Chapter Seventeen

NARI

I was annoyed with myself for lingering in the library until it was almost six. Cheer practice would be wrapping up soon, and I needed to make myself scarce before Roxie emerged. I’d been doing a pretty good job of avoiding her so far, and I wanted to keep it that way.

She was the one who started all this, after all. I was just giving her what she wanted.

Three days had passed since she and Kai had made up. She’d tried to reach out to me a few times through our group chat, but I’d ignored her. Kai had asked me to talk to her, too, but I’d ignored him as well. Why confront our feelings when we could just avoid each other?

Her doubts had started to infect me, too. I wasn’t sure I was ready to talk about it yet, so I hurried to pack up my things and get out of there.

I rushed out of the library and down the empty hallway. I was just passing the gym doors when I heard one open and slam shut behind me. I decided not to look back and kept my pace toward the exit.

Just as I was about to reach the door, I heard her soft voice behind me. “Not so fast, Nari,” Roxie said, grabbing my hand and intertwining our fingers.

Before I could respond, she was pulling me down the hall and into the empty girls’ bathroom. Once we were inside, she pushed me against the door.

“I need to get home, Rox,” I said, avoiding her gaze.

I didn’t want to be like this with her, but her disappearing act had made me question everything we were doing. I needed time to think.

Were we crazy to think we could keep our feelings out of this? Were we setting ourselves up for heartbreak just for a little bit of fun now?

She tilted my chin up, forcing me to look into her chocolate eyes.

“No you don’t, baby, and I don’t know what this is between us…but I know I don’t want to run from it anymore,” she said, pressing her lips against mine.

She pushed her body against mine, our thighs intertwining. Our skirts rode up, mine over my thighs and hers over her ass, and I realized she wasn’t wearing any panties.

She whimpered as my hands gripped her ass. She ground her pussy against my bare thigh, moaning softly before breaking our kiss.

The part of me that had been telling me to get out of there was suddenly silent. I’d have to deal with my feelings later, because the sensation she was giving my pussy was too intense to ignore.

“First, I’m going to apologize by making you come on my fingers. Then we’re going to talk on the way back to my place, where Kai is already waiting.

“Then he and I are going to make you come some more,” she said, sliding her hand into my panties. Her fingers found my already-soaked pussy and began to stroke my clit.

I bit my lip to stifle a moan as I gripped her waist with one hand and pulled her closer to me.

I slipped two fingers between her folds; they slid into her easily because she was already dripping for me.

“I’ll only go with you if you come with me,” I whispered, because if I spoke any louder I’d definitely moan.

Her juices coated my fingers and dripped down onto my hand as I pumped them in and out of her.

Her eyes locked with mine as we fingered each other against the bathroom door. She rested her forehead against mine as the pleasure took over. Her clit was swollen and wet beneath my fingers.

“Fuuuck, I missed your hands on my body, baby. I’m sorry,” she moaned quietly as I felt her start to tighten around my fingers.

Her fingers quickened their pace, trying to bring me to climax with her. Her free hand came up to cup my cheek. “Shit. Come with me, Nari,” she said, capturing my lips in another kiss.

She bit down on my lower lip hard, and I came around her fingers just as she came around mine, our moans muffled by our heated kiss.

We were both still riding the other’s hand as we tried to catch our breath.

As I withdrew my fingers, I slapped her clit hard. She gasped, and I pushed my fingers into her mouth. She eagerly cleaned them off.

When she removed her fingers, she smirked at me before pushing them into her own mouth and doing the same.

“Yum. Now let’s go, we have things to talk about,” she said, releasing me.

***

The ride to Roxie’s house was quiet at first, both of us too nervous to start the conversation. I took a deep breath and bit my lip, a nervous habit I’d only recently become aware of.

She glanced at me, then quickly returned her eyes to the road as she squeezed her thighs together.

“We need to talk before we get back to my place, Nari,” Roxie finally said, breaking the silence.

“Maybe we should wait for Kai,” I suggested, trying to buy some time.

“Kai and I are fine. You and Kai are fine. This doesn’t involve him,” Roxie said, rolling her eyes.

“Really, Rox? Rolling your eyes? You’re the one who ghosted us,” I retorted, rolling my eyes in return.

“And I apologized to Kai, and I’m trying to apologize to you if you’d let me. I got scared and didn’t know how to handle what I was feeling for both of you. All of this is new to me.”

“And what were you feeling? Do you think your feelings were the only ones that were a mess? I don’t know what this is either. It was supposed to be just fun.” I bit my lip again.

“Look, Nari, after what we just did and the way you keep biting your lip, I don’t want to argue.” She squeezed her thighs together again and continued.

“I ghosted you guys because our connections have been so strong lately, it scared me. Every college I applied to is at least three states away.

“I couldn’t figure out how to leave you both. Even now, I’m not sure how to do it, but I don’t want to quit.

“I’ve never felt this kind of freedom before, not like I do with you two. I want to be with you and Kai for as long as possible.”

“What are you saying, Roxie?” I ask, trying to understand.

“It means I’m going to savor whatever this is between us, and we’ll handle the rest when we need to,” Roxie says, pulling into her driveway.

“Okay,” I respond. I won’t lie, I’m scared too, but I’m not ready to let her go.

She looks at me, surprised that I agreed so quickly after my three-day protest. She reaches over and pulls me into a kiss—a kiss that leaves my panties soaked once again.

“Let’s go check off all-night fucking from the list now that we’re all good,” she suggests, giving my lips another quick kiss before stepping out of the car.

Two weeks have passed. Four months left.