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

Chapter 254

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JESS

I lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling. The soft fabric of Luke's T-shirt brushed against my skin, the scent of him lingering in the cotton. It was ridiculously oversized, hanging down to my thighs, but I loved it- loved the way it felt like a shield, wrapping me in a piece of him. Through the muffled sound of water running in the bathroom, I could hear him moving, the heavy tread of his steps as he adjusted the faucet.

Another shower.

I'd asked him about it after dinner, trying to keep my tone light. "Another one? You just had one this morning."

He didn't answer right away, just looked at me with an unreadable expression before muttering, "The waterfall on the island doesn't compare to the water pressure here."

I almost laughed at that-almost. But something in the way his jaw tightened, the distant look in his eyes, told me it wasn't a joke.

Now, as I stared at the ceiling, my mind wouldn't stop spinning.

The island.

He didn't talk about it much. I was too afraid to ask because asking would have made him relive it.

And yet, the selfish part of me wanted to know.

Luke wasn't a man easily shaken. He was steady, solid-like the

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against my skin, the scent of him lingering in the cotton. It was ridiculously oversized, hanging down to my thighs, but I loved it- loved the way it felt like a shield, wrapping me in a piece of him. Through the muffled sound of water running in the bathroom, I could hear

Another shower.

to keep my tone light. "Another one? You just had

didn't answer right away, just looked at me with an unreadable expression before muttering, "The waterfall

in the way his jaw tightened, the distant look in his eyes, told me it

the ceiling, my mind

The island.

didn't talk about it much. I was too afraid to ask because asking would have made him

yet, the selfish part of me wanted to

shaken. He was steady, solid-like

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mess, and he was the one who put me back

cracks, but they were

might shatter. Or the way he'd grab my hand a little too quickly when I reached for him like he needed the contact to

With me.

door and the faint rustle of a towel. My heart thudded in my chest as I

to ask

should just

didn't have to carry it

myself. I hated feeling this helpless and unsure

bathroom door creaked open, and I propped myself up on

glistening under the soft light, tracing the lines of his muscles. For someone who'd been stranded on an island, he looked... well, unfairly good. Less bulky than he used to be, maybe, but still carved from granite, every angle

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