“You’re all the time so moist for me, Hart. It turns me on figuring out that you just get so moist for me.”

I clasp my arms on his face. “I do,” I say earlier than kissing him.

His tongue dances alongside my tongue, and my physique grows sizzling with want. I want him. I want him one final time earlier than this all involves its inevitable finish.

“Hartford…” Paxton pauses, gazing into my eyes as he holds me shut. He appears so severe, and I swear I really feel like he’s going to inform me he loves me. My coronary heart jumps into my throat as I await him to talk. “I really like feeling your physique in opposition to mine,” he lastly says, and it’s like a whoosh of air escapes my lungs.

He could not love me, however I positively love him. I really like him a lot that I think about he’s promising me ceaselessly with each contact.

With each kiss of his lips on my pores and skin. I ingrain the reminiscence into my mind. With each motion, I pray it’s not the final time.

He makes gradual like to me, or not less than that’s what I maintain telling myself, and once we’re performed, he holds me tight. Our hearts beat in unison, and I almost cry on the considered this ending.

As we lie there, I kiss his throat earlier than propping up on my elbow. “My article is finished.”

Paxton research me for a beat earlier than smiling. “That’s nice. What did Mr. Charleston suppose?”

“He liked it. And thanks for letting me keep. My place is able to transfer again into.”

“Positive, all the time. You’re my greatest good friend. I’d do something for you.”

I lay again in opposition to his chest, eager about how that is throughout now. We’re performed. That is over. I don’t know the way I really feel about that.

Who am I kidding?

I’ll be a wreck for the unforeseeable future.

On my lunch break at work, I cease by my favourite Pad Thai place. I take into consideration Paxton bringing me lunch yesterday and determine to return the favor. To ensure we’re buddies. That issues haven’t gotten bizarre between us. I order him rooster Pad Thai and stroll throughout the road towards Atta Boy.

The solar’s shining overhead, and I’m truly completely happy. Positive, it’ll be bizarre going house to my empty home, however issues are feeling the identical between Paxton and me. We’re slowly heading again into the good friend zone the place we belong.

Proper?

I head into Atta Boy’s and I stroll over to the bar.

“Hello, Trudi. Are you aware the place Pax is?”

She jabs a thumb over her shoulder. “He’s within the brewery. Go on again.”

I stroll previous the bar, into the kitchen, waving at Griffin in his chef’s jacket as I move by way of. After I head into the brewery, I don’t see anybody.

I stroll as much as the workplace door and cease lifeless in my tracks once I hear Paxton speaking with Brock and Tripp.

“It’s apparent you’re in love with Hartford.”

I inch nearer, desirous to know the way Paxton will reply. My coronary heart beats loudly in my ears as I keep as nonetheless as attainable.

“Love?” Paxton roars with laughter. “I’m not in love with Hartford. We’re simply buddies.”

Simply buddies.

And there’s the ultimate nail within the coffin.

Simply buddies.

I race again to the bar and depart the Pad Thai with Trudi handy off to Paxton.

Then I bolt.

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