Matchplay A New Adult Romance - By Dakota Madison Page 0,59

that I was ready for anything more but I got the sense that he was testing the waters.

After dinner, we stopped outside the restaurant. I thanked Josh and gave him a hug. Before we had a chance to let go of each other, I heard Aaron’s voice.

“What the fuck are you doing to Rainy?” Aaron practically screamed at Josh.

Josh quickly let me go and instinctively backed up a few steps. Aaron was glaring at Josh like he might kill him. I grabbed Aaron’s arm to get his attention.

“What do you think you’re doing?” I hissed at Aaron.

“What am I doing?” he hissed back. “What are you two doing?”

Josh threw up his hands. “I think the two of you need some time to talk. I have some studying to do.

Rainy, I had a great time and I’ll see you later.”

“Not if I have anything to say about it,” Aaron yelled as Josh walked away from us.

“Look at me,” I said to Aaron. “You have absolutely no right to treat Josh that way.”

Aaron’s expression quickly turned from anger to sadness. His eyes looked so vacant and empty it put a lump in my throat.

“So, you don’t want to be with me but you don’t want me to be with anyone else. How does that work?” I asked.

“Did you sleep with him?” Aaron’s tone was desperate.

I glared at him. “I don’t think that’s any of your business.”

Aaron grabbed my face in his hands. “Did you sleep with him?” he asked again this time more forcefully.

“How could I possibly be with anyone else when I’m still in love with you?” I didn’t want to admit that I couldn’t ever see myself with anyone else but Aaron.

He completely devoured me, his mouth on mine, his tongue penetrating me. His hands grabbed my butt and he pulled me so close to him I could feel his erection through his jeans.

“I’m so sorry, Rainy,” he whispered between kisses.

Then the realization hit me that we were on the street in front of a restaurant and I was immediately embarrassed that we had gotten so carried away in public.

We raced back to my dorm room in record time.

Aaron sat me on the bed and got on his knees in front of me. He placed his head on my lap and squeezed my legs. When he looked back up at me, I could see a lone tear drop escape down his face.

“I haven’t done anything the past few weeks but think about you,” he said. “I thought I was doing the right thing by letting you go but I couldn’t actually let you go. Every day after class, I’ve sat in my room, stared at the Mary Cassatt print that you gave me for Christmas, and thought about you. That’s been my life for the past four weeks. I haven’t even gone to any Clubhouse parties, which really isn’t cool for the President of the club. I just didn’t have it in me.”

That surprised me. I had imagined Aaron hanging out with Evan and the rest of the guys, drinking and having fun. I didn’t think he was with other girls, though, or at least I hoped he hadn’t been.

He continued. “I guess I just went crazy when I saw you with Josh. Thinking about him touching you.

Thinking about him kissing you or being intimate with you nearly killed me.”

“Josh and I are friends and it was just a friendly hug,” I assured him. “That’s all. I don’t want to be with anyone but you.”

Aaron reached up and stroked my face with his thumbs. Then he gave me a soft kiss. “I love you so much, Sunshine.”

“I love you, too.”

When his gaze fell on my neck I knew immediately what he was going to say even before he said it.

“You’re not wearing the necklace I gave you.” His words held so much pain behind them, my heart ached.

“I wasn’t sure what was happening with us. I didn’t feel comfortable wearing it.”

“I don’t want you to ever feel unsure about us again,” he said. “I’m going to make it my mission in life for you to trust me and trust my love for you.”

I slide over to my dresser and removed the necklace from my top drawer. I put it on and turned so Aaron could snap it into place in the back. He smiled as he admired me wearing his gift.

“Please don’t ever take it off again. No matter what.”

“Okay, I won’t.”

“Is it too much to ask to stay with