“What about my reward, babe?” Alex nuzzles his nose into Audrey’s neck.
“You have to do something to earn a reward,” Audrey quips, quirking a brow as she tucks her hand into the back pocket of Alex’s jeans.
“I think I deserve a reward for that thing I did with my tongue in the supply closet at lunch.” He winks, and I laugh as my bestie’s cheeks flush pink.
“You got action in the supply closet at lunch? I’m jealous.” I fake pout.
“Don’t be jealous, babe. I have some tongue tricks of my own,” Reeve says before plunging his tongue into my ear.
I shriek, jumping away from him. “That’s not the kind of tongue action I was after.”
“I know exactly the kind of tongue action you want.” He grips my hips, hauling me against his hard body. “Get your delectable butt in my car, and I’ll show you that much quicker.”
My panties flood with liquid warmth, and my legs almost go out from under me. “I drove this morning, so I’ll have to follow you in my car.”
Reeve tilts his head to the side, eyeballing his best friend as they silently converse.
Alex flips his palm out. “Hand the keys over, princess. I’ll drive your car home, but you owe us.”
“Thanks, man.” Reeve raises his fist for a knuckle touch.
“I’ll call you later to make plans for tomorrow,” Audrey says, as Reeve opens the passenger door of his Porsche.
“Cool.” I give my bestie a quick hug as Reeve takes my bag from Alex. “See you guys, later.”
I climb into Reeve’s car, and he shuts the door before running around and sliding in behind the wheel. Leaning over, he kisses me again. “I still can’t believe it. It feels surreal. Like I’m dreaming.”
I pinch his arm.
“Ow!” he exclaims, but he’s smiling.
“Believe it, babe. You’re living the dream and you’re going to be a star. The world is going to go nuts for Reeve Lancaster, and I’ll be cheering for you every step of the way.”
His expression sobers a little, and his eyes flood with adoration as he cups my face. “I couldn’t have done it without you, Viv. I know I drove you insane rehearsing the audition scenes, over and over again, but you pushed me to deliver the best possible performance, and it showed.”
“I love running lines with you, and you’re wrong.” My lips glide softly over his. “Your true natural talent shone through, and that’s what won you the part. Don’t let anyone take the credit for your achievement. All I did was support you, just like you support me with my dreams.”
He rubs his thumb along my cheekbone, eliciting a wave of delicious tremors across my skin. Even the slightest touch does the most amazing things to me. “Your belief in me is everything.” He presses a firm kiss to my brow. “You’re everything.”
“I will always believe in you, Reeve. I’ve always known you are destined for greatness. I’ve never had any doubt.”
“I fucking love you so much, Viv.” I’m surprised to see tears glistening in his eyes. “Sometimes I don’t think you realize just how much.” His hands land on my hips.
I press my forehead against his and clutch his ripped arms. “I know, baby, because I feel it too.”
Sometimes I wonder if this is normal. If this is what it’s like for most couples. Because the intensity of my feelings for Reeve are impossible to put into words. He has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, and our souls are so entwined I can’t tell where he starts and I end. He is the oxygen that fills my lungs. The blood that pumps through my veins. The energy that fuels my body. I feel incomplete when we’re not together, and I am only truly whole when his essence is wrapped around mine. My skin prickles with awareness whenever he’s close, and my heart swells to bursting point the instant he steps into a room.
I never thought it was possible to be so attuned to another human being, but we are connected in ways I cannot logically explain. “What we share is more than love,” I whisper over his lips. “More than life. It transcends everything that humanity knows about existence.”
“That is beautiful,” he murmurs, brushing his lips against mine. “Just like every other part of you.”
We stay like that for an indeterminable amount of time, just holding one another. Existing in our own little part of the universe, sharing everything without saying a word.
We are both smiling when we separate, and contentment settles deep in my bones. I am so happy right now I could scream.
“This is just the beginning,” he says, starting the engine. “Everything we have dreamed of for our future is starting to come true.” He rubs my thigh as he glides out onto the road. “Everything is going to change now, babe. Just you wait and see.”
If only I’d known how prophetic his words would turn out to be, though not at all in the way Reeve had implied.
2
“Oh, God, Reeve. Yes! Right there.” I fist my hands in his hair as his tongue feasts on my pussy like I’m the most exquisite filet from the best Michelin-starred restaurant. Throwing my legs over his shoulders, he continues to work me over until I’m a quivering mess of cells writhing on his king-sized bed. “Holy fuck. You are getting so good at that,” I pant, pushing strands of my messy dark hair out of my hazel eyes.
“We aim to please.” He smirks as he kicks his jeans to one side before crawling over me.
“We?” I quirk a brow as I push up on my elbows.
He grips his long, hard, straining length. “My cock and I.”
“That should be a movie.”
“I’m pretty sure there’s some porn out there with that title,” he says, lining his erection up at my entrance. He holds still, hovering over me. “You okay?” he asks, like he always does, and my heart swells, like usual.
“Get in me already,” I demand, sliding my hands over the dips and curves of his abs.
“So bossy and so greedy.” He grins, driving inside me in one confident thrust.
I close my eyes, as my limbs melt into the bed, savoring the feel of him inside me. Every time we have sex, I feel like we couldn’t get any closer, and I’m always wrong, because each time gets better and better.
“Fuck, Viv,” Reeve says, slowly moving in and out of me. “How do you feel so incredible?” Leaning down, he kisses me slow and deep, and my fingers sweep over the velvety-soft hair at the nape of his neck.
“I’m glad we waited until the time was right,” I purr into his ear, bucking my hips as he rocks in and out of me. Reeve is always so careful with me. Making love to me like I’m the most precious thing in the world. I’m usually the greedy shrew begging him to go faster, thrust harder.
“It was more than worth the wait.” He plants a slew of drugging kisses along my neck.
Reeve and I have been best friends since we were little kids. His mom was my mom’s best friend, and both sets of parents were close. When Reeve’s mom, Felicia, died giving birth to him, his dad struggled to cope, so my mom stepped in, making sure Reeve was a part of our family, including him so he wouldn’t be left out or made to feel lonely on nights when his father worked late and he only had the staff and his nanny for company. Gradually, Reeve spent more and more time at our house. He even has his own bedroom, which my parents updated as he grew older.
My earliest memories all include Reeve, and he’s been an intricate part of my life. First as my best friend, and then as my boyfriend.