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Authors: Penelope Ward

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From the author of the #1 bestselling romance, #Jake Undone, #comes a friends-to-lovers story of longing, #passion, #betrayal and redemption…with a twist that will rip your heart out.

Skylar was my best friend, #but I secretly pined for her. One thing after another kept us apart, #and I’ve spent the last decade in fear of losing her forever.

First, #it was the cancer, #but she survived only to face the unthinkable at my hands. Because of me, #she left town. For years, #I thought I’d never see her again.

But now she’s back…and living with him.

I don’t deserve her after everything I’ve put her through, #but I can’t live without her. This is my last chance because she’s about to make the biggest mistake of her life. I can see it her eyes: she doesn’t love him. She still loves me...which is why I have to stop her before it’s too late.

, #Literature & Fiction, #Romance, #Contemporary, #romantic comedy, #Inspirational

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“Mmm,” he groaned before kissing me deeply. The sugary sweetness mixed with the taste of him

drove me crazy. I wondered how I was going to survive this night.

My focus turned back to the conversation. I heard Angie say, “But Cody can’t fit in the tent. His

legs would be hanging out. He’d get attacked by a snake in the middle of the night.”

“Alright. Let’s settle this shit once and for all. Mitch, give me your hat,” Davey said. Mitch took off his Yankees cap and handed it over. The flattened hair underneath was sexy as hell.

“We’re gonna draw a name. Whichever couple is picked gets the bed inside. The others take

the tents.”

He ripped parts of a flier and wrote down the names before throwing them into the hat,

shaking it and drawing one. “Angie and Cody…shit.”

Cody high-fived Angie, and Zena pouted.

Mitch nudged me playfully with his shoulder. “You and me in a tent, huh?”

I swallowed nervously. I wanted him so badly but knew it would only cause problems for him.

Angie stood up. “Let’s go swimming in the lake before sundown.”

The girls retreated into the RV to change into our bathing suits. I wore a multi-colored string

bikini that showed off my assets.

Back outside, Mitch smiled when I approached with my towel in hand. He was still wearing

beige cargo shorts but had taken off his shirt.

His gaze slowly descended down the length of my body and gave me chills. “Wow. I like your

bathing suit.”

I poked his abs with my finger, and they felt like granite. “Who’s eye-fucking who now?”

He spoke into my ear. “You can feel that, huh? I’m eye-fucking you so hard right now. You’re

smokin’.”

His words alone made me instantly wet. “Thanks. So are you.”

Mitch kissed my nose. “I’m gonna help Davey close up the barbecue. Go ahead, and I’ll meet

you there?”

“Okay.”

On the way to the water, Angie started grilling me. “So…tonight?”

“No. No way.”

“Why not? Skylar, that dude’s balls are like beyond blue, they’re like—”

“Black and blue,” Zena chimed in.

Angie laughed. “Right? He wants you bad. You have to know that.”

“Of course, I do. The feeling’s mutual, but it’s not happening right before he’s about to leave.”

Zena stopped in her tracks. “I hear ya, but do you really want him turned on, unsatisfied and

unleashed on a bunch of sex-starved vultures next week? You need to take care of him so he

remembers what he has waiting for him at home.”

I hadn’t thought about it that way.

I became riddled with anxiety. Zena and Angie went in the water while I waited on a blanket

for Mitch. Breathing in the earthy smell of the lake, I became lost in thought while watching the

dark blue water rippling as the sun reflected upon it.

A male voice emerged from just to the right of me. “Mind if I join you?”

“Um…actually, I’m—”

“I’m Logan.” He stuck out his hand and flashed a smile.

Logan was good-looking with short blonde hair and a toned physique.

“Hi.” I shook his hand.

“A bunch of my friends and I are here visiting from Western Massachusetts. I saw you sitting

here and thought I’d come say hello, find out where you’re from.”

“Hello.”

“Are you here with anyone?”

“Yeah, actually, I’m—”

“She’s here with me.”

Mitch’s voice was gruff, and he was giving Logan a dirty look when I turned around.

“Oh…my bad, man.” Logan stood up. “You’re a lucky guy. Your girlfriend here is a beauty,” he

said before jogging back over to his friends.

Mitch was quiet when he joined me on the blanket. His ears were red, and he looked irate.

“I’m sorry about that,” I said.

“Why? You shouldn’t be. He was right. You are a beauty. But I’m not really a lucky guy, am I?

I’m leaving in a few days, and you’re not really mine.”

“Of course, I am.”

“The truth is…” He pointed over to Logan. “That right there was a sneak peak into my biggest

nightmare.”

“Nightmare?”

“Yeah. You and my mom, pressuring me to take that scholarship…you don’t realize it now, but

when I’m gone, you’ll get lonely. You can’t understand that now because I’m still here, but there’s going to come a day when you’re gonna resent me for leaving. One night, some shithead is gonna

move in at just the right time, and I’m gonna lose you.”

“That’s not true.”

“Can you promise me?”

The pleading look in his beautiful eyes was so intense, so vulnerable, it tore down all of my

resolve. “I promise. I’m scared, too, okay?”

Instead of responding, he reached out his hand, lifted me up into his arms and ran with me

toward the lake, dumping me in. Splashing, kissing and enjoying every second with each other, we

played in the water until the sun went down.

After dinner on the barbecue, everyone sat around a bonfire, making S’mores. It had gotten

chilly out, and I was still in my bathing suit, so I wrapped myself in a musty blanket from the RV.

Some of the other campers joined us, and it was like a party with Cody playing guitar and people

taking turns singing.

Mitch was quiet, distancing himself across the fire from me. Through the crackle of the flames

and the flying embers, I felt the weight of his stare.

Then, my phone vibrated.

Maybe we should sleep in separate tents tonight.

Skylar: If that’s what you think is best.

Mitch: I want to do very bad things to you.

Skylar: Ok, then stay away.

Mitch: Is that what you want?

Skylar: No.

Mitch: Fuck. I have no willpower.

Skylar: 16-year-old Mitch had a ton of willpower.

Mitch: 19-year-old Mitch is a horny bastard who doesn’t give a fuck anymore.

He just wants you. Are you okay with that?

Skylar: Try me.

Mitch: I do want to try you, a little too much right now.

My heart pounded in anticipation of what I was about to type.

Skylar: Show me.

Mitch: I’m leaving in less than a week. Do you even know what you’re asking

for?

Skylar: Yes.

Then, he suddenly got up without saying anything and walked into the RV. I wanted to follow

him but wasn’t sure if that was his intention. He might have just been running away from me. I

waited. Then, he texted me.

That was your cue to follow me.

I couldn’t help but laugh at my stupidity as I stood up. My pulse was racing. Our friends were

all preoccupied with Cody’s singing and hadn’t noticed me sneaking away. When I entered the

RV, it was dark except for a small light in the kitchenette area.

Mitch was sitting in one of the seats and leaning into his elbows. The tone of his husky voice

gave me chills. “Lock the door.”

I walked back over to the steering wheel and pressed the automatic lock button. The curtains

were already closed.

My confidence while texting had disappeared now that we were alone. My heart was

hammering against my chest when I turned and saw the raw desire in his eyes. “Don’t be nervous.

Come here.”

I stood in front of him as he stayed seated. Chills rushed down my spine like dominos as he

pulled me slowly toward him and softly kissed my torso. He kept his mouth on my skin then

reached up and stuck one of his fingers under my bathing suit strap, lightly tugging at it. “Take

this off.”

My nipples tingled. It was uncharacteristic of him to be so direct, but maybe this was what he

was like in the bedroom. It turned me on. I loved horny 19-year-old Mitch.

I undid the tie at the top of my bikini then unhooked the back and let it fall to the ground.

His lips parted, and he let out a slight gasp at the sight of my bare chest. “I just want to look at you for a little bit. Is that okay?”

“Yes.”

My nipples were so hard that they actually hurt. Goosebumps covered my chest as he stared at

me with a lust-filled expression. It was torture because I wanted to be touched.

Finally, he circled the palm of his hand gently across my right breast and then my left. His

breathing was uneven, and his striking blue eyes were glassy, almost like he was in a daze.

“They’re more perfect than I could have ever imagined.”

I shivered. “Thank you.”

He squeezed them together. I closed my eyes and suddenly felt the hot wetness of his mouth as

he licked a line up the middle and sucked my left nipple. He took turns licking and sucking and

then moved to the right one.

When he began to suck harder, my breathing became erratic. I had dreamt of this, but nothing

compared to the reality of his hot mouth feasting on my body.

“You like it when I suck it hard like that?”

I wanted his mouth everywhere. “Uh-huh.”

I gripped his beautiful, shiny hair and pulled him harder into my chest. Moisture started to

pool between my legs.

“You’re sweeter than anything I’ve ever tasted. I want to taste every inch of you tonight. Will

you let me?”

I whispered, “Yes.”

“If you want me to stop, just tell me, okay?”

I nodded. My entire body was buzzing in anticipation, every nerve ending hyperaware that

something major was about to happen.

His hands slid down my sides and grasped the material of my bikini bottom. “I want to take

this off.”

“Yes.”

He slowly slid it down, and I stepped out of it, completely naked. He groaned through his

teeth, “Fucking hell. I’m harder than I’ve ever been just looking at you.”

“Please…touch me,” I begged.

“I want to do more than touch you.”

I closed my eyes the second his fingers began rubbing against my clit. I had played with myself

before, but nothing compared to the feel of his big rough hand on me.

Mitch’s eyes were glued to the sight of his fingers rubbing between my legs. When he slowly

slipped two of them inside of me, he let out a long, shaky breath. “Holy shit.” He just kept looking at his fingers moving slowly in and out of me. “I love how wet you are. Nothing has ever turned

me on like this.”

I looked down at his cock straining through his board shorts and started to rub over it as he

continued to finger me. As soon as my hand touched down on him, his breathing became labored.

I loved seeing him lose control.

He suddenly withdrew his fingers from my throbbing sex. “Sit on me,” he said gruffly.

I climbed on top and wrapped my legs around him. He was still dressed, and I was completely

naked as he pushed me down on him. He took my nipple into his mouth as I gyrated over him.

The thin material of his shorts meant it didn’t feel like much was separating me from his hot

erection. I couldn’t get enough and kept bearing down harder and faster.

“Fuuuck…Skylar. Slow down.”

I couldn’t stop. He leaned back with his eyes closed in ecstasy, guiding my body over him with

his hands on my waist. Suddenly, I felt my own orgasm unexpectedly rising to the surface. “Oh my

God. I’m gonna come.”

He pushed me down on him harder. “Come, baby.”

Hearing him say that pushed me over the edge. When my climax pulsated through me, I lost

all inhibition and said, “I’m coming all over your dick.”

After a few seconds, he yelled, “Shit!” and suddenly pushed me off of him. “Fuck.”

I was standing up now. “What’s wrong?”

He put his head in his hands. “I’m sorry. When you said that—that you were coming all over

my dick—I lost it. I friggin’ came. I didn’t want it to seep through. That’s the only reason I pushed you off like that.”

I covered my mouth. “That’s okay.”

“That’s never happened to me before.”

“I guess 19-year-old Mitch is also sensitive to dirty talk?”

He shook his head in disbelief. “That right there…was more like 13-year-old Mitch.”

We both broke out in laughter. “Let me go change real quick,” he said.

He walked to the back of the RV and returned with a new set of shorts, but he had taken his

shirt off. I ran my index finger along the thin line of hair that trailed down his washboard

stomach, disappearing into his underwear line.

He pulled me into a deep kiss as my heart raced against his rock hard chest. I was still fully

naked and could feel that he was already hard again. He playfully bit my bottom lip, squeezing my

ass and whispered over my lips. “What have you done to me?”

“What do you mean?”

“I’ve never come in my pants in my entire life, and not only am I hard again, but it never even

went down. I want you so badly. There’s a part of me that wants to be gentle with you but a bigger

part that just wants to take what I’ve been dying to have for years.”

“Take it. It’s yours. It’s always been for you.”

CHAPTER 14

MITCH

Holy shit.
Take it.
Those words unraveled me. Blood rushed through my cock as I lifted her up and wrapped her legs around me, backing her into the counter.

We had been through so much together, not all of it good. Truth be told, ending up in this RV

with a naked and ready Skylar urging me to do whatever I pleased made it all worthwhile.

It was dark, so I turned on the overhead kitchen light, needing to see every inch of her

gorgeous body.

What I wanted first was something I had never done. With her, I craved it more than

anything.

Her ass rested on the counter as I spread her legs open, and she gasped when I lowered my

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