She's Still The One: A Brother's Best Friend, Rockstar Romance by Kaci Rose (websites to read books for free txt) 📕

One time wasn't enough. She had barely gotten to sleep, when I was waking her up and needing her again. I would have felt guilty, if it wasn't for her doing the same to me a few hours later.

Pulling the sheet back over her, because I don't want her to get cold. I simply watch her sleep, thanking whoever is listening that she’s mine.

When she rolls over and opens her eyes, the world instantly seems warmer, brighter, and perfect.

"Good morning, baby girl," I say, as I lean down to kiss her forehead.

"Mmm, any morning I wake up next to you is a good morning. But I love it, when I wake up to that huge smile on your face."

I hadn’t even realized I was smiling. I tuck some hair behind her ear and cup her cheek.

"I love you, Austin. The soul crushing, once in a lifetime love, that I’ll write songs about, until the day I die."

Her eyes mist over, and I rub my thumb gently over the corner, catching her tears.

"I love you too, Dallas. I think I’ve loved you from the time you saved me from the giant spider in my bedroom." She smiles.

I remember that. She was about twelve, and Landon and I were hanging out at the house, and she came home to get her math book she forgot, before going to a friend’s house to study. Landon went outside for something, and I heard her scream. My heart stopped.

I raced to her room, finding her frozen with an enormous spider on her math book. I killed it and checked her whole room to make sure he didn't have any friends.

I chuckle. "I remember that day. You let me hug you for the first time, and I think that was the day you stole my heart, too."

I pull her into me and kiss her. This girl loves me! I will do everything I can to make her happy. Always.

We are interrupted by her phone ringing. I get out of bed and find it for her on the kitchen counter.

"It's Landon," I say.

"Ugh! Just turn my phone off." She calls back.

I send him to voice mail and turn her phone off, and then my phone rings. I write a quick text telling him we’re fine and will talk to him in a few days. Then, I turn off my phone as well, before heading back into the bedroom.

Austin just slipped one of my shirts on and smiles at me.

"Let's get breakfast, I'm starving." She takes my hand and pulls me into the kitchen.

I push her back up against the kitchen counter, because I need to hear her say it again.

"I love you," I whisper against her lips.

"I love you, too." She whispers back, and then her lips land on mine. I suck her bottom lip into my mouth and run my tongue along it, before pulling back.

"I want to take you again, but I'm going to feed you first. Because I'm going to prove that I’ll always take care of you." I tell her.

Her hand comes to rest on my chest, right on my Texas tattoo over my heart.

"You have proven time and time again you’ll take care of me and not just since we have been together, but before then. I think I knew it, when you dropped everything to make sure I went to prom and had an amazing night. You proved it again and again every time I'd visit, or I'd need someone to talk, too. I want to take care of you too, Dallas."

"You do, baby girl. Just being here and talking to me is all I’ll ever need. Now, it’s simple things like your touch." I place my hand over hers. "It steadies me, grounds me. On my worst days, just being in the same room as you, always helps."

With a soft kiss, we pull apart and make breakfast.

"What do you want to do today?" I ask.

"Besides you?" She asks with a smirk.

"I can easily spend all day in bed making you cum over and over again, but I think we should spend some time outside, too," I say, as I look out of the window at the mountain view.

"Well, the lady at the office said there’s a path out the back door that leads to a river, and then if we go to right around the bend, there’s a waterfall. Maybe, we can check that out?"

"Sounds good."

After breakfast, it takes us twice as long to get dressed, because we can't keep our hands off each other.

We head out in search of the waterfall, and the hike is pretty easy.

"Was I why you didn't date in school?" She shocks me by asking.

I chuckle and shake my head. "Pretty much. I had it in my head if I dated the wrong girl, I'd ruin my chances with you."

"Well, if it had been Chelsea Milton, I don't think I'd have talked to you again." She cringes.

"Oh, Lord no. She may have been pretty, but I couldn't stand to be around her. She was a horrible person and still is, by the way. She came to a show about three years ago, and she's even trashier now, if you can believe it."

Austin gives me the side eye, and I know what’s running through her mind.

"No, I didn't sleep with her. I told her off and actually had security keep her away from me. I was never into trashy girls.”

As we round the corner, the waterfall is right in front of us.

"Wow!" She gasps. The waterfall isn't very tall, so the surrounding water is relatively calm and perfect for swimming.

By the water’s edge, there’s a fallen tree ideal for sitting on and being able to get your feet in the water. Austin must have the same idea, because she’s taking her shoes off and heading that way.

We spend the rest of the afternoon enjoying our secret oasis and the sun, before going back to the cabin.

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Each day at the cabin