Letting My Brother's Best Friend Take My V-Card

CHAPTER 39

I woke up with Jess in my arms, her head resting gently on my chest. The warmth of her body and the rhythmic rise and fall of her breaths were comforting, making me want to stay in this moment forever. But the loud buzzing of my phone shattered the peace. I groaned internally.

Who the fuck would that be?

It's Sunday.

Carefully, I slid out from underneath Jess, trying not to wake her. She mumbled something incoherent and shifted but remained asleep. I grabbed my phone from the table and saw Josh's name on the screen. My heart raced.

"Hey, man, it's the ass-crack of dawn," I answered, faking a yawn, moving to the kitchen as fast as possible.

"Luke, did Jess come home last night? She never showed up," Josh's voice was tinged with worry.

I glanced back at Jess, still sleeping soundly on the couch. Panic surged through me, but I quickly composed myself. Covering the phone, I muttered, "Yeah, man. She drove me. home. My shoulder got hit pretty badly. Saw you and Laura were home when we stopped and There was a pause on the other end. I held my breath, praying

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Josh wouldn't ask too many questions.

she's okay?" Josh finally asked again,

passed out, man, but I'll tell her you

trust you,"

I'd have to kill you if you try and hook up

is yours. I'd never see her that way," I said, the words tasting like acid as they left my

chuckled. "Yeah, I know,

and my stomach churned, making me

with a breath, but movement caught my eye; it was Jess, wrapped in a blanket, standing at the entrance of the

on her face, the court. I'd just fucking

I began,

eyes were filled with hurt, betrayal, and something that made my chest tighten painfully. She shook her head, her lips trembling as she tried to form

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above a whisper. "I thought last night meant

creeping into my voice. "It does.

never see me that way. So this is just you thinking I'm some pathetic little girl who doesn't have any experience? What? You could just

at her tears

"From getting hurt, from making fucking mistakes." I hated that I had lost control of my temper, but

mistake was doing this," Jessica waved her hand between us, "Again. God, you probably think I'm pathetic, don't you?" Jessica breathed, and I shook