my face. ‘God, yes. Yes .’
Eve smiled gently back, reaching out to hold my hands. ‘I thought about it a lot when I was in Spain. Losing my virginity is a really, really big deal to me. But then, so are you.’
I started kissing her, my heart racing.
‘Wait.’ Eve wriggled away from me and pulled off her trainers. She sat down on the bed. ‘There’s something I’ve got to ask you.’
‘What?’ I lay down beside her and ran my finger down her face.
Please let it be a quick something . . .
Eve bit her lip. ‘I just want to know if you went out with anyone while I was in Spain. I mean, I’d understand if you did, so you can be honest. I thought about that a lot too and though I hated the idea, I knew that I couldn’t blame you if you went on a date or something. Or even if you ended up kissing someone one evening.’ She looked away from me, at the flowery quilt on the bed. ‘I mean, I know after what I told Mum you must’ve thought I’d be away for a whole year . . . and I couldn’t expect you to stay in every night. And . . . well . . .’ She tailed off miserably.
My stomach twisted into a knot. I rolled away from her and lay back on the bed, staring up at the ceiling. There was no way I could tell her about Hayley. Not after her saying all that about how losing her virginity was such a big deal. If she sounded miserable at the thought of a date or a kiss . . .
No. I couldn’t say anything. It would really hurt her.
Not to mention drastically reduce the chances of us actually getting to have sex.
But how was I going to lie to her?
As Ryan had once put it, I was the world’s worst liar.
Eve’s face appeared above me. ‘OK, you’re scaring me, Luke. How many girls did you go out with?’
I stared up at her.
Be honest. Be absolutely, literally, honest.
‘None,’ I said. ‘Not one. I didn’t chat up a single girl. I didn’t ask a single girl out. I didn’t even see anyone who I wanted to talk to. Well, maybe I talked to a few – but only because Ryan forced me to.’ I stopped before I ran off track into a lie. I cupped Eve’s face in my hands. ‘I thought about you all the time,’ I said. ‘I missed you every single day.’
That was the truth and I could see her believing it, her pale blue eyes soft in the low light seeping in from the corridor outside the room.
We kissed. A long, agonisingly sexy kiss. I was only focused on where she’d said we were going. On what she’d said we could do. I wanted it so much it was almost unbearable. My hands ran down her jumper then tugged at her jeans, fumbling with the button.
But Eve just sighed and turned round, snuggling backwards into my arms. ‘Luke?’ she murmured.
‘Yes?’ I said, softly, reaching down with my hands again.
She yawned. ‘I feel so safe with you.’
I blinked, confused by this change of tack. ‘What?’ I said.
I could feel Eve’s whole body shudder as she yawned again. ‘I’m so tired now that . . . that . . .’ She reached out for my hand and pulled my arm right across her, like I was a blanket, tucking her in. ‘This feels like home,’ she murmured sleepily.
My arm was now resting tantalisingly under her chest. I hugged her, gently trying to pull my hand free. Then I felt her relax – her hand releasing mine, her whole body softening back into me and onto the mattress.
‘Eve?’ I whispered.
Please don’t fall asleep.
‘Eve?’ I peered round at her face. Too late. Her eyes were closed and her breathing was soft and even.
I groaned out loud. Don’t do this to me, Eve.
But she just lay there on top of the flowery quilt.
The frustration driving through me was like nothing I’d ever felt before. I wanted to thump something. Gritting my teeth I turned away and pounded at the pillow, then I sank down and stared longingly at Eve’s slender body. I could hear her breath getting deeper, taking her further and further away from me.
I think if it had been any other girl in the world I would
Eve smiled gently back, reaching out to hold my hands. ‘I thought about it a lot when I was in Spain. Losing my virginity is a really, really big deal to me. But then, so are you.’
I started kissing her, my heart racing.
‘Wait.’ Eve wriggled away from me and pulled off her trainers. She sat down on the bed. ‘There’s something I’ve got to ask you.’
‘What?’ I lay down beside her and ran my finger down her face.
Please let it be a quick something . . .
Eve bit her lip. ‘I just want to know if you went out with anyone while I was in Spain. I mean, I’d understand if you did, so you can be honest. I thought about that a lot too and though I hated the idea, I knew that I couldn’t blame you if you went on a date or something. Or even if you ended up kissing someone one evening.’ She looked away from me, at the flowery quilt on the bed. ‘I mean, I know after what I told Mum you must’ve thought I’d be away for a whole year . . . and I couldn’t expect you to stay in every night. And . . . well . . .’ She tailed off miserably.
My stomach twisted into a knot. I rolled away from her and lay back on the bed, staring up at the ceiling. There was no way I could tell her about Hayley. Not after her saying all that about how losing her virginity was such a big deal. If she sounded miserable at the thought of a date or a kiss . . .
No. I couldn’t say anything. It would really hurt her.
Not to mention drastically reduce the chances of us actually getting to have sex.
But how was I going to lie to her?
As Ryan had once put it, I was the world’s worst liar.
Eve’s face appeared above me. ‘OK, you’re scaring me, Luke. How many girls did you go out with?’
I stared up at her.
Be honest. Be absolutely, literally, honest.
‘None,’ I said. ‘Not one. I didn’t chat up a single girl. I didn’t ask a single girl out. I didn’t even see anyone who I wanted to talk to. Well, maybe I talked to a few – but only because Ryan forced me to.’ I stopped before I ran off track into a lie. I cupped Eve’s face in my hands. ‘I thought about you all the time,’ I said. ‘I missed you every single day.’
That was the truth and I could see her believing it, her pale blue eyes soft in the low light seeping in from the corridor outside the room.
We kissed. A long, agonisingly sexy kiss. I was only focused on where she’d said we were going. On what she’d said we could do. I wanted it so much it was almost unbearable. My hands ran down her jumper then tugged at her jeans, fumbling with the button.
But Eve just sighed and turned round, snuggling backwards into my arms. ‘Luke?’ she murmured.
‘Yes?’ I said, softly, reaching down with my hands again.
She yawned. ‘I feel so safe with you.’
I blinked, confused by this change of tack. ‘What?’ I said.
I could feel Eve’s whole body shudder as she yawned again. ‘I’m so tired now that . . . that . . .’ She reached out for my hand and pulled my arm right across her, like I was a blanket, tucking her in. ‘This feels like home,’ she murmured sleepily.
My arm was now resting tantalisingly under her chest. I hugged her, gently trying to pull my hand free. Then I felt her relax – her hand releasing mine, her whole body softening back into me and onto the mattress.
‘Eve?’ I whispered.
Please don’t fall asleep.
‘Eve?’ I peered round at her face. Too late. Her eyes were closed and her breathing was soft and even.
I groaned out loud. Don’t do this to me, Eve.
But she just lay there on top of the flowery quilt.
The frustration driving through me was like nothing I’d ever felt before. I wanted to thump something. Gritting my teeth I turned away and pounded at the pillow, then I sank down and stared longingly at Eve’s slender body. I could hear her breath getting deeper, taking her further and further away from me.
I think if it had been any other girl in the world I would
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