CONSUME ME

JOSH STILL IN THE PAST

The silence between us stretched, awkward and loaded, as Laura cradled the mug in her hands. She wasn't saying anything, just looking at me with those eyes-so damn expressive it was like she could see straight through me. I could feel the words hovering in the air, the ones I wanted to say but couldn't quite find.

I scratched the back of my neck, glancing at the tea and then back at her. My pulse hammered in my ears, and the longer she stared, the harder it became to breathe.

"Fuck it," I muttered under my breath.

Before I could overthink it, I reached out and plucked the mug from her hands. Her eyes widened in surprise, and a soft gasp slipped from her lips. "Hey! I was starting to-"

But I didn't let her finish. I turned, dumped the steaming tea into the sink with one swift motion, and slammed the mug down on the counter. "It was shit, actually," I said, my voice rough.

Laura blinked at me, her lips parting as if to protest, but I didn't give her the chance. I didn't have it in me to hold back any longer.

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I closed the space between us in two quick strides, my hands finding her waist as I pulled her flush against me. She fit perfectly-right where she belonged-and every possessive nerve ending in my body screamed for her to be closer. "Josh-" she started, her voice barely audible.

But I didn't let her finish that, either. My mouth crashed into hers, rough and demanding, all the restraint I'd been clinging to snapping like a frayed wire. This wasn't soft or tentative-I couldn't be soft, not when I'd been starving for her like this.

in surprise, and for a moment, I thought she might push me away. But then she melted into me, her hands curling into my shirt as she pulled herself up onto her tiptoes. She kissed me back just as fiercely, her mouth warm and eager, and it

me, letting me in. My hands slid down her back, skimming over her curves before cupping her ass. I gripped her firmly, lifting her off the ground like she weighed nothing, and set her down

stopped moving, running up her thighs, over her hips, holding her like I was afraid she might vanish

just hard enough to make me growl against her lips. God,

her mouth, my voice raw with everything I was feeling. "You

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and she looked at me with a mix of shock and something deeper-something that

and I brushed a stray strand of hair from her face.

together in the middle of my kitchen, and for the first time in weeks, I felt like

hadn't felt in a long time. She wasn't going to run. She was here,

more deliberate. I kissed her like I had all the time in the

shirt, I froze for a moment, my breath hitching. She hesitated, her eyes searching mine, but I didn't make her wait. I lifted my arms, letting her slip the

in my body on fire. Her eyes trailed over me, taking me in, and

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clear. That was her signal, and I didn't

movements slow and deliberate. She didn't flinch,

did absolutely nothing to hide her. My breath caught in my throat, and before I could stop myself, an

reverent.

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