Cammie Healy - Jennifer Foor Page 0,56
No sex. Let’s be friends and see where it goes.”
“We’re already friends, Wes.”
“Then it’s already a step in the right direction,” I noted.
Cammie nodded. “It’s a step.”
I unlaced our hands and held out both of my arms. “Come here. I think you need a hug.”
She didn’t hesitate. Cammie nestled her body up to mine and let me hold her. I took in the scent of her shampoo as I leaned my chin against her head. This felt right. It was exactly what she needed. Maybe it was exactly what I needed as well.
Chapter 22
He let me cry in his arms until I couldn’t hold my eyes open any longer. I needed my parents, but they were too shocked and betrayed to offer condolences for what I was going through. Maybe Wes was right. They needed time to let it all sink in.
He was offering a safe place while I waited; a place to figure out everything, including what was going on between us.
No sex, I’d heard it straight from the horse’s mouth.
“I think I better go to sleep.”
“I’m not complaining. If you’re comfortable we can stay here.”
I smiled and stood up, stretching my arms out. “As nice as it sounds,” I started to yawn. “I think I want to be in a bed.”
“Okay. I guess I’ll see you in the morning.”
Maybe I should have gone upstairs and called it a night. The thing is, when I was in his arms life didn’t seem so bad. I knew if I went upstairs alone I’d toss and turn with worry. “Actually, is there room for me in your bed?”
He snickered. “I sleep naked. Will that be a problem?”
I put my hand over my mouth and started to giggle. “You aren’t serious.”
“You won’t know until you see for yourself,” he teased.
“I’ll cocoon myself in a blanket to stay safe. Whatever it takes to keep that massive penis away from me.”
He motioned for me to follow him. “Yeah, he’s got a mind of his own once you come in his territory. I can’t make any promises.”
Wes was obviously joking. He held his hand out and led me into his room, pulling down the covers for me to climb in. While I got comfortable I spotted him on the opposite side. He plugged his cell phone into the charger and set it on his nightstand. Then he climbed in beside me, wearing only a pair of boxer shorts.
It was funny how I’d been cuddled up to him on the couch but never noticed he was almost naked. It was also apparent that he wasn’t as perverted as I once suspected, or else I would have felt his excitement pressing against my skin.
He adjusted his pillow and turned on his side to face me. “Are you comfortable? Warm enough?”
“I’m good.”
“Do you want separate covers so I don’t accidentally touch you?”
“Should I be afraid that might happen?”
He smiled, and even in the dark area I could see how white his teeth were. “You know, this isn’t the first time we slept together. Remember all those times we camped out in the barn? It would be all us kids in a row in sleeping bags. We’d try to stay up as late as possible.”
“I remember.”
“I miss those days. When we moved away I never had close friends like Josh, Jake and Jax. We had the best times.”
“There were so many of us. At any given time you knew someone would be around to hang out with.”
“I always looked forward to seeing you. I think it’s funny how you’d do everything in your power to stay away from us.”
“You were boys. You got on my nerves. I liked to read and be alone. I was feeding my brain with useful knowledge, while you guys were killing yours. I wanted no part of it.”
“Yeah, you were always the one who refused to have fun.”
I wasn’t offended. I knew he was right. Wes had seen how I shut everyone out because of my determination. “I thought nothing could stop me from becoming a doctor.”
“Nothing can. No matter what happens with your scholarship, you can still finish the few classes without it. You can stay on track, even if you have to go to school in the summer to make them up. Stanford won’t know any different.”
My mind went to the baby. How was I supposed to go to school in California without any help. “I don’t think they have daycare.”
“Oh yeah. Well, they might. Other people have kids.”
“You’re just saying what