Craving You (TBX #2) Read Online Free PDF

I’ll ride with you.” I swear the people in Iceland can hear my sigh of relief.
    “We leave Thursday morning.” Leaning my elbows on my knees, I mess with my phone.
    “Wow. That’s tomorrow.”
    I raise an eyebrow in her direction. “Statin’ the obvious, Kels. Better start packing now. We’ll be there one night, so don’t pack your whole damn closet.” A small smile plays across her face.
    “So I have to make the hour drive alone? How’s that fair.” Tim pouts.
    “You can ride with Colt. Kelsey and I will ride alone.” At my confession, her eyes meet mine. The need I see in them is almost blinding. I’m positive mine reflect the same.
    I fuckin’ can’t stay away from her.
     
     
    Kelsey
     
    Everything about Parker scares me. I know that. Yet, I just willingly agreed to head out of town with him, alone, for the most part. When I told Brealynn, she looked at me as I expected—crazy.
    “Have you lost your ever-lovin’ mind? I thought you were going to try to avoid him? How does that work in this situation? Please, explain.”
    Ugh. I should have just kept my mouth shut. “I can’t.” My voice sounds whiny.
    Confessing that I’m drawn to him is not going to work. That something deep within me screams for him. That’s insane. There’s no such thing as one person for the other. That’s fairy tale shit. Happy endings don’t exist. The prince never shows up to save the damaged princess. That’s just how it is, and I’m okay with that.
    “I think you’re drawn to him. You fight it, but here you guys go again,” she predicts.
    I huff out a laugh. “Brea, you’re going right?”
    “Yes…”
    “Then why can’t I go? Can’t I be there for Colt and even Parker without havin’ to have any feelings for them?”
    She pauses and looks into my soul. “Sure, but that’s not why you’re going. Fool yourself, fool Parker, but you can’t fool your best friend.” She’s right. “Give it to me straight. I don’t want to be a part of your game with Parker.”
    “Brea, there isn’t anything to tell. We had a few good nights, and now, it’s over. He knows it’s over and so do I. We both accept it. So let’s all just move on. I want to have a good weekend and maybe find some BMX hotties.” I laugh, fanning my face and batting my eyelashes.
    “Okay, fine. I hope you’re telling me the truth because if you care anything for Parker, take it from me and let him know. These boys, they don’t get it. They don’t get that someone could do something so selfless as to love them back. I’d hate for you to lose Parker to his own demons.” Little does Brealynn know, I have my own demons that still haunt me.
    “I hear you loud and clear. Parker knows we can’t be anything,” I assure her, but I don’t feel so sure.
     

     
    Parker’s voice flows through my doorway as smooth as whiskey, “It’s getting late, and Colt and Brealynn have already left. Are you ready to go?” I look up from my suitcase to his brown eyes, my gray ones taking in his plain white tee and blue jeans. I bite my lip while nodding my head and closing my bag to zip it up.
    “Yeah. I’m ready if you are.” We both stare at each other, neither of us saying a word, but a million thoughts run through my head. The moment passes when he picks up my bag and we advance to the stairs. Parker is right next to me; once we reach the truck, he loads all of my bags like a gentleman.
    Half of me thinks this is a good idea, half of me thinks this is a horrible idea…
    Here we go…
     
     
    Parker
     
    Kelsey’s unease fills the cab of the truck while we make our way onto HWY 35. “Where’s your auxiliary cord?” She begins to snoop around my truck, lifting up the center console and digging around.
    I smirk. “Like hell you’re getting my auxiliary cord. You’ll probably play shit like Taylor Swift or some other top twenty pop song.”
    “Pshhh, don’t act like you know me. Hand it over.” Her little hand hovers over the