Without You (Love Wanted in Texas 1)

I pulled her to me and kissed her. She wrapped her arms around my neck and let out a sweet moan.

“Thank you for tonight, Lex.”

She grinned from ear to ear. “Thank you. Thank you for my promise ring and for your promise. Thank you for making it the most amazing night of my life.”

“Let’s just hope your dad never finds out!”

We both started lau

ghing.

Colt walked back out. “Alex, you ready to go home?”

Lex looked up at me and gave me a weak smile. “I love you, Will.”

I leaned down and kissed her gently. “I love you, too, Lex.”

Lex turned and made her way over to Colt’s truck. She paused for a second to turn back and look at me. She waved and blew me a kiss, and I smiled and waved back. I watched as Colt’s truck drove down the driveway.

“Are you okay?”

I nodded my head and turned to face my sister. “Yeah. You ready to go home, Lib? Mom and Dad decided to come home early.”

The look on Libby’s face turned to horror. She slowly moved her hands up and covered her mouth. “They didn’t…”

I laughed. “Nah, but they knew. Lex and I were in the kitchen when they walked in.”

Libby closed her eyes. “Shit, Will. Mom texted me earlier and asked what we were doing. I said we were all watching movies at Luke’s. She asked if you were here, and I said yes. Will, I’m so sorry. We’re both going to get in trouble now.”

I shrugged my shoulders as I walked up to her. I threw my arm around her and began walking her to my truck. “Nah, I don’t think so. Besides, nothing will ever be worse than both my parents knowing I just had sex for the first time with my girlfriend.”

I chuckled, but Libby stopped walking.

I stopped and looked at her. “What’s wrong?”

A huge grin spread across her face. “Will, did you…oh my gosh. Did you wait for Alex?”

I felt my face turn fifty shades of red. I smiled slightly and whispered, “Yeah.”

She slowly shook her head. “William Hayes, you are the most romantic man I’ll ever know, and it really sucks you’re my brother.”

We both busted out laughing as I opened the passenger side door for her.

Before she got in, I took a hold of her arm. “Hey, Lib?”

“Yeah?”

I looked down and kicked the dirt. I wasn’t sure how to even ask her or if I even wanted to know. “Lib, do you, um…well…do you have feelings for Luke?”

Her smile instantly dropped. “It doesn’t really matter if I do.”

I tilted my head and stared at her. It was dark, but I swore I saw tears in her eyes.

“Sure it does, Libby. I know Luke had feelings for you at one time, and—”

She held up her hand and quickly shook her head. “No, he doesn’t. He made that perfectly clear this evening when he made out with Claire at the party.”

I instantly felt the heat move up into my head. “What?”