The Tattooed Prince| New Edition

10.

I stared at his chest, unsure as to what I was supposed to do with my arms in between us. Was I suppose to wrap my arms around his too? I thought about it doing it, then the image of us awkwardly holding each other popped into my mind. I am going to stay still and wait for those five minutes to me over after Sebastian leaves, I will die of embarrassment.

Sebastian must have noticed how tense I was next to him and he began to pat my back—soothing me. It was helping me. My body slowly began relaxing, moving from my toes up to my shoulders. I closed my eyes and mustered up the courage to place my right arm on his side. This caused him to scoot me closer to him until my face was buried into his chest. My head couldn't comprehend how this was soothing me. His embrace had caused this warm feeling in the pit of my stomach. He continued to pat my back and I slowly drifted into sleep.

Soft snoring woke me up, snapping my eyes open, I noticed I was facing the opposite direction with Sebastian arm resting underneath my breast. A knot formed in the middle of my throat—he spent the night here. He must have been too tired to leave, he obviously didn't sleep here for me, right? I grabbed onto his arm and moved it to the side giving myself wiggle room to get away from him. Suddenly, he grabbed onto me again, pulling me all the way against his chest. I gulped, feeling something hard against my lower back. Oh fuck.

"Adalyn, where you going?" His voice came out groggily.

"I..." I had no quick excuse to give him, my brain still wasn't operating at its full capacity. I probably won't be able to think until he gets away from me. "You have morning wood and it's against my back," I confessed.

I assumed the following, Sebastian's eyes snapped open realizing I was right. Then, he proceeded to let me go and lay face up, not saying another word to me.

"It's natural..." I began to say, trying to lighten up the situation.

"I don't want to talk about it," He shot me down.

"You shouldn't feel self-conscious about something your body does naturally. It's like me apologizing for getting my period," I ranted on, gaining a genuine laugh from him.

"Adalyn, shut up. You aren't making this any better. I am dying of embarrassment right now." He covered his face, chuckling harder.

His laughter was contentious because I started laughing with him. This whole ordeal was embarrassing since last night; technically he put himself in this position. If he hadn't pulled me in, I wouldn't have felt his hard-on against my back.

"I swear I am not trying to have sex with you," His voice turned serious and I ceased to laugh.

"I never assumed you were trying to sleep with me," I assured him. If he wanted to have sex with me, I would have picked on it. Simply for being a virgin doesn't mean I am a saint. I have talked to guys who have wanted more from me. Sebastian doesn't give off the vibe—and if he did there is no way for me to catch on. The guy isn't like regular guys.

I have heard the rumors around school about how he doesn't disappoint in the bedroom. Back then, those things went into one ear and slipped out the other one. Now, every rumor about him came spiraling into my mind and I wondered if it was all true. Did he really live up to the sex-god the girls at the school made him out to be?

"Again, it is natural. Sebastian, I know guys get morning wood. I am not naive!" I chuckled.

He rubbed his eyes with his palms, still trying to get over what happened. "This is new to me," he confessed. "...normally, I don't have to apologize for 'this'," he said hinting to his hard-on—obviously. "...the girls who wake up next to me usually are in my bed cause we had  sex."

"Just to be clear, we are going to have the sex-talk?" I teased him.

He turned his head to the side, giving me an annoyed look. "what? I have to ask,"

"I am being serious!" He exclaimed.

"You are trying to give me an excuse as to why 'that' happened, when clearly you don't have to," I informed him.

"I do. My parents and the rumors at school have given me a reputation—"

"You have given yourself a reputation. Everyone else has gossiped about it," I butted in.

"Okay, I have given myself a reputation and I don't want you to think that is who I am,"

One of the things he is going to learn about me is, I am not judgmental towards others. If he decided to act out for whatever reason, he is the only one who needs to forgive himself about it. He doesn't have to give me a whole run down why he did things if he thinks that is going to put him in a good light. He isn't a bad guy to me.

"Let me tell you something if you are going to open up to me, do it because you want me to get to know you. To me you are human, and humans make mistakes,"

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