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Colin turned from her to walk over to the window.
“Colin, listen,” she pleaded, her voice softening at the look on his face. “We were both away from home for the first time. I was upset because I was still missing you and I’d heard you had started seeing someone. He was upset because he’d been riding the bench all year. We were hanging out and drinking, and it just happened. It was only once, and it was really awkward afterwards. We agreed that we only wanted to be friends, and have been ever since. Don’t be mad at him.”
Colin looked at her, his heart heavy and jealous y coursing through his veins. “What about you, should I be mad at you?”
She felt her blood start to rise again, angry that he was trying to make her feel guilty when she had no reason to be.
“I don’t care if you’re mad at me or not, but it would sure be hypocritical of you, now wouldn’t it? ”
He sighed loudly. “What did you come here for, Bree? Go back to your boyfriend and leave me be.”
“I don’t have a boyfriend, ” she retorted. “I haven’t had the stomach for one since you left.”
Colin took a step closer. “That Kent guy isn’t your boyfriend?”
“No,” she responded. “Look, I came here because I was pissed that you got mad at us. You have no reason to be mad. I don’t get why you are . You’re the one who left. You didn’t want me then, so why do you care now?”
With that she whirled towards the door. She only made it a couple steps before Colin grabbed her arm and whirled her back. He walked her quickly backwards until she was stopped by the door.
Before she could register what was happening, she was flat against the door. H is mouth was on hers.
She didn’t think, she just reacted.
Her han ds came up around his neck. H is fastened under her bottom and lifter her up. She wrapped her legs around his waist, to get stabilized, then met his hot, hungry mouth with her own.
They kissed frantically, as if they had been starved for the contact. When his mouth left hers to trail kisses down her throat, her head fell back to allow him better access. As he licked his way back up to her mouth, she groaned loudl y and he paused to look at her.
“Wanti ng you was never the problem,” h e stated, eyes black with need. T hen he dove back in and began to drive her slowly crazy.
Her whole body thrummed with need and desire. S he rocked against him, reveling in the fact that his body responded to her in a way that it never had before.
Suddenly, the door was no longer at her back as he turned and carried her through the rooms to his bed, his mouth never leaving hers. Once they got to his bed, he laid her down and stayed on top of her in one swift motion.
P rone on the bed, she had the ability to use her trembling hands to explore his rock hard body. She quick ly drew his shirt over his head, but wh e n he inhaled deeply and reached for her shirt , she put her hand on top of his to stop him from undressing her.
“I’m not ready for this. ” Briana looked up at him from beneath full lashes, trying to catch her breath as she spoke.
Colin kneeled back on the bed, running his hands over his face and through his hair. He closed his eyes and nodded, then opened them with a smile.
“Okay.” He moved around on the bed so he could lie next to her, picking up her hand and lacing his fingers through hers. “We’ll do this on your terms,
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