Chapter 26: Chapter 26

We sprang apart. I adjusted my clothes even though they weren’t rumpled, my heart thumping in my chest at the realization that we almost got caught. What if I hadn’t locked the door? Why had I locked the door anyway?

Andre didn’t put his shirt on. He stepped back and waited for me to finish fidgeting with my clothes then once I moved away from the door he shoved a hand through his hair releasing a heavy sigh before opening the door.

Siobhan was in his arms in seconds. “Hey, babe,” she started to kiss him when she noticed me standing there. “Oh, Bianca luv, you’re here.”

I tried to smile. “Y-yeah… was eh…we were…”

“Planning more surprises for you, baby,” came Andre’s strong voice.

Siobhan’s eyes lit up. “Oh, you two! Why did I ever insist you become friends?” she rolled her eyes with a smile. “Now I will probably be getting new surprises every day. Am I a lucky girlfriend or what?”

“The luckiest,” Andre said kissing her lips soundly. I stood there watching them feeling like an intruder and an imposter, wondering how Andre made the shift from kissing me to kissing my friend and lying so easily.

Siobhan broke the kiss. She bit her lip as her hand ran over Andre’s exposed skin. “You look good with your shirt off.”

“I was about to take a bath. Wanna join me?”

Siobhan smiled, biting her lips seductively as she did. Giving him the “Come get me” look she ran her hand to his midriff and walked off to his room saying, “I let my boyfriends go, Andre, now come in.”

Andre watched her go then turned to me turning his gaze turning serious.

“As you can see, I am not the one living a lie. Close the door on your way out.”

He walked off leaving me there like an idiot. I felt like an idiot, I let my best friend’s boyfriend kiss me and did nothing to stop him. Angry with myself I slammed the door on my way out and half ran to my apartment. There in front of my door, I ran into Aaron.

“Oh my God, I’m sorry,” I said quickly trying to move past him but he held my hand back to keep me from running off into the comfort of my room to cry over my stupidity.

“Hey, Bianca,” he said softly. “What is it?”

“Nothing I just want to be alone.”

He pulled me against his chest. “No, you shouldn’t be alone. I came to spend some time with you because I miss you. I’m coming in.”

I didn’t even have the strength and time to argue. He opened my apartment and with me against his chest we entered. He rubbed my back, smiling down at me.

“What made you so upset?”

I swallowed my tears. It wasn’t worth it, Andre wasn’t worth my tears, he only kissed me because he expects every girl at his feet and I let him. But it had felt…good? And punishing, as if he was angry.

“Hey,” Aaron said softly. We were standing in the middle of my living room, he tilted my chin up and looked into my eyes, his green eyes were beautiful as heck, two lime pools searching mine. “You are mad at someone, you look like you just broke your own heart.”

The words tumbled out of me. “I feel stupid.”

“Is it bad?”

“It is,” I nodded. How do I tell him I let Siobhan’s boyfriend kiss me and did nothing about it? It was a good kiss but it was never supposed to happen. “I’m sorry, I - I..."

“Ssh,” he cooed. His fingers went further beneath my chin and he tilted his head down. “I don’t want to know about it. Close your eyes.”

“What?” I frowned at the strange request.

He smiled softly. “Close them.”

I stared at him wondering what he wanted to do.

"Close them, trust me."

I finally took a deep breath and fluttered my eyelids close.

I couldn’t see him, I could only feel his fingers spread over my cheek, the other one coming up to cradle my other cheek, I felt his eyes watch each one of my features committing them to memory, I felt the warmth of his body so close, I felt the words he wasn't saying, and felt his breath fall on my face as he leaned down and took my lips with his. My heart sang.

It was soft and sweet, the gentlest caresses I ever received. My lips opened of their own accord to shape his, my hands involuntarily came up to his sides and I hung on to dear life under his soft kiss – a vast difference from Andre’s forceful, punishing kiss. When he tilted my head further back to access my mouth even better I obliged as I was eager to get more of him now. Who knew Aaron was such a good kisser?

When I opened my mouth to deepen the kiss with tongue action he broke the kiss and leaned back the slightest bit of a smile on his lips. I stared at him, my mouth slightly opened.

“Are you still thinking about him? The person who hurt you?”

“No,” I answered honestly because who is Andre Rios again?

“Good.” He kissed my forehead. “Let’s go to bed. I’m staying with you tonight and I am not taking no for an answer."

With his hands on my waist, we went to my room. He stayed in the bathroom to wash his face and swish some mouthwash around while I switched into something more comfortable. When he came into the room he was only wearing his sweatpants and my eyes were immediately drawn to his sexy abs, wish me luck keeping my panties up tonight. Luckily he didn’t notice me ogling him like a horny queen bee.

“You are beautiful, Bianca, come here.”

I went into his arms enjoying the warmth of his body, and his strong arms around me but my stupid annoying mind somehow had to bring up Andre again. I saw him shirtless tonight too, now who is my mouth watering for?

Aaron and I went under the covers and he scooped me into his arms, one arm beneath my head while the other rested on my waist.

“Do you think Mr. Edwin knew what he was doing when he built a separate unit for final year seniors knowing how horny we will get?”

I laughed. “Given the long list scandal that trails him, my guess is he knows.”

Aaron pressed a kiss to my head. “I love this, Bianca, I love what we have growing between us.”

“Are you talking about your dick or what?”

He laughed. “Geez, give a guy a break, it has a mind of its own.” He rose to look at my face, “But it will wait until you’re ready to take the leap.”

Hooking my hand around the back of his neck I pulled him down for a kiss, “Thanks, Aaron.”