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"Get it anyway" Alex shook his head "You should do so an ice crea nice for myself This book probably costs roceries for a year"

"If you don’t buy that book, I will" He stood up straight and held out his hand

"What? I don’t need you to buy it for oing to give it to you?" He smiled and took a step toward me "Maybe I have secret love for Fitzwilliaift for someone ould love it"

"If I can’t have it, no one can" I narrowed my eyes in mock threat

"Is that so?"

"You’ll have to pry it froers" I backed into the bookshelf behind h to steal it" He put a hand on the shelf bythat?" I licked ing me in, and leaned down

I clutched the books to ainst theht his mouth close to mine but stopped a centie to close the distance Slowly he h that I could feel his breath wash across my skin His journey continued down my jaw and tohim have better access One of his hands moved from near my head to just beside ainst ht side to the left, I tilted ain, my body alive with anticipation I wanted hi point--noHis other hand slid down from the shelf and closed on ainst ht his head back up and looked into my eyes

"I want to kiss you, Samantha" He took a deep breath and ain until you ask me to"

"What?" I jerked my head back at the sarab for the book but he held it above his head Eotten me all worked up just to steal rabbed at his ar

"You can tempt me all you want, crawl all over ain until you ask me to" His eyes sparkled with his own frustration "I’ve made it clear what I want You need to decide"

I stopped and looked at hi et the book" I changed the subject The truth hat I wanted was quickly outweighing ot it fair and square I was looking for a gift for a friend"

"Fair and square? You stole it out of my hands"