Forever Changed

Maddon and I continued to laugh as Drake tried to mush her hair.

The rest of the evening passed quickly as the trio continued to keep me entertained on the boy’s exploits and crazy ideas they had over the length of their six-year friendship. By the time we reached our cars, my side ached from laughing so much.

“I had a lot of fun tonight,” I told Maddon as we stood outside my Explorer. “Drake and Carrie are a riot.”

“Yeah, they’re pretty cool,” he said. “So, when does your mom want to meet me?”

“This weekend,” I said sighing as reality crept in.

“Hey, it’ll be all right. We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it,” he said, brushing my hair back so he could place his hands on my shoulders, leaning in to brush his lips across mine.

I placed my hands on his hips, then slowly moved them up under his t-shirt so I could touch the w

arm tanned skin that had enticed and taunted me the whole second half of his performance that night.

He released a shaky breath as I stroked the small of his back. “Your touch drives me insane,” he said, pulling back slightly.

“Why?” I asked, feeling myself responding to the huskiness in his voice.

“Because I’ve thought about it for so long,” he said, crushing his mouth back on mine. His own hands moved down my arms until they rested on my hips and snaked their way under the hem of my shirt so he could caress my stomach.

My knees liquefied at his touch as he shifted his body so I was up against the door with him, pressing up against me. The heat of his body surrounded me.

“I hate to break up this love fest, but my dad will be pulling in any minute since he worked second shift today,” Drake said, interrupting us.

I felt myself flush as I scooted my hands up to Maddon’s chest to try to put some distance between us, but he stood his ground.

“Gotcha, now scram so I can kiss my girl one more time,” he told Drake, never taking his eyes from mine.

“Cool, but don’t say I didn’t warn you,” Drake said, walking away laughing.

“Is Drake’s dad strict?” I asked as Maddon trailed kisses from my chin to my ear. I shivered with need as I shifted the lower half of my body where we were pressed together. My shifting only intensified the heat in me as Maddon released a small groan in my ear.

“Oops, sorry, did I hurt you?” I asked, unsure.

“I would say you couldn’t be further from the truth,” he said.

“So this doesn’t hurt?” I asked brazenly, shifting my body again.

“You’re seriously playing with fire,” he said, splaying one hand along my neck.

“Why?” I asked breathlessly.

“Because, I’ve never wanted anyone as much as I want you at this moment, so unless you want your first time to be pressed up against your car door where Drake’s dad will most likely see us, you need to stop moving your hips like that.”

“I can’t help it, it feels so good,” I said, forgetting about my promise to my dad as Maddon dropped his lips to mine. His hand gripped my hips pulling me even closer. I gasped as need raced through me like a runaway train.

He detangled his body from mine, leaving me feeling oddly empty. “Drake’s dad will be here any minute. We don’t want to be here when he gets home,” Maddon said in a strained voice.

“Are you okay?” I asked, afraid I had done something.

“No,” he said, laughing at my expression. “Kass, you had me so worked up, you don’t know how close I came to taking you there.”

“I wouldn’t have stopped you,” I said, making it clear I felt his pain.

“I know, that’s the problem. I don’t want you to do something you’ll regret. I know keeping the promise you made to your dad is important to you. It’s my job to make sure you keep it.”

His words brought a knot to my throat. I got the idea he had his fair share of women over the years, and could have any girl he wanted, and yet he was willing to abstain for me.