Free Goddess Revenge: Goddess Series Book 4 (Young Adult / New Adult) by M.W. Muse Page B

when I came back from lunch and saw that you’d been crying…I felt like shit.”
    “I just had a lot on my mind,” she said, looking away from him.
    “Please forgive me, baby,” River murmured as he reached up and turned her head toward his.
    She looked at him and sighed. “There’s nothing to forgive.” She shrugged. “We’re both trying to figure this out.”
    River leaned his forehead against hers as he continued stroking her face. “Last night, when you kissed me, that was the best moment of my life,” he whispered. “I…I wanted to kiss you, but I was trying to be good.”
    “I know. When you didn’t kiss me, I felt a little sad, I guess. I didn’t realize I wanted you to kiss me until you actually started to and stopped.”
    River’s hands kept stroking her face, but his movements became rhythmic while he breathed heavily through his slightly opened mouth. “Baby, I’m so scared of losing you once I have you,” he said as his voice cracked.
    “You know I can’t make any promises right now,” she whispered. “I’m still in love with…with him .”
    “I know, and that’s what scares me. You could always go back to him. It was hard seeing you two together before, but if something evolves between us and you go back to him, it’d destroy me,” he whispered, shaking his head against hers.
    “I understand,” she said, pulling away from him. “Maybe we should cool it for awhile. You know, until things settle down.”
    “No,” River breathed, pulling her head back to his. “As much as I’m scared of losing you, I’m also scared of not doing anything. If I do nothing, then you may very well go back to him or move on with someone else. I’d lose my opportunity to be with the woman I love more than anything.”
    She reached up and placed her hands on his chest, the first time she’d put her hands on him since their fight. She gently caressed him there, and his breathing spiked. She kept one hand over his heart while she slid the other hand around his back to lightly squeeze him against her.
    River whispered her name while he cupped the back of her head. He lowered his lips and grazed them over hers, moaning before kissing her.
    They kissed softly like yesterday, but after a few seconds, something changed. He tugged at her ponytail holder until her hair fell around her face. He grabbed a handful of her unkempt hair with that hand and locked his other arm around her, pulling her up against him, digging his fingers into her waist while he kissed her, hard.
    She slid her hand up from his chest into his hair as she returned the kiss. They kept kissing for several seconds before she slowly pulled away.
    River wasn’t ready to stop.
    He stared at her intensely for a fraction of a second before crushing his lips to hers again. They both kissed each other with equal intensity. River moved one hand and grabbed her wrist. He pushed her hand down his abdomen toward his pants. He was going to have her feel him, which meant them kissing like this was turning him on. Oh gods, she didn’t know if she should touch his dick.
    Legacy heard someone fumble with the doorknob. She pulled away quickly and twisted her hair back up with a small smile on her face.
    “Legacy?” Olive called out.
    “In here,” she said as she finished mussing with her hair.
    She glanced at River, and he was smiling too. He had his elbows propped on his knees and was hovering over the evidence of his arousal. That made her want to smile more.
    “You two are glowing,” Olive said, amused. “What have you been doing?”
    “Er, nothing.” She shrugged.
    “We had some things to discuss,” River said.
    “Hm, well, Lissa had to work late, so I’m cooking dinner. Do you want to stay, River?”
    He glanced at Legacy, and she shrugged.
    River stayed the rest of the evening, and they talked freely without anymore kissing. When he got ready to leave, she walked him out, but as soon as she walked outside, she saw Adin’s car at his