Total pages in book: 74
Estimated words: 73963 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 370(@200wpm)___ 296(@250wpm)___ 247(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 73963 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 370(@200wpm)___ 296(@250wpm)___ 247(@300wpm)
Using my moves from back in the day, I lean in and press a kiss to her earlobe. The next thing I know, she’s turned, plunged her hand in my hair, and my lips are on hers, hard and sure, drinking her in like I’ve been lost in the desert for a month.
She’s sweet, giving, and so damn good. She hasn’t changed at all.
I need her. All of her.
When we come up for air, her forehead is pressed to mine, and we’re both breathing hard.
“God, I’ve missed you,” I whisper.
“Me, too,” she whispers back.
Chapter Six
~Willa~
“TELL ME EVERYTHING,” Jenna hisses next to me. We’re at yoga the morning after my date with her brother, in the back where we always are during class.
“Take a deep breath, everyone,” Fallon McCarthy, our yoga instructor, says from the front of the classroom. There are maybe ten of us here today, including Brooke and Maisey Henderson, Jillian King, and Lauren Sullivan. “And exhale. Beautiful. Reach way up…”
“It was a first date,” I whisper loudly. “Literally. He recreated our first date from back in the day.”
“Oh my God, that’s sweet,” Brooke says. “Sorry. I’m totally eavesdropping.”
“We all are,” Jillian replies with a laugh. “Max and I have been friends for years.”
Fallon glances back at us, but just when I think she’s going to yell at us for chatting during class, she just smiles.
“I don’t care if we chat about Willa’s love life, as long as we do it while we yoga,” she says, making us laugh. “Let’s do some cat and cow poses, ladies. Let’s strengthen those cores and backs.”
“So, tell us about the first date,” Lauren says.
“We had dinner at Ed’s. We shared a chocolate shake and each ordered burgers and fries. Just like before.”
“Damn, I’m trying to shed some of this baby weight, and she’s talking about burgers and fries from Ed’s,” Lauren mumbles.
“And then we went to his house to watch Pirates of the Caribbean. We watched it at the drive-in back then, but it’s a bit cold for that now.”
“Does he really have his own movie theater?” Maisey asks.
“Yeah. It’s gorgeous,” Jenna replies. “We’ll have a girls’ night over there sometime and watch a bunch of chick flicks.”
“I’m in,” Maisey says with a smile.
“Downward dog,” Fallon instructs us.
“I bet Max knows all about downward dog,” Brooke says, making me choke on my own spit. I fall to my knees and cough, trying to catch my breath.
“That’s disgusting,” Jenna says. “He’s my brother, Brooke.”
“He’s not our brother,” Jillian says with a laugh. “And Willa would know all about his downward dog abilities.”
“Can’t breathe,” I stutter, laughing and coughing at the same time.
“Gross. Ew. Tell them you’ve never seen my brother naked,” Jenna demands, but all I can do is shake my head as I take a deep breath.
“It’s been a long time, but yes, I’ve seen him naked.”
“Just think about how much better it’ll be now,” Lauren says thoughtfully.
Oh, trust me, I have.
His body is so different. He grew a couple of additional inches after he graduated from high school, and man, has he filled out! The muscles are ridiculous. I couldn’t help but try to touch him everywhere last night when he was kissing the life out of me.
And that groping was over the clothes. I can’t even imagine how good he’ll look and feel naked.
“Oh, no, she’s thinking about it.” Jenna snaps her fingers in front of my face. “Earth to Willa. Wake up.”
“Sorry. It’s hard not to think about it. But, no sex with him yet.”
“Or ever,” Jenna says, scowling.
“On your backs,” Fallon says, “and into the happy baby pose.”
We grab our feet and let our legs fall wide.
“Now, I can’t stop thinking about sex and yoga poses,” Maisey says. “Is it just me, or is this very sexual?”
“Yoga helps with sex,” Fallon offers with a smile. “Being more flexible and open to feelings makes intimacy incredible.”
“I’m coming to yoga every day,” Brooke says, making us giggle.
“Fallon, you’re the best,” I say as I stretch my legs out and lay flat on my back. “Most instructors would yell at us for being immature during class.”
“You’re all fun,” she replies happily. “This is a space for acceptance and rejuvenation. If you reach that by being a little silly with your friends, who am I to say that’s wrong? Take a deep breath, now, and sit up into meditation pose, legs crossed.”
We breathe some more, and are finally quiet for a few moments.
“That’s class for today,” Fallon says cheerfully. “Have a wonderful Saturday. Namaste, friends.”
“Namaste.”
“Good luck, Willa,” Jillian says with a smile. “Not that you need it. Max has been gone over you for years.”
“He looks at you like you’re a new computer,” Lauren agrees. “And that’s pretty great, because he loves his computers.”
Jenna and I laugh, waving goodbye to the others, and gather our things to head out.