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

Chapter 163

CHAPTER 16

PART 4-CHAPTER 166

JESS

This was nice.

Peaceful.

It felt good to be out on a date, doing something normal.

I needed this.

Eric walked beside me, his hands tucked casually into his pockets, his eyes focused on the horizon. He'd been charming all afternoon-holding doors open, making me laugh with his dry wit, his dimples showing every time he cracked a small, quiet smile.

But there was still this... distance. Like there was something just out of reach, something he wasn't saying.

And maybe that was okay. Maybe I was just expecting too much.

"I love living by the beach. It's so beautiful," I said, breaking the silence between us as the cool ocean breeze ruffled my hair.

Eric nodded, glancing over at me with a slight smile. "Yeah. It's quiet. I like it here."

conversation flowing, wanting to feel more of a connection. "Did you come here ofter when you lived

"Sometimes, when I had time. The beach suits you. I always

fingers, unable to shake the feeling that he was holding back, but I told myself

forced a smile. "What about your cabin?

gave me another shrug. "Needed

into his life. But I let it go, convincing myself it wasn't a big deal. I'd been

needed this to

a few more minutes, we reached a little ice cream stand, its neon sign flickering against the darkening sky. My heart lifted, and I turned to Eric with a

smiled back, his dimples deepening.

glanced over at Eric, who was quietly eating his ice cream, his eyes wandering over the shoreline. "So...

gaze. "Not really. I like the quiet.

- clearly, he wasn't interested, and I had no

said softly, more to myself than to Eric. "To get away from everything.

over is the only option." walk "We

wanted you-I mean this-for so long. I thought I'd never get another shot. "Eric confessed, and I cocked my head to the side. "You asked me out before?"I asked him,

a date," Eric said,

you said we met my first year, and I was with Luke then. "That didn't make

your boyfriend and crushed my

at his cone. "No. If anything, I was planning on

up and charming, but we were back

I could hear the

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