Sue called out her thanks as I waved good-bye to them.

I couldn’t stand up, so I sat down on the ground as I watched them walk off. Sue stopped to talk to Heather. I watched as Heather threw her head back and laughed.

I wanted what Gunner and Jeff had. It hit me like a ton of bricks the moment Matt said he loved me. I wanted it, and I wanted it with Heather. When she looked over at me, she stopped laughing. She turned back to Sue, and it looked like they were saying their good-byes.

After she gave Sue a hug, she started to walk toward me. Then, she stopped dead in her tracks. I heard someone come up behind me. I felt a kiss on my cheek, and I turned around to see Lynda standing above me.

“Hey, handsome. What are you doing down here on the ground? Did Matt wear your ass out?” Lynda laughed and then sat down next to me.

When I looked back at Heather, I saw that she was now walking back toward Jeff and Ari’s house.

Fuck me.

“Hey, Lynda. I thought you were going to wait for Emma and Garrett to get back.”

“Oh, they’re home now. I heard them mention to Gunner’s folks that Sue and Mark were on their way to pick up Matt, so I thought I would come and see if you’d like to go out tonight. Maybe we could hit the honky-tonk in town and do some dancing?”

“Well, yeah… maybe. Let me talk to Gunner and see how Ari and Jeff are doing first.”

Lynda’s smile faded. “I’m really so sorry to hear about Ari losing her baby. I mean, I didn’t even know she was pregnant, but still, I hate to see that happen to anyone. She seems like a really nice girl.”

I smiled at Lynda. I knew she was just trying to be nice, but I was pissed that she caused Heather to turn and walk away.

“Did you drive over here?” I asked standing up.

“Um, yeah. I thought you might like to come back with me, and then we could head out tonight. I mean, if you feel like it.”

I looked back over to where Heather had walked back to the house.

“You know what? I am in the mood to go out and grab a few beers. How about I get ready and meet you back at your grandparents, place?”

Lynda gave me a smile before she hugged me. “Oh, you won’t regret it, Josh! A night out is just what you need.”

I watched as Lynda drove off in the Jeep toward Emma and Garrett’s place. I started to head back to the house when Gunner sent me a text.

Gunner: I need some fucking drinks and loud music. You up for going out tonight.

I sent him a text back: Fuck yeah. How’s Ari? Where the hell was Jeff ?

Gunner: Shit, dude. I’ll tell you all about it over a beer.

I replied: Okay, I’m going to jump in the shower and then head over.

I walked into the house and heard the shower going in Jeff and Ari’s bathroom. Why is she taking a shower in their bathroom? I wondered if Heather was going to go out tonight also.

I walked into the kitchen and made a mental note to have the place cleaned up before Ari got home. The last thing she needed to do was worry about cleaning. I reached into the fridge, pulling out a beer. I practically downed it right there. Shit, I need to just get drunk tonight. I needed to get Heather out of my mind, and I only knew one way to do that. It had been too damn long since I’d fucked someone.

I slammed the rest of my beer and threw the bottle in the trash.

When my phone beeped, I pulled it out to see Lynda had texted me with a picture of what she was wearing tonight.

Motherfucker. The picture she sent me was hot. I knew just the person to get Heather off of my mind.

I was sending Lynda a text back when I ran right into Heather coming out of Ari and Jeff’s bedroom.

We hit dead-on and she dropped all her bathroom stuff as I dropped my phone. We both started to lean down to pick up everything. As I stood back up to let her go first, my head hit her in the chin.

“Motherfucker!” Heather grabbed her chin and stumbled backwards.

She looked like she was about to fall, so I reached out, grabbing her other hand, as I pulled her toward me.

“Holy shit Heather! I’m so sorry! Are you okay, princess?” I placed my hands on either side of her face while I moved her head back and forth looking at her chin.

Watching her poor eyes water up, I knew she was trying to hold back the tears. When she reached out her hands and put them on my forearms, I saw the first tear slide down her cheek.

Oh. My. God. I wiped the tear away. I felt like such a douche for hurting her even though it was an accident.

“Oh shit, Heather, I’m so sorry, princess. I didn’t mean to hurt you.”

She tried to smile at me. “S’okay Josh. I should’ve been looking where I was going. Ouch, I think I bit my damn tongue!” she let out a small laugh.

Her hands were still on my arms, and I let my eyes look down her body.

Holy motherfucking shit! The blue robe she was wearing was open, and of course, she was naked underneath. My legs wobbled just a bit, and she grabbed my arms tighter.

“Oh my god, Josh are you okay? I didn’t think my chin was that hard! Do you need to sit down?”

I looked back up to her, and she must have caught on to what I had been looking at. I slowly moved my hands down her face to her shoulders and pushed the robe off of her.

She just stood there, staring at me. I thought for sure she would reach for her robe, but instead, she licked her lips. I almost had to grab the wall to stand up straight.

I grabbed her neck, pulling her to me, and then I started to kiss her.

Her hands immediately went to my hair, and she let out the sweetest, softest moan I’d ever heard. I pushed her back against the wall as I started to move my other hand down her body. I lifted up her leg, hooking it over my hip.

“Heather,” I whispered against her lips.

I was waiting for her to come to her senses, but then she pushed her hips against mine. I went for it. Moving my hand all over her body, I caressed up her side to her chest. When I cupped one of her breasts in my hand and I let out a moan. She fit perfect in my hand.

Then, I moved my hand down to between her legs and touched her clit. She bucked her hips into me while she grabbed a handful of my hair. As she pulled me closer to her lips, I put one finger inside of her and then another.

“Oh god,” I moaned. She’s so fucking wet.

“Josh, please don’t stop.”

I put two more fingers inside her She was so tight. I started to move my hand faster while she pushed harder against me. The next thing I knew, I was capturing her screams in my mouth.

Fuck me. Am I dreaming? Is this really happening?

She pulled away from my lips to catch her breath. When she started to move her leg away, I grabbed it and picked her up.

“Wrap your legs around me, princess.”

She did just what I asked and didn’t even hesitate. Shit…It had been so long since I was with someone and all I wanted to do was be with Heather and only Heather. I pushed her back against the wall again and kissed her with as much passion as I could.

She pulled back away from my lips just some.

“Josh,” she whispered so softly. “I want you so badly.”

Holy fuck. What was she saying?

“Heather, I want you, too, but.”

“Please, Josh, I need this so much.”

I moved my lips back to kiss hers. I loved her so much, and I didn’t want to rush making love to her. It had to be special.

With her legs wrapped around me, I slowly walked us up the stairs and into the room where I was staying. I stopped right at the edge of the bed. She removed her legs from around me, and she gently slid down my body to sit on the bed. She started to move back, I crawled over her, just barely kept my body weight on top of her.

Then, she smiled at me, and my heart melted on the spot. I would do anything for this girl. I’d give up my own life for her.