Coldhearted Heir (The Heirs 1)

A grin spreads over my face. “I’m not going to stop you.”

“Good.” He gives me a quick kiss before pulling me up in a sitting position, then he asks, “Are you really okay with us?”

I nod but still feeling apprehensive about certain things, I say, “I’m just not sure what to do. This is foreign territory for me.”

Hunter tilts his head, a questioning look on his face. “What do you mean?”

Not wanting to bring up Brady to Hunter, I skirt around the truth, “I just have to get used to the idea.”

Hunter’s eyes sharpen on me, and I can literally feel him searching for the truth. “If you’re not direct with me, I won’t know what you’re comfortable with and what not.”

My shoulders slump, and I begin to pick at a blade of grass. “I didn’t want to bring it up because you must be sick and tired of it, but I’ve only dated Brady.” When Hunter doesn’t look annoyed with me, I continue, “We only held hands and hugged, Hunter. This past couple of days, I’ve done more with you than I did with Brady.”

I can feel my cheeks heating from having to admit how inexperienced I am to Hunter.

His eyes soften on me, and lifting a hand, he brushes a finger lightly over my cheek. “Then we’ll take it slow. I never want to pressure you into doing something you’re not ready for.”

“I know you won’t.” I give him a thankful smile. “But…”

“But?” His eyebrow lifts in question.

“It’s not that I’m not ready,” I admit. I lower my eyes to my hands and swallow hard.

Just say it, Jade.

“Take your time,” Hunter murmurs.

“It’s just…” I swallow hard and force my eyes up to his. “I’m sure you’re more experienced than me in a lot of things. I’m scared I won’t meet your expectations.”

Hunter moves closer to me and pulls me into his arms. With his hand on the back of my head, he holds me to his chest, and then he presses a kiss to the top of my head and says, “I have zero expectations, Jade. I just want to be with you. This isn’t a race.”

I wrap my arms around his waist, snuggling closer to him, and whisper, “I just never want to disappoint you again.”

He rests his chin on my head. “As long as we’re honest with each other, we’ll be fine.”

God, how did I ever get so lucky?

“You’re a freaking saint,” I admit, and it draws a chuckle from Hunter. “I make everything so damn hard.”

“Yeah, you have no idea,” he teases.

I pull back and playfully scowl up at him. “Now, you’re looking for a beating. You’re not supposed to agree with me.”

Hunter begins to laugh. “But I meant it. You make everything hard, and I mean everything.”

Oh shit. He’s talking about his cock.

Oh. My. God.

My face lights up like the fourth of July, and I shove it against his chest to hide, which only makes him laugh more.HUNTERShe’s so fucking cute that I can’t resist teasing her.

Yeah, I was referring to my cock, and it took her a while to catch on.

I’m surprised by what she told me, though. I was under the impression Jade and Brady were hot and heavy, seeing as they were ready to take the next step. But after what she just told me, I now know Jade’s way more innocent than I thought.

With her leaning against my chest and my arms locked around her, I ask, “Just so we’re on the same page, what’s the furthest you’ve gone?”

Jade shoots up and turns her face toward the landscape, stretching out into the distance. “Oooh, and here I thought we were done talking about that part.” She lets out a chuckle, still not looking at me. “With you, Hunter.”

“We’ve only kissed,” I clarify for her unless we did something I’m not aware of. Which is not a possibility at all.

Letting out a miserable sigh, she turns her body toward me and finally meets my eyes. “You knowwwww.” Her eyes widen like she’s trying to tell me to read between the lines.

Shaking my head, I say, “I’ve got nothing. What else did we do?”

“When I was straddling you at the gym,” she whispers between clenched teeth, “You… uhm…” Shutting her eyes, she blurts out, “You got hard.”

Laughter bursts from me when I finally realize what she’s on about. “I wasn’t sure you felt that.”

“I did,” she blurts out.

“Is that why you went to hide in your room?” I ask.

She nods again and then admits, “I was so damn shocked, I ended up calling Mamma G for help.”

My mouth drops open. “You talked to Miss Sebastian about my cock?”

She lets out a burst of laughter. “That’s one conversation I never thought I’d have with her.”

Lifting my hand, I cover my mouth to keep from laughing. “Tell me what the two of you talked about.”