Without You(43)

The next thing I knew, she was draped over me, gasping for air.

"Motherfucker. Lex, that was fucking incredible. I could feel you squeezing my dick." I wrapped my arms around her.

We stayed like that for at least five minutes until our breathing slowed and steadied out.

She leaned up and kissed me so passionately. "If I knew you had such  stamina, Mr. Hayes, we would have been doing that all weekend."

I laughed as she moved up and off of me. The second she was off of me, I  knew I had made the one mistake I never wanted to make. Lex stopped  moving and looked at me with an expression of horror. I looked down and  saw cum on my dick.

"Oh my God," Lex whispered.

I looked up into her eyes. "Lex, I'm so sorry. I totally got so caught up in the moment, baby, that I forgot. Fuck!"

Lex just stood there, cum slowly making its way down her leg. She seemed  stunned. Then, she smiled, and I looked at her like she was nuts.

"Is that why it felt so amazing?"

What?

I looked down at my dick again and then at Lex. It had felt incredible. I had thought it was from Lex being on top.

"It did feel fucking amazing," I said.

Lex giggled. She quickly turned, walked into the bathroom, and turned on the shower.

I fell back on the bed, and my one moment of ecstasy turned into panic.

What if Lex gets pregnant? Gunner is going to kill me. I'll never live  to see the light of day. I'll have to take over my father's business and  make furniture. No ranch for me. What about Lex and her dreams?

"What did I just do?"



"Hayes, what in the hell has been wrong with you?" Luke asked.

I looked up at him. "What do you mean?"

He shook his head as he sat down at the table where I was sitting at the  cafe. "You haven't eaten in days, you've been sleeping maybe three  hours a night, and you look stressed as hell."

I swallowed hard. If I told Luke what I had done, he would want to beat the hell out of me.

I shook my head. "Jesus Christ, Luke. I had sex with Lex and forgot to  use a condom. I'm going crazy. What if she's pregnant? I mean, I can't  believe I put both of our futures-"

Luke held up his hands. "Hold up. Is she on the pill? God, please tell me she is on the pill."

I nodded my head. "Yeah, she's on birth control."

Luke laughed. "Then, what in the hell are you worried about?"

My mouth dropped open. "Did you hear me? Sex. No condom. Only takes one time!"

Luke sat back in his chair and looked at me as he shook his head. "Is Alex worried?"

"No! She kept going on and on about how amazing it felt, and-"

"Oh, hell no, dude. That is way too much information right there. Too. Much. Jesus H. Christ. I just threw up in my mouth some."

I rolled my eyes and let out a laugh. "Luke, I'm being serious."

"So am I. I don't want that visual in my head. Yuck."

I let out a sigh. "Have you ever forgotten to wear a condom?"

"Nope. I will wear one until the night of my wedding. No way in hell a  girl will ever get me not to wear one. Hell no. I don't care if she's on  twenty different pills. I will always wear one. Always."

I let out a gruff laugh. "Wait until you're with the one girl who changes everything."

Luke stared at me and then smirked. "I gotta ask. Did it feel different?"

I smiled and nodded my head. "Felt fucking amazing. Makes me never want  to wear one of those damn things again. But I have to, and I will even  though Lex has begged me not to."

"Again, too much information." Luke was smiling as he shook his head. He glanced up, and his smile instantly vanished.

I turned around and saw Libby and Zack. They were holding hands as they  walked by, and Libby was laughing. I turned back to look at Luke. He  watched them go by. I couldn't help but notice how Lib glanced at Luke  and quickly looked away. I peeked over to Luke, and he looked down at  his book and began reading.

My phone vibrated, and I took it out of my pocket. I smiled when I saw Lex's name.

Lex: You can stop stressing out. I started my period.

Me: Thank the Lord above.

Lex: I am on birth control, Will.

Me: I don't care. That scared the piss out of me.

Lex: Are you still coming this weekend?

Me: I plan on doing a lot of coming this weekend.

"Dude, that's not cool." Luke kicked me under the table.         

     


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"Ouch, you bastard. Why in the hell did you kick me?"

Luke tilted his head and gave me a look. "The smile on your face screams, I'm sexting. Knock it off."

I laughed. "We're in the clear."

The relief that washed over Luke's face showed that he must have been worried, too, even though he hadn't let on that he was.

Lex: I'll see you in less than twenty-four hours. I love you. Gotta run.

Me: I love you, too, baby. Bye!

I pushed my phone into my pocket and stood up. "I'm heading back to pack for this weekend."

Luke nodded his head as he began to pack up his books. He looked around quickly, and I knew he was looking for Libby.

Our parents-Jeff and Ari, Gunner and Ellie, Scott and Jessie, and my dad  and mom-had all chipped in to buy a house in College Station since Lex,  Grace, Colt, and Lauren would all be here next year. Luke and I had  moved out of the dorm and into the house this past weekend, but Libby  was still in her dorm. I knew she didn't want to move in because of the  whole Zack thing.

"I'll see ya later," I said to Luke.

"Yeah. I've just got one class left, and then I think I'm heading home for the weekend."

I looked at him. "Home? As in Mason?"

"No, home as in Timbuktu. Yes, Mason."

"Why?" I asked.

He shrugged his shoulders. "Just want to go home."

"Spring break is in a week, so we'll see everyone then."

He stood up and looked at me. "Jesus, Will. I just want to go home. I didn't realize I had to fucking clear it with you."

He stormed off as I stood there and watched him retreat away. He glanced  over to look at something, and I followed his gaze. Libby and Zack were  sitting at a table, completely engrossed with each other. After one  quick look back at Luke, I knew exactly why he was going home. It was  either home or Abigail.





Grace skipped by me and dropped something into her suitcase as she  smiled. "Bikini, check. Sunscreen, check. Romance book to read on the  beach, check. Hell, I'm all set and ready to go."

I laughed and shut my suitcase. "I can't believe we're heading to the beach!"

"I know. There had better be some hot guys at the beach, that's all I can say. I've been waiting weeks for spring break!"

"I thought you were through with guys? Have you had a change of heart?"

She motioned with her hand like I was crazy. "Pesh, I've given up dating guys. I'm totally open for a fling over spring break."

My mouth dropped open. "You wouldn't, Grace Johnson."

"Why wouldn't I? Why is it okay for guys to have one-night stands, but  girls can't? I'm going to pull out my inner Maegan and slut it up."

I put my hand over my mouth and giggled. "You do know Maegan is all talk, right?"

She rolled her eyes. "She's not all talk."

I let out a gasp. "What do you know? And why haven't you told me?"

Grace sat down and gave me an evil smile. "I just happened to walk up on Maegan and Josh Philips."

I sat down on my bed and stared at her. "And?"

"And what?"

My whole body dropped as I looked at her. "And … what were Maegan and Josh doing?"

She tilted her head and looked at me like I had grown six heads.  "Really, Alex? They were screwing. You know, having sex, getting it on,  bumping uglies."

"I know what screwing means, Grace! When did you see this?"

"New Year's Eve party. I left my phone charger in Meg's car, and she had  parked it behind Grams and Gramps's barn. I walked up and heard little  Miss Meg crying out, and she wasn't saying, ‘Oh God,' 'cause she was  praying."

I slammed my hands over my mouth. "No way. Her parents were there. Everyone was there! She could have gotten caught."

Grace rolled her eyes. "Please, I think Meg likes the thrill of having sex right under everyone's nose."

I shook my head. "Wow. Do you think Meg's had sex with a lot of guys?" I  stood back up and put my suitcase on the floor near the door.

"Nah. She told me she's only been with three guys."

"Only three guys? Gesh, that's a lot if you ask me."

Grace got up and put her suitcase next to mine. Then, she stopped and  looked up, like she was thinking hard. "Considering we've only been with  one guy each, I guess three probably seems like a lot, but it's not. I  knew some girls from Mason who slept with almost the whole football  team."

"That's true."         

     


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"Hey, Lex. Can I ask you something?"

The look on her face told me she was about to ask me something she had  thought long and hard about. Grace wasn't impulsive by any means. When  she turned serious, it would usually be because she was about to talk  about something serious.