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Guilt ate at me at the mention of Stanley, reality hitting me like a freight train. Riley had given me more in the past few minutes than he’d given me in the past year, and I hadn’t felt uncomfortable for a single second with her.

I’d cheated on my boyfriend with my best friend, and the shameful part was that it had felt right.

Tears burned my eyes, and she cursed before laying down beside me and pulling me against her. “I hate that I always seem to make you cry. I’m sorry. Did I push you too far? I knew I’d fuck this up.”

“No, it was good,” I insisted, shuffling closer to her and sniffing back the tears. “I’m just a mess tonight.”

“We’ll talk about this tomorrow, okay? No pressure.”

I fell asleep like that, her fingers drawing patterns on my back and her leg draped over my waist to keep me close.

Riley

“Hey. Marco sent me in to wake you up. It’s almost lunchtime,” Ryder said as he shook my shoulder. “Did you hear me? Wake the fuck up.”

I groaned, rolling over to swat at him, and he let out a sound of disgust. “I don’t appreciate the titty flash. Where’s your company? I heard you two last night and you’re lucky I didn’t stage a cop raid to shut you two up.”

My eyes flew open and I patted the bed beside me, finding it empty. Luna was gone.

I cursed, flying out of bed to my brother’s horror as he averted his eyes, and I snatched a shirt, shoving it over my head. “She’s gone? Fuck. Fuck!” I snapped, confusion filling his eyes as he braved a glance at me, finding me covered.

“You don’t usually bring them back here. They must have been hot.” He grinned at me. “Why are you freaking out? It’s a good thing when they slip out before we wake up. We don’t have to deal with their meltdown when we boot them out.”

“Shut up, Ry,” I growled, his biceps flexing as he crossed his arms against his chest. He was in a tank top and shorts, telling me he was about to start a workout or go for a run.

“You’re being such a girl right now. It’s weird,” he muttered as he assessed me suspiciously, but I relaxed as the bathroom door opened and Luna slipped back in. She was only in her panties and shirt, my brain short-circuiting at how good she looked. I couldn’t believe I’d fucked her, and it was better than I ever could’ve imagined.

She paused when she saw Ryder, and I let out a breath of relief. “There you are. I thought you’d taken off.”

“I had to pee,” she mumbled, her cheeks burning as Ryder chuckled.

“Luna stayed over? That explains the noises that got my cock hard last night.”

“Maybe she was eating my cunt and you were jerking off to me?” I bit out with annoyance. “Get out.”

“No way in fucking hell. It’s way too interesting in here,” he argued, and I punched him in the shoulder when he glanced at Luna’s bare legs. His pupils were blown, but I didn’t bother asking what he’d taken. If he’d been out partying all night and was still high, that was his problem.

“I saidout, asshole. I won’t ask again.”

He grumbled as he went, slamming the door on purpose while shouting down the hallway. “I woke her up, Dad! You can pay for my fucking therapy since she was naked with Luna!”

He was such a dick.

Luna’s eyes went wide, but I snorted and grabbed her pants off the floor, handing them over to her. “Sorry.”

She took them, shoving her legs into them as she fidgeted, making me frown. “What’s wrong?”

“I don’t know how to act around you,” she blurted out without looking at me. I loved that she was so innocent, and a small smile tugged at my lips. She’d never slept with someone she wasn’t dating, so she was completely out of her element.

“Just like you always do. Is that why you were hiding in the bathroom?” I teased, reaching for her waist to tug her against me. She didn’t tense or push me away, so I slid my arms around her, pulling her front flush with mine. “This changes nothing. If you want me to back off, I can. I think we need to talk about it though, but I’m happy to wait until we’ve had coffee first, or if you need a day to think.”

Her soft eyes stared into mine, her voice quiet. “I’m not ready to leave him. I know that’s what you’ll ask, but…”

It hurt a little, but I knew it was going to be like this. I swore I wouldn’t touch her while she wanted him, and I’d already fucked that up, but part of me was enjoying the fact she’d go home to him with my kiss still burning on her lips. I was petty, but I was looking forward to him finding out I’d had my fingers up her cunt.

I smirked, kissing her neck to relax her, my voice low. “I know. We can figure this out if it’s what you want. I told you last night I wouldn’t push you, and I meant it.”

She melted against me, a content sigh leaving her that went straight to my core. I was pretty observant with girls, and I instantly felt like affection was her love language. Some girls liked gifts, some liked humor, but Luna appreciated soft touches and sweet words.