This time I let my hands roam all over her tight body. I touched every strip of skin I could find. I would’ve gladly spent the rest of my day sweating in this sun if it meant I got to keep kissing Savy. I wanted more, I wanted to taste all of her. I wanted her naked in the water. I wanted—”
“Crap. Hold on, My cell keeps going off.” She pulled her phone out of the band of her shorts. “It’s Nate. He’s called five times.”
I rested my forehead against hers, panting. From being turned on, and from the restraint of not taking this make out session any further. “You should answer.”
Or you should throw your cell in the lake.
Her gaze darted to mine as she slowly brought her phone to her ear. “Hey, Nate. What’s up?”
My hand shot out, grabbing her cell and putting it on speaker phone. I wasn’t sure why, but suddenly I was irritated at the thought of them sharing a conversation I wasn’t part of. My tongue had been in her mouth seconds ago. Surely, this possessive feeling would subside...eventually. She shot me a funny look, but didn’t switch it back.
“What are you doing? Why are you so out of breath?” My brother sounded concerned, not jealous. Which made me feel like an ass, but didn’t stop me from smiling. I’d made her breathless. I dipped down and placed a kiss on her collarbone and her head fell back against the tree trunk with a soft thunk.
“I just got back from a run.” She licked her lips and I held her wrist, pushing her hand and the phone farther away from us. I kissed her. I couldn’t help it. She put her free hand on my lower back and pulled my pelvis against hers. I whispered, “Do what feels good, wild one,” against the shell of her ear. She was a quick study.
“You went for a run alone?” Typical Nathan.
She brought her phone back to where Nathan could hear us, and I backed away. “It’s daylight.”
“You should’ve asked Jeremy to go with you. I don’t like you running alone. What if you get hurt? Or what if someone tries to take you?” I raised my eyebrows in shock.
He must be really worried if he wanted me to go with her. His concern was ridiculous in the extreme. She was an adult running in the daylight. Of course I wouldn’t want her running in the woods alone, but for all Nathan knew she was running in our neighborhood.
“Next time. But I’m home, safe and sound. No kidnapping attempts, no broken bones.” She looked away from her phone and caught me staring. She smiled. I put my mouth back to her ear. Hang up now Savy, I’m not finished kissing you. “Is that why you called?” She was clearly irritated, but she’d never let him know it. Her tone sounded even and friendly.
“No, I called to let you know that I got the end of my shift covered. I’ll be home in about an hour. Maybe we can do lunch before our movie?”
She kept her eyes on mine. I knew what she was thinking. She wanted me to tell her to tell him no. She wanted me to beg her to stay here with me a little bit longer. I wasn’t going to do that. That wasn’t what this was. Savy wasn’t my girlfriend. She wasn’t mine to keep. I wouldn’t ruin my brother’s life over this fling. No one would get hurt on my watch. If Savy wanted to deny my brother, she was going to have to do it on her own accord. She’d need to find that strength inside herself. Getting it from me wouldn’t help her break the Nathan cycle she’d lived for years.
I stayed silent. She dipped her head, breaking our eye contact. “Yeah, Nate. That sounds great. Text me when you get home and I’ll meet you outside.”
“See you soon, Sav.”
She hung up and let her arm fall to her side. “I guess you better get me home then.” Her tone was clipped, short even. A tone I’d never heard her take with anyone else. It didn’t bother me. I loved it. She could be irritated and pissed off. She could be whatever she wanted to be around me. No eggshells to walk on here.
I grabbed her hand, all but dragging her to my car. Once she was in and her seat belt was fastened I fish tailed away from the