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So Cute

Never uy and the ridiculous charm of the scene The animal itself was adorable It was the size of a football Its eyes were big and round and black and its coat was patterned black and white like a tux

The man stared off Geez, asshole wouldn't even look at me

The rabbit hopped toward his feet

"Sorry, I aave an al at a splash of street art like his life depended on it

Evan hovered on the sidewalk a few feet away, obviously intiod and his rabbit

"He is sooo precious," I crooned, crouching to get closer to the bunny "Can I pet him? Will he let me?"

The man didn't ourd

I reached toward the rabbit and it flattened itself to the ground

Finally, the athered it against his stoan to stroke its head and ears I smiled When I didn't move, the man's dark eyes flickered over uidethe rabbit's body

"So soft," I whispered I stared at theon me; desire shivered up the skin of my arm I wanted to lean in and smell his clean scent I wanted to pressI stayed crouched there, the man's hand overod, on the other hand, grew ht he would explode Only his hand onon his forearhtenedfor et home and call I pulled back just as the man stood We stu around the corner I watched his hot ass go Even his stride was sexy, prowling and sweeping Damn

Dazed, I returned to Evan

"Hoas the rabbit whisperer?" he said, throwing a fleshy arm around my waist

"Evan, eat a dick"

I shoved Evan back and stalked away, fishing forto hail a cab I knew I could call Matt, but suddenly the city felt huge and anonyer scaredfrouy outside the bar Why did that silent encounter feel so charged? Why wouldn't he speak? Why wouldn't he look at ratefully

When I got home, I saw dad had already set up enuine baseuess I couldn't complain The basement was finished and would be cool all summer, not to mention private

The room itself was bleak and i my books Books can fix any room

I flopped onto the bed and called Matt

No answer

I tried again after twenty minutes

No answer

IThere is no such thing as loneliness, I told myself A lu as loneliness, as I feeling?

CHAPTER 7

Matt

Coht I'll pick you up I need you

I looked at the text I had written

I deleted it

I wrote it again and deleted it again

I couldn't think

I ranged throughdown od, Hannah," I whispered I filled the roorippedin the dark kitchen I braced ainst the doorfra to see her

I was going to see her tonight

And even as I paced and agonized, some part of me remained paralyzed on the lawn across fro out there in the dead of night with ht I had hours to kill before Hannah called

I had strapped on Laurence's little harness and leash, carried hirass for a bit of exercise--and saw her

She was dancing

Through the glass front of Lot 49, she appeared and disappeared in the crowd on the dance floor Her hands were in the air Her unmistakable brown curls fanned across her back and a small skirt spun around her hips Her beautiful face was tilted up, eyes closed Was that how she looked when she came for me?

Hannah

I couldn't make myself walk away

I couldn't , full thighs, her tiny waist and round ass

What were the odds she would end up in this bar, now, steps fro Hannah in her satin thong, just steps away froers I needed to touch her intiht

I lapsed into a fantasy, and the next thing I knew, Hannah's kind, fa me

I didn't dare speak; she would know my voice

I hardly dared to look at her My eyes would scream who I was