“I think I deserve a reward for that thing I did with my tongue in the supply closet at lunch.” He winks, and I laugh as my bestie’s cheeks flush pink.
“You got action in the supply closet at lunch? I’m jealous.” I fake pout.
“Don’t be jealous, babe. I have some tongue tricks of my own,” Reeve says before plunging his tongue into my ear.
I shriek, jumping away from him. “That’s not the kind of tongue action I was after.”
“I know exactly the kind of tongue action you want.” He grips my hips, hauling me against his hard body. “Get your delectable butt in my car, and I’ll show you that much quicker.”
My panties flood with liquid warmth, and my legs almost go out from under me. “I drove this morning, so I’ll have to follow you in my car.”
Reeve tilts his head to the side, eyeballing his best friend as they silently converse.
Alex flips his palm out. “Hand the keys over, princess. I’ll drive your car home, but you owe us.”
“Thanks, man.” Reeve raises his fist for a knuckle touch.
“I’ll call you later to make plans for tomorrow,” Audrey says, as Reeve opens the passenger door of his Porsche.
“Cool.” I give my bestie a quick hug as Reeve takes my bag from Alex. “See you guys, later.”
I climb into Reeve’s car, and he shuts the door before running around and sliding in behind the wheel. Leaning over, he kisses me again. “I still can’t believe it. It feels surreal. Like I’m dreaming.”
I pinch his arm.
“Ow!” he exclaims, but he’s smiling.
“Believe it, babe. You’re living the dream and you’re going to be a star. The world is going to go nuts for Reeve Lancaster, and I’ll be cheering for you every step of the way.”
His expression sobers a little, and his eyes flood with adoration as he cups my face. “I couldn’t have done it without you, Viv. I know I drove you insane rehearsing the audition scenes, over and over again, but you pushed me to deliver the best possible performance, and it showed.”
“I love running lines with you, and you’re wrong.” My lips glide softly over his. “Your true natural talent shone through, and that’s what won you the part. Don’t let anyone take the credit for your achievement. All I did was support you, just like you support me with my dreams.”
He rubs his thumb along my cheekbone, eliciting a wave of delicious tremors across my skin. Even the slightest touch does the most amazing things to me. “Your belief in me is everything.” He presses a firm kiss to my brow. “You’re everything.”
“I will always believe in you, Reeve. I’ve always known you are destined for greatness. I’ve never had any doubt.”
“I fucking love you so much, Viv.” I’m surprised to see tears glistening in his eyes. “Sometimes I don’t think you realize just how much.” His hands land on my hips.
I press my forehead against his and clutch his ripped arms. “I know, baby, because I feel it too.”
Sometimes I wonder if this is normal. If this is what it’s like for most couples. Because the intensity of my feelings for Reeve are impossible to put into words. He has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember, and our souls are so entwined I can’t tell where he starts and I end. He is the oxygen that fills my lungs. The blood that pumps through my veins. The energy that fuels my body. I feel incomplete when we’re not together, and I am only truly whole when his essence is wrapped around mine. My skin prickles with awareness whenever he’s close, and my heart swells to bursting point the instant he steps into a room.
I never thought it was possible to be so attuned to another human being, but we are connected in ways I cannot logically explain. “What we share is more than love,” I whisper over his lips. “More than life. It transcends everything that humanity knows about existence.”
“That is beautiful,” he murmurs, brushing his lips against mine. “Just like every other part of you.”
We stay like that for an indeterminable amount of time, just holding one another. Existing in our own little part of the universe, sharing everything without saying a word.
We are both smiling when we separate, and contentment settles deep in my bones. I am so happy right now I could scream.
“This is just the beginning,” he says, starting the engine. “Everything we have dreamed of for our future is starting to come true.” He rubs my thigh as he glides out onto the road. “Everything is going to change now, babe. Just you wait and see.”