I woke up the next morning tangled in Bryson's arms. Memories of the previous night came flooding back. A smile crept onto my face; it couldn't have been more perfect. I knew he was in a rough spot, and I was hoping this wasn't just to make him feel better, but with graduation approaching, I couldn't imagine ending the year a better way. Thinking about graduation made me sad. That meant Bryson and I only had two months to spend together before he went off to college, and who knows what would happen then. Would he still want to be with me? Would he find someone better than me? I knew I should wait and see how it all played out, but I couldn't help the thoughts that were running through my head.

"Good morning, beautiful," Bryson said, catching me off guard.

"Morning," I said back, trying not to show how uneasy I was with everything I was thinking about.

"What's wrong?" Crap, he caught me. I shrugged my shoulders at him, not wanting to upset him. He has way too much on his plate right now to be dealing with my negative thoughts. "You can talk to me, you know."

"I know. You just have other things you're dealing with." I felt the bed shift, and soon his arms were wrapped around me.

"I care about you, Riley. No mater what is going on in my life, I'm still here for you." I smiled at his words. I don't know how I never noticed this side of him before. Oh yeah, maybe that's because we were too busy yelling at each other and throwing things at one another.

"I love you," I said, hoping that it wasn't a dream when he said it last night.

"I love you too, more than anything." He placed a soft kiss on my forehead before climbing out of bed. I watched his naked butt as he bent over to grab his clothes. I tried to hold back a chuckle, but I knew he caught it when he sent daggers my way.

"You have a nice butt," I said, still chuckling. He smirked and threw his boxers at me, making me cringe. "Gross, those are dirty," I squealed, throwing them to the floor.

"I'm going to take a shower. Care to join?" He asked, winking at me. I could feel my cheeks heat up. We hadn't really seen each other naked. Both times it was too dark to see anything. I grabbed his shirt from the floor, throwing it over myself before climbing out of bed.

"Sure," I smiled, walking into the bathroom.

Bryson was close behind me, closing the door as he entered the bathroom. I sat on the toilet, watching as he turned the water on. He hadn't bothered to throw any clothing on because he'd just be taking it back off, but me, I was self conscious, even if I could squeeze into a size zero. Bryson walked over to me, and I tried hard to keep eye contact with him, you know, with his thing dangling everywhere. He grabbed my hands, pulling me off the toilet. He started to pull the shirt over my body, but I quickly stopped him.

"Babe, it's okay." I tried to relax my body and just let him do what he wanted. I mean, I couldn't shower in a shirt, could I? Once again, he pulled the shirt over my body, successfully getting it off of me. I tried to cover up, but he pulled my hands away, taking in every inch of my body. "You're beautiful. Stop being so afraid." He kissed me, rubbing his hands down my back. The bathroom was starting to get steamy, and I couldn't tell if it was the shower or because we were both getting into the moment. I parted my lips to get air, and Bryson quickly took advantage of that by sticking his tongue in my mouth. It was weird at first, but it soon felt good. Our tongues fighting each other. He broke away, breathing heavy. He grabbed my hand and pulled me towards the shower. I took in every inch of his body, as he had done to me. Holy shit, was all I could think. He had a thin body with amazing abs coming down to a perfectly defined v. He had a light happy trail leading from his belly button down. His skin was tanned just enough to where he wasn't pale, and every time he moved, his arms flexed into big muscles. We stepped into the shower, the hot water beating down on both of us.

"Well, this is nice," I said. How fucking stupid could you be, Riley? This is nice? Bryson chuckled as he grabbed the loofa and squirted body wash on it. I turned so my back was facing him and instantly relaxed as he started lathering me up with the body wash. He slowly moved down my back, making sure to get my arms. He then rubbed the loofa against my butt, making me jump. His hands began to massage every inch of my back and all the way down to my legs. I would be lying if I said he wasn't turning me on, and the fact that something was poking my lower back, I could tell he was turned on too.

"You're perfect," he whispered into my ear as he rubbed my shoulders. I leaned back against him, relaxing myself. He grabbed the loofa once again, and started rubbing it against my stomach. Once I had enough body wash on me, he used his hands to rub it in. He gently rubbed it into my stomach the moved to my arms. He worked his way up to my collar bone. He slowly moved his hands down to my breasts, rubbing them gently. My nipples instantly got hard at his touch, and I have to admit, it was kind of embarrassing. He managed my breasts before moving his hands back down my stomach. Catching me off guard, he cupped my area, making me jump yet again. He rubbed slowly.

"Bryson," I moaned. I couldn't control what I was feeling inside. The tightening of your muscles when he hits the right spot. He parted my legs and spread my lips, rubbing slowly in between. He placed his finger on my clit, rubbing slowly in circles. Moans were slipping from my mouth, and he knew he was doing a good job. He kissed down my neck as he continued to rub me. I could feel myself ready to go over the edge. He slipped a finger in as he continued to rub me, causing me to cum all over his hand. My back was pressed right against his body as he held me up while I finished. My body was twitching, and it was the best feeling ever. I felt bad that he was the one making me feel good, so I did what I never thought I could do. My back still pressed against him, I moved my hand behind me, grabbing his length. I slowly started pumping back and forth, and I could feel his breathing pick up.

"Fuck, Riley. Keep going." I picked up my speed a little bit faster. He leaned his head against my shoulder as I continued. Being morning and all, it didn't take him long to finish, but I wasn't done. I turned to face him, kissing him quickly. I don't know what got into me, but I started trailing kisses down his neck. I stopped at the bottom of his v and looked up at him. "You don't have to do-," but before he could finish, I was licking his shaft. I knew we were in the shower, but I wanted to make sure it was nice and wet before I put it in my mouth. Once I was content, I slowly put the tip in my mouth. He groaned, placing his hand on the back of my head. Each time, I went a little deeper, trying not to push it too much. I bobbed my head on his shaft. I could feel it pulsating in my mouth. It wasn't long and he came in my mouth, without warning. I swallowed it, not wanting to hurt his feelings. He pulled me up, kissing me. "I love you."

"I love you too."

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After our shower, Bryson and I had relaxed a bit before heading to his house. Emmy and their dad wanted to talk about funeral arrangements. It hasn't seemed real until we started planning. I couldn't believe she was gone. After talking about it for a little while, I had lost my cool and bawled my eyes out.

"It'll be okay," Emmy said, wrapping me in a hug. I was apart of the family, and it hit me just as hard. She was the mother figure I never had before, and it hurt to know she was never coming back. After I had calmed down, I noticed that Bryson was gone.

"Where's Bryson?" I asked Emmy. She shrugged her shoulders, so I headed up to his room. He wasn't there, so I went outside, and there he was, standing in the back yard beneath the big oak tree they had. "Are you okay?" I asked as I got closer. Bryson didn't say anything, and all I could do was put my arm around him.

"We planted this tree," he finally said. I looked up at him, hoping he would continue. "I was six, and it was earth day at school. They gave all the students trees to bring home. When I showed her my tree, she pulled me outside and we planted it. Every day during the summer we would take care of it until it was big enough to take care of itself." He couldn't say anymore as he started to cry. I pulled him in, rubbing his back. "I miss her, Riley, and she's never coming back." We stood there in the embrace. I couldn't stand to see him like this. This was the first time I had seen him cry, and I knew he needed me more than ever, so I stood there, hugging him, and letting him get everything out.

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Hey guys! Sorry about the crappy ending, and sorry I haven't updated in so long! I was having a wicked writers block!

I just wanted to let everyone know that the reason I tell you there's sexual content ahead is because I don't know how old everyone is that reads this story. I just want people to know what's ahead in the story so they can stop reading if need be. I don't know how much sexual content will be in this book, but I will always warn you before there is!

Anyway, what do you guys think of the story so far?

Teaser: momma C's funeral.