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woman.
    Yeah, it scared me, and in a good way.
    I’d wanted Dex for a long time, but I kept that hidden, moving on with my life. I wasn’t going to pine over a man that never saw me as anything more than Charlie’s little sister.
    I pretended not to pine.
    “Tell me you don’t want this and I’ll leave.” His breath brushed along my cheek. He smelled good, clean, manly. “It’ll be hard as fuck, Eva, but I’ll walk away.”
    The look in his eyes said he wouldn’t give up that easily, and I knew that throughout the years when he’d wanted something he went for it.
    Can I do this? Can I really give myself to Dex in all the ways he wants?
    It was certainly what I’d wanted … him, a family, and a life where I could actually be happy. I wasn’t thinking about what Charlie might say, or thinking about what was right or wrong.
    I was staring into Dex’s eyes and seeing the desire, the need he had for me, reflected back, and all common sense and rational thoughts left me.
    “I do want you.”
    He smirked, just a lift at the corner of his mouth. But damn, was it sexy.
    He leaned in and claimed my mouth without saying anything in response. The way he stroked his tongue along mine sent this heat wave through my body. When he pulled away, I couldn’t breathe. I was ready for him, so ready my panties were wet.
    I would have agreed to anything right then and there.
    But Dex stepped away when I thought he’d push this more. He smoothed a hand over my cheek, and leaned in once more to kiss me softly on my lips.
    “Tomorrow I’m taking you out, Eva,” he said quietly, his voice deep. “I’m going to treat you like a real woman, make you know how special you are.” He ran the pad of his thumb along my bottom lip, his focus on my mouth still. “As much as I want you, and you better believe I fucking want you—” He reached down and ran a hand over the huge bulge pressing against his jeans. “—We need to start this off right, yeah?”
    I nodded, not knowing what else to say.
    “God, it’s really fucking hard walking away right now, but I don’t want to be a bastard. I don’t want our first time to be me fucking you up against a wall … even if that’s what I want right now.”
    I knew he was hard, had felt it pressed against my belly. I wanted to tell him I didn’t care as long as he was with me right now. But I bit my lip and stayed still.
    “Until tomorrow, baby.” He turned and left.
    I could only stand there and watch him leave. Right before he got into his vehicle, he turned and looked at me. The way he winked had my pussy clenching painfully.
    I wanted him, and I knew when I told him that it sealed my fate.
    But was I ready to be the woman Dex wanted? Was I ready to give him what he wanted?

    * * *
    Eva

    The following evening
    “ Y ou’re going out with who?” Charlie asked, although he knew damn well.
    I looked over at him. I was in the bathroom, getting ready for the dinner Dex had planned for us, and feeling all kinds of nervous.
    “Dex,” I said again. “I told you that on the phone, you know, right before you came over here.”
    Charlie had always been protective of me, even when we were younger, and I knew that’s what he was doing now. It might be Dex, his best friend, but it was still a guy I was going out with. It being Dex just made it a little more complicated.
    “Why?” Charlie asked and leaned against the doorway. He crossed his arms over his chest and just glared at me. I felt like my dad was interrogating me.
    “Because he asked.” I took a deep breath. “And I like him, Charlie.”
    My brother didn’t say anything, and when I looked at him I saw this intense look on his face. “He’s kind of old, yeah?”
    I couldn’t help it. I started laughing. “He’s the same age as you.” When Charlie doesn’t say anything, I continued. “He’s only ten years older than me.” Charlie remained silent. I turned and faced my brother. “I mean, are you okay with me having