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"Oh," I breathe, feeling as if the world’s previous gentle swayingin h to blur

Not his h That is crystal clear And lusciously hot around s he did to ht before? My breasts feel heavy now, full and hardened at the tip, and there’s an ache between le, an actual hollow ache

I lean forward, wanting to kiss hio away, but I loseinto his chest

"Easy, girl I’ve got you"

Heat curls over the back of my neck, but not the pleasant kind My face feels claathers at ot you," he says again He tries to draw one of my arms over his shoulder, but he’s too tall Or I’ Instead he settles for wrapping his ar into his solid side He’s hot, too, and I feel like I’ in a sauna, but I’ on hi in the direction of the kitchen, but one a little fuzzy All I can do is stare at the door, willing it to ainst e a few steps, but when I whimper into Torres’s shoulder, he pullsthe floor In three long strides, he’s opening the door, and I release hi of our porch balcony

It’s too high forhands settle onme in place

"You know, I’ve never realized how stressful drunk people are," he says "I suppose that’s because I’m never the sober one"

Too ulp down air and the cool touch of wind on my face

I wish I were naked Then the brilliant sensation of sweat turning cool againstagain The thought of that cold water sliding over my bare skin draws a small moan from my mouth There’s a pool in the center of our apartment complex I wonder if I could convince him to take me there It’s poorly e students, but heythat’snorain," I tell hi so the thick mass of it off the back of my neck like he kno hot I am

"That was a lot of fun," he says "But I wasn’t sure you had fun After the way you ran off"

I closeoverainst Mateo’s hand "I had fun," I tell him More fun than I’ve ever had

"Then why did you leave? I realize things in and you terrify ht to keep fro when his hand disappears "Hey," I whine "Why did you--"

I look up at hi to keep a blank expression, but his eyes are wild and dark and just a bit too wide I frown, trying to puzzle out the change in hihts not as if they were in htly slurred voice

Oh God Oh ht about the ti up at us from the bottom of the stairs Brookes Dallas and Carson, too

It’s also right about the ti and lose the contents of my stomach over the side