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

BATH AND BUBBLES LUKE

Jess and I walked back to our house, her body tucked under my arm where she belonged. My arm draped over her shoulders, and I pressed a kiss to her temple, inhaling the scent of her shampoo. The night air was cool, but her warmth against me was all I needed. "See? It wasn't that bad," she said softly, her voice laced with a teasing edge. "She's really nice, actually. Just didn't handle anything... really well."

I grunted but said nothing.

Jess nudged me with her elbow. "Come on. She told us everything. About your shoulder, building the boat, Josh getting sick, and the journals..."

My jaw tightened. "Guess she told you everything, then."

"Yeah, I guess," Jess sighed.

Hearing her tone, I stopped walking and turned to face her. The moonlight caught her features, illuminating the furrow of her brow and the slight pout of her lips. "What's wrong?" I asked, my voice softer now.

She looked up at me, her eyes glistening with emotion. "I wish you would have told me," she whispered, her voice so quiet it was almost carried away by the breeze. 0.00%

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For a moment, I didn't know what to say. Then, I cupped her cheek, my thumb brushing against her

"That whole time I was on the island, I was thinking of you. There's nothing to tell because it all brought me back to you that's it." Her lips parted, and I could see the way my words sank in, softening her

my thumb moving to trace the curve of her jaw. "I found my peace the moment I got to hold you again." Mleaned in, kissing her slowly, deeply. Her body

there, her hands gripping

her off the ground, she let out a startled squeal,

chance," I said, shaking my head as I held her closer. "You weigh nothing, Jess. Let me take care

bed, brushing her hair out of her face

on the water, adjusting the temperature until it

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soothing, starkly contrasting the storm of emotions swirling in my chest. When the

in the doorway, her eyes roaming over me with a mixture of shyness and something deeper. Wordlessly, she let me help her out of

until her back rested against my chest. I wrapped my arms around her, pulling her close, her wet hair sticking to my skin as the warmth of

while, the world outside fading away.

murmured against her skin.