Arranged

Chapter Sixteen

07/17-18/2017

After Kristin got over the initial surprise of Ryder's lips pressed to hers, she started kissing him back.

The kiss was rough, Ryder was hungrily moving his lips against hers, and she tried to keep up.

She wrapped her arms around his neck, bringing herself closer to him.

Kristin felt Ryder's hot breath inside of her mouth, and it excited her.

She knew they weren't supposed to be doing this.

Yet, it felt amazing.

Maybe that's why.

She felt Ryder's hands on her waist, and he moved her backwards, until her back hit the wall.

Ryder continued to massage her lips with his, squeezing her waist.

She was so into the moment, that it caught her off guard when Ryder bit her lip, causing her to gasp.

He slid his tongue into her now opened mouth, causing her to let out a small moan.

What the hell?

This wasn't supposed to happen!

Kristin tried to knock some common sense into her head, but it was useless.

The feeling of Ryder's tongue exploring inside of her mouth, made her move her hands to his hair.

She ran her hands through his long, thick hair, sighing in content.

Too soon, according to Kristin, Ryder pulled away from her, his dark eyes meeting her's again.

They were both silent, catching their breathes, until Ryder spoke up.

"Does that answer your question?" he smirked at her, turning to walk upstairs.

Kristin stayed leaning against the wall for another minute, trying to level her breathing.

Her lips still tingled where Ryder's had been, and if she closed her eyes, she could still feel his lips on hers.

She eventually made her way upstairs and into her room, her legs a bit shaky.

She fell onto her bed, exhausted, falling into a deep sleep.

That night she dreamed of a certain someone's lips, pressed against her own.

The next morning Kristin woke up, stretching in her bed.

It took a second for reality to kick in and she groaned, thinking about what happened last night.

She should have stopped him, but she didn't. She should have just pulled away, but she didn't do that either.

What did she do? She kissed him back!

She kissed Ryder back!

She jumped in the shower, trying to sort her thoughts.

Okay, so Ryder liked her.

She might, perhaps, like him back.

Well, obviously she did! She didn't know how, or why, but it just happened.
Yet, she was angry at herself for letting this happen. She knew all along they weren't mates. She knew they couldn't be together.