Without You (Love Wanted in Texas #1)(11)

I looked up to see Luke, Grace, and Lex walking up.

Grace and Lex both dropped their smiles as they walked up to Lauren. “Why are you crying?” they both asked at the same time.

“What’s wrong? What’s going on?” Luke asked as he glanced at Colt and then me.

Lauren looked at Colt and me with pleading eyes. “Nothing. I twisted my ankle, and I’m just crying like a baby,” she said.

Lex looked at me, and I knew she wasn’t buying it.

“You okay, baby girl?” Luke asked.

Lauren nodded her head and attempted to smile.

Luke slapped his hands together and said, “Then, let’s go.”

“Where are Meg and Taylor?” Grace asked.

Luke shrugged his shoulders. “Not sure. Maybe they’ll be at the party. Let’s get going. Colt, you’re driving, so nothing but soda.”

Colt gave Luke a weak smile.



Lex and I were sitting on the back of my tailgate, watching everyone at the party.

She bumped me with her shoulder and smiled. “You’re so quiet tonight. What are you thinking about?”

“I’m watching Colt.”

She turned and scanned through everyone, looking for Colt. “Why?”

“’Cause Paul Hines just showed up.”

She looked at me. “So? Does Colt have something against Paul?”

I raised my eyebrows. “You could say that he does.”

“Will, what’s going on? Lauren was upset earlier, and now, you’re telling me that my brother is pissed at Paul. I know Lauren went out with Paul last week. So, what gives?”

I glanced over at my girl. I love her so much. Nothing gets by her. I can’t wait to make her mine. I moved my hand and slid it across my front left pocket. It’s still there.

“I promised Lauren I wouldn’t say anything,” I said.

Lex nodded her head. “Then, I trust you and Colt know what you’re doing.”

I grabbed her hand and jumped off the tailgate as Gloriana’s song “Best Night Ever” began playing. “Dance with me, Lex.”

She smiled, and the next thing I knew, she was in my arms. I walked her out to where everyone was dancing. As I pulled her to me, her scent filled my senses and caused my dick to jump.

I moved my lips up her neck and gently bit down on her earlobe. “Lex, I want you.”

She sucked in a breath of air and whispered, “Yes, Will. I want you, too.”

I pulled back and placed my hands on the sides of her face. I leaned down and kissed her. We both let out low moans as our tongues moved against each other. When we both pulled back for air, I smiled as I leaned my forehead against hers.

“Lex, my parents are out of town. I want to make you mine…tonight.”

Her eyes lit up with a fire I’d never seen before. “What about Libby?”

The song changed, and Thomas Rhett’s “Get Me Some of That” began playing. I looked up and began searching for my sister. When I saw her dancing in the arms of Luke, I instantly got pissed.

“That bastard,” I whispered.

Lex turned to where I was looking. As Luke spun Libby around on the dance floor, I noticed the look on her face. I hadn’t seen my sister smile like that in a long time.

Lex squeezed my arm and caused me to look down at her. “Will, it’s okay.”

I chuckled and looked back at them. “That’s my sister…and Luke. Lex, it’s Luke.”

She placed her hand on the side of my face. “All the more reason to trust them. He’s your best friend. We all grew up together, Will. Luke would be the last person to hurt Lib. They’re just dancing.”

I nodded my head as I glanced back at Luke and Libby. I looked down into Lex’s beautiful blue eyes and gave her the sexiest smile I could manage. “When can we leave?”

Lex bit down on her lower lip and then ran her tongue across it. I let out a whimper. I needed to adjust myself to accommodate my shrinking pants.

“Now?”

That was all I needed to hear. I grabbed her hand and began making our way back to my truck.

“Should we tell the others that we’re leaving?” Lex asked.

I held the passenger door open and helped her up into my truck. I shook my head. “No. They’ll just want to leave with us.” The flush that moved across her cheeks caused me to smile. I leaned in and kissed her nose. “Anytime it gets to be too much, Lex, just say stop, and we will.”

She opened her mouth slightly. “I’m not going to want to stop, Will. I can promise you that.”

Holy shit.

I smiled and stepped back to shut the door. I walked around the back of the truck, so Lex couldn’t see me panicking.

I’m actually going to make love to her.

I knew I didn’t want to wait until the end of summer. I wanted to show Lex how much I loved her. I wanted her to know that what we shared was real, and even though we were going to be a few hundred miles apart, nothing would come between us.

Opening the truck door, I was just about to get inside when I heard Lauren yell out. I quickly turned and saw Paul Hines trying to pull Lauren out onto the dance floor. She kept yelling for him to let her go.

“Ah f*ck.” I looked back at Lex. “Stay in the truck, Lex.”