Bender (The Core Four #1)(29)

“Fine, I get that you are proud and want to do this on your own. But if you ever need any help, please know that I’m here. All you have to do is ask.”

I tilted my head to the side. “That’s sweet, Luke. I appreciate the offer. Now can we please, like, kiss or something? My knees went a little weak in the park, and I’d like to see if you can do that again.”

His answering grin was all I needed. His mouth came crashing down to mine, and clothes went flying. He walked me backwards until my feet hit the air mattress. When I stumbled back, and my butt hit the bed, I giggled. I was ready to enjoy this.



The next morning I was lying there wide awake. Last night wasn’t at all what I was expecting. Luke was wonderful in every way, but when he pushed inside of me…I felt nothing. There was no spark, no chemistry, nothing! I mean, don’t get me wrong. My body responded the way that it should when it’s been touched and caressed in very intimate places. I even had an orgasm from the sensations, but it fell completely short for me. It was more like a formality than a passionate meeting of bodies. I was almost ready to cry, because something was missing. In the middle of Luke thrusting, I’d briefly wondered if Camden could hear us. I wanted to know if he was jealous, if he wished he were Luke. When Luke’s pace started to change, I put my head back in the game, because he was clearly close to coming, and I wasn’t even close to being on par yet.

Looking up at this handsome, blond-haired man who I was entangled with, I wondered if there was something wrong with me. I shouldn’t have been thinking about my roommate while naked and going to town with someone else. That thought was just wrong! In fact, I was going to do this again. I liked Luke. He deserved to have all of my attention and not just part of it. Well, that was if he wanted to have sex with me again. I couldn’t just assume that I was all Miss Super Porn Star and everything he’d hoped for.

“What’s going on up in that gorgeous head of yours?” Luke’s groggy voice sounded beneath me.

I raised my head from his chest and looked at him. “Mmm…you’re awake. Nothing worth talking about.” I gave him a small smile.

He quirked a brow. “You sure?”

I nodded, my chin brushing the light dusting of hair on his pecs. “You sleep okay?”

His mouth tipped up. “I slept quite well, thanks to you. In fact, maybe air mattresses are the way to go. This sucker is pretty comfy.”

I laughed softly. “Yeah, regular beds are overrated.”

His beautiful mouth curved into a grin, and he tapped my nose with his finger. “You’re cute in the morning.”

I curled my lip. “Meh… I’m going to pretend that you can’t see the makeup that I’m sure is smeared under my eyes, and that it doesn’t look like a bird is nesting in my hair.”

He shook his head. “You don’t see yourself like I do.”

I tilted my head. “Dodger said the same thing to me.”

Luke chuckled. “Well maybe we’re on to something.” He started to sit up, so I moved. “Listen I don’t mean to cut out on you, but I have to get to work in an hour, and I still need to go change my clothes.”

“That’s fine. Do you want me to cook you any breakfast before you go?”

He cupped his hand on my cheek, and I leaned into it. “Nah. I’ll grab something on my way home.”

Bending down he placed the sweetest softest of kisses on my lips. Luke stood up and moved about my room getting dressed. I looked at his killer body completely unabashed. I was pretty sure I sighed dreamily. He looked over his shoulder and winked at me. Busted.

I got up from bed too and tied my ratty yellow robe on. I made note that I needed to replace this thing. It’d seen better days.

“I’m going to walk you out.”

Grabbing my hand we went downstairs, only to be met by the smell of bacon and a shirtless Camden and Dodger. I didn’t know why I’d forgotten that Dodger was going to be coming over to go for a run. He’d asked me to join them, and I declined, saying there was no way I could keep up. I was getting healthier, but in no way was I capable of their stamina.

Luke bumped into the back of me when I paused at the bottom of the steps. Both guys stopped what they were doing and looked up at me. Dodger’s shoulders were moving up and down, and I knew he was laughing. I could only assume I was never going to hear the end of this from him. Camden, on the other hand, had a different expression. His mouth was closed, and his eyes zeroed in on the robe I was wearing. I caught a very subtle and brief rising of his brow, before it went away, and he looked like his usual grumpy self. Okay, keep moving, Keegan. Just as we passed the breakfast bar, Luke’s hand slid to the small of my back in a possessive manner.

“Hey Dodge… Camden.” Luke was friendly toward Dodger, but his greeting to my roommate was brisk and cold.

Both boys nodded at him. I made quick work of walking him to the front door so I could say goodbye. When he stopped dead in his tracks, I heard Camden quietly saying, “Nice, doing the walk of shame.” I turned and saw a very irritated Luke. Even I bristled.

“What did you say?” Luke’s voice was low and threatening.

Camden looked up from his cooking bacon and stared directly at Luke. “I said, how nice, doing the walk of shame.”

“Shut up, Camden,” I hissed.