Shattered Ties

“I’ll kiss and make up with her before she leaves tomorrow. I promise.”

“Good. Now, let’s go. I haven’t been alone with you for weeks. I need some alone time.”

“Naked alone time?” he asked hopefully.

“Definitely naked.”

“Let’s go.”





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Emma straddled me as she ran her hand down my bare chest. She’d practically carried me up the stairs and to her room as soon as we’d made it to her house.

“I’m so glad that we’re finally alone. I’ve been waiting forever for this,” she said.

“For what?”

“This.” She undid the last of the buttons on my shirt and kissed a trail from my belly button to my neck.

I moved my head to the side to give her better access. Things had been so tense between us lately, and I planned to enjoy every second of this. I felt my dick jump as she ran her tongue behind my ear.

“You’re killing me here,” I mumbled as I closed my eyes and relaxed.

“My apologies. I’ll stop.”

She started to get off of me, but I caught her around her hips and held her in place.

“Oh no. You’re staying right where you are.” “I thought I was bothering you,” she teased.

“You are but in a good way. I like it when you bother me like this.”

She smiled as she leaned down and kissed me on the lips. I slipped my hands into her shirt and skimmed my fingers down her back. She shuddered, and it was officially on. My hands slipped around to her stomach and slowly made their way to her breasts. I kneaded them through her bra, and she bit her lip as a small moan escaped her.

“Now, you’re killing me,” she whispered.

I pulled her shirt over her head and flipped her onto her back. “Good.”

She ran her hands through my hair as I started kissing her neck, heading down and down until I reached her breasts. Her breath came in short gasps when I pulled the cup of her bra down and ran my tongue over her nipple.

I needed to unbutton my shorts, or I was going to bust my damn zipper. I reached between us and unbuttoned them, sighing in relief. I pulled my hand away, making sure to brush her sensitive spot as I went. She jumped and dug her fingernails into my shoulders.

She’d opened her window when we came in, and we both froze as we heard a car door slam below us.

“Oh my god, my mom can’t be home yet,” she squealed as she pushed me off of her and ran to the window. “Shit! It is her! We have to hide you!”

I dropped my head onto her comforter and groaned. Her mother had the worst timing ever. “Where do you plan to hide me exactly?”

Her eyes searched the room frantically. “There—in my closet. Hurry!”

“You’ve got to be kidding me. I’m not hiding in your closet!”

“Please, Jesse! I can’t let her catch you here. She’ll never let me see you again.”

“Fine,” I growled.

I was pissed, really pissed. Not only did I have the worst case of blue balls on record, but I also had to hide in a cramped space for God knew how long. I stood and buttoned my pants back up as I walked to her closet and opened the door. Holy shit. I’d expected a regular closet, but Emma’s was bigger than my room at home.

She shoved me inside just as we heard a knock on the door, and I searched for someplace to hide in case her mom decided to search in here. I didn’t think she would, but Emma was the most transparent person on the planet, and I was sure her mom would know something was up. I noticed a small gap between where her clothing was hanging and a dresser next to the door. Figuring it was the safest spot, I walked over and crouched in my makeshift hiding spot. I could hear Emma and her mother talking, but the words were a bit muffled. I strained my ears, trying to hear what was being said. I caught the end of the sentence as her mom spoke.

“...you so nervous?”

“I’m not,” Emma said.

From in here, I could even tell that there was a nervous edge to her voice.

I need to teach her how to lie better.

“Todd here?”

“No!”

“If he is, I don’t care.”

“I swear, he isn’t.”

I held my breath as the doorknob turned. Shit. If her mom caught me in here, we were done.

The door opened, and I could hear the panic in Emma’s voice as she spoke.

“Seriously, do you not trust me? Todd is not in there!”

The door was wide open now, but her mother didn’t come inside. I breathed a sigh of relief as her voice came from farther inside Emma’s room.

“Of course I trust you. I know you’re not going to hide someone in your room. I’m sorry. I just thought you were trying to hide something.”

“Well, I’m not.”

“Okay. I talked to Todd’s mom again today, and she said he told her that you were upset with him. I thought you two might be together by now.”

I was so sick of her mother’s obsession with Todd. As far as I was concerned, the guy was an ass. She’d just stated flat-out that she was okay with him being in her daughter’s room, but I knew I’d never have the same offer. Just because his family had money, he was automatically the golden boy while I was the nasty kid from across town.

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