WAS JUST TRYING TO MAKE YOU JEALOUS.

THERE was an anxious knock on Baby's door before she even woke up the next morning. And she was content to ignore it until they kept knocking. So, with a whine, she dragged the comforter off the bed, it wrapped around her shoulders to keep her warm as she opened the door.

"What?" she whined, not even opening her eyes as she did so — the sun was only just starting to come up, for god's sake. "Let me sleep."

"Baby, can we talk?"

Her eyes flew open at the sound of Tyler's voice, who was still in his sweatpants and t-shirt that he'd slept in. And he didn't look like he'd slept well at all. He'd been up all night, tossing and turning as he thought about Baby and what he wanted from her. 

Maybe if she weren't so tired, she'd have been thinking better and would've shut the door in his face like he deserved. But Baby just sighed and let him inside, going back to sit on the edge of the bed.

Tyler took a moment to shut the door before facing her, only to hold back a groan as the comforter dropped from around Baby's shoulders.

Because fuck, if she wasn't only in a tight, white cropped shirt and a pair of soft blue underwear.

Tyler's felt like his brain was a malfunctioning all of a sudden, his mouth painfully dry as he spotted her nipples through the fabric. Suddenly, he couldn't even remember what he came to say.

Something about being sorry but it couldn't keep happening. He wasn't really sure anymore.

And Baby, still on their verge of waking up, just rubbed her eyes tiredly. "What, Tyler?"

After a moment, he collected himself and sat next to her on the bed, intentionally so that he couldn't look at her in her current attire as he stared forward at the wall. "I hate you being mad at me, Baby."

"I ain't mad," she mumbled. "Just hurts is all with you messing with me like this. It ain't fair."

"No, it ain't," he agreed. "I'm bein' an asshole."

"Least you're self aware," she said, the corners of her lips turning up. "But you gotta stop. You're getting my hopes up."

"Hopes for what?" he asked, so desperate to know what she was thinking.

Slowly, she looked up at him, and Tyler tore his gaze off the wall to meet her gaze. She looked so vulnerable as she spoke. "I've always had a crush on you, Ty," she admitted softly.

And Tyler's heart nearly skipped a beat. "Why ain't you said anything?"

She sighed and looked down at her fingers, picking at them nervously. "'Cause I know I'm always gone be Boone's little sister to you. I didn't have to say nothing."

"And what would you say if I did? See you as more?" he asked her. Because god, all he wanted was more with her even if every cell in his brain was screaming that it was wrong.

But Baby just scoffed, thinking of the two blatant rejections he'd given her. "I'd tell you to stop makin' fun of me."

"Oh, Baby," he said, taking her hands in his to stop her from picking. "I'd never make fun of a thing like you."

Slowly, Baby looked from their joined hands to his face, seeing that he wasn't just lying for the sake. He was looking at her like she was the damn sun or something.

"But it can't happen," she surmised. "Because of Boone, you keep saying. If he found out, he'd lose it."

"Maybe... maybe he don't gotta find out," Tyler found himself saying.

"What?" she asked in a small, hopeful voice. Because was he saying what she thought he was?

"Baby," he whispered, cupping her cheek. "Baby, I want you more than anything I've ever wanted in my life."

And though she was on cloud nine at him admitting that, she still felt cautious. "How do I know you ain't gonna go cold on me again? What about when you change your mind?"

"Guess you just gotta let me prove that I won't — just give me a chance."

"Yeah?" she asked, leaning into his touch. "How you gonna do that?"

He smiled softly at her. "I got a few ideas," he said before leaning down to kiss her.

If Baby hadn't been fully awake before, she was now as Tyler kissed her leisurely, mouth slow against hers. She couldn't help but moan as she finally, finally had his lips on hers after a horrible week of longing to taste them again.

When he got tired of leaning down, Tyler pulled Baby onto his lap, her legs straddling him as he deepened the kiss, sliding his tongue into her mouth. It was so perfect the way that it rolled against hers.

His warm hands were fixed on her exposed hips, Baby so suddenly aware of how little she was wearing as his fingertips brushed the band of her underwear. She wrapped her arms around his neck, pressing up close against his chest as he kissed her passionately.

"Please, Baby," Tyler said in a raspy tone as he pulled away. Only to place quick kisses to her neck as her head fell back. "Baby, Catalina, Baby, just give me a chance. Be mine. Please?"

And god, Tyler sounded so good when he was begging for her to take him.

"Okay," she said breathlessly, focusing hard on how his tongue darted out to lick her skin. "I'll be yours. I always have been."

He groaned before cupping the back of her neck and pulling her into another deep, all-consuming kiss that had her feeling so weak in the knees. Knees that were on either side of him as she settled down onto his lap more comfortably.

Tyler's other hand slid down her back before resting on the curve of her ass, pressing her up against him hard, groaning as she shifted against him. And god, she moaned as she felt him against her, the sweatpants he wore doing nothing to hide what was underneath and how big it felt.

And goddamn, if Tyler wasn't even fully hard yet, what would it feel like when he was?

She was gasping for breath when he finally had the strength to pull away, fingers digging into his strong shoulders as she looked at Tyler in wonder. Because how could she have someone so perfect beneath her, wanting her just as much as she wanted him?

Baby leaned in and kissed his lips softly for just a second, making him smile at her gentle actions. Then she pressed her forehead to his, staring deeply into his eyes.

"We're screwed if Boone finds out," Baby murmured, a frown now on her lips.

Tyler leaned in to kiss the frown away. "Like I said. He ain't gotta know. Me and you — this can just be between us for now."

"Like sneakin' around?" she asked, titling her head a bit. She kind of liked the thought. It excited her a bit. "Behind everyone's backs?"

"Unless you're just itchin' to tell your brother," he said with a nod. Then he smirked and let his nose skim her jaw. "But I like the thought of just having you all to myself behind closed doors, all them having no idea just what you do to me."

"Yeah?" she hummed innocently. "What do I do to you?"

Then, she shifted her hips down against him, making him draw in a sharp breath as his grip on her hips tightened.

"That ain't funny, Baby," he said, narrowing his eyes at her. "Don't start somethin' you can't finish."

"Sorry" she giggled. "And you're right — I can't finish it. Gotta get ready for breakfast with Javi."

That wasn't true, of course. Tyler had come to her so early, and she probably had at least another hour before she had to start getting ready. But Tyler didn't need to know that.

Baby tried to climb off Tyler's lap, but he pulled her right back down with surprising strength, her hands landing on his broad chest.

"What do you mean by breakfast with Javi?" he asked, his jaw tight as he tried to keep his jealousy at bay.

"We made breakfast plans yesterday," she informed him. "Not like a date or anything. Just as friends."

"Not very comforting given how close y'all were last night," he grumbled. He could still see flashes of Javi's lips on her neck and it infuriated him like nothing ever had before.

"I'm sorry," Baby's said softly, drawing shapes on his chest. "Was just trying to make you jealous. He offered to help."

Something in Tyler's chest welled with pride as she admitted to that — and it made him feel a little less self conscious about what kind of relationship Baby and Javi had.

"Well, it worked," he muttered, sliding his strong arm around her waist. "A little too much."

"There's nothin' going on between us. He's in love with this other girl he told me all about," she assured him. "Now, can I go to breakfast?"

After a moment, Tyler sighed and gave in, letting her go. She smiled and kissed his cheek before sliding off his lap. "Besides," she was saying as she went over to her bag of clothes. "If ever I was to pick a StormPAR guy to pine over, it'd be that handsome Scott fella — Ty!"

He'd come up behind her and swooped down, throwing her over his shoulder and walking her back to the bed as she squirmed. Then he threw her down, watching as she bounced a bit on the mattress.

"You ain't funny," he said, looking down at her smiling face.

"Really?" she asked with a giggle. She couldn't help it. Now that Baby knew she was even capable of making Tyler jealous, she didn't want to stop just to see how far she could push him. It'd worked out in her favor the first time, after all. "I think I'm hilarious."

Tyler just ran his eyes up and down her body. "Let's see if you're laughin' when I'm done with you."

Then he was on her, crawling up her body until he reached her lips, kissing her breathless as his hands slid up her sides. She moaned into his mouth as he used his knee to part her legs, letting his thigh rest between them. And Baby couldn't help but squirm up against him only for him to force her hips back down with his body.

"Tyler," she whined as he began kissing her neck, this time much more forcefully. Her head fell back against the pillow as he began sucking just underneath her jaw, and she didn't find it in her to care that he was leaving a mark.

She could cover it up with makeup and piss Tyler off later.

After he was content with the work of art he left behind on her skin, he began kissing down her body. She sucked in a sharp breath as he reached her chest, running his tongue across a clothed nipple before continuing to trek lower and lower. Her shirt ended just above her belly button, and he began tracing her skin with his tongue as he reached the band of her underwear.

Then Tyler looked up at her through his long eyelashes. And it was such a sight with his handsome face between her legs. It was almost enough to ease her nerves.

"Baby," he said placing a kiss to the top of her underwear. "Let me taste you. Please."

Baby's face flushed, which he noticed right away. "No one's ever... I've never..."

"Hey," Tyler said, his expression softening as he leaned back, not wanting to make her uncomfortable. "Hey, I'm sorry. I just got carried away."

"Maybe it's okay," she said quietly. "Maybe you don't... have to stop."

Slowly, a smirk made its way into Tyler's face. "Good," he said before placing a sloppy kiss to the inside of her thigh. "Because all I want you to be able to think about at breakfast is my tongue inside of you."

Baby let out a whine at his filthy words and found herself nodding. "Please," she was not the one begging. "Ty, please."

"Anything for you, Baby."

[ yes, next chapter will have the smut. I'll get it done asap ]