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

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HARD TRUTHS JOSH

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-"

she interrupted softly, taking a deep

her fingers tracing over the lid of the ice cream. "He was the love of my life." A small breath. "But he died in a

say anything. What

letting the silence stretch, letting her own grief settle in beside

I swallowed hard. "I guess you would understand more

she finished

nodded, my

who convinced me to send Laura to Germany. She had been the one to

two years, I knew she wasn't there anymore, you know?" My voice was rough, quieter than I meant it to

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she wasn't. I could

pulled the spoon away, a tiny

"You got

forward without thinking, brushing my thumb along the spot, but before

hand closer-her gaze locked on mine,

And then-

her full lips parting as she sucked the chocolate off, her

my pants turned into a raging

hammering as she pulled back, her lips releasing

my heart pounding against my ribs like it

my hand, and her eyes flickered

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was no

fabric of her dress, her cheeks flushed with something

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

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

about how

behind her neck, my fingers curling into the