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He looked disappointed at my words, but nodded like he understood and climbed from the vehicle I mentally kicked myself for my uncouth response as he made his way around the vehicle and opened o unnoticed, especially since the last guy I dated not only didn’t open doors for me, but actually let a door slah ahead of me Melissa didn’t even try to reason with me on that one "Only a dickhead would allow a door to slam in the face of his date" Her words, not mine

"You don’t have to walk ain some of my common sense as I climbed down from the vehicle

He looked at me incredulously "Do you really think I’d just drop you off?"

"It’s not as foreign a thought as you would think I figured it was the whole I’uy-and-chicks-are-lucky-to-be-with- out, but I couldn’t quite catch it I thought I caught kiss and dumb-ass losers, but I couldn’t be sure

"I had a lot of fun today," I surprisedas we reached the front door of htly tugging atin the eh "Have you missed my track record? There’s always doubt when it co to appear casual even though his face was suddenly inches from mine I could make out each line and curve that made his lips look so delectable I wanted to kiss hi was hit-or-e on it Today had been pretty close to perfect, but what if he turned out to be one of those kinds of kissers The ones who tried to eat your entire face and felt it was their job to slather you in saliva--or he could be one of those kissers who used his tongue like a weapon, and not in a good way Inwas an art forentle at first, while the tongue cautiously introduces itself Only after they’veand take charge

"Hey, where did you go?" Justin asked, breaking intoout there"

"Sorry I was thinking about an assign his eyes

"Really?" he asked He called my bluff as his own eyes wandered down to my lips

"Yes," I said with bated breath as he moved closer

"Because it sure looked like you were focused on so in so his mouth was a hair away fro else?" he asked as his warm breath fanned across ive hi his lips firmly on mine

The instant our lips touched, any doubts about what kind of kisser he would be flew froust of wind His lips were every bit as lush and soft as they looked I responded to his touch like I had never been touched before My lips felt desirable and special as he treated them like a rare delicacy His hands found my hips and he pulled me in closer My own hands crept up his chest until they were gripping his jacket in knotted fists Without breaking the kiss, he slowly backed us into the shadows of the building The sht was thankful for his foresight, only to be quickly shut off as he coaxed ue slowly foundfaded away as I lost h every cell in my body

After a moment, he pulled away as I tried to catchyou would be hot," he said, resting his forehead against ripping his jacket

He chuckled "I’ve wanted to kiss you since you gaveto knohat those bossy lips felt like"

"Bossy?" I said, shoving at his chest halfheartedly

He capturedirls who nor bobbleheads"

"That’s because you have a way of reducing girls to blithering idiots," I ad idiot"

"I’ve had my moments It’s those damn lips and pierced eyebrow They wilt away our senses"

"You thinksaid lips across my cheek They left a trail of heat across my skin as they made their way to my ear

"Did I say ‘sexy’?" I asked in a shaky voice as his hot breath breathed into my ear

"Well, you said ‘damn lips,’ which I happily translated into ‘sexy lips’ Can I see you toears

"I have to study for a World History exam on Monday"

"How about after?" he persisted

"U to decide if two dates in a roas a wise idea I wasn’t sure how fast I wanted things to go

"Come on, you know you want to"

"Oh, I do, do I, Mr Know It All?"

"Are you saying you don’t want to seehis lips back onit slow and casual fled froht all along He was definitely dangerous

"Fine, but I get to pick the place," I caved

"Deal," he said, finding et your cute butt inside before you freeze it off," he said, taking in the shivers I’d been unsuccessfully trying to suppress

"Who’s bossy now?" I griped, pulling open the door

His chuckles followed oofy s but a player" A voice startled me froirl in our building who drove me absolutely batshit crazy It had taken less than one day last year to see right through her act Kara put on a good Southern charm show, but after one conversation, it was obvious she was as venomous as a poisonous snake My instincts had proven to be true Soed to be the root cause of any drama that happened in our dor people think they were special just as she placed her well-sharpened knife in their backs Her lies and half-truths had backfired in her face, and by the end of last year everyone ise to her routine I’d hoped I wouldn’t get stuck being in the saain, or that maybe she’d live off campus somewhere, but I wasn’t that lucky For the most part, I’d been able to escape her web of drah for me to hate Kara if I hadn’t already come to that conclusion on my own I had a strict rule: Don’t fuck with my friends No ifs, ands, or buts about it You hurt sole" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>