It was Lily’s sixteenth birthday.
I hadn’t really seen or spoken to her since that night on the beach a few months ago. Every time I thought about it my cock got hard, only adding to the guilt that seemed to consume me. I went on an endless amount of so-called dates in an attempt to fuck her out of my mind. Nothing helped. It was still her face I saw when I was balls deep in other women.
Women being the keyword.
Lily was a kid.
A goddamn teenager.
We were all going through shit, especially Lucas and Alex, but most of all Austin. It seemed like a never-ending battle with him, one that any of us wouldn’t be able to win. Most of all him. As for Lucas… well, he literally ate where he shit. He was now going to be a father to a little boy named Mason. Dylan, Austin, and I were spending spring break with Half-Pint in the next few weeks. None of us talked about it with either of them, we didn’t have to with the hurt visible on both their faces.
Dylan was becoming more of an asshole if that was even possible. He treated women like fucking doormats and the worst part about it was that they loved it. I couldn’t keep up with him anymore. I knew his asshole demeanor had to do with Aubrey. I sure as hell didn’t know what caused her to break up with him, but it was enough to have both of them change in ways that I never saw coming.
I kept to myself and minded my own damn business. It felt safer that way. I couldn’t stop myself from texting Lily that morning with happy birthday. The little shit didn’t even respond. Lily knew me as well as I knew her, and she knew I fucking hated the silent treatment. It was much worse than ignoring me or blowing me off.
I wasn’t planning on coming into town.
I stayed away from Oak Island because it allowed me to stay the fuck away from her. Her lack of response had me getting off the exit for North Carolina. A little after ten pm I reached for my phone when I neared the exit for Oak Island. I tried her again.
Jacob: Where are you?
It wasn’t until I pulled into my parent’s driveway that my phone pinged with a response.
Lily: What’s it to you?
I chuckled. I couldn’t help it.
Jacob: I’m back in town, Kid.
Lily: Good for you.
I laughed, louder that time.
Jacob: Where are you?
Lily: Out.
Jacob: Where. Lillian?
Lily: The Cove.
Jacob: How the fuck did you get in there?
Lily: It’s called the power of boobs, Jacob.
I sneered, trying to block out the image of her fucking breasts offered on display. I put my Jeep in reverse and threw my phone in the passenger seat, not bothering to read her next text. It took every ounce of self-control to not punch the goddamn bouncer in the face for letting her into a twenty-one and older club. The place was packed when I walked in, I couldn’t move a foot in front of me without ramming into some drunken ass.
I hated clubs.
The smell, the people, the sweat, all of it disgusted me. The desperation you could feel when you walked in, slutty fucking girls everywhere, and horny driven men following close behind them. Everything about it I despised, and knowing that Lily was among them made my blood boil and my temper ignite. Neither of which were needed when it came to her. I was a ticking fucking time bomb about to explode the longer it took to find her. As I made my way through the crowd, there was no sign of her whatsoever. I felt like a man that was walking into his execution, it didn’t matter what way I chose to go, I was already going to be burned at the stake. There was no right or wrong answer.
Not. One.
It was when I saw her that I knew…
I was going to fucking Hell.
I took off from across the dance floor, hauling ass and shoving people out of the way. I took down anyone who was in my path of destruction, needing to get to her as fast as I could. She was dancing on some guy’s lap, swaying her tiny body in ways that not only infuriated me but also turned me the fuck on. His hands moved from her waist up her body, feeling every inch of her skin.
She looked up when I was a few feet away.
It was as if she felt me.
I swear I saw her smirk and grind him harder. My fist was pulled back as I took my last step and it connected with the motherfuckers jaw before he even saw it coming. His face snapped back, taking half his body with him. I had to pull Lily away by her waist because the fucker was taking her down with him.
Pussy.
“Get up!” I roared, kicking him in the stomach, making him fall over again.
“Oh my God! Stop!” Lily yelled, trying to pull me back. “I don’t even know him! We were just dancing!”
I ignored her. I knew I was being irrational, she was in an adult club for fucks sake and she wasn’t acting like my Lily. Any hint of common sense seemed to fly out the fucking window when it came to her.
“She’s a kid! She’s sixteen! You like little girls, you piece of shit?” I kicked him again and he groaned, clutching at his waist and turning over.
“That’s why you’re upset?” Lily shouted, the hurt evident in her tone, and I immediately turned to look at her.
“You are such a dick!” She shoved me and stormed off.
Goddamn it.
I turned back around and saw the bouncers heading in our direction. I kicked the son of a bitch one last time and left, hauling ass in the same direction as Lily. I caught up with her outside, having left the club through the back door, exiting into the parking lot packed with cars, and the full moon looming over the horizon. I gripped her arm and roughly turned her toward me, it was then that I noticed she was dressed like a slut and her face was covered in makeup. Her appearance fueled the fire inside of me to the point of pain.
“What the fuck are you wearing?” I sneered, gripping her arm a little too tightly.
“What does it matter? I’m just a kid. What’s wrong, Jacob? Is my little girl body revolting to you?”
“Enough,” I gritted out, my jaw clenching from her tone.
Her slutty appearance, the thick black eyeliner on her dark, enticing eyes, it was messing with my head. She wore a glossy shine on her pouty lips, making them look more inviting. A short, tight, black dress that left very little to the imagination. Her tits and ass were pretty much hanging out, and I had to remind myself that she was only six-fucking-teen.
“Fuck you!”
“Watch. Your. Mouth. I have very little patience left, little girl,” I warned, hanging on by a thread.
“I am not a little girl.”
“Then stop acting like one.”
“The guy inside didn’t think I was a little girl or maybe that was just his hard cock,” she scoffed too close to my face.
“I won’t tell you again, Lillian, watch your fucking mouth.”
“Forbid me.”
The silkiness of her voice was like nothing I had ever heard from her mouth before. I growled and immediately let go of her arm, shaking away the inappropriate thought.
“What are you doing here?” I asked.
She folded her arms across her chest in defiance. All it did was remind me of how old she really was.
My mind was fucking with me.
“I should be the one asking you that question. It’s my birthday, I’m here celebrating with some friends.”
“Where are your friends?”
She shrugged. “They left with some guys.”
I shook my head, disappointed. “Is that what you want for yourself, Kid, a one night stand? A guy who’s going to fuck you, use you, and then dispose of you?”
She looked right at me and spoke with conviction. “How do you know I’m not using them?”
He jerked back like I had hit him, and I instantly regretted my words. “I mean… I just… it’s been…” I muttered not being able to find the right words to express the hurt he had made me feel and everything I was going through. I couldn’t talk to anyone about it.
“It’s been hard for me. I don’t have anyone.”
“You have me,” he interrupted, both of us caught off guard by his statement.
“I’m just your best friend’s baby sister, and you’re never around anymore.”
“I wouldn’t be here now if that were true,” he simply stated, confusing me even more.
“Of course you would. I’m just a kid remember? You’re looking out for me for Lucas.”
“Did I kiss you for Lucas too?”
I gasped as my eyes widened. We hadn’t spoken since that night on the beach, I got a random happy birthday text message from him this morning and now he comes here and attacks a guy I’m dancing with.
“Why are you here?” I found myself asking before I lost the courage.
“For you. I’m here for you. I know you’re going through a lot of shit right now with your family. I wanted to make sure you were okay.” His tone was torn but sincere. It shredded away the wall I had started to form when it came to him.
“That guy…” I looked down at the ground. “I wasn’t going to go home with him. I mean… I don’t… I haven’t…”
I saw his shadow moving towards me. I desperately tried to control my breathing when he grabbed my chin and made me look up at him. I had never seen that look on his face, a mixture of pain, pleasure and complete and utter affection. It was terrifying in the best possible way.
“That night on the beach. That was my first kiss. You’re my—”
I. Kissed. Her.
I fucking devoured her.
The force of my kiss pushed her into the side of an SUV, I heard a loud thud as her back hit the door. I didn’t falter, I couldn’t stop myself. The sick part was I didn’t want to. Hundreds of thoughts and questions crossed my mind, but it didn’t matter because my heart already knew the answers. I pecked her lips at first, teasing her with the tip of my tongue, all along the outline of her pink pouty mouth. I softly, lightly kissed her, my tongue seeking out hers.
Needing to taste her.
Needing to feel her.
There was something agonizing and desperate in the way my mouth moved against hers. Her hands instantly reached up to try to touch me, but I intercepted them. Gripping both of her wrists in my hands, placing them above her head near the roof of the SUV. I couldn’t let her touch me. I wouldn’t be able to control my dick, that fucker had a mind of its own. I was already going to Hell for even thinking about taking her to Heaven. Her skin burned against my fingers. Searing and scarring me in ways I may never be able to recover from.
My fingers ran down her arms stopping when I reached her face. I wanted to caress her body, cup her breasts and make her moan from my touch.
Make. Her. Mine.
Instead I brushed her cheeks and down the back of her neck, pulling her closer to me, but not close enough. I wanted to mold us into one fucking person. I was the man who just kicked some guy’s ass because he was craving her in the same way I desired at that moment. The same desire I felt for months.
What the fuck is wrong with me?
The inexperience of her tongue pushing into my mouth had me groaning at the taste of her and her body curving into mine with her pussy perfectly placed against my hard cock. I once again resisted the urge to rub up against her. She was so pure, and fuck me I wanted to taint her, mark her with my touch, let her ease my throbbing cock and make her remember me and only me. I gripped the sides of her face, kissing her with the passion and force of a starving man who had finally found food. She followed each and every lead.
“How am I supposed to stop, baby? How am I supposed to stop wanting you when I know you’re only mine?” I groaned in between claiming her mouth over again. I couldn’t stop. I was a crazed man, possessed with the need to brand her.
“Jacob…” she panted as I bit her bottom lip.
My cock throbbed and my heart pounded in my chest. I needed to stop this recklessness, but every time I tried to pull away, I was lured right back in. Just the slightest feel of her drove me over the edge and to the brink of insanity, and all we were doing was kissing. I kissed her one last time, letting my lips linger for a few more seconds. I rested my forehead on hers, my hands still clutched the sides of her face. Closing my eyes and breathing heavily. We were in our own little world.
Where everything felt right.
We both tried to find our breathing, and when I finally opened my eyes all I saw was…
My future.