Levitate by Kaylee Ryan

it over my head. The girls don’t seem to notice that he and I are both prepared for the night air, but didn’t offer them the same. They are too busy admiring the landscaping. Once we reach the pond, Bright takes them across the bridge to the gazebo. He leads Nicole to the other side and I watch as she shivers and he wraps her up in his arms. I’m thrown off by this behavior. He and I have always been the same. Take us like we are, you don’t like it, move on. There are plenty out there that do. This is not what he’s doing with Nicole.
    Kensington remains on the same side as me. I watch her as she leans against the railing and looks out over the water. She rubs her bare arms and I watch as she shivers. I move next to her. Gripping her hips, I turn her to face me. I expect her smart mouth to unleash on me, but she doesn’t. Her eyes follow my movements as I lift my sweatshirt over my head. I turn it around and pull it over her head. She immediately places her arms in the sleeves. My eyes never leave her and she leans down and inhales deeply. She’s sniffing my fucking shirt! She’s smelling me, and from the look on her face, she likes it. My cock is again standing at attention for this girl.
    I step closer to her. She peers up at me and smiles. “You smell fucking edible,” she says and I cannot contain the smile that crosses my face. She fucking gives it right back to me and that only makes me want her sassy smart mouth even more. Makes me want to bury myself deep inside of her. Makes me want to worship every inch of her until I’ve got her out of my system.
    She looks away, a slight blush against her cheeks. I bend my knees so I’m more her height. Placing my index finger under her chin, I lift her face so she’s looking at me. My left hand moves to her hip. I stand to my full height and tug her close to me. My right hand slides behind her neck. I caress her cheek with my thumb as her eyes find mine. I’m just about ready to make my move. I lean in, closing the distance, when I hear footsteps against the creaky boards. I’ve been meaning to get out here and fix that, but with the remodel, I just haven’t had the time. I’m thankful and pissed all at the same time. I’m glad I stopped before our best friends were witness to what I would have done, witness to how bad I want her. I’m pissed off because my fucking mouth is watering at the thought of tasting her.

HOLY SHIT! WHAT am I doing? He was going to kiss me and I was going to let him. My heart is racing as Nicole bounds up to me, wearing Brighton’s sweatshirt. She smiles at me and tugs on the sleeve of Maxton’s. I thought for sure, me throwing his words back at him would set off his cocky attitude. Instead, it had the opposite effect. I could see the heat in his eyes. He wanted to devour me and I wanted to let him.
    I link arms with Nic and we walk back across the bridge. “That man looks like he’s going to eat you alive. What the hell did I miss?” she whisper-shouts.
    “I lost my head for a minute, that’s all. He was… close and smells… amazing and it threw me off. Just a minor lapse in judgment that will not happen again,” I tell her.
    “Uh huh. Anyway, Brighton is… I can’t even describe it. I really like him,” she says.
    She doesn’t need to tell me this. First of all, she has said this before, and second, any fool could see that the two of them are smitten. “He seems like a great guy. I’m happy for you.”
    The guys catch up to us, but stay behind. “Now, let’s give you a tour of the house,” Brighton says. You can tell he’s not ready for the night to end. Nicole didn’t think this through. If I had not ridden over here with her, she could be curled up in his bed. We all know it’s going to happen.
    Nicole stops and turns to face them. “Sounds good,” she tells him. He steps forward and reaches for her hand; he gently pulls her toward the house. This leaves me trailing behind with Maxton, yet again.
    We try