right then.
“You’ve known me since we were kids,” Ben said softly. “Have you ever once known me to make a commitment to anything without following through?”
She shook her head.
“Did you know that I wanted to ask you to your prom? But I was in college, and you were Willow’s best friend, and I knew I couldn’t be the boyfriend you deserved back then. But I wanted to be your date so badly, I stayed away for weeks before just so I wouldn’t make that mistake.”
She laughed. “You did not. You were just having too much fun with your college buddies.”
“No. You’re wrong, Rels. Ask Willow how many times I asked her if you were going to prom. At one point she got pissed and told me to ask you myself. But if I’d done that, I would have asked you to go with me, and that would have messed up any chance I would ever have had with you. Ask Talia if I talked about you while I was away at college. I’m pretty sure I covered up the truth about how I felt, but I talked about you a lot. I couldn’t help it.”
“You’re telling me that you liked me back then, when I was just about the biggest tomboy around?”
“You still are the biggest tomboy around,” he said playfully. “Well, other than Piper, who could probably whip Kase’s ass.”
They both laughed quietly.
“I have always liked that you’re feminine but tough. You don’t think I could fall for a pushover, do you?” He pressed a kiss to the hollow of her neck, sending rivers of heat down her chest. “Just like you could never fall for a guy who didn’t know how to take control or shut someone down.”
“You think you know me,” she teased, but he was right.
“Should I make a list of all the things I know about you? Because that list I gave you earlier? That’s about one one-hundredth of what I know about you. And just for the record, there are hundreds more facts about you that I don’t know yet, but as your boyfriend—and make no bones about it, Rels, I’m officially your boyfriend—I will make it my priority to learn every single one of them.”
He searched her eyes, and she wondered if he could see how much she trusted him and how hard this was for her. Or could he see that it was as easy as it was difficult? Both were true because he made the difficult parts easier. It was no wonder she was so confused.
Ben awoke in Aurelia’s bed with a raging erection. Aurelia was fast asleep, draped over his chest, wearing nothing but a T-shirt and panties. Her bare leg lay over his, and her hand cradled his cock through his briefs. Beside the bed, B slept on a bed of blankets surrounded by pillows. It wasn’t like she could roll away, but they both felt better knowing she was confined. Now he was in the worst quandary. Should he wake Aurelia with kisses and finally make love to her, taking the chance that the baby might wake up and interrupt? Or should he take a cold shower and work it out himself? That second idea sucked. Hm . . . I’d like to see Aurelia sucking me into oblivion. His cock twitched, and her hand curled around it.
She snuggled closer, pressing her hips against his thigh and making a sexy noise in her sleep. He felt heat through her panties. If that wasn’t a sign from above, he didn’t know what was. He kissed her forehead, and when she lifted her face, eyes closed, he gently shifted them both so he could kiss her lips. Last night had been incredible, though he was surprised she hadn’t called him Ten-Second Ben because of how quickly he’d come. But he’d wanted her for so long, to finally be that close to her, physically and emotionally, had sent him reeling.