BASH
My mouth gapes.
Someone taps my shoulder before I can answer Kyland.
I glance over my shoulder.
"Xandry!" I stand up from my stool, giving Xandry a brotherly hug with a clap on his shoulder. Xandry is uncle Phoenix and Aunt Sam's son. He's a few months older than me and works at his dad's family business.
"You came alone?" he asks, sitting on the empty stool beside me. He leans his left elbow on the bar counter while his blue eyes scan the crowded full of women. He's a legs spreader. That's what his twin Saphoera named him.
When I left for the U.K, I knew Xandry was a playboy but overprotective regarding his twin sister Saphoera.
Although Saph is a foot shorter than Xandry's six feet and three inches tall, I'm an inch taller than him. They share the same shades of blonde hair and blue eye and almost has the same facial features.
"Yup. Dean is with his family, and Pyke is busy upstairs. Our parents were still there in the VIP lounge. The girls have girls' night at Lizzy's apartment."
He looks at me like he wants to say something but sips his beer instead. My eyes fixed on his bruised knuckles.
"What happened to your knuckles, Xandry?" I ask though I know the answer already.
He chuckles, putting the beer down. "I beat that guy's face to a pulp." He grins with pride.
I shake my head in amusement. He's so overprotective of Saph, but Saph loves to annoy and provoke Xandry.
"Poor guy," I agree.
"He deserved it, Bash. I warned Saph to stay away from that ass, but she didn't listen, and I know Saph, she's not serious about dating him. Then I found out that the asshole has another girlfriend. So when I got a chance to corner him, I punched his face in front of his girlfriend. Good for him. I'm sure they broke up already." He looks satisfied with what he did.
My stomach stirs when I remember Ranjiv dude wrapping his arm around Trinity's shoulder. I grab my beer and drink all the content in a gulp.
"Slow down, man." I hear Xandry's voice.
I shrug my shoulder helplessly. "Go pick up that blonde, Xandry. I notice that girl in a skimpy red dress keeps staring at you."
I move closer to him while gesturing my head to the blonde woman in a skimpy dress. I know Xandry will not leave this place without a woman in his arms.
"You notice her?" He smirks.
I nod, smiling.
"I thought she's into you?"
"Not interested. I have somewhere else to go."
"Sure, man." He nods, still wearing a smirk on his face.
***
I blow a breath after pressing Trinity's doorbell.
I told Edmund to go home and not to wait for me. He was adamant about staying and sleeping in the car, but after threatening his job, he finally agreed.
I press again when I don't hear the sound of footsteps toward the door. I feel my heartbeat skip a bit. What if she's already sleeping? Or what if she won't let me in and shoo me away? What if? I Stiffen when I hear the door unlock.
"Bash?" Trinity's sleepy voice makes me blink. She opens the door wider while rubbing her right eye with the back of her finger. Her bedhead proves that she's already sleeping. She's only wearing a gray hoody baggy shirt with a college logo. Her long legs are in full view with her bare feet and deep red painted toenails.
"Coming or not?" she asks, which almost startles me from catching me checking her out.
I swallow when my eyes land again on her now very prominent braless tits. She doesn't have an extra size on her chest area, but she's just perfect the way she is. Even with her shirt on, I can see the little buds react, perhaps from the cold weather.
"Um, you don't mind?" I barely recognize my voice, and Thank God she's able to distract my thoughts, which makes my gaze shift to her beautiful makeup-free face.
She smiles. "You shouldn't have come here if you care or if I mind or not." She grabs my hand, causing the electricity to rush through my entire body. Something powerful pulls us closer together and binds us-the intensity of our connection.
I feel hot, and my cock is on full alert. I can't help but grip her soft and warm hand in return. I'm afraid this strange feeling will disappear with her hand. I follow her inside, and she closes the door behind us.
Her apartment is dark. Only the streetlight that illuminates through her windows into her living room provides light and won't cause us to bump into each other.
My hand is still linked with hers as we walk through the narrow hallway that separates the living room and maybe her bedroom. It's dead silence. I can hear my own breathing and my own racing heartbeat.
I pull her hand back, which makes her stop to halt and almost bump her body into me. It's almost dark here, but I can see the surprised look on her face as she stares at me. Her breathing warms my neck at how close we are. I release her hand and cup her face, making her gasp.
"Trinity," I whisper with a hint of frustration.
She's about to say something, and that's the moment I want. It gives me a chance for my lips to press against hers.
Jesus! Her lips are so soft, and it feels impossibly real.
She grips my arms in surprise, perhaps. I move my lips slowly, tentatively, and chastely. I release my left hand from her face placing it at the back of her head while bending down to have my full access.
She tastes so sweet.
If this is how Trinity tastes, she's so addicting and mind-blowing.
Why did I wait so long to kiss her if she tasted like this? If I only knew.
I place my free hand on her back to let her body press against me. This kiss is overwhelming.
My cells awaken, my muscles clench, my cock throbs, and my body heat radiates to her.
My heartbeat never slows down. In fact, it's beating wildly that might break my ribcage. I feel her body press against mine, and she pushes herself further.
And damn, she's kissing me back, encouraging me to deepen the kiss.
I find myself pressing her against the wall that, causes something hanging on it to shake. I stroke my tongue between her lips, and she opens to me freely, allowing me to slip my tongue into her mouth.
She just tastes sweeter and better, and I want more.
Something inside me stirs, and I haven't felt anything like this before.
Desire?
Longing?
Love?
I already know the answer.
All of the above.