Only One (Ward Sisters Book 2) by Lucy Gage Read Free Book Online Page B

her eyes. Tony was such a douche.
    “Are you going to bring Swim Boy?” Chris asked coyly.
    Catie whipped her head toward Jenna. “What'd you tell him?”
    Jenna took a sip of wine and shook her head. “Nothing. Just that you hang out with...what's his name?”
    Catie gulped her beer and subconsciously peeled the label on the bottle. “Never mind. I'm not bringing him. Besides, I think he said he has a big family thing next weekend.”
    Jenna smirked. “Uh huh.” She turned to Eric and smiled. “I'd love to come see you play.”
    “Good,” he said with a grin. There was heat in his gaze and though Jenna wasn't especially experienced at this sort of thing, she knew it meant he was attracted to her.
    As the bar closed, Chris and Paul stepped outside for air, which Jenna knew meant they wanted time alone. She'd gone clubbing with Chris enough to know that he wasn't much for PDA. Eric paid the tab and walked Jenna and Catie outside, where Chris and Paul were talking, their heads close together.
    “Jenna, babe, I'm going to head to Paul's place. You need us to take you ladies home first?”
    Jenna pouted. “You're not staying with me?”
    He rolled his eyes at her. “Hon, you know I can't sleep in those awful dorm beds. I'm too damn tall. We'll meet for breakfast before I head back to the city.” He gave her air kisses. “Please?”
    She sighed. “Fine. We'll get a cab.”
    Eric interjected, “I'll go back with you guys. I live over that way, too. I'll see you next week, Paul.”
    Chris air kissed Catie and then he and Paul flagged two cabs. Jenna, Eric and Catie got in one and Chris and Paul left in the other.
    “You can drop me off first,” Catie said. “I'm sure you two want to be alone.”
    Jenna blushed and looked at Eric. He was trying not to smile. A few minutes later, Jenna hugged Catie, who whispered to be careful and to call her in the morning so she could have breakfast with Chris.
    When they got to Jenna's dorm, Eric paid the cabbie and walked with her toward the door of the building. She unlocked the door and he followed her inside. It seemed pretty obvious where this was going. They stepped into the elevator and when the doors closed, Eric pressed her gently against the wall and cupped her face in his hand. Jenna's heart raced and she thought she'd die with anticipation.
    But he didn't kiss her.
    The elevator door opened on her floor and he took her hand. She led him to her dorm room and though the thing in the elevator seemed weird, she was still glad her roommate was gone for the weekend and that Chris wasn't actually sleeping at her place.
    She unlocked the door and stepped inside, but instead of following, Eric let go her hand. “You don't want to come inside?” she said, thoroughly confused.
    A slow grin spread across his face. “I want to do lots of things, but I can't.”
    “Against your religion?” she asked, baffled as to why he wouldn't jump at the chance to sleep with her when he seemed quite interested all night.
    He chuckled. “No.” He stepped closer and cupped her face again. He ran his thumb over her lip. His fingers were calloused, probably from playing guitar. This time, he leaned close and kissed her quite thoroughly. His lips were soft and he was an excellent kisser. Oddly, he didn't stick his tongue in her mouth. Eric pulled away and said, “I like to take my time, Jenna. And that's the one thing I just don't have tonight. I have to work first thing tomorrow.”
    “Oh,” she breathed. Despite the relative chasteness of the kiss, it left her weak in the knees and wet between her thighs.
    He kissed her again, gently. “I'll call you tomorrow. We'll find a time to do this the right way. I'll take you on a date, just the two of us. Then if you still want to sleep with me, I'll make it worth your while. How does that sound?”
    She nodded, could hardly speak. “Yes. Good. Sounds great.”
    He smiled and kissed her one last time. “Goodnight.” He let his fingers linger