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"So what did you think about the reet?" he said, and it was like a thick cloud had passed We were officially back in safe territory "Wasn’t bad?"

"No" I smiled up at him "It wasn’t bad at all"

"Then next ti?"

My stomach tumbled a bit "Ah"

"I’ll be with you," he added, dipping his chin "The whole ti in his lap, his ar me close, andI felt hot I needed to throw the brakes on the pn train before my mind veered into triple X land

He chuckled, the sound deep and sexy, as he moved closer His sneakers brushed mine, and I had to crane my neck to meet his eyes "I can tell you like that idea"

"What?" I scowled, hopefully fiercely and not stupidly "No I was thinking aboutthe baroque period? Stiht there I’m all kinds of excited"

A smirk formed on his lips "I don’t think that’s what you are all excited about or what gets you excited"

"It’s not you"

"Whatever" The teasing glint grew in his gaze "You were thinking about"Yeah, I don’t think so I don’t think about you at all"

"You’re a terrible liar"

"And you have a terrible ego Worse than "

"You can say whatever you want I know better" He dipped his head and his lips grazeda s and I haven’t even done anything"

"It’s the sun," I replied, straining back before I did sorip anda heatstroke"

He choked out a laugh "The sun isn’t even out"

I huffed "Like thatrin seemed permanently etched into his face "It’s cute"

"What is?" I hoped he wasn’t thinking that about me because I’d like to be seen as ht a piece ofue out "This whole act--­you pretending that you don’t sit and think about me all the time You probably sit in your dorm and write my nahed

"And then you dreah cut hi for his chest What he was saying was beyond ridiculous Okay--­ part He did star in quite a few of theh He snatched it out of the air with his other hand with startling reflexes and hauled ainst his chest in one quick, srinning "And neither is deluding yourself"

My chest flush with his made this conversation all the led sharply "You should listen to what you’re saying You said you regretted kissing me, so ould I sit around and think about you? I moved on, bud"

The aze locked with his, I realized that I’d , but the intensity in his silvery eyes consu s off at him were some pretty bad lies--­to thisand I didn’t even knohat this was

The huretted kissing you"

"I’m pretty sure you did"

His eyes burned like quicksilver "I’m pretty sure I didn’t"

Slowly, I shook my head Confusion poured in and I didn’t knohat to say

"And I don’t regret kissing you"

In my chest, my heart tripled its beats at those words "You don’t?"

"No" He looked away for a brief ain "I should I wish I did"

"I don’t," I whispered before I could stop ret it at all"

He stared at me a moment as his hands ona few inches in between our bodies, and I should’ve kept ed ainst him

Jase lowered his head and hisMy brain ay behind as going on, but he kissedsoft and sweet about this kiss

I was branded in seconds

Hisainst his chest Under my palers spread, and I think I stopped breathing