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"Okay, babe I hear you Keep in ht yet" He leaned towards ue licked the seam of my mouth, and he nibbled on my lower lip My brain turned to mush, and my body started to tremble in response My eyes drifted closed as I enjoyed our first kiss

Drake groaned deep in his throat, and I could feel the vibrations through the kiss He pecked the corner of ed h the door before I could react My head was still spinning

"One hour Be ready foraway frouy There is just no controlling ht as I watched his ass until I couldn’t see hi the door, I heardto say about Drake?" He sht us kissing Drat! "Sounds like you need to go get ready for a party, honey Aren’t you glad you decided to cohtly punched him in the arm "Geesh, Dad You’re such a smartass sometimes The normal response would be for you to threaten Drake with bodily har hi to a party And didn’t you think it was odd that he asked youany questions?"

"It’s about tiain, Alexa I know that everything that happened with Brad scared you off relationships, but you need to learn to let people into your life Even boys Go to this party with Drake and have so bad will happen to you You’re safe Live a little already!"

"All right, Daddy I’ll go to the party with Drake But don’t get your hopes up about relationships and stuff I don’t knohat’s going on with hiet a chance to talk tonight and work soh"

My dad laughed and shook his head at me "I heard him plain as day, honey If he has his way, he will absolutely be your boyfriend MarkI like hi Inside was a stunning cocktail dress The deep purple color was alht What were the odds that Drake’s sister would pick out so in my favorite color? I held the dress up to ht that he ht have been specific with his sister in what he wanted ht

I hadn’t broughtlight and bringing uess I wasn’t sure that my usual brush of powder across my face and touch of chapstick would do the dress justice, but it wasn’t like I had many options Better to show the realforward anyway If he was expecting a frilly, girlie-girl, then he was going to be very surprised

I pulled the shoes out of the box and gasped when I realized they matched the dress perfectly They weren’t the heels I had been expecting They were beautiful ballet flats, a deep purple patent leather with a red sole that couldn’t have been worn very much since they looked practically brand new except for a couple scratches on the botto He had definitely told his sister what to find, and he’d based his instructions on what he had seen ht This meant that he really had seen me and had been as drawn to me as I had been to hi I’d worn, down toto me?

chapter 6

An hour had never passed so quickly Before I knew it, I could hear Drake’s knock on the door downstairs My dad made it to the door before I had even reached the top of the stairs Curious to see what they would say to each other, I paused at the landing so I could eavesdrop

"Hello, Mr Hewitt Is Alexa alo?" Drake asked as he stepped into the house

"I’m not sure, son She hasn’t come down yet, but I expect she’ll be ready soon," my dad responded

"I hope so," Drake offered "The party will start soon, but I wanted to show her some of the property before we joined everyone I didn’t think to ask earlier, but you’re more than welcome to come up to the house for the party, too"

"Thanks, but I’m fine down here Got so parties anyway," I heard et Lex up to the party after your walk She’s hard to rile, but once you get her going, you’d better watch out"