“What if I don’t want you to stop?” I said, pulling his body back onto mine and closing the space between our lips, but again Ben broke the connection, this time sitting upright. I sat up, too, and leaned toward him. “What’s wrong?” I asked, gently touching his face.
“Alex, you don’t know how badly I want this, but we can’t—not like this.” I looked at Ben’s beautiful green eyes shining ever so slightly from the light of the truck’s dash. I moved across the seat and placed my head on Ben’s shoulder and wrapped my arms around him. He shifted so I could lay my head on his bare chest, and he held me tightly. His heartbeat quickened beneath his skin. I kissed his chest a few times and then curled as close as I could against him. We sat like this in silence for a long time. I closed my e
