Free Thundering Luv by LM Preston Page A

any part of you that you’re willing to give.” He kissed her.
She sighed, deepening the kiss. “I’m ready,” she whispered in between small kisses.
Colin held her face between his hands, his eyes met hers, revealing hunger and desire within. “Then, Jewel Dupree, would you like to be my girlfriend?”
“Yes.” She kissed him. “And yes,” she kissed him deeper, “yes.”
“I lo—” Colin stopped himself.
“Me too,” Jewel answered between kisses, then pulled away, wondering if what he said was what her heart wanted him to say, or if her mind was playing tricks on her. “What’d you say?”
Colin cleared his throat, studying her face a moment, and seemed to make up his mind about something. “I’m in real deep like with you.”
Jewel’s heart ached, because she didn’t just like Colin, she knew without any doubt that she was in love with him. “Kiss me again,” Jewel whispered, closing her eyes to hide her tears.

 
Colin was playing with the necklaces he made for them. He slouched back on the oversized chair and glanced at the text from Jewel.
He’d matched the necklaces in their design, even cut the shells, decorating them in such a way that when the necklaces were placed together, the shells were whole. One for his Jewel and one for him. He frowned. He should be happy, but he felt so guilty he couldn’t even finish cleaning up the place for her. They were leaving for home in the morning. He knew then things would change. But the last two weeks—they only made him hunger for more, much more.
His cousin was a spoiled snot. At home, his aunt and uncle barely tolerated his presence, and he was working as hard as possible to be out of their house when he graduated this coming school year. But he wanted Jewel to be a part of it. He knew it sounded lame, but he just wanted what his parents had. They’d been together since high school and he saw the love they had for each other. He wanted that, he wanted someone who would be his center, his friend. For a while he’d thought that was Summer, but he didn’t feel as complete with her as he did with Jewel.
Colin only hoped Jewel felt for him as deeply as he for her, and that she could find it in her heart to forgive him for not being completely honest with her. There was a knock on the door; he took a deep breath and went to open it.
Jewel was smiling up at him. “Hi!” She wrapped her arms around his waist.
Colin leaned down and kissed her, lifting her in his arms and carrying her into the living room, his lips never leaving hers.
Jewel ended the kiss. “Are you packed?” Sounding breathless, she slid out of his hands to sit on the couch.
Colin sat next to her and pulled her onto his lap, gazing at her, with his eyelids slightly closed. Kissing Jewel again, Colin admitted he didn’t want them to talk, because when they did he had to come clean about all the things on his mind. Colin owed her that, but the last few weeks had been the best he could remember in a long time.
Jewel laid her head on his shoulder and kissed him softly on his neck. “I don’t want to go home. I wish this summer would never end.”
“Me too.” And Colin meant it. He didn’t ever want to go back to reality where he had to risk Jewel leaving him.
“Colin?” She trailed her finger down his neck to the V in his shirt. “I love you,” she whispered.
Colin swallowed, he was in shock. She’d uttered the words so lightly he almost didn’t hear her. “I’m in love with you too.”
“Really?” She appeared doubtful. “You mean it? You’re not saying it just because I said it first?”
“I’ve been in love with you since I carried you to your room after Jake hit you with the ball. I never told you because I didn’t want to rush things. And I didn’t want you to hurt me. Uh, and I was afraid to admit it to myself.” Colin grasped the necklace he’d left on the table. “I made these for us.”
She smiled and snuggled deeper in his lap. “Their more beautiful