My Dad's Bestfriend

Chapter 168 Nothing Was Hidden

Evelyn

Jacob's body froze the moment my lips met his. In that fraction of a second, the rational part of me screamed to use my fucking brain and pull away, but the foolish, greedy, hungry part didn't listen. It refused to let go because it wanted this-wanted him. Close. Right here.

With me.

With his lips against mine.

When he didn't move, I kissed him softly, my lips brushing against his. Then, as if a dam had broken, his body relaxed, and he grabbed the back of my neck, plunging his tongue into my mouth. Holy...

This is a very stupid decision, Evelyn. Stop before it's too late.

Just fucking stop.

I wanted to heed the warning in my mind, but my body, my soul, and now even my mind had betrayed me. I was consumed by overwhelming desire, longing, and the love I'd tried so hard to bury. The fire within me was too vast, too intense. I couldn't tame it, but this kiss... as much as it fueled the flames, it soothed them too. It calmed my soul, sating the torturous urges, making up for those agonizing minutes that turned into hours, hours into days, bridging the gap that kept me from what was mine.

But I knew it was temporary.

This kiss was just a fleeting illusion, a momentary escape from the struggle. But I clung to it because I was tired, too fucking tired to fight anymore. I just wanted him. Only him.

and I kissed him back as if he were my entire world, my very existence the reason I woke up in the morning, the reason I kept going and

his tongue ignited the fire already raging within me. Sparks shot through my body, and my skin tingled. Rational thoughts vanished in the heat of the moment, swept away as his lips

He wasn't just love, or just an emotion. He coursed through every one of

his teeth and bit down, kissing me with a hunger that took my breath away. But what he couldn't

lasts forever, does

despite this being the last thing he wanted to do, he knew he had to. Every fiber of me screamed

locked, his lips still close to mine, both of us breathing heavily as we stared at each other. His eyes... they told me he wanted this to last forever, more than I did. And I knew he could read mine,

stretched, thick with unspoken

felt hesitant, caught in the lingering

I felt weak.

like a

on the

my tongue over my bottom lips, my urges

to kiss

to my lips, and he cupped my cheek, pulling me in for another kiss. I leaned in, my lips parting, ready to lose myself in him

and so did Jacob's Standing

could recognize. What

a second, my mind went

had definitely seen us leaning in for a kiss, Jacob's hand still

my throat as I looked at him, my body frozen, unable to