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

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The spoon clinked against the edge of the tub as Vivien pulled out another bite of ice cream, licking it off slowly before offering me the spoon. I took it, scooping up some for myself, my eyes drifting over to her as she curled her legs beneath her.

"So," I said, swallowing the cold sweetness before meeting her gaze. "Why'd you become a teacher?"

Vivien tilted her head, considering. "Because I like bossing people around," she said with a straight face.

I huffed a laugh. "That checks out."

She grinned before shrugging. "Honestly? I always liked kids. They're weird and unpredictable, but they're honest. And they don't hold grudges-well, most of them don't. I had one first grader try to curse me once because I wouldn't let him eat glue, but, you know, that's just part of the job."

I chuckled, shaking my head. "So, you enjoy near-death experiences?"

She smirked. "Only the ones that involve tiny humans wielding Crayola markers like weapons."

I handed her the spoon back, watching as she took another bite. "How are you still single?"

The question left my mouth before I could think twice, but the

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second it did, something in her face shifted.

Vivien dropped her gaze, her fingers tightening slightly around the tub.

I sighed. "You don't have to answer-"

interrupted softly, taking a deep breath.

tracing over the lid of the ice cream. "He was the love of my life." A small breath. "But

say anything. What was

the silence stretch, letting her

a moment, I swallowed hard. "I guess you would

finished

my

was the one who convinced me to send Laura to Germany. She had been the one to push me toward hope

I think somewhere deep down, for the last two years, I

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wasn't. I could feel

cream, and when she pulled the spoon away, a tiny

"You

before

closer-her gaze locked on mine, unreadable,

And then-

my thumb, her full lips parting as she sucked the chocolate off, her cheeks hollowing ever so slightly.

discomfort in my pants turned into a

back, her

there, staring at her, my heart pounding against my ribs like it was trying

hand, and her

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was no hiding

that her nipples were peaked against the thin fabric of her dress, her cheeks flushed with something that had nothing

mine, steady but soft. "Josh... it's okay, you know." Her voice was quiet, careful. "If you need to go

my mouth, my jaw. tightening as I stared at her. At her

about

leaning in, my hand reaching behind her neck, my fingers curling into the silky