Fairy Tales and Cappuccinos (Everyday Love #1) - Taylor Rylan Page 0,52

of the sort. Actually, I wanted to give you this.” I watched as Sawyer pulled a piece of paper out of his bag.

I gave him a confused look when he held it out. I took it and after reading just a few lines, I realized what I was looking at. I looked at Sawyer with wide eyes. I was now wide-awake. What did this even mean?

“Hey, I’m not asking for no condoms or anything like that. I just wanted you to know I was tested last time I was at the doctor, and everything was negative. I’ve always been really careful, and honestly, I’ve been too busy and tired to do anything with anyone for a few years now. But it was part of the checkup, and since we were, are…I just thought.”

Damn. I hadn’t even thought about getting tested. We’d been careful both times we’d had sex.

“No, no. that’s not it. Umm, I’m probably due to be tested, but I swear I’ve not been with anyone without a condom ever. And it’s been a few months since…well, my last hookup.” I shrugged. There was no use in sugarcoating anything. It was just that—a hookup. “I was negative on everything last time I was tested. I have the results here somewhere. But…” I went to go find my test results that I was sure were in my nightstand drawer somewhere, but Sawyer grabbed me from behind, and I stopped.

His lips trailing down my spine caused goose bumps, and I let my head drop forward. How was it that this man had such an effect on me so quickly?

“I wasn’t trying to say, hey, you need to show me your results or anything. I actually just found mine with the rest of my paperwork and thought that maybe it should be brought up. We kind of jumped in feet-first here.” Sawyer placed one last kiss to my shoulder before he turned me. I gave him what I knew was a tired smile.

“I agree. We definitely jumped in in a hurry. I still haven’t taken you out on that date.” The intent was there; the follow-through just sucked. I ran my fingers through Sawyer’s hair and found it still damp. He’d recently showered as well. Good. “I’ve said it before, and it’s still true. I don’t want just sex with you.”

“Good. We’ll get to our date eventually. It’s a crazy time of year, and we work retail,” Sawyer replied. He took the paper from me and placed it on the nightstand before he tugged on my hand, pulling me onto the bed. “I can stay, right? I swear I don’t intend to make a habit of staying here. But it’s super convenient.”

“Trust me, that I understand. And you’re definitely welcome. But you need to join me in the bed if you’re staying,” I teased. I was lying on the side I always slept on, staring up at Sawyer. He pulled his shirt off and tossed it over his shoulder before he climbed on top of me.

Sawyer immediately put his hands on my chest, and I raised an eyebrow in question. “I want more than just sex too. I’ve not had anything that could be considered a relationship since college. But even if we’re not having sex tonight, maybe I could still get a kiss or two?” Sawyer asked.

“Absolutely,” I said the same time I reached up and wrapped a hand around the back of Sawyer’s neck. He squeaked when I rolled us, putting him under me. I was too damn tired to have sex, but I could certainly make out with him for a little while before pulling him into my arms and holding him while we both fell asleep.

Sawyer tasted of mint, and I smiled because he’d fully prepared for bed before coming over. Why the sudden need to talk about test results, I wasn’t sure, but I wouldn’t complain. It got him here, and I’d discovered that I enjoyed having him in my bed while we slept. We fell asleep with his head on my chest, but every time he’d spent the night, we’d woken up next to one another.

That was okay though. We were definitely new at this relationship stuff, and as I kissed Sawyer and ran my hands down his sides and up his back, something inside me let go. We were in a relationship, and it felt good to have that out in the open. I knew where we stood for now, and that was enough. We’d