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-"

she interrupted softly, taking a deep

of the ice cream. "He was the love of my life." A small breath. "But he died in a boating

didn't say anything. What

there, letting the silence stretch, letting her

"I guess you would

she finished softly, meeting

my throat

to Germany. She had been the one to push me

running a hand over my jaw. "Well-I didn't get the best news, but... I think somewhere deep down, for the last 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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I could feel

the spoon away, a

"You got

spot, but before I could wipe it away,

guided my hand closer-her gaze locked on mine,

And then-

lips parting as she sucked the chocolate off, her cheeks hollowing ever

in my pants turned into

pulse hammering as she pulled back, her lips releasing

at her, my

hand, and her eyes

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was no hiding

thin fabric of

soft. "Josh... it's okay, you know." Her voice was quiet, careful. "If

shut my mouth, my jaw. tightening as I stared at her. At her full lips, slightly parted, still glistening from the

I thought about how

myself, I was leaning in, my hand reaching behind her neck, my fingers curling into the silky strands of